B. he looked very strange

C. he came to the hotel with little luggage

D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year s Eve

38. Vicki s heart missed a beat because 。

A. the phone went again

B. she would be famous

C. the policemen had already arrived

D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

39. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in 。

A. the passage B. the man s room

C. Vicki s bedroom D. the top floor room

40. The whole event probably lasted about hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers。

A. 6 B. 8 C. 11 D. 14

SectionB

Directions：In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For questions41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A~G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps。(10points)

Researchers have found that drugs used to treat human seizures can delay aging in worms by as much as 50 percent. The roundworms used for the study are similar to humans in their molecular makeup, raising the

possibility that the drugs could also extend the life span of humans。

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“By finding a class of drugs that delays aging we have found a relationship between the function of the nervous system and aging that was not well understood, ”