40. The girl was badly hungry. When she saw the food on the table, she looked around and ____ her hand for it.

　 A. brought out　　 B. came out　　 C. reached out　　 D. gave out

39. The parents waved and _____ the train until it was out of sight.

　 A. saw　　　 B. noticed　　 C. observed　　 D. watched

38. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ____ a cure for AIDS will be found.

　 A. whether　　 B. what　　 C. which　　 D. that

37. My sister has been feeling ______ since she started her first job. She can’t sleep well.

A. stressed　　 B. unpleasant　 C. confident　 D. sudden

36. Not only ______ a city and a republic, but ______also to become the capital of one of the largest empires in history.

　 A. was Rome; was it　 B. was Rome; it was　 C. Rome was; was it　 D. Rome was; it was

35. Two hundred people showed up for the wedding, about 50 more than we had ____planned.

A. firstly　　 B. temporarily　　 C. actually　　 D. originally

34.You were silly not ______ your car.

　 A. to lock　　 B. to have locked　 C. locking　 D. having locked

33. During that time, Mr. Li was wondering why she dropped chemistry and ____ medicine.

　 A. took over　　 B. took out　　 C. took up　　 D. took off

32. The noises of the aeroplanes almost _____ the people living near the airport mad.

　 A. forced　　 B. drove　　 C. caused　　 D. kept

31. The public were deeply _____ the safety of the miners in the mine disaster.

　 A. concerned about　 B. interested in　 C. amazed at　 C. disappointed by