43. _____ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand. 　A. Not being　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Without being　 　

C. Had it not been　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not having been

42. A few minutes earlier and we _____ the train.

A. have caught　　　 B. had caught　　　　 　　　 C. were to catch　　 D. could have caught

41. I ________ you a more valuable present for your birthday. I was short of money at that time.

A. would buy 　　　　 B. would have bought　 　　　 C. had bought　 　　 D. must have brought

40. The situation required that China __________ its door to the outside world.

A. must open　 　　　 B should open　 　　　　　 C. have to open　 　 D. has to open

39. It’s about time that you ______ your store.

A. close　 　　　　　 B. closed　 　　　　　　　　　 C. have closed　 　　 D. had closed

38. _____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.

A. Given　　　　　　　 B. To give　　　　　　　　　　 C. Giving　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having given

37. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ____ your advice. A. follow 　　　　　 B. had followed 　　　 C. would follow 　 D. have followed

36. He ______ to help but he couldn’t get there in time.

　 　　 A. want　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　　 C. had wanted　　　　 D. have wanted

34.　 If only I ­­­_________ as young as you are!

　　 A. being　　　　 　　 B. am 　　　　　 　　 C. be　　　　　　　 　 　　 D. were

33.　 If you _______ at school, you ______ a college student now

　　　 A. had studied hard; would have been B. should have studied hard; should have been

　　　 C. had studied hard; would be　　　　　　　　　　 D. would study hard; must have been