40. -You’re not angry then?

-______. I’ve never laughed so much in my life.

A. You’re joking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You’ve made it

C. That’s all right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Far from it

39. Remember to send me a photo of us next time you ______ to me.

A. are writing　　　 　B. will write　　 C. has written　　 　D. write

38. China will build 16,000 km of high-speed railway by 2020, with trains _______ 350 km/h.

A. running as fast as 　　 B. run as fast as　　　 C. runs as quickly as　　 D. run as quickly as

37. The post-80’s and 90’s are ________, so it’s hardly surprising that boys have a close relationship with their parents.

A. said to grow up in a greenhouse　　　 　 B. said to have grown up in a greenhouse

C. saying to grow up in a greenhouse　 D. saying to have grown up in a greenhouse

36. Small as it is, the ant is ______ any other animal on the earth.

A. much as a creature as 　　　　　　　　　 B. as much a creature as

C. a creature as much as 　　　　　　 D. as much as a creature

35. -Well, Randy is not quite ready to make a decision yet.

-So, ______, we have to wait, right?

A. in other words　　 　　　　　　　　 　B. on the other hand 　　　

C. in particular 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. above all

34. He ______ at the meeting, but his heart attack prevented him.

A. will speak　　　　　　　　 B. is going to speak 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. had to speak　　　　　　　　 D. was going to speak

33. Don’t you think it essential that every resident of Nanjing______ spare no effort to make contributions to Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games?

A．shall　　　 　 B．will　　　　　　 　 C．should　　 D．would

32. If you want to do the experiment again, you had better be more careful ________ you made a mistake.

A. when　　 　B. why　　　 C. where　　　 D. that