45.They all thought ten years　　　　　　 in the long history.

　 A.is a short time　　　　　　　 B.are a short time

　 C.were short times　　　　 　　D.was a short time

44.Not only I but also Tom and Tim　　　　　 tired of having one examination after another.

　 A.is　　　　　 B.are　　　　 C.am　　　 D.be

43.Nobody but Jane and Mary　　　　 the secret.

　 A.know　　　 B.knows　　　 C.have known　　 D.is known

42.The factory　　　　 one third of the town. It is so big.

　 A.covers　　　 B .take up　　　 C.works　　　 D.was built

41.Generally　　　　 , women live longer than men.

　 A.saying　　 B.to speak　　 C.spoken　　 D.speaking

40.Look at her two cocks. They　　　　　 the same weight.

　 A.are from　　 B.have of　　　 C.have had　　 D.are of

39.The books written in English are more difficult than　　　　　 written in

　 France.

　 A.those　　　 B.ones　　　　 C.the one　　　 D.that

38.-　　　　　 .

　 -What a shame!

　 A.I have passed the entrance exam

　 B.My mother is satisfied with what I did

　 C.He never gives up studying in the time of difficulty.

　 D.I took a wrong bus and couldn’t get there on time.

37.-What’s on at the Ping Yang Theatre tonight?

　 -A comedy is said to　　　　　 .

　 A.be put out　　　　　　　　　　 B.be put on

　 C.give a show　　　　　　　　　 D.be given a performance