43．------------- Mummy, I have broken my train.

------------- I told you so. You ___________ on it

A. mustn’t have ridden　　　　　 B. couldn’t ride

C. shouldn’t have ridden　　　　　 D. needn’t ride

42．Tom works very hard. His brother , ____________, doesn’t do much at all.

A. what’s more　　　　　　 　　　B. on the other hand

C. for one thing　　　　　　　　 D. even worst

41．Hardly ___________ the papers on his desk when the door burst open.

A. he collected　　　　　　　　 B. he had collected

C. did he collect　　　　　　　　 D. had he collected

40．It is because English is being widely used at present ___________.

A. why we learn it hard　　　　　 B. that we learn it hard

C. which we must learn　　　　　 D. when we should learn

39．None of them had expected that the middle-aged engineer died __________ his design uncompleted.

A. with　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 C. without　　　　　 D. of

38．There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ____________ road condition need to be improved.

A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. when

37．I want an assistant with ____________ little knowledge of French and ___________ experience of office routine.

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

36．As is known to all, ___________ Yang Liwei has become a space hero is __________ we have expected.

A. that; which　　 B. what; that　　 C. what; which　　 D. that; what

35．------------- Why was Mr Smith unhappy those days?

------------- The only reason was that the theory he insisted on __________ wrong.

A. proving　　　 B. being proved　　 C. proved　　　　 D. was proved

34．My command of maths is ___________ yours.

A. as half as　　　　　　　　　　 B. as half good as

C. good as half as　　　　　　　　 D. half as good as