44. The shot was well ________of the goal keeper, _______the player a chance.

　 A. within reach; to give　 　　B. beyond reach; giving　

C. beyond the reach; giving　 　　D. out the reach; to give

43.People who lived through the war always_______ alive the memory of the bitter past.

　 A. remain　 B. stay　 C. hold　 D. keep

42. –--What should I do with this passage?　　　

---____ the main idea of each paragraph.

　 A. Finding out　　 B. Found out　　 C. Find out　　　 D. To find out

41. __________ his learning method, his cousin was sure that he would achieve a good mark in the examination .

A. Being improved　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. Improved

C. To be improved　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. Having improved

40. Most students in our class prefer taking pains in our studies to______ with a better education.

　　 A. equip　 B. equipping　 C. be equipped　 D. being equipped

39. The performance of the host, _______ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.

　　 A. had intended　 B. intended　 C. intending　 D. to intend

38. Yesterday Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she_______ something she would regret later.

　 A. had said　 B. said　 C. might say　 D. might have said

37. We don’t keep winning games _______ we keep playing well.

　 A. because　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

36. Though_________ , he treated his_______ parents very well.

　 A. adapted; adopted　 B. adopted; adopted　

C. adopted; adoptive　 D. being adopted; adoptive

35. Don’t try to persuade her. She didn’t have the_________ of taking a holiday at all.

　 A. attempt　 B. intention　 C. attraction　 D. sense