41.　 By the time he realizes he ____into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.

A. walks　 　　B. walked 　　C. has walked　 　D. had walked

40.　 If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.

A. will increase　　 　B. have been increasing

C. have increased　　 D. would be increasing

39.　 If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.

A. rained　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rains　　 　　　　　　　　 C. has rained 　　　 D. is raining

38.　 The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ______ to arrive.

A. is expected　　 　　　 B. is expecting　 　 C. expects　　 D. will be expected

37.　 -Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

-Yes, since she________ the Chinese Society.

A. has joined　　　　　 B. joins　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had joined　　　　　　　　 D. joined

36.　 -Have you got any job offers?

-No. I ______.

A. waited　　　　　　　 B. had been waiting　　　　　　　 C. have waited　　　　　　　 D. am waiting

35.　 We first met on a train in 200We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years.

A. knew　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. have known　　　　　　　　　　 C. had known　　　　 D. know

34.　 --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months

A. is preparing　　　 B. was preparing

C. had been preparing　　 D. has been preparing

33.　 So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A. saw　　　 B. see　　 C. had seen　　 D. have seen

32.　 No decision　　　 about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

A. will be made　　　　　　 B. is made　　　 C. is being made　　　　　 D. has been made