40. I turned back only to find an old schoolmate whose name ______ me for the moment.

A. escaped　　　　 　　 B. avoided　　　　 　　 C. failed　　　　　　 D. slipped

39. Mom’s spent the day shopping, cleaning and cooking and now she _______.

　 A. has worn out　　　 　　　 B. is wearing out　　　　　 C. is being worn out　　　 D. is worn out

38. I was not in Fuzhou last September, otherwise I ________ the opening ceremony of the 5^th

　 National Special Olympic Games.

　 A. would not miss　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could not miss　

　 C. shouldn’t have missed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would not have missed

37. - Is there an express to Beijing tonight?

　 - There ______ be, but you’d better call the booking office to make sure.

　 A. can 　　　　　　　　　 B. might　　　　　　　　　　　 C. will　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

36. She opened her eyes with a start and was about to cry out ________ she heard her father urgently telling her to keep quiet. 　

　 A. while　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. as

35. The old man said that he would ________ more people who would not have too much work　

　 to do in the week to come to do the construction work.

　 A. let　　　　　　　　　　　 B. promise　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

34. I find the lecture I attended in the Nanjing Normal University yesterday difficult _____.

　 A. understand　　　　　 B. being understood　　　 C. understood　　　　　　　 D. to understand

33. To their great relief, the missing child returned home, ______, after an absence of two weeks.

　 A. looked tired and healthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired and healthy

　 C. tiredly and healthily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. looking tired and healthily

32. Mrs. White found her husband surrounded by letters and papers and ________ very worried.

　 A. look　　　　　　　　　 B. looks　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. looking　　　　　　　　　　 D. to look

31. - I want someone to write the composition for me.

　 - No! It’s a rule in our school that as a student, you _______ depend on yourself.

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