40. Across the river _____.

　 A. lie a new built bridge　　　 　　　 B. lies a newly built bridge

　 C. a new built bridge lie　　　 　　　 D. a newly built bridge lies

39. _____ all the demands had been refused _____ to go on strike.

　 A. Only; did the workers decide　　　 　B. Not until; the workers decided

　 C. Not until; did the workers decide　　 D. Only after; the workers decided

38. The temperature has _____ heavily, which doesn’t _____ the growth of the crops.

A. dropped; contribute to　　　 　　B. fallen; see as　　　

C. decreased; refer to　　　　　　　 D. gone; classify as

37. You should keep an eye ______ him, for I have lost faith ______ him.

A. in; on　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. on; in　　　

C. at; at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for; for

36. Japan ______ travelers a chance to observe the people’s devotion to work, which will

always ______ the strongest impression on them.

A. offers; leave　　　　 　　　　　　 B. provides; make　　　

C. supplies; give　　　　　　 　　　　 D. gives; have

35. He didn’t ______ the adventure seriously. As a result, he broke both legs ______ the

injuries to his face and hands.

A. treat; except　　　　 　　　　　　 B. take; apart from　　

C. accept; besides　 　　 　　　　　　D. receive; aside from

34. The man insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and he ______ set free at once.

A. did; was 　　　　 　　　　　　B. had done; was　　　　　　

C. did; be　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. had done; be

33. It’s high time that he ______ the business ______ to his son.

A. handed; over　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would hand; over

C. handed; out　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. would hand; out

32. ______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.

A. In the first place; in the second place 　 B. On one hand; on another hand

C. On the one hand; on the other hand　　 D. For one thing; for another

31. He was good at arts, but ______, he was studying hard ______ being admitted to an engineering college.

A. strange enough; in the hope of　　　　 B. strangely enough; in the hope of

C. strange enough; in the hope that　　　 D. strangely enough; in the hope that