40. The book is superior ________ that one I just finished reading.

A. in　　 　　　　 　　B. at　　 　 　　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　　　　 　　　D. than

39. After the flood, the villagers began to ______ and tried their best to rebuild their homeland.

A. look up　　 　B. look back　　 　　C. look around　 　D. look ahead

38. ___________ in charge of the shopping centre has upset him for quite some time.

A. Left　　　 　　B. Being left　　 　C. Having left　　　 D. To leave

37. ____________money was thrown into the flower girl’s basket.

A. A handful　　 B. A handful of　　　 C.A good many　　 D. A good many of

36. --- I _______ so busily recently that I ______ no time to help you with your maths.

---That’s OK. I can manage it by myself.

A. had been working; had had　　　 B. have been working; had　　

C. have been working; have　　　 　D. am working; will have

35. ---May I borrow your paper?　 ---__________.

A. By all means　　　　 　　 　　　　　B. Never mind　

C. You are welcome　　 　　　　　D. Don’t mention it

34. _______, her hands shook constantly and violently.

A. Knowing her son killed in the mine　 B. When she knew her son was killed in the mine

C. Known her son killed in the mine　　 D. She knew her son killed in the mine

33. For a moment nothing happened. Then　　　　 all shouting together.　

A. voices had come　 　　　　　　　B. came voices　

C. voices would come　 　　　　　　D. did voices come

32. I was at a loss what to do next when an excellent idea suddenly` _______ me.

A. knocked at 　　B. occurred to 　　C. happened to　 　D. knocked down