39.- Could you lend me that book you _______ me about when I telephoned you?

　 - No, I am sorry, I can’t. I gave it to a friend.

A. were telling　 　 B. would tell　　　　　 C. had told　　　　　 D. had been telling

38. -Good morning. Doctor Brown’s office.

-Hello, this is Tom Smith. Could you please tell Doctor Brown I ____? My car____ start.

　 A.was delayed，doesn’t　 　　　　　　　 　　　　B. will be delayed, won’t

　 C. am delayed, didn’t　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D would delay, mustn’t

37.The cause he had devoted himself to __________a perfect success.

A. proving　　 　　 B.proved　　　　 　　　 C. was proved　　 　　　　　　　 D.has been proved

36. - Have you handed in your papers?

-Yes, we have. I guess they ___________ now.

A. have corrected　　　 B. are corrected　　　　 C. are being corrected　　 　 D. are correcting

35.The company _______ a rise in salary for ages but nothing has happened yet.

A. has been promising　　 B. had promised　　　　　　 C. promised　　　　　　　　　 D. promises

34. -Why does the river smell terrible?

　　 -Because large quantities of water__________．

　　　 A.have polluted　　　　　 B.is being polluted　 C.has been polluted　　 D.have been polluted

33.-Tom, you didn’t come to the party last night?

-I ______, but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.

A. had to　　 　　　　　 B. didn’t　　 　　　　　 C. was going to　 　　　 D. wouldn’t

32.As your spoken English gets better, so_____ your written English.

A. will　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. does　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has

31. The boy insisted that he　　　 the money and he　　　 at once.

A. not steal; be set free　　　　　　　　 　　 B. hadn't stolen; be set free

C. didn't steal; should be set free　　　　 　　 D. hadn't stolen; set free

30. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year.

A. is washing away　　　　 　　　　　　　　　B. is being washed away

C. are washing away　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away