41. ---- What’s time by your watch?

　 ---- My watch _______ five to two.

　 A. says　　　　 B. speaks　　　　　 C. tells　　　　　　 D. is saying

40. When someone is in trouble, we should ________ a friendly hand.

　 A. hold on　　 　　B. hold up　　　 C. hold out　　　　　 D. hold off

39. ---- What’s the matter?

　 ---- Oh, sorry. I pressed the button by chance and _______ the alarm clock.

　 A. set out　　　　 B. send for　　　 C. sent off　　　　 D. set off

38. So the dialogue will help the students to use English directly without ______ their mother tongue.

　 A. referring to　　 B. adding to　　　 C. pointing to　　　 D. sticking to

37. However much money you have, it can not _______ a healthy body.

　 A. compare　　　 B. fit　　　 C. defeat　　　　　　 D. match

36. We meant to finish the work by dark, but we were so tired that we could not ______.

　 A. hold on　　　 B. last on　　　　 C. carry on　　　 D. keep to

35. We are interested in the weather because it ______ us so directly---- what we do and even how we feel.　 A. benefits　　 　B. guides　　　　 C. affects　　　　 D. limits

34. Sitting in the shade on this hot day ________ good.

　 A. feels　　　　 B. looks　　　　　　 C. keeps　　　　　 D. remains

33. This is the first time for him to ______ your beautiful country.

　 A. call on　　　　　 B. pay a visit to　　　　 C. drop in　　　　　　 D. come

32. Once he makes a promise, he will ______ it.

　 A. insist on　　　　　 B. carry out　　　　　 C. keep　　　　 D. stick to