40. He was afraid there was any wild animal around him, looking round from ________.

A. time to a time　 B. time to time　　　　　　 C. a time to a time　　　 D. times to times　

39. Reading without stop is a ______ piece of work.

A. tire　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tiresome　　　　　 D. troubled　　

38. The clock ________ and we realized it was five o'clock.

A. hit　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　 C. struck　　　　　　　 D. run　　

37. Mr. Li is gaining _______. He has to do some exercises to lose _______.　　　

A. weighty…weigh　　　 B. weight…weight　　　 C. fat…weigh　　　 D. weighty…heavy

36. He is not a man easy ______.

A. to deal　　　　　　　　　　 B. to deal him　　　 C. to deal with　　　 D. to deal with him

35. The battle lasted for a few hours and at last the enemy ________.

A. was defeated　　　　　 B. were beat　　　　 C. were won　　　　 D. defeated　

34. No one but Rose and Kate _______ a fine red coat.

A. put on　　　　　　　　B. is wearing　　　　 C. dresses　　　　　 D. have on　　

33. _______ in time, little Franz was afraid. ________ scolded.

A. Not having come…of being　　　　　　　　 B. Having not come…to be

C. Having not come…of being　　　　　　　　 D. Not having come…to be

32. --Has Jane arrived yet?　　　　 --No, she_______ an hour ago.

A. was supposed to come　　　　　　　 B. must have come

C. should come　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ought to have come　　　

31. If you don't turn up by 8 o'clock, we'll go ______ you.

A. without　　　　　　 B. except　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. besides