444. It was so cold that they kept the fire 　 all night.

　 A. to burn　 B.burn　　C.burning　 D. burned

43. She's upstairs 　 letters.

　 A. writes　B.is writing　C.write　　 D. writing

42. A new school was 　 in the village last year.

　 A. held up　 B.set up　　C.sent up　 D. brought up

41. These oranges taste 　.

　 A. good　　B. well　C. to be good　D. to be well

40. I learned to 　 a bicycle as a small boy.

　 A. drive　 B. run　 C. operate　 D. ride

39. Mary 　 a dress when she cut her finger.

　 A. made　　B. is making　 C. was making　D. makes

38. The library needs　　　　 , but it'll have to wait until Sunday.

　 A. cleaning　B. be cleaned　C. clean　　 D. being cleaned

37. The volleyball match will be put off if it 　.

　 A. will rain　　 B. rains　　 C. rained　　D. is raining

36. The experiment was 　 easier than we had expected.

　 A. more　B. much more　 C. much　 D. more much

35. Does 　 matter if he can't finish the job on time?

　 A. this　B. that　　　C. he　　 D. it