49.-- Lucy, why didn’t you come last Sunday?

-- I＿＿＿, but my father was in hospital.

A.would　　 B.had　　　 C.was going to　　 D.did

48.I could feel the wind＿＿on my face from an open window.

A.to blow　 B.blowing　 C.to be blowing　 D.blown

47.-- Where should I send my form?

-- The Personnel office is the place＿＿＿.

A.for sending it　　　　　　　 B.to send it to

C.to send　　　　　　　　　　　 D.to send it

46.He was＿＿＿today, but was asked to stay for＿＿＿week.

A.to have returned； another　　　　　　　 B.returning； one more

C.returned； another　　　　　 D.to return； other

45.You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had＿＿＿her children.

A.brought up 　　　　　　　B.to bring up

C.bringing up　　　　　　　 D.to have brought up

44.A kind old gentleman offered＿＿＿my bags to the taxi stand.

A.his help carried　　　　 B.carrying

C.me to carry　　　　　　　 D.to help me to carry

43.The food＿＿＿at the moment is for the dinner party.

A.cooked　　　　　　　　　 B.to be cooked

C.is being cooked 　　　　　D.being cooked

42.--Who are you going to have＿＿this letter for you?

-- My secretary.

A.type　　 B.typed　　 C.been typed　　 D.been typing

41.＿＿＿all over the hill and around the lake are wild flowers of different kinds.

A.To grow　　 B.Growing　　 　C.Grown　　 D.Grow

40.＿＿several times, the young scientist still kept on making his experiments.

A.Having been failed　　　 B.Having failed

C.Though failed　　　　　　 D.Because of failure