第一节、根据汉语或首字母提示结合句意写出正确的单词(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

73.　 Were you ________ (意识到) that something was wrong?

40. The explanation of our teacher will make the reading easy ______.

A. to be understand　　 　 B. to understand　　 　 C. understood　　　　 D. understanding

39.---We ______gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

--- I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last us until we get there.

A. are running out　 B. have run out　 C. are running out of　 　D. have run out of

38. Luckily some friends living locally came to visit me regularly and I went home every weekend, otherwise I ________ mad.

A. was going　 B. would go　　 C. had gone　 D. would have gone

37. When the clock __________ twelve o’clock, Cinderella suddenly remembered her godmother’s words and rushed away from the prince.

A. struck　　　 　　B. beat　　　　　 C. alarmed　　 　　　D. settled