40．He talked as if he ________to Beijing, but I knew he hadn’t.

　　 A．went　　　　 B．were　　　　 　 C．had been　　　　 D．would have been

39．These words are jumbled up and don’t _________.

　　 A．make use　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．make sense　 　

　　 C．make up　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．make sense of

38．Compasses are not often used in our maths class．However, _______ is often used.

　　 A．a compass　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．a pair of compass　

　　 C．a pair of compasses　　 　　　　　 D．compass.

37．_______I studied harder, I could have passed examination.

　　 A．Had　　　 　　 B．Were　　　　 　 C．Should　　　　 D．Did

36．-----Would you like to watch TV or surf the Internet after supper?

　 ------__________.

　　 A．I don’t know 　　　　　　　　　 B．Well, I’d like to　

　　 C．Neither of them　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Well, I’d prefer watching TV

35．When tomatoes were brought to Europe from America, people who bought them thought they ______red apples.

　　 A．had bought　　　 B．bought　　　　 C．were buying 　 D．would buy

34．What ______surprised them was that the village was _________of　 mud　 houses.

A．most; mostly　　 　　　　　　　　 B．mostly; almost　 　　　　　　

C．almost; mostly　　 　　　　　　　 D．mostly; most

33．-----The experiment was not successful.

　 -----I suggest you _____again.

　　 A．try　　　　　　 B．tried　　　　　 C．will try　 　 D．would try