40. ________ it occurred to him that he had left his card at home.

　 A. It was until did he get to an ATM that　 　B. Not until he got to an ATM

　 C. It was not until he got to an ATM that　 　D. He didn’t get to an ATM until

39. Tim Bemers-Lee is generally considered __________ the World Wide Web, _____ all the information is shared by all.

　 A. to have founded; on which　 　B. having founded; to which

　 C. to have found; through which　 D. having found; to which　

38. His ability has never been in doubt-the question is _______ he is prepared to work hard.

　 A. that　 B. why 　C. where　 D. whether　

37. ______ your wallet. I’ve already paid for everything.

　 A. Put up　 B. Put away　 C. Take in　 D. Set aside　

36. That evening we came to a farmhouse, ________ ________ a group of children, staring at us.

　 A. in front of what; had sat　 　B. of which in front; seat　

C. in front of which; sat　　 　D. of which in front; had seat　

35. --- Tom, you are caught late again.

　 --- Oh, ______.

　 A. not at all 　B. just my luck　 C. never mind　 D. that’s all right　

34. ---Did Mary clean the whole house yesterday?

　 　---She _______ because she was not quite herself.

　 A. hadn’t cleaned it　 B. had it cleaned　 C. has cleaned it　 D. cleaned it

33. Only when ______ according to the directions strictly, ___________ work well.

　 A. taken; will the medicine　 　　　B. to take ; the medicine will

　 C. being taken; will the medicine　 　D. to be taken; the medicine will　

32. Mr. Smith tried to work in the government in order to get _____ to the useful information.

　 A. key　 B. access　 C. way　 D. discovery