40.A. left　 　　　 B. kept　 　　　　 C. held　 　　　　　 D. wiped

39.A. cook　 　　　 B. make　 　　　　 C. do　 　　　　　　 D. give

38.A. busy　 　　　 B. confused　 　　 C. impatient　 　　　 D. free

37.A. clothes　 　　 B. books　 　　　 C. shoes 　　　　　 D. papers

36.A. while　 　　　 B. as　 　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　 D. until

34.When______different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences　　　　　　 　without noticing many similarities.

　 A. compared　　 B. being compared　 C. comparing　　 D. having compared

33. Professor Lee is considering going to teach in Shenzhen, where he can get paid　　　 .

A. as five times much　　 　　　　　　　B. as much five times　　　

C. much as five times　　　 　　　　　　D. five times as much

32.We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining 　　　　.

　 A. badly 　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　 C. strongly 　　　　 D. heavily

31.I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always 　　　　　you 　　　　a careful driver.

A. think; are 　　 B. am thinking 　　 C. thought; were 　　 D. think; were