40. She has just ________ up the receiver.

A. hanged　　　　 B. hang　　　　 C. hanging　　 D. hung

39. Nothing could have been more annoying. It was _____ annoying thing that could have happened.

　　 A. the more　　　 B. more　　　　 C. most　　　　 D. the most

38. The bird had snatched up the snake from the ground. It had _____ it.

　　 A. taken　　　　　 B. pulled　　　 C. seized　　　 D. carried

37. He was able to solve the mystery. He _____.

A. could if he wanted to　　　　　 B. could but he didn’t want to

C. succeeded in solving it　　　　 D. didn’t succeed in solving it

36. The books cover every inch of floor space. They take up a lot of ___.

　　 A. room　　　　　 B. place　　 　　C. area　　　 D. spaces

35.The writer _______ bookcases.

A. needn’t　　　 B. needs not　 C. doesn’t need　 D. isn’t needing