40. No one was surprised at _____ the examination.

A. he passing　　　　 B. his pass　　　　　　 C. him pass　　　　　 D. his passing

39. Anna spends one hour a day _____ spoken English.

　　 A. practise　　　　　　 B. to practise　　　　　 C. on practising　　　 D. in practising

38. Dick made it ______ to all his friends.

　　 A. to know　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　 D. knowing

37. ____ the same mistakes again made his parents very angry.

　　 A. His having made　 B. He has made　　　 C. He had making　　 D. Him making

36. While _____ football on tin playground, I found 'my keys ______.

　　 A. playing, lost　　 ,　 B. play, losing　　　　 C. played, being lost　 D. having played, lost

35. Every morning he gets up early and practises ______ and then _____ to school.

　　 A. to read English, go　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reading English, going

　　 C. reading English, goes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of reading English, goes

34._____, she felt quite shy at the party.

　　 A. As she a stranger　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Being a stranger

　　 C. According to a stranger　　　 　　　　　　　D. She like a stranger

33. "I usually go there by boat."　　　　　　　　 　 "Why not _____ by train for a change?"

　　 A. try going　　　　　 B. to try going　　　　 C. trying to go　　　　 D. to try and go

32. It is no use ____ without _____.

　　 A. to talk, doing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. taking, being done

　　 C. talking, doing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being talked, being to do

31. He is ill. He has kept_____.

　　 A. coughing all along　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to cough at night

　　 C. cough since yesterday　　　　　　　　　　 D. being coughed day and night