40．The roads are crowded _____ walking is quicker than driving．

　　 A．in order that　　 　　　　　　　　 B．so that　　 　　 C．so as to　 　　 D．in order to

39．---Did your car break down again this morning?

　　 ---Yes．That’s ____ I was late．

　　 A．why　　 　　　　 B．because　 　　 C．how　 　　　　 D．for

38．You must do your homework now; you ___ basketball all the evening．

　　 A．have been playing　 　　　　　　　 B．play　

　　 C．are playing　 　 　　　　　　　　　 D．played

37．As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ____ from you now and then, _____ me how everyone is getting along．

　　 A．hearing; tell　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．to hear; tell

　　 C．hearing; telling　 　　　　　　　 D．to hear; to tell

36．I’d like ___ on a trip to Tibet while he prefers ___ to Guilin．

　　 A．to take; to go　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．to be taken; to go　

　　 C．to take; going　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．to be taken; to be going

35．---Are you still very busy?

　　 ---Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．

　　 A．have just finished　 　　　　　　 B．am just finishing

　　 C．had just finished 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．am just going to finish

34．I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else．_____，I was wasting my time．

　　 A．In a word 　　 B．In other words　 　　　　　　　　 C．In one word　 　 D．In short

33．I _____ all the cooking for my family, but recently I’ve been too busy to do it．

　　 A．will do　 　　　 B．do　 　　　　　 C．am doing　 　　 D．had done

32．The thief spoke in a _____ voice and the little boy was very ____．

　　 A．frightening; frightened　 　　　 B．frightened; frightening

　　 C．frightening; frightening　 　　　 D．frightened; frightened

31．---You should have thanked her before you left．

　　 ---I meant ____ , but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere．

　　 A．to do　 　　　　 B．to　 　　　　　 C．doing　 　　　 D．doing it