请根据短文内容，从各题后所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Mr. Smith gave his wife a wad(叠)of ￡10 notes(纸币)for her birthday．So the day after her birthday，Mrs. Smith went shopping．She waited for a bus，__41__ and sat down next to an old lady．After a while，she __42__ that the old lady's handbag was open．__43__ it she saw a wad of ten pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her．__44__ she quickly looked into her own bag-the notes had gone! Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady __45__ was sitting next to her had stolen(偷)them．She thought she __46__ call the police，but，as she disliked making a fuss(大惊小怪)and getting people into trouble，she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and said nothing．She looked round the bus to make sure __47__ was watching，and then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag，took the notes，and put them in her own bag．

When she got home that evening，she __48__ her husband the beautiful hat she had bought．

“How did you __49__ for it?” he asked．

“__50__ the money you gave me for my birthday，of course，” she replied．

“Oh，what’s that，then?” he asked as he pointed to a wad of ￡10 notes Oil the table．

41．A．got off　　 　　　　　　 B．got on　　 　　　　　　　 C．got out 　　　　　　　　　 D．got away

42．A．noticed　　 　　　　　　 B．watched　　 　　　　　 C．looked 　　　　　　　　　 D．knew

43．A．Outside　　 　　　　　　 B．Up　 　　　　　　　　　 C．Inside 　　　　　　　　　 D．Down

44．A．Because　 　　　　　　　 B．But　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．White 　　　　　　　　　 D．So

45．A．who　　 　　　　　　　　 B．which　　 　　　　　　　 C．when 　　　　　　　　　　 D．why

46．A．might　　 　　　　　　　 B．should　　 　　　　　　 C．has to 　　　　　　　　　 D．need to

47．A．somebody　 　　　　　 B．anybody　 　　　　　　　 C．everybody 　　　　　　 D．nobody

48．A．took　　 　　　　　　　　 B．showed　　 　　　　　　 C．brought 　　　　　　　　 D．sent

49．A．pay　　 　　　　　　　　 B．buy　　 　　　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．get

50．A．At　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．For　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．By 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．With

40．The rain kept us _______ coming．

A．on　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．away　　 　　　　　　　 C．from 　　　　　　　　　　 D．off

39．This English newspaper is very easy for the students because there are _____ new words in it．

A．little　　 　　　　　　　　 B．a little　　 　　　　　　　 C．few 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a few

38．I guess either Tom or Jack _______ playing the guitar now in the room．

A．are　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．is　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．were 　　　　　　　　　　 D．was

37．--How did you _______ the old books?

--I gave them to the poor boy．

A．do with　　 　　　　　　 B．deal with　　　　　　　　 C．think of 　　　　　 　　　 D．look after

36．The more careful you are when you cross the road，_______ you will be．

A．safe　　 　　　　　　　　 B．safer　　　　　　　　　　　 C．the safer 　　　　　　　 D．the safest

35．--This jacket looks nice and it isn't expensive．

--Ok．_______

A．What's the matter?　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I'll take it

C．You are welcome 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．That's all right

34．He asked _______ for the new bike．

A．did I pay how much　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I paid how much

C．how much did I pay 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．how much I paid

33．Can you lend me the dictionary _______ the other day?

A．that you bought　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when you bought

C．that you bought it 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．which you bought it

32．If there were no water in the world，everything _______．

A．will die　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．would die

C．would have died 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．would have been dead