42. She was annoyed at your words. I would rather you _____ her.

　　　 A. hadn’t met　 B. met　 C. should meet　 D. didn’t meet

41. Beijing was attacked by such a terrible rainstorm ____ few citizens had ever experienced before.

　　　 A. which　 B. that　 C. as　　 D. who

40. ____ she couldn’t understand was ____ she couldn’t finish her work on time.

　　　 A. What; why　 B. Why; that　　 C. What; because　 D. That; what

39. The sign reads “ In case of ____ fire, break the glass and push ____ red button.”

　　　 A. /; a　 B. /; the　　 C. the; the　　 D. a; a

38. Don’t be afraid of asking for help ____ it is needed.

　　　 A. unless　 B. since　 C. although　　 D. when

37. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _____ she was getting.

　　　 A. heavier　 B. heavy　 C. the heavier　 D. the heaviest

36. In 2003, only five persons in our company owned private cars, but now the number has increased ____15, which means it has increased ____ 200%.

　　　 A. by; by　 B. to; to　 C. to; by　　 D. by; to

35. I ____ in the restaurant yesterday until I ____ for an hour.

　　　 A. didn’t serve; have waited　　 B. wasn’t served; had waited

　　　 C. didn’t serve; had waited　　　 D. wasn’t served; have waited

34. I do every single bit of housework ____ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

　　　 A. since　 B. while　 C. when　　 D. as

33.--- What about the party?

　 --- It was ____ success. We sang and danced until it came to ___ end at midnight.

　　　 A. a; an　 B. a; the　 C. the ; an　　 D. / ; a