40. -why, James, you look so tired!

　 ---Well, I _____the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.

A. was painting　　 B. will be painting　　 　　　 C. have painted　 D. have been painting

39. Thousands of children 　　　　　　　　said they were forced to practice the piano.　　

A. to question　　 　 B. to be questioned　　　 　 C. questioned　　　　 　 D. questioning

38. ---What do you expect your son to succeed in?

　　 --- _________ the entrance exam.

　　　A. To pass　　　　　　 　 B. Passing　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Get past　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Past

37. ________ seems to be no possibility _______ the shy girl can win the first prize in the contest.

　　　A.　　It; that　　 　　　　 B. There; that　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. There; whether　　　　 D. It; whether

36. My grandfather would be fine for a while, but would then fall suddenly ill and have to_______ the hospital.

A. be admitted to　　 B. be admitted as　　　　　 C. be put into　　　　　 D. be put up

35. 　　　　they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedures.

　 A. As　　　　　　 　　 B. Once　　　　 　　　　 C. Until 　　　　　　　 D. While　

34. With just two years _______, the London Olympic organizers have promised to deliver an equally inspirational ceremony.

　　　A. to go　　　　　　　 　 B. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. gone　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. going　

33. Catherine, 　　 　the alarm clock for 6 o’clock, or you would oversleep and be late for the exam.

　　 A. set　　　　　　　　 B. sets　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.　setting　　　　　　　 　　　 D. to set

32. -Can you believe I had to pay 20 dollars for a haircut?

-You should try the barber’s ______ I go. It’s only 10 dollars.

A. as　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 　 C. where　　　　 　 D. that

31. Women prefer to think and then speak, while men like to speak as they _________.

　　 A. think　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. have thought　　　　　　 　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. are thinking