40. All the students went to see 　　　　with her .

A. what the matter was 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what was the wrong

C. what wrong was 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what was the matter

39. Great changes 　　　　in China in the past twenty years .

　　 A. have taken place　　 B. took place　　 C. were taken place　　 D. happened

38. I believe 　　　　you’ve done your best and 　　　　things will improve .

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

37. The prize will be give to 　　　　will win the games .

　　 A. who　　 B. whom　 C. whoever　　 D. whomever

36. She isn’t a person who prefers 　　　　money to 　　　　it .

　　 A. to spend ; earn　　 B. spending ; earning　　 C. spending ; earn　　 D. to spend ; earning

35. We’ve been looking for the person who saved the old lady 　　　　.

A. from a door to a door 　　　　　　　　　 B. from doors to doors

C. from door to door 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from this door to that door

34. My mother is forty-five years old , but she 　　　　younger 　　　　her age .

　　 A. seems ; for　　 B. appears ; with　 C. is ; of　　 D. looks ; for

33. We don’t want to be friends with him 　　　　he stops 　　　　lies .

　　 A. until ; to tell　　 B. unless ; telling　　 C. before ; to tell　　 D. after ; telling

32. The Second World War 　　　　in September 1939 .

　　 A. was broken up　　 B. broke off　　 C. broke out　　 D. was broken out

31. He broke his leg yesterday because of the icy road . 　　　　, he will have to be away from school for two or three weeks .

　　 A. As a result　　 B. With a result　　 C. In the result　　 D. As the result