45. 　I bothered my head but still couldn't _____________ this poem of Shakespeare.

　　　　　　　 A. make use of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. work on　　　　

　　　　　　　 C. make sense of　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. take advantage of

44. 　Burj Dubai _______________ over 800 meters tall has become the world's tallest building　

since January last year.

A. measuring 　　　　　　　 B. measured　　　　　　　　　 C. being measured　　　 D. to measure

43.　 Do let your father know all the contents in the letter. He appears ____________ a little.

　　　 A. to tell　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be told　　　　　　　　 C. to have been told　 D. to be telling

42. ----I've got tired of being a couch potato.

　 ----______________　 How about playing basketball outside?

A. It's up to you.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You must be joking.　

　　 C. I haven't got that.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Let's find some of the action.

41. I missed the early bus ____________ 2 minutes, so I had to wait another 15 minutes for the next one.

　　　 A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. of　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　 D. by　

40. Thanksgiving Day, a traditional festival ____________ the early 17^th century, is celebrated on the

　　　　 last Thursday in November.

　 　　　　 A. dates from　　　　　　　　 B. dated from　　　　　　　 C. dating from　　　　　 D. was dated from

39. The construction of the Bridge connecting Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau has been started

and it's _______________ to be completed by 2015.

A. gradually　　　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　　　　 C. immediately　　　　　 D. fortunately