45.　　 Does it _____ whether he will turn up at the meeting?　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. matter　　 B. mind　　　 C. care　　　 D. make

44.　　 How long have you _____ John?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. married　　 B. married with　　 C. been married to　 D. been married with

43.　　 ____ student attends the class, which made the teacher excited.　　　　　　　　 A. A lot of　　 B. A great many　　 C. A number of　　 D. Many a

42.　　 At first I couldn’t settle the puzzle but finally I _____ it.　　　　　　　　　　　 A. did　　 B. succeeded　 C. managed　 D. made

41.　　 Although you have explained to me twice, I still have some difficulty _____ what you said.　　　 A. make out　　　 B. making out　　　　　　　　　　 C. understand　　　　 D. to understanding

40.　　 For some reason, William, the husband, suddenly ____mad and killed his wife, Mary.　　 A. got　　 B. came　　 C. became　 D. went

39.　　 We are at a ____ what we should do next. Will you please suggest a good way to us?　 A. loss　 B. surprise　 C. puzzle　 D. wonder

38.　　 ____ in thought, he didn’t notice me when I came in.　　　　　　　　　　　 A. Lost　　 B. Losing　　 C. To lose　　 D. Lose

37.　　 Don’t lose _____ heart when you come across difficulties.　　　　　　　　　　 A. the　 B. his　　 C. a　　　 D. /

36.　　 Look out _____ the traffic when crossing the road. Otherwise you’ll be knocked down by a passing car.　

A. at　 B. of　　 C. for　 D. with