41.　　 Don’t leave the water ________ while you brush your teeth.

A. run　　　 B. running　　　 C. being run　　 D. to run

40.　　 ______ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait　　 B. Have waited　　　 C. Having waited　　　 D. To have waited

39.　　 My advisor encouraged ________ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

A. for me taking　　 B. me taking　 　　C. for me to take　　 D. me to take

38.　　 Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can’t have time to ________ before the party.

A. get changed　　 B. get change　　 C. get changing　　　 D. get to change

37.　　 After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home, _________.

A. exhausting　　 B. exhausted　 C. being exhausted　 D. having exhausted

36.　　 Victor apologized for _________to inform me of the change in the plan.

A. his being not able　　　　 B. him not to be able　

C. his not being able　　　　 D. him to be not able

35.　　 The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______as the plane was making a landing.

A. seat　　　 B. seating　　 C. seated　　　 D. to be seating

34.　　 I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything _______?

A. to be buying　　　 B. to buy　　　 C. for buying　　　 D. bought

33.　　 (04)He looked around and caught a man ________his hand into the pocket of a passenger.

A. put　　　 B. to be putting　　　 C. to put　　　 D. putting

32.　　 All these girls must be mailed immediately _________in time for Christmas.

A. in order to have received　　 B. in order to receive　　

C. so as to be received　　　　 D. so as to be receiving