41. I’m sorry I’m late. I never _____ the bus to take so long to get here.
A. thought B. planned C. expected D. waited for
40. A famous battle was _____ there in the year 490 B.C.
A. held B. taken C. made D. done
39. We couldn’t drink the milk because it had _____ bad.
A. gone B. become C. changed D. got
38. The old man sat in the armchair, _____ a match and lighted a cigarette.
A. hit B. knocked C. beat D. struck
37. --- How about John?
--- My aunt _____ John a good student.
A. believe B. suggests C. considers D. knows
36. Very few scientists _____ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A. come to B. come round C. come up D. come on
35. The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too _____.
A. little B. few C. low D. small
34. When we came out of the cinema, it was _____ with rain.
A. running B. falling C. dropping D. pouring
33. Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ up by their parents.
A. raised B. put C. brought D. risen
32. My mother is ill so I must go home and look _____ him.
A. care of B. after C. for D. on