44. John Keats, a great British poet, died _______. His death is really a great loss to the field of literature.

　 A. in his twentieth　　 　 B. in his twenties　 　　 　　　 C. his twenty　　　　 　 D. on the twenties

43. I want to know _______ he'll be here on time because we cannot begin the meeting without him.

　 A. if　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. what

42. ________ foreign visitors come to China every year and this has promoted the development of our tourism.

　 A. Hundreds of millions of　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Hundred of million　　　

　 C. One hundreds millions　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. One hundred million of

41. --- Can you tell me 　　　　the tomato is?　

--- It is one yuan per kilo.

　 A. how many　　 　　　　 B. how much　　 　　　　 C. what's the money　　 D. what money

40. Hardly had I arrived when I had a new problem to cope with. Which of the following can replace the underlined part?

　 A. No sooner...when　　　　 B. Scarcely...when　 　　 C. Hardly...than　　 　　 D. Scarcely...than

39. This year they have produced _____ grain _____ they did last year.

　 A. as less; as　　　　　　　　　　 B. as few; as　　　　　　　　 C. less; than　　　　　　　　　 D. fewer; than

38. You’ll have to treat your parents with more respect _____.

　 A. future　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the future　　　　　　 C. in a future　　　　　　　　 D. in future

37. There were____ 60 ___ 80 people present at the opening ceremony of the Hope Project Primary school.

A. either…nor　 　　　　　　　　　 B. neither…or　　 　　　　 C. from…and　　 　　　　 D. from…to

36. The young man is puzzled by a note which runs _____: “Please come to my house tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. Don’t be late. I will wait for you.”

A. as following　　　　　　　　　　 B. as follows　　　　　　　　 C. as follow　　　　　　　　　 D. as the follows

35. Some young people even admire the way _____ their favourite film stars smile or wave.

　 A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with which　　　　　　　 C. X　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by which