解析 句意为：他出生在一个以养鸭场和水果交易为生的华裔移民家庭。make a living from (doing) sth.＝make a living by (doing) sth.以(做)某事为生。
35．—I’d like several hundred books like this one.
—We may be ________，but I can order some for you within two days. A．in store B．out of control C．in short D．out of stock 答案 D
36．He has set us a good example by serving people heart and soul，________ his personal gain and loss.
A．in terms of C．in favor of 答案 B
解析 句意为：他全心全意为人民服务，不计个人得失，为大家树立了好榜样。in terms of就……而言；regardless of不管；in favor of支持；by means of通过。根据句意可知选B项。
37．______ your help，we could not have finished such hard work in time. A．In spite of
B．But for B．regardless of D．by means of
C．Thanks to D．As for 答案 B
解析 句意为：要不是有你的帮助，我们不可能及时完成这么繁重的任务。but for倘若没有，要不是(常常用于虚拟语气句子中，表示暗含条件)；in spite of尽管，即使；thanks to幸亏，多亏；as for至于。该题易误选C项，用thanks to表示应为“Thanks to your help，we finished such hard work in time.”。
38．My mum’s letters really encouraged me ________ my illness. A．over B．for C．throughout D．within 答案 C
解析 句意为：在我生病期间妈妈的信件真的自始至终鼓励着我。throughout自始至终，
符合语境。
39．John accepted the championship award ________ the team. A．in honour of B．in favour of C．on account of D．on behalf of 答案 D
40．It was obvious that the meeting was concerned ________ the housing reform and everyone present was concerned ________ their own interests.
A．with；with B．with；for C．for；about D．about；with 答案 B
解析 句意为：很显然，这次会议是有关房屋改革的，每个在场的人都很关心他们自己的利益。be concerned with与……有关；be concerned for/about关心，为……担忧。故选B。
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