40. A. end　　　　　 　 　　B. beginning　　 C. wish　　　 　　 D. reality

39. A. bury　　　　　 　　B. put　　　　 　 C. dig　　　　 　 D. set

38. A. leaving　　　　 　　　B. the chickens　 　　 C. their death　　 　　　 D. them

37. A. Naturally　　　 　　 B. Suddenly　　 　　　 C. Unfortunately D. Finally

36. A. exciting　　　　 　　B. excited　　　　 　　 C. disappointed　 　　 D. encouraged

34.Having failed the exam, the little boy_____ go home and face his father.

　 A. dares not to　　　　 B. dares not　　　　　 C. dare not to　　　 D. daren’t

33.The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather___the helplessness of the crew.

　 A. resulted from　　　　 B. added to　　　　　 C. turned out　　　　 D. made up

32.---What were you doing when Tom came to see you ?

　 ---I_______ on my overcoat and____ to visit a friend of mine .

　 A. have just put; leaving　　　　 B. was put; was left

　 C. had just put; was leaving　　 D. was putting; left

31.While reading, you should look up the word_____.

　 A. which meanings you don’t know　　　 B. whose meanings you don’t know

　 C. you don’t know whose meanings　　　 D. their meanings are not known to you