5. This problem is far from　　　 , so it has to be discussed again at tomorrow’s meeting.　　　　　　

　 A. settled　　　　　　　　　　 B. settling　　　　　　　　 C. being settled　　　　　 D. being settling

4. Which do you enjoy ______ your holiday, going abroad or staying at home?

　 A. spending　　　 　　　 B. to spend　 　　 C. being spent 　 D. spend

3. Farmland ___ quickly, so they are considering _____ a programme to solve the problem.

　 A. is getting lost,starting　 B. is lost,to start　 C. is losing, starting　　 D. loses, to start

2. Michael never dreamt of ___ for him to be　 sent abroad very soon.

　 A. being a chance　　 B. there’s a chance　 C. there to be a chance　 D. there being a chance

1. _____ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ____ her.

　 A. Warning, following　　 　　　　　　B. Having warned, following

　 C. Having been warned, following　　　 　D. Warned, followed

40. B

由句式结构可知题干用的是倒装结构，可以排除A.D两项，句意为：直到他遇到困难，他才知道我们帮助的重要性，应用not/never…until结构。

39. A

这是祈使句。有时为了指明向谁请求或命令，祈使句中也可以说出主语。祈使句的反意疑问句用will you，表示征询对方的意见。如：

-Alice, you feed the bird today；　 　　　？　 -But I fed it yesterday.　　　　　　 (B)

A．do you　 B．will you　 C．didn’t 　you　 D．don’t you

38. D

in no country为否定意义词组，位于句首，主句应用部分倒装。

37. A

名词性从句.定语从句中应用陈述语序结构，故选A。

36. C

地点状语位于句首，句子用完全倒装。故选C。