48. The history of painting is a fascination chain of evens that probably began with ______.

A. ever made the very first pictures　　 B. the ever made very first pictures

C. the very first ever made pictures　　 D. the very first pictures ever made

47. The wallflower ______ because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.

A. so called is　 　B. so is called 　　C. is so called　 　D. called is so

46. Geysers are found new near rivers and lakes, where water drains through the soil ______.

A. surface below the deep 　　　　　B. deep below the surface

C. the deep below surface 　　　　　D. the deep surface below

45. ______, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big cities in the region.

A. Alone in the small town　　　　 　B. In the small alone town

C. In the small town alone　　　　　 　D. In the alone small town

44. David, something important has happened. I wish to ______.

A. talk it over with you　 B. talk over it 　C. talk over　　 D. talk you over it

43. Qingdao is usually cool in summer, but Nanjing ______.

A. is rarely 　　　B. scarcely is 　　　C. hardly is　　 　D. rarely is

42. Hot air accompanied by high relative humidity feels warmer than ______.

A. is it actually 　　B. it actually is 　　C. actually it is　　 D. actually is it

41. I won’t pay $20 for the coat; it’s not worth ______.

A. all that much 　B. that much all　 　C. that all much 　　D. much all that

40. ______ , it is always possible to find out its volume.

A. Whatever the shape of a body may be　　　 B. The shape of a body may be whatever

C. May whatever the shape of a body be　 　　D. Whatever may the shape of a body be

39. She didn’t want to buy it, ______.

A. however good was it　　　 　B. however good it was

C. for how good might it be 　　D. for how good it might be