43.The village is _____ by the small river from the others.

A. cut down　　 B. cut off　　　 C. cut out　　 D. cut up

42.It's bad manners to be too ______ about others'　 secrets.

A. interested　　 B. anxious　　 C. worried　　 D. curious

41.The bus is too ____ for me to push in.

A. crowding　　 B. crowds　　 C. crowd　　　 D. crowded

40.Being late again _____ Tom his job.

A. lost　　　　 B. took　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. made

39.He is ______ a good leader by all of the people.

A. regarded　　 B. thought　　　 C. considered　　　 D. looked on

38._______ the sea, the land is much smaller in size.

A. Comparing to　 B. Compared to　 C. Compared with　 D. Comparing with

37.Don't lose heart when coming ______ difficulties.

A. up　　　 　B. out　　　　 C. at　　　　 D. across

36.In the accident he got close to ________.

A. kill　　　 B. be killed　　 C. killing　　 D. being killed

35.Before he started his lecture, he _____ his throat first.

A. cleared　　 B. cleaned　　 C. dried　　 D. breathed

34.I can't beat him in the match because we are not in the same_____ .

A. rank　　　　 B. level　　　 C. group　　 D. class