42. The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

　　 A. completed; lighted　

　 　B. completing; lighting

　 　C. completing; lighted 　

　　 D. completed; lighting

41. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _____ the beautiful scenery.

　 　A. Tiring; to admire　　　　 　B. Being tired; admiring

　 　C. Tired; to admire　　　　　 　D. Tired; admiring

40. The performance of the host, _____ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

　　 A. had intended 　 　　　　 　 B. intended

　 　C. being intended 　　　　　 　D. to intend

39. Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to _____ with the global education community.

　 　A. being connected　　　　　　 B. connect

　 　C. having connected　　　　　 　D. be connected

38. The teacher asked more _____ to prevent the students’ eyes from being injured.

　 　A. to do　　　　B. done　 　　 C. to be done　　　　D. being done

37. The beach is so beautiful that it is worthwhile, I think, _____ for a short holiday.

　 　A. of going　　　　　　　　B. to be going

　　 C. your going 　 　　　　　 D. you to go

36. --- Would you be _____ lend me your bicycle?

　　--- Sure.

　　 A. so kind as to 　　 　　　 B. kind enough as to

　　 C. very kind to 　　 　　　 D. so kind to

35. Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son.

　　 A. said　　　 　B. say　　　　 　 C. to say　　　 D. to have said

34. “Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear.

　　 A. touched　　　　B. touching　 　　 C. touch　　　　　D. to touch

33. They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.

　 　A. for getting　　 　 　　　 B. of getting　　　

　　 C. to get　　　　 　　　　　 　D. to getting