40. In a typical business situation, women, _______, find themselves bumping their heads on
“glass ceiling”, a barrier to their career which is not obvious to the observer, impossible to
break through.
| A．as they might try | B．try as they might |
| C．hardly as they try | D．as they try very hard |
According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, ____ crocodile, is in ____ danger of dying out.
| A．a; the | B．不填; a | C．不填; the | D．the; 不填 |
— Please ______ your passport.
— I’m sorry, but I _______ in my home.
| A．show me; left it | B．show to me; left it |
| C．show me; forgot it | D．show to me; forgot it |
There was a nice little present for everyone, with a suitable poem _______ to it.
| A．attached | B．attacked | C．attracted | D．attributed |
______, he would come in late and then say he was sorry.
| A．eventually | B．typically | C．particularly | D．especially |
The teacher ______ several times, but he still didn’t understand it.
| A．explained John the sentence | B．explained the sentence for John |
| C．explained to John the sentence | D．explained about the sentence to John |