42. All of my classmates went to the forest　　　 　the unknown plants.

　 A. searching　　　 B. in search of C. search for　　 D. searching of

41. Manette was 　　　　　in the Bastille in France in 1767.

　 　A. prisoner　　 B. prison　　　　 C. the prisoner D. a prisoner.

40. Perseverance is a kind of quality and that’s 　　　　　it takes to do anything well.

　 　A. what　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. why

39. 　　　　　, I don’t think we have a chance of winning.

　 　A. Being honest　 B. Being honesty C. To be honest　 D. To be honesty

38. He 　　　　me 　　　　　　the accusation (指控) of being a thief.

A. protected…from B. prevented…from　　 C. guard…against　　 D. defended…against

37. The clever boy made a hole in the wall, 　　　　　he could see what was happening inside the house.

　 A. in which　　 B. at which　　　 C. through which　　　　　 D. on which

36. Go　　　　 　the gate and you’ll find the entrance 　　　　　the park 　　　　　the other side.

　 A. up…of…by　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through…to…on　　 C. along…of…on　　　 D. down…to...at

35. If 　　　　　in wet sand, the vegetables can 　　　　　fresh for a long time.

　 A. being buried…remain　　　　 B. buried…be remained　　

C. buried…remain　　　　　　　　　 D. burying…remain

34. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier 　　　　　it more difficult.

　 A. not make　　 B. do not make 　 C. not making 　　 D. not to make

33. All the leading newspapers 　　　　　the trade talks between china and the United States.

　 A. reported　　 B. printed　　　　 C. announced　 D. published