43. A large crowd _______ wildly as the pilot _________ her plane safely in California.

　　 A. had cheered; was landing　　　　 B. had cheered; landed

　　 C. was cheering; had landed　　　　 D. was cheering; landed

42. The women’s club _________ Lin, a foreign company employee who used to pay little attention to her appearance, to improve her dress style and become more confident and open-minded.

　　 A. enabled　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. had enabled　　

C. has enabled　　　 　　　　　　　 D. enables

41. ―Are you still able to speak French and Russian?

　 　―I _________. But I can only remember few French words. No Russian words at all now.

　　 A. am　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. was

C. have　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. had

40. She would love to have gone to the party, but she _______ extra hours to prepare for a meeting.

　　 A. had to work　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had worked

C. could work　　　　　　　　　　 D. would have worked

39. The two sides _______ to make peace, but something unusual _________.

　　 A. had intended; happened　　　　　 B. intended; happened

　　 C. intended; had happened　　　　　 D. would intend; happened

38. It was said that other possibilities ________ at the meeting the day before yesterday.

　　 A. were never paid attention　　　　 B. were never paying attention to

　　 C. never paid attention to　　　　　 D. were never paid attention to

37. ―Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?

　 ―She has a headache because she ________ too long; She ought to stop work.

　　 A. has been reading　 　　　　　　　 B. had read

C. is reading　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. was reading

36. A short time before she______, the old lady _______ a will, leaving all her money to her brother.

　 A. died; has written 　　　　　　　 B. has died; wrote

C. had died; wrote　 　　　　　　　 D. died; had written

35. ―How are things going?

　 　―The disabled _______ no relatives in Guangzhou _______ by the volunteers, who will graduate from Zhongshan University next year.

　　 A. with; are taking care of　　　　　 B. have; will be taken care of

　　 C. with; are being taken care of　　　 D. have; are being taken care of

34. Just after putting the baby onto bed, Mrs. White suddenly caught sight of the pet cat and didn’t know how long it________ on the table for the family dinner.

　　 A. had been laying; lying　　　　　 B. had been lying; laid

　　 C. had been laid; laid　　　　　　　 D. had lain; laying