41. --We could have walked to the station.It was so near.

　　 --Yes,a taxi______at all necessary.(NMET)

　　 A.wasn’t　　 B.hadn’t been　　 C.wouldn’t be　　 D.won’t be

40. --Who is Jerry Cooper?

　　 --______?I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.(NMET)

　　 A.Don’t you meet him yet　　　 B.Hadn’t you met him yet

　　 C.Didn’t you meet him yet　　 D.Haven’t you met him yet

39.The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she______.

　 A.will arrive　　 B.arrives　　 C.is going to arrive　　 D.is arriving (NMET)

38.When I was at college.I______three foreign languages,but I______all except a few words of each.

　 A.spoke;had forgotten　　　　 B.spoke;have forgotten

　 C.had spoedn;had forgotten　　 D.had spoken;have forgotten

37. --I’m sorry to keep you waiting.

　　 --Oh,not at all.I______here only a few minutes.

　　 A.have been　　 B.had been　　 C.was　　 D.will be

36. --Your phone number again?I______quite catch it.

　　 --It’s 9586442.(NMET)

　　 A.didn’t　　 B.couldn’t　　 C.don’t　　’t

35.I’ll return the book to the library as soon as I______it.

　 A.finished　　 B.am going to finish　　 C.will finish　　 D.have finished

34. --I missed the lecture last night.　

　　 --Oh,what a pity!I wish______.

　　 A.you heared it　　　　　 B.you had heard it

　　 C.you never heard it　　　 D.you hadn’t heard it

33. --You’ve agreed to go.So why aren’t you getting ready?

　　 --But I______that you______me to start at once.

　　 A.don’t realize;want　　　 B.don’t realize;wanted

　　 C.haven’t realized;want　 D.didn’t realize;wanted

32.Shakespeare was said______37 famous plays in his lifetime.

　 A.finishing writing　　 B.to finish writing

　 C.having written　　　 D.to have written