40.All the houses were　　　 in the flood（洪水）.

A. taken off　　　 B. taken away C. taken out　　 D. taken down

39.Last night, he left home　　　 silence.

A. with　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　 D./

38. He had to give up playing tennis　　　 his illness.

A. because　　　　 B. but　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. because of

37. The sun　　　 in the east.

A. rise　　　　　　 B. rises　　 C. raise　　　　　　　　 D. raises

36. You should believe in yourself. Nobody else can　　　 you.

A.win　　　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　 C. beats 　 D. wins

35. I tried several jackets on, but ______ of them looked good.

A. both　 　　B. All　　 C. none　 D. neither

34. My father was reading a newspaper while my mother __dinner.

A. is cooking　　 B. cooks　 　　　 C. was cooking　 D. will cook

33.　The boy with two dogs ________　in the yard when the earthquake hit the city.

A. is playing　 B. are playing　　 　C. were playing　 D. was playing

32.I am　　　 at Chinese.

A. good　　　　　 B. well　　　　 　 C. weak　　　 　　 D. surprised

31.The photo　　　 him of his childhood.

A. reminded　　 B. made　　　　 　 C. got　　　　 　　 D. let