[B] first large black foreign [C] first large foreign black [D] first foreign large black

52£®being May 1st, many people go out for a holiday£® [A] That [B] It [C] It is [D] This

53£® The sentence ¡°Let me ask you a question¡± can be replaced by all the following sentences EXCEPT

[A]I have a question to you [B] I have a question to ask you [C] I have a question to put to you [D] I have a question for you to answer

54£® I __________ but for the help you gave me£® [A] didn't succeed [B] wouldn't succeed [C] hadn't succeed

[D] wouldn't have succeeded

55£® He didn't come yesterday£® He __________ busy working in the lab£® [A] must be

[B] would have been [C] must have been [D] would be

56£® __________, I will take her as my wife£® [A] Were she rich or poor [B] Being rich or poor [C] Be she poor or rich

[D] Whether is she poor or rich 57£® All the flights __________ because of the extremely heavy rain£¬we had to postpone our schedule£® [A] were canceled [B] had been canceled [C] having canceled

[D] having been canceled 58£® He ought to dismiss the unqualified employees under his supervision, __________? [A] should he [B] ought he

[C] shouldn't he [D] oughtn't he

59£® In the sentence ¡°He woke up to find his house on fire£®¡±, the italicized part is __________£® [A] an attribute [B] an adverbial

[C] a subject complement [D] an object

60£® The author has written __________ this year as he did last year£® [A] as many books twice [B] as twice many books [C] many as twice books [D] twice as many books

61£® Between the two dense bushes __________ the residence of the old hermit£® [A] stand [B] stands [C] standing [D] to stand

62£® I didn't like myself __________ in that way£® [A] to be criticized [B] criticized [C] be criticized

[D] to have been criticized

63£® Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? [A] He resented his friend's remarks£® [B] He resented being kept waiting£® [C] He resents their being indifferent£® [D] He resented that they were careless£®

64£® __________ tasks did we have to do that we had no time to relax£® [A] So many [B] Too much [C] Too little [D] So few

65£® The astronauts and their achievements __________ you mentioned stimulate the youth much so that some of them are engaged in astronautics£® [A] which [B] that [C] what [D] whom

66£® AIDS and cancers are maladies that __________ humanity£® [A] inflict [B] addict [C] afflict [D] reflect 67£® When questioned by the judge, my mind went __________ £¬and I could hardly speak a single word£® [A] blank [B] dim [C] faint [D] vain

68£® They discussed the matter from all conceivable __________£® [A] angels [B] angles [C] annuals [D] annals

69£® The village was bombed __________ because some of the villagers had protected enemy soldiers£® [A] in revenge [B] in joke [C] in spite [D] in fairness

70£® Although she is __________ a linguist, she can speak ¡°beautiful¡± in several languages, which earns her many friends£® [A] not more of [B] not much of [C] not many of [D] not any of

71£® We could take the train or __________ go by car£® [A] alternatively [B] alternately [C] instead [D] oppositely

72£® The urban ambient quality in some cities was improved __________ a certain extent£® [A] by [B] with [C] to [D] of

73£® The whole group worked __________ to complete the order on time£® [A] at the best [B] round the clock [C] in common [D] back and forth

74£® One of our neighboring countries has contracted an __________ with another country£® [A] alliance [B] combination [C] collaboration [D] partnership

75£® We're waiting for the director to give his __________£® [A] accent [B] ascent [C] descent [D] assent

76£® The advertising __________ for a new product proved to be successful£® [A] campaign [B] champion [C] champagne [D] chamber

77£® We are going to send advertising material to the __________ clients£® [A] irrespective [B] respective [C] prospective [D] perspective

78£®It is deemed that the person who has special knowledge and access to __________ information tends to commit high-ranking crimes£® [A] private

[B] confidential [C] delicate [D] rigid

79£® One of the main goals of the government in the new year is to adjust economical environment and __________ economical order£® [A] rectify [B] relieve [C] reclaim [D] reckon

80£® She __________ to Buddhism when she was a little girl£® [A] transformed [B] converted [C] turned [D] changed

TEXT A

Imagine that the world consists of 20 men and 20 women, all of them heterosexual and in search of a mate£®Since the numbers are even, everyone can find a partner£®But what happens if you take away one man? You might not think this would make much difference£®You would be wrong£¬argues Tim Harford£¬a British economist£¬ in a book called The Logic of Life£® With 20 women pursuing 19 men, one woman faces the prospect of spinsterhood£® So she ups her game£® Perhaps she dresses more seductively£® Perhaps she makes an extra effort to be obliging£® Somehow or other, she ¡°steals¡± a man from one of her fellow women£® That newly single woman then ups her game, too, to steal a man from someone else£® A chain reaction ensues£®

Real life is more complicated, of course, but this simple model illustrates an important truth£®In the marriage market, numbers matter£®And among African-Americans£¬