40. English has developed into the language ______ in the world.

　 A. that most widely spoken and used　　　　 B. which is widely spoken and used

　 C. most widely speaking and using 　　　　 D. is most widely spoken and used

39. The reason ______ was ______ I didn’t get up on time.

　 A. for my late; because　　　　　　 B. why I was late; because

　 C. of my late; that 　　　　　　　　　 D. for my being late; that

38. If you want to speak English well, you’d better practice ______ English ______.

　 A. everyday; everyday　　　 　　　 B. every day; every day

　 C. everyday; every day　　　　　　 D. every day; everyday

37. ---Can I have a bottle of wine, ______, a glass of wine, please?

　 ---There you are. That’ll be $5, please.

　 A. I mean　　　　　 B. in other words　　　　　 C. in a word　　　　　 D. in total

36. ______ the help of his parents, he managed to go to a special course to study ______ three times a week.

　 A. With; English language　　　　 B. With; the English language

　 C. Under; English　　　　　　　　　　 D. Under; the English language

35. People from other parts of the world traveled to America and ______ some words from their own languages.

　 A. brought out　　　　　 B. brought in　　　　 C. brought up　　　　 D. brought down

34. The landlady always told Mr. Brown ______ his umbrella in the stand.

　 A. don’t forget to put　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to not forget to put

　 C. not to forget putting　　　　　　　　　　 D. not to forget to put

33. ---It’s said that we’ll have a sports meet this semester.

　 ---When do you think ______?

　 A. will it come about　　　　 　　　　 B. will it happen　　　　　

C. it will take place　　　　　 　　　　 D. it will break out

32. It is not easy for us to learn English well in China, but it’ll be a piece of cake if you go and stay some time in _______ country.

　 A. a speaking-English　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. a spoken-English　　　

C. an English-spoken 　　　　　　 D. an English-speaking