42. She _____ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.

A. would change　 　　　　　 B. has changed　 　　　 C. changed　　 　 D. was changing

41. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.

A. were waiting　 　 B. had been waiting　　 　　　 C. had waited　 　　　　　 D. would wait

40. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ___ increased enormously ever since.

　 A. is　　　　 　　　　 　B. was　　　　 　　 C. has been　　　　 　 D. had been

39.-What were you doing when Tony phoned you?

　 --- I had just finished my work and ___ to take a shower.

A. had started　　　　 　 　B. started　　　　　 　　　　　 C. have started　　 　　 D. was starting

38. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _______.

A. has grown　 　　　　 　　　　 　B. is growing　 　　　　　 　C. grew　 　　　 　D. had grown

37. With the rapid growth of population, the city _____ in all directions in the past five years.

A. spreads　 　　　 　B. has spread　　 　 C. spread　　　 D. had spread

36. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ___ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered　 　　　　　　　　　 B. has been considering　　　　 C. considered　 　　　　　　 D. is going to consider

35. --- What’s that terrible noise?

　---The neighbors ___ for a party.

A. have prepared　　　　 　　　　 B are preparing　 　　　 C prepare　　　　 D will prepare

34. The news came as no surprise to me. I________ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A. had known　　 B. knew　　　　 　　　　 C. have known　　　 　　　　 D. know

33. 　At this time tomorrow _____ over the Atlantic.

A. we’re going to fly　　 　　　　 B. we’ll be flying　　 　　　　 C. we’ll fly　　 　　　　 D. we’re to fly