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

36. ----- Sorry to have hurt you.

----- _______. You didn’t mean to, did you?

A. OK.　　　 B. Take it easy.　　　 C. Forget it.　　　　 D. Don’t say so.

35. The more depressed he got, the more he _____ drink.

A. turned to　　 B. turned on　　　 C. turned off　　　　 D. turned over

34. There was so much smoke in the factory _____ the workers were working _____ the firefighters couldn't see clearly.

A. that; that　　　 B. that; where　　　 C. where; that　　 D. where; where

32.There was a knock at the door. It was the third time someone _____________ Dr. Yang that evening.

A. had interrupted　 B. would have interrupted　 C. have interrupted　 C. interrupted　

33-How did you like staying together with him?

-I felt _______, because I realized he wanted to be alone.

A. comfortable　　　 B. awkward　　　 C. cheerful　　　 D. jealous

31. ----Look! Where are you going?　 ---Sorry. I _______________.

A. wasn’t noticing　 B. am not noticing.　 C. don’t notice.　 D. haven’t noticed.

30. It was Alice and her husband who sent the old man to the hospital , _______ ?

A. wasn’t it　　 　　B. weren’t they　　 　　　 C. didn’t they　　 　　　 D. wasn’t he