44. A. store                            B. restaurant                  C. fridge           D. kitchen

  43. A. As                               B. When                        C. If                 D. Though

  42. A. address                               B. telephone number      C. key               D. traveling plan

  41. A. living-room                  B. office                        C. airport          D. house

  40. Mrs. Shute wouldn’t leave the TV set, __________ her children were watting for their supper.

A. if                                  B. because        

C. even though                   D. as soon as

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An old friend from the US, whom I was looking forward to staying with, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the    41    at that time, but I had got everything ready for his arrival. After letting him know where my house was, I told him that I had left the    42    under the door-mat（门垫）.    43    I was likely to be home rather late, I told him to go into the     44    and help himself to food and drink.

Two hours later my friend    45    me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful    46   . He had found a cooker and    47    two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the ice box. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would    48    him. When I asked him if he had reached the house without difficulty, he answered, “I was not able to find the key,    49    luckily the living-room windows just by the apple tree were left open and you know what I could do.”

I listened to all this in    50   . In front of my living-room there was no apple tree at all.

  39. -Can you make sure __________?

-Sorry, I can’t. But I did see her just now.

A. where did she go                                                B. where she had gone

C. where she has gone                                             D. where will she go

  38. A neighbour helped to keep our dog. It __________ while we were on holiday.

A. was taken care                                                    B. took care of

C. is taken care of                                                   D. was taken care of

  37. This is __________ that all of us believe it’s very important.

A. such useful information                           B. so useful an information

C. so useful informations                             D. such a useful information

  36. Mr. Green, there is someone at the front desk __________ would like to speak with __________ you.

A. he                                 B. who             

C. which                            D. whom

  35. -Do you like western food?

-No. The food of our country is __________ that of western countries.

A. rather good than                                                B. much better than

C. more better than                                     D. not so good as