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25. It was claimed that his daughter was engaged ______ a sound all-round player.

    A. to                         B. in             C. about              D. for

26. The winning prize in the Wife-carrying World Championships is an amount of beer equal to  

    _____ of the winner’s wife’s body weight.

   A. it         B. this             C. that                               D. those

27. An Indian man has been described as the world’s _____ student, as he has failed his high   

    school exams 38 times.

   A. bad        B. worse             C. worst                     D. worsened

28. Restaurants, clothing stores and book stores _____ from providing free plastic shopping bags.

   A. have prohibited       B. are prohibiting         C. have been prohibited   D. will prohibit

29. Often listening to MP 3 with a high-volume _____ lead to permanent hearing loss.

   A. must              B. may           C. should                           D. need

30. It’s less likely that an earthquake will happen in Shanghai, according to a report _____ 

    the urban quake risks of 30 major cities.

    A. estimated         B. to estimate             C. being estimated        D. estimating

31. _____ pandas’ diets usually consist mostly of bamboo, they can also eat meat and they 

    sometimes catch insects and small birds.

   A. Much as         B. On condition            C. Providing that             D. The moment

32. Hotels in Beijing _____ a rising reservation rate in spite of a slight drop in the average

    room price last month.

   A. saw       B. see                 C. was seeing                  D. had seen

33. – What is it that made Obama happy?   – _____ the US President.

   A. To elect      B. Electing             C. Being elected             D. Having elected

34. Scientists are actively searching for living things and sending messages into space － just _____ living things do exist.

   A. even if          B. as though               C. as long as                  D. in case

35. About 2/3 of the world population watched Beijing Olympic events, making the Games the most _____ in history.

   A. watching         B. having watched      C. watched                       D. to watch

36. It’s reported _____ some 100,000 college graduates will be chosen to assume village

     officials across the country in 5 years.

   A. if            B. because                     C. when                             D. that

37. A lack of sense of family responsibility has caused many couples born in the 1980s _____

     quickly.

     A. divorce     B. to divorce                 C. divorcing                      D. divorced

38. Many people sleep with the charging phones right next to their heads, _____ could increase 

     the chances of getting cancer.

     A. which         B. whom             C. who                               D. that

39. Most people take Internet search engines for granted, ____Page and Brin have a different view.

    A. before        B. but                C. after                    D. unless

40. An idea occurred to the headmaster _____ he might resolve the problem of security in school.

    A. which           B. who            C. that               D. where

                                                 25－29 ACCCB   30－34  DAACD     35－40 CDBABC

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25. The idea of protecting environment has been _____ a large extent accepted in this area.

   A. in                  B. at                   C. to                           D. for

26. It is estimated that the novel will be ______ of his best sellers, for his novels are quite  

    popular among young people.

    A. another               B. either          C. other                      D. the other

27. She doesn’t speak English ____ her monitor, but her written work is just as excellent.

    A. as well as            B. as easy as           C. as good as            D. as fluent as

28. I still remember the days _____ we spent in the countryside.

    A. when            B. that            C. in which                          D. where

29. After a 20-minute interview, the manager said politely to me, “Thank you. You ____ go now.  

    Goodbye”
    A. should            B. may                       C. must                       D. would

30. When the tour guide finally found the lost tourist in the far-off corner of the park, he  

     was  sitting on a rock, ____ to his girlfriend excitedly on the phone.
     A. talking             B. having talked               C. to talk                    D. talked

31. The kind gentleman comforted the young boy who couldn’t find his mother and promised that

    he would be with him ____ his mother came back.

    A. as soon as           B. while                     C. until                        D. as

32. So far this year, no measures ____ against cruelty to animals despite their protest in the  

    newspaper.

    A. have taken         B. have been taken           C. had been taken   D. had taken

33. Even many years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____

    marriage.

    A. to fail           B. to be failing           C. failing                     D. failed

34. He is a very changeable man. You will never know ____ he will do or think.

    A. whether          B. what               C. how                        D. that

35. There is no doubt       such an interesting story will be a box-office success.

    A. if           B. so                                     C. when                      D. that

36. The survey shows that many students agree it works well to learn English by _____ to English 

     songs.

     A. to listen         B. listening                 C. to be listening      D. listened

37. Originally ____ for teenagers, Harry Potter proved to be popular with middle-aged

     housewives as well.

    A. writing         B. having been written    C. being written       D. written

38. Every interviewee was asked to describe an occasion ____ he felt very embarrassed and how  

    he dealt with it.

    A. which           B. when                     C. where               D. in which

39. Only by reading the small print ____ that the internet pages selling cheap seafood are

    actually owned by a company located in Sichuan.

    A. discover customers                         B. customers discover

    C. do customers discover                      D. customers do discover

40. The travelers encouraged each other to go on ____ difficulties they met.

    A. however         B. whatever         C. no matter             D. although

                                                        25-40   C AABBA  CBDBD  BDBCB

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25. Even at the narrowest of the Pacific, it is about 3,200 km ____________.

    A. widely                B. with cross             C. crossing          D. in width

26. They ______ be at home. You see, the door is locked from the outside.

     A. can’t             B. may                    C. must               D. mustn’t

27. So often ______ in recent years that it has almost become a rule.

    A. has this happened    B. this has happened      C. is this happening   D. for this to happen

28. Ms Nancy didn’t mind at all _______ to ceremony.

    A. being not invited     B. not inviting     C. not to be invited      D. not being invited

29. The question came up at the meeting ________ we had enough money for our research.

     A. that           B. what                             C. whether                   D. which

30. That was really a splendid evening. It’s years _______ I enjoyed myself so much.

    A. when            B. that                   C. before                 D. since

31. Tim Bemers-Lee is generally considered _____ the World Wide Web, on which  all the   

    information is shared by all.

    A. to have founded  B. having founded         C. founding                   D. to found

32. ---He didn’t feel a bit nervous when _______.    

    ---No. He’d spent a lot of time ______ for it after all.

    A. interviewing; to prepare                  B. interviewed; to prepare

    C. interviewing; preparing                   D. interviewed; preparing

33. This film is not as good as _______ I saw yesterday.

     A. one           B. the one            C. that             D. it

34. The birthday cake John’s mother has just bought him is _______ mine.

     A. as three times big               B. three times the size of     

     C. three times big as               D. as three times the size of

35. The lawyer stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying he was not the one ______.

    A. blamed          B. blaming          C. to blame                D. to be blamed

36. _______ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008   

    Olympic Games.

    A. Having shown     B. To be shown           C. Having been shown                 D. To show

37. We will be for _______ promises to volunteer to help us solve the puzzling problem.

     A. whoever          B. any one of them              C. those who                  D. anyone

38. Mr. Smith was so angry at all _______ Bill was doing ________ he left.

    A. that; what     B. that; that                        C. which; which           D. what; that

39. People _______ silver or white cars were 50% less likely to suffer serious injury in a

   crash, compared with drivers of dark color cars.

    A. drive             B. to drive             C. driving                   D. driven

40. When he turned professional at the age of 16, he ____ to become a world champion by his

    coach  and parents.                  

    A. would be expected     B. was expected      C. expected      D. was expecting

                                          25--------34  DAADC  DADBB    DCABCB

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25. Bob had driven into the delivery yard after satisfying the man on the gate that he was

    _____ official business.

      A. in                      B. at           C. with                          D. on

26. _____ a seven-second delay between transmission of the radio signal and when it can be heard

    on computer.

         A. It is          B. There is          C. It has been             D. There has been

27. The police delayed making any announcement until the girl's relatives _____ .

     A. had contacted   B. had been contacted   C. contacted          D. has been contacted

28. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days _____ stress.

      A. because of       B. in spite of       C. instead of         D. in honor of

29. You _____ tell him. He is fully aware of the danger.

      A. mustn’t            B. haven’t to            C. don’t have to      D. can’t

30. What he needs is mother’s love rather than money, _______?

    A. doesn’t he      B. is it         C. isn’t it                   D. does he

31.  After studying art at night school, _______.

     A. people were attracted by those lovely characters 

     B. many lovely characters became popular with kids

     C. Walt Disney created lots of cartoon characters 

     D. many interesting cartoons were made by Walt Disney

32. The naughty boy has cried wolf many times.  Hardly _____ him when he says that he is in   

     trouble.

      A. anybody believes                        B. does anybody believe  

     C. has anybody believed                     D. will anybody believe

33. Hence the expansion of dictionary definitions descends into progressive generality, _____ a  

    weaker and weaker semantic relationship with the original word.

     A. displaying        B. displayed         C. to display          D. to be displayed

34. People always shake hands and say “How do you do?” when _____ to each other.

     A. introducing  B. to be introducing          C. to introduce              D. introduced

35. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication in that the advertiser pays   

    for the message _____.

     A. to deliver   B. delivered        C. to be delivered     D. delivering  

36. Is it _____ you are born that decides your nationality?

     A. there            B. where               C.  anywhere          D. the country

37. Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class_____ he had to meet his uncle at 

     the airport.

    A. why            B. that                C. where         D. because

38. These are terms used in digital electronics to designate the basic logical operations _____ 

     digital systems are founded.

      A. of which              B. on which         C. in which               D. at which

39. The fire was finally brought under control, but not _____ extensive damage had been caused.

     A. as               B. after          C. since            D. before

40. _____ follows is the list of goals for salt reduction for our typical dieter.

     A. Who               B. When             C. What              D.How

                                                       25—40 DBBAC  CCAAD   CBBBDC

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25. Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures ________a

    necessary part of the learning process.

    A. like      B. as             C. for            D. to 

26. People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values 

     are quite against ______________.

   A. another            B. others            C. one another            D. neither

27. —Did you lock the door？ —No. I ____, but I forgot.
     A. should            B. must have           C. must            D. should have

28. For me, art doesn’t have to show anything real. The less realistic a painting is, the

     _____it fascinates me.

   A. more          B. most       C. less           D. least

29. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that have an official day _______

    fathers are honoured by their children.

   A. on which     B. in which   C. of which             D. for which

30. ____all the required tests for a driving license, Mary felt a great weight taken off her mind.

    A. Passed        B. Passing     C. Having passed          D. Having been passed

31. At least 107 people were reported _________ in the ever recorded worst snow that struck

    southern China last winter.

   A. were killed          B. to be killed         C. killed         D. to have been killed

32. Many a time in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on _____ you look

    at it.

   A. whether             B. that        C. what       D. how

33. ––– You haven’t said a word about the theme of the class meeting, David. What’s your

    idea?

   ––– I’m so sorry I _____________ about something else.  

   A. was thinking        B. thinking           C. am thinking    D. had thought

34. Nowhere else in the world ____________ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.   

   A. you can find        B. you have found        C. can you find      D. find you

35. In many countries, _____ kills an endangered animal could receive a serious fine.

   A. anyone          B. whomever         C. who                D. whoever 

36. _____ you have a complaint to make, do something about it right away. The longer you wait,

    the harder it will be to get your complaint resolved.

   A. If        B. Unless    C. Though             D. After

37. Do you have any doubt _______ our school football team will win in the finals?

    A. whether         B. what    C. which           D. that

38. _________by many successful models available, more and more young Chinese are now considering

     starting their own business.

    A. Inspiring     B. Being inspired          C. Having inspired          D. Inspired

39. My happiest moment was ______I met my favorite author in a bookstore.

   A. that           B. what              C. when              D. because

40. Young people always prefer the quick pace and excitement of city life, _____ older people 

     would rather live a peaceful life in the country.

   A. while      B. so         C. as         D. though

 

     25.B    26.C      27.D         28.A        29.A  30.C       31.D    32.D       33.A         

           34.C  35.D       36.A      37.D       38.D       39.C   40.A   

 

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25．The poor young man is ready to accept           help he can get.

     A．whichever          B．however        C．whatever                 D．whenever

26．The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but            didn’t help.

     A．it                   B．she                  C．which                        D．he

27．China successfully launched a moon exploration satellite in October this year,       encourages the whole nation.

    A．when              B．which              C．though                     D．what

28．In china,     pressure to pass        exams gives students the impression that learning comes from textbooks.

        A．/; /            B．the; the            C．the; /                   D．/; the

29．—Is this your second car?

    —Yes. Blue is always my colour.  It is a little        but still fits        into the garage.

       A．wider more easily  B．wider; easily   C．widest; more easily  D．widest;  easily

30．One is always on a strange road,            strange scenery and listening to strange music.  

    Then one day, you will find that the things you try hard to forget are already gone.

         A．watching              B．watch             C．to watch               D．watched

31．Two liberal research groups found nine stated(led by New York) in which the richest 20 

    percent of households now earn at least 11 times           of the poorest 20 percent.

         A．the income         B．income        C．as much as           D．as many as

32．The state purchases grain through negotiations with producers           grain-processing

    enterprises purchase grain from the wholesale markets; and farmers sell their grain at fairs.

         A．so            B．while             C．hence               D．despite

33．Next after coffee, Americans are            to drink cola drinks, such as Coke or Pepsi, or

    other soft drinks.

         A．possible              B．likely          C．probable          D．as well

34．In America, a restaurant or bar bill is called a check,            a bill. So at the end of

    your meal you would ask, “May I have the check, please?”

         A．instead        B．rather than         C．other than               D．now that

35．Several people           in the GM-Chrysler merger discussions say the companies have talked

    to federal officials about their proposed transaction.

         A．involving     B．involved       C．to involve       D．involve

36．Don’t waste lots of time looking for the answer to one question. Leave it and come back to

    it later           .

         A．if it necessary    B．if you are necessary   C．if is necessary    D．if necessary

37．Was it in 2006, when he was at college.            this young man won the international prize?

         A．which        B．where             C．when                        D．that

38．The young man waited in the park and after        seemed half an hour the girl finally came.

         A．that         B．it           C．which                        D．what

39．Within industries, companies are always trying to develop products that are one step better

    than          of other companies.

         A．one       B．that             C．those                        D．all

40．Many representatives were in favor of his proposal that a special committee       to

     investigate the incident.

         A．were set up         B．was set up          C．be set up      D．set up

                                                    25—30CABCBA  31—35ABBBB  36—40DDDCC

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25. This company only hires people _____ some working experience and positive characters.

      A. of                B. for                    C. with              D. in

26. _____ air pollution will rebound （反弹） in the coming years remains a great concern

      not only for the government, but also for local residents.

       A. If              B. That                   C. Whether                D. /

27. I tried to settle the quarrel between Mr and Mrs Smith without hurting the feeling of

       _____,   but failed.

       A. none             B. either      C. all                 D. neither

28. At the opening ceremony, athletes from different nations walked into the National Stadium,   

    proudly _____ their countries’ flags.

      A. waved       B. waving     C. to wave         D. being waved

29. This feature on the website _____ yet, so nobody can use it.

      A. isn’t activated  B. hasn’t activated   C. hasn’t been activated   D. didn’t activate

30. Meeting with difficulties, some see a hopeless end, _____ others see an endless hope.

     A. so          B. however          C. while         D. otherwise

31. Many graduates are feeling the cold of financial crisis this winter, ____ is having a severe

    effect on the job market.

      A. it             B. that             C. what             D. which

32. Li Na is China’s top ranked player and the first _____ into the world’s top 20.

      A. breaking     B. to have broken       C. broken         D. having broken

33. -- I didn’t hear the cell phone. Did you call me just now? 

    -- You _____ have heard it when you were in such a noisy crowd.

      A. should        B. couldn’t       C. must               D. might

34. When we read the book a second time we discover important things we _____ the first time.

      A. missed     B. missing         C. have missed         D. had missed

35. _____ certain measures are taken to fight the climate change, the beautiful islands will 

    go forever.

     A. If          B. In case           C. Unless                    D. On condition that

36. _____ 30 to 60 minutes before the voyage, the tablet is very effective against seasick.

       A. Taking                    B. Having taken          C. To take              D. Taken

37. One of the reasons for risk-taking is _____ our body produces a chemical when we are doing  

    extremely exciting things.

         A. whether      B. that          C. what                       D. why

38. _____ made Barack Obama Time’s 2008 “Person of the Year”?

         A. What was      B. Was it what       C. Why was it that     D. What was it that

39.   In the past three years, the Southeast Asian nation witnessed its islands ___ by a tsunami

       and typhoons.

       A. to be destroyed   B. having been destroyed   C. been destroyed  D. destroyed

40. So little _____ to the plan that we had to make a new project.

        A. did they agree     B. agreed they    C. they agreed     D. didn’t they agree

                                      C C B B C   C D B B A   C D B D D A

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25．There is no doubt that those students with unrealistic goals often put themselves       more

     stress than others.

         A．on          B．off            C．over               D．under

26．The police station has offered a reward of $1000 to         who can provide the cues of

    the  traffic accident which happened on that rainy night.

    A．both        B．others           C．anyone              D．another

27．      who saved her from the sinking boat.

    A．Before Jane stood the young man              B．Before Jane the young man stood

    C．Before the young man Jane stood              D．Before the young man stood Jane

28．The teacher asked the students to go back      they were after they wrote something on the blackboard.

    A．in which           B．there            C．where            D．the place

29．      that most of the books have been taken away, he had to have all the remaining ones.

    A．Seen               B．To see             C．Seeing            D．Having seen

30．Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations       formal language is used.

    A．in which          B．on which         C．in that           D．at what

31．It’s generally considered unwise to give a child       he or she wants.

    A．however          B．whatever            C．whichever           D．whenever

32．       in convenient locations, chain stores are usually next door to people’s homes and close to the bus stops or underground stations.

   A．Being located       B．Having located       C．Located            D．Locating

33．I don’t mind       the decision as long as it is not too late.

    A．you to delay making B．you delaying makingC．your delaying to market D．you delay to make

34．Of all the stories he’d ever told me, this was       one that aroused my curiosity greatly.

    A．the strangest       B．the stranger     C．the less strange      D．a strangest

35．It is an interesting fact       men and women usually do the same things in different ways.

     A．that                        B．what          C．why                               D．how

36．A friend of mine returned to his house after his holiday, only to find that it      .

     A．had been broken in    B．had broken into   C．was broken in   D．had been broken into

37．Walking in the dark street on a windy and rainy day, lonely Mary was scared. She thought she

            her mother’s suggestion that she not go out alone.

    A．might have followed B．must have followed C．should be followed D．should have followed

38．The decision       Internet addiction as a mental disorder has caused much debate.

    A．to classify    B．classifying   C．being classified      D．to be classified

39．He will have learned Japanese for six years by the time he      from the university next year.

    A．will graduate        B．will have graduated    C．graduates      D．is to graduate

40．Nearly a month had gone by       they gave up the price for which they had held out.

    A．until                 B．while       C．before     D．so that

                                           25—29 DCACC   30—34 ABCBA  35—40 ADDACC

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25．Some fish can escape a danger——changing their appearance to match almost any background

    A．for    B．over    C．to  D．by

26．It was  obvious that you didn’t pay attention to my lecture．You——something else·

    A．thought of    B。have thought of  C。were thinking of  D．had thought of

27．The bear, a meat-eating land animal，is generally peaceable if——young are left undisturbed．

     A．it and its    B．it  and  it’s    C it and  their D．itself and their

28．Fifty to sixty percent of all  handguns are reported __for criminal purposes in the U·S·

    A．to use  ，    B．to be used    C．to have  used    D．using

29．A student is usually less  likely to fail  all examination if he knows exactly——topics 

    will  be tested．

    A．how    B．that    C．what   D．which

30．I had no sooner realized it would be far too risky to walk alone through this ill-lit street—

    — I called a taxi．

    A．when    B．than    C．while D．before

31．It was an unforgettable accident that the luxurious ocean liner sank  while——the Atlantic．

    A．crossing    B．crossed    C．being  crossed D．having crossed

32．There is a biologist at Boston University———believes that insects developed wings in order

    to collect solar heat．

    A．where    B．which    C．who D．whom

33．There is an old joke which involves two old friends arguing about who is being———

    A．a more unfaithful  B．most  unfaithful    C．the more unfaithful D．the most unfaithful

34．Our school swimming pool will be closed for two weeks——the equipment of the  pool Can be

    standardized before the summer season  begins．

     A．in case    B．even  if    C．as  though    D．so   that

35．She was unable to get about downtown very much and that frequently made her _during her stay．

   A．depressed    B．depressing    C．depress  D．to depress

36．An  idea  came to  the scientist——she might do the experiment in another way．

    A．that    B．where    C．whether D．why

37．The reason one——always read every day is to improve one’s speed and comprehension-

    A．might    B．could    C．would   D．should

38．The corporation should make an adequate profit——satisfactory labor relations are

     maintained．

      A．as far as    B．as  long as    C．even  though D．now  that

39．Sleeping in the comer of the old shed，_________    ．

     A．the old shed was a safety place for the kittens．

     B．the neighborhood dogs would bother the kittens．

     C．the neighborhood dogs couldn’t find the kittens

     D the kittans were not bothered by the neighborhood dogs．

40________short report failed  to convince the committee to vote for the project．

    A·As it was well written and documented    B。Well written and documented as it was was

    C·As well I was written and documented     D．Well written and documented as was it

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题组十

25．As is known to all，the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Expo Shanghai will be held _the

    first day of May 2010．

    A．in    B．on    C．at  D．during

26．Jack’s parents left him at home believing that he ____take good care of himself．

    A．must    B．should    C．could D．need

27．It is difficult for any designer to always lead in the fashion business as fashion___a11 the

    time．

    A．changed    B．has changed  C．will change D．is changing

28．Over—exercising is very dangerous ____it adds too much burden to the heart．

    A．even if    B．although    C．because D．unless

29．Monica’s understanding of France is___ better than me as she has spent____ time travelling

    in the country．

    A．far…much more    B．very…many more  C．quite…very more   D．very…quite more

30．It was her great love for her son___finally helped the 33一year一old Oksaria Chusovitina to

    win a precious silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games．

    A．which    B．what    C．who  D. that

31．Today，the breast cancer has become the top woman killer’____ threatens the health of

    millions of women worldwide．

    A．that    B．which    C．what   D．where

32．____ the current worsened firlancial state，the government of Iceland had to seek help from

    countries like Russia and China．

    A．To consider   B．Considered     C．Having been considered   D．Considering

33．1n his blog，the Chinese basketball player Yi Jianlian said that ____he wanted most was to

     play in the 2009 NBA All—star Game in Phoenix．

    A．what    B．which    C．where  D．that

34．How can the parents who work outside all the time ___to enjoy close relationships with their

    children?

    A．expects    B．expect    C．expecting     D. expected

35．As Christmas is coming，many department stores are using various methods ___to promote sales．

    A．hope       B．hopes     C．hoping     D．hoped

36．When they arrived in Las Vegas，they didn’t know that the city ____You can see desert all

    the time is the city of entertainment in the U．S．

    A．which    B．when    C．where  D. why

37．Never ___the possible consequences when she lent her passport to that new friend.

    A．she thought of    B．did think of her  C．did she 1chink of  D．think of did she

38．The US president—elect Barrack Obama ___in the state of Illinois before he stepped onto the

    national political stage．

    A．had worked    B．has worked    C．works         D．would work

39．_____ Americans value individual freedom，family belief is still the center of the American

    spirit．

    A．Unless    B．Because    C．Although D．Since

40．The former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan warned the US government that the

    current financial crisis，if not____，would develop into a big economic recession．(衰退)

    A．carefully dealt with                       B．carefully dealing with

    C．having carefully dealt with                D．carefully deals with

 

                                             25-29 BCDCA    30-34 DBDAB    35-40 CCCACA