40. As they were　　 to agree to my suggestion, I had to give up my idea.

　 A. the first　　 　　　　　　　　 B. against　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. the last　　 　　　　　　　 D. second

39. I should like to try that coat on to see if it is my　 .

　 A. shape　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. size　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. model　　 　　　　　　　 D. pattern

38. Tomorrow we’ll go on a journey, I hope the weather, as it is tomorrow, will　　 fine.

　 A. continue　　 　　　　　　　 B. turn out　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. promise　　 　　　　　　 D. become

37. The writer was a wonder. He was full of imagination and wrote many　　 stories.

　 A. wonders　　 　　　　　　　 B. wondering　　 　　　　 C. wonder　　 　　　　　　 D. wondered

36. -Are you satisfied with the result?

　 -Not at all. It couldn’t be　　 .

　 A. any better　　 　　　　　　 B. any worse　　 　　　　　 C. so bad　　 　　　　　　　 D. the worst

35. Her parents had had a very anxious moment but everything　　 all right in the end.

　 A. turned up　　 　　　　　　　 B. tuned to　　 　　　　　　 C. turned out　 　　　　　 D. turned away

34. -I didn’t go to the party yesterday because my car broke down.

　 -Yon 　　　　mine. I wasn’t using it.

　 A. ought to borrow　　 　　 B. would have borrowed　　　 C. had better borrow 　　 D. might have borrow

33. Can I change for another book?　　 Page of this book is torn and　　 cover looks old.

　 A. the; the　　 　　　　　　　　 B. a; the　　 　　　　　　　　 C. the; a　　 　　　　　　　　 D. a; a

32. Important people don’t often hare much free time as their work　　 all their time.

　 A. takes away　　 　　　　　　 B. takes up　　 　　　　　　 C. takes over　　 　　　　　 D. takes is

31. -The problem wasn’t difficult for him, was it?

-　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　. He should have beer given a more difficult one.

　 A. No, it was　　 　　　　　　 B. Yes, it was　　 　　　　 C. Yes, it wasn’t　　 　　 D. No, it wasn’t