40.　 --- Please tell Bob he has won the first prize in the maths contest.

--- __________! He never did so well before.

A. Congratulations!　　 B. Good luck.　　 C. That’s right.　　 D. What a good surprise.

39.　 --- The last one _________ pays the bill.

--- Agreed!

A. arrived　　　　 B. arrives　　　 C. arriving　　　　 D. to arrive

38.　 Without facts, we can’t form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge ____________ our thinking.

A. which to base on　　　　　　　　　 B. which to be based on　　

C. upon which to base　　　　　　　　 D. with which to base on

37.　 It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _________ we’ve actually had that lesson.

A. until　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. since　　　　 D. when

36.　 Today I can’t drive my car to the office, because my car __________ in the garage.

A. is being repaired　 B. is repaired　　 C. will be repaired　　 D. was repairing

35.　 The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only __________ beaten.

A. nearly　　　　 B. slightly　　　　 C. narrowly　　　 D. lightly