40. ______ money have been spent in building the modern library, where we can read books in

　our spare time.

A. Large amounts of 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A large amount of　 　　　

C. A large quantity of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A great deal of

39. I was ______ that what you said was quite right.

　 A. believed　 　　　　　　　　 B. convinced　 　　　　　 C. trusted　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feared

38. He has promised to _______ the matter and will give the workers a satisfactory answer.

　 A. look into　 　　　　　　　　 B. look after　　 　　　　　　　 C. look at　　　　 　　 D. look for

37. The boy’s missing made the police ______.

　 A. puzzle　　　　　　　　　　　 B. puzzling 　　　　　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　　　　 D. to be puzzled

36. In order to ______ the stolen car, they _______ the streets one by one.

　 A. search; searched for　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. search for; were searching

　 C. in search of; were searching　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. search for; searched for

35. How ______the wonderful music on the TV ______to me !

　 A. relaxed; sounds 　　　　　　 B. relaxing; is sounding　　　 C. relaxing; sounds　 D. relaxed; sound

34. If you follow the doctor’s advice, you’ll look and feel much better ______.

A. at no time 　　　　　　　　 B. at times　　　 　　　　 C. in no time　　　 　 D. for a time