40. A. forbade　　　　 B. started　　　　 C. attracted　　　 D. caused

39. A. got away with　 B. got into　　　　 C. got down to　　 D. got through

38. A. began　　　　 B. avoided　　　　 C. permitted　　　 D. quit

37. A. courage　　　　 B. opportunity　　 C. inspiration　　 D. reason

36. A. prepared　　　 B. promised　　　 C. managed　　　 D. performed

34. Can you imagine that a smart man like him _____ make such a stupid mistake?

　　 A. might　　　 　　　　B. should　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　 D. need

33. ---Remember the first time we ______ , John?

　　 --- Of course, I do. You _____ a song on the stage.

　　 A. have met; sang　　　 B. met; have sung　　 C. met; were singing　 D. have met; sang

32. ---Why are you so late?

　　 ---The bus was _____ for an hour because a tree had fallen across the road.

　　 A. held out　　　　 B. held on　　　　 C. held back　　　　 D. held up

31. The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is ____

the leaders of Taiwan will accept it.

　　 A. that　　　　　　　 B. whether　　 　　　C. why　　　　　　　　 D. how