44. Could you tell me something about London? I’m ______ going there for a holiday soon.

　　 A. thinking up　　 B. thinking about 　　C. thinking for　　 D. thinking out

43. Helen made many mistakes in the test. She realized that ___ is important to be careful.

　　 A. that　　　　　 B. she　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. this

42. Many people are worried about the housing price that keeps ______ in recent years.

A. to rise　　　　　 B. rising　　　　　 C. to raise　　　　　 D. raising

41. - Look! How nice the building is! What is it used for?

- It _________ as a hotel. But I’m not sure.

A. must be used　　 B. will use　　　　 C. may be used　　 D. may use

40. The students were encouraged _______ English in class.

A. speak　　　　 B. to speak　　　　　 C. speaking　　　　 D. spoken

39. The problem is ________ that few students can work it out.

A. so difficult　　 B. very difficult　 　 　　C. so easy　　　　　 　D. very easy

38. - The passage is quite hard to understand, isn’t it?

- Yes. ______ it’s very short and there are no new words in it.

A. so　　　 　　B. and 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　 　 　D. though

37. The smile on the teacher’s face shows he is ______.

　　 A. angry　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　 D. worried

36. English is used _____ a world language _______ people all over the world _____ different purposes.

A. as; by; for　　 B. by; for; as　　　　　 C. for; as; by　　　　　 D. as; for; on

35. He didn’t rest ______ he finished the work.

A. after　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. until