43. She has a(an) ______ eye for fashion, which makes her a very good shopping companion.　　　　　　

A. active　　　　 　 B. swift　　　　　　 　 C. acute　　　　　 　　　 D. dull

42. Mary stood still in front of a mirror, ___________ on her mouth.　　

A. her eyes fixed　　　 B. and her eyes fixed　　 C. and her eyes fixing　　 D. her eyes fixing

41. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ___________ twenty already!　　

A. become　　　　 　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grown　　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

40. - I serve three meals every day and do almost everything for him, but he still fails me.

- I’m sorry to say that’s______ you are mistaken.　　　　

A. how　　　　 　　 B. what　　　　　　 　 C. where　　　　 　　　 D. which

39. Having decided to rent a flat, we ___ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.　　 　　　　　　

　 A. set about　　 B. set down　　　 　　 C. set out　　　　 　　　 D. set up

38. - Sunny day, isn’t it?　　　　

- Let’s hope the sunny weather ______ for Saturday’s tennis match.

A. carries on　　　　　　 B. breaks up　　　　　　　　 C. keeps up　　　　　 　　　 D. gets on

37. Although he was disabled, he tried to lead　　　　　 as possible.　

A. as normal a life　　 B. so normal a life　　　　 C. as a normal life　　　　 D. so a normal life

36. Research 　　　　that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.　　

　 A. points　　 　　　　　 B. says　　　 　　　　　　 C. indicates　 　　　　　　 D. means

35. A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is 　　　　to the case.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. similar　　　 　　 B. devoted　　　　　 C. relevant　　　　 　　　 D. addicted

34. - It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.　

- That’s right. __________.

A. Many hands make light work　　　　　　 　　　 B. Something is better than nothing

C. The more the merrier　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. The sooner begun, the sooner done