A) obligation B) obligatory C) obliged D) obliging 正确答案： C

53.The conference called for a more equitable ______ of wealth and power among nations. A) distribution B) distribute C) discrimination D) discriminate 正确答案： A 54.The gardeners are _____ off the top branches of that bush.

A) shaving B) shaping C) moving D) breaking 正确答案： A

55.The island consists of mountains and a coastal _____ where the ground is too salty for anything to grow.

A) ranch B) strip C) plateau D) verge 正确答案： B

56.The teacher felt it regrettable that no one would _____ to go out in the rain and put the bicycles away.

A) volunteer B) refuse C) decline D) try 正确答案： A

57.The children were taught that trees along both sides of the road were _____. A) lines B) straight C) parallel D) shadows 正确答案： C 58.To change a tire, you must _____ the car with a screw jack.

A) embrace B) eliminate C) emerge D) elevate 正确答案： D

59.The plane's engine failed but the pilot managed to _____ it down to the airfield. A) slow B) glide C) skate D) slide 正确答案： B

60.He was ______ about the prospect of seeing Candy for the first time in three years. A) thrilling B) thrilled C) thriving D) thrived 正确答案： B 6e 41.I was ________ by the maze of streets in the city.

A) enchanted B) fascinated C) bewildered D) shocked 正确答案： C

42.Attempts to get supplies to the region are ________ because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.

A) fruitful B) futile C) furious D) lucrative 正确答案： B

43.When Europeans originally arrived in ________ Texas, the area was inhabited by the Manso peoples.

A) now B) which now is C) now is D) what is now 正确答案： D 44.The plan was ________ to failure from the start.

A) determined B) decided C) designated D) doomed 正确答案： D

45.Those paparazzi are prone to make _______ news to attract the reader's attention. A) appalling B) exciting C) surprising D) thrilling 正确答案： A

46.People under _______ should do some physical exercises to relax themselves. A) tension B) press C) stress D) nervousness 正确答案： C

47.Our friends are expected to assume the burden of their own defense, _______ they are competent to do.

A) which we are certain B) that we are certain of C) of which we are sure D) for which we are sure 正确答案： D

48.After four years in the same job, his passion finally _____.

A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained 正确答案： C

49.With all its elements alike, every sphere is _____ to the others which surround it. A) careful B) brief C) cautious D) opaque 正确答案： D

50.The chairperson was very angry when the executive committee members _____ late for the meeting.

A) turned in B) turned up C) turned out D) turned over 正确答案： B

51.In some countries nice homes and cars are thought to be signs of _____. A) respect B) performance C) promotion D) prosperity 正确答案： D 52.The goal of the economic policies is to create jobs and ______ new industries. A) nature B) nurture C) nutrition D) nutritious 正确答案： B

53.Officials are still trying to piece together what happened before the fatal ______ last Sunday.

A) flash B) fresh C) crash D) clack 正确答案： C 54.When the _____ reached the summit, there was great joy.

A) expansion B) extension C) explanation D) expedition 正确答案： D

55.Both writing and speech require context to ______ what might formally be ambiguous. A) making sense B) make sense C) making sense of D) make sense of 正确答案： D 56.In developing countries people are _____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers. A) breaking B) filling C) pouring D) hurrying 正确答案： C

57.The children were taught that trees along both sides of the road were _____. A) lines B) straight C) parallel D) shadows 正确答案： C

58.It is recognition of this reality that has set the nations of the world ______ to respond. A) scuff B) scuffing C) scurry D) scurrying 正确答案： D 59.Bill found out that oil does not _____ in water.

A) mingle B) blend C) dissolve D) spray 正确答案： C

60.In our country we have a society for the prevention of _____ to animals. A) cruelty B) destruction C) wilderness D) crudity 正确答案： A 6f 41.He ________ 100 dollars to the hospital fund.

A) devoted B) attributed C) subscribed D) agreed 正确答案： C 42.I feel ________ to leave after such an unpleasant quarrel.

A) grateful B) thankful C) obliged D) appreciative 正确答案： C 43.An interest in people’s deepest feelings ________ all her writings.

A) represents B) portrays C) depicts D) characterizes 正确答案： D

44.Stephen Hawking was awarded an ________ professorship from the university for his contribution to science.

A) honor B) honorable C) honorary D) glory 正确答案： C

45.He was offered a place in the Himalayan _______ and jumped at the chance. A) exploration B) expenditure C) expedition D) expense 正确答案： C

46.He felt desperate at the thought of being _______ in the wheelchair for the rest of his life. A) confined B) limited C) restricted D) restrained 正确答案： A

47.Since 1980, China has set up many special economic _______ among the coastal cities. A) zones B) regions C) areas D) parts 正确答案： A

48.Experiments in the photography of moving objects _______ in both the United States and Europe well before 1900.

A) have been conducting B) were conducting C) had been conducted D) being conducted 正确答案： C

49._______ 1732, it was believed, this play was a regular theatrical production established in New York.

A) Not until B) Not before C) Up until D) Until up to 正确答案： D 50.We tried to ______ the enemy by swimming along the river and hiding.

A) bewilder B) defeat C) ruin D) disillusion 正确答案： A

51.The goal of the economic policies is to create jobs and ______ new industries. A) nature B) nurture C) nutrition D) nutritious 正确答案： B 52.The gardeners are _____ off the top branches of that bush.

A) shaving B) shaping C) moving D) breaking 正确答案： A

53.The island consists of mountains and a coastal _____ where the ground is too salty for anything to grow.

A) ranch B) strip C) plateau D) verge 正确答案： B

54.I had the _____ and strength for a good runner, but lacked speed.

A) determination B) duration C) endurance D) power 正确答案： C

55．In developing countries people are _____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers. A) breaking B) filling C) pouring D) hurrying 正确答案： C

56.The engine's efficiency depends on the effective ______ of gas in all its cylinders (汽缸). A) compression B) comprehension C) complication D) completion 正确答案： A 57.To change a tire, you must _____ the car with a screw jack.

A) embrace B) eliminate C) emerge D) elevate 正确答案： D

58.He basically has two ______: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football. A) optics B) options C) oppositions D) oppressions 正确答案： B

59.But they do enjoy provoking a ______ from adults and being the centre of attention. A) recipe B) recipient C) reaction D) reactor 正确答案： C

60.Environmentalists keep quiet because concern over radon in houses would ______ attention from the campaign against nuclear power.

A) derive B) deride C) divert D) diverge 正确答案： C

7a 41.He cherishes the ________ that she loves him.

A) imagination B) illusion C) illustration D) intension 正确答案： B 42.Thick, white smoke completely ________ the sun.

A) blotted out B) burst out C) blotted up D) burst in 正确答案： A 43.The president’s statement was ________ by all parties.

A) announced B) denounced C) declared D) denoted 正确答案： B 44.Time ________ all sorrows.

A) heaps B) heals C) hauls D) heels 正确答案： B

45.The pursuit of good ends does not ________ the employment of bad means. A) misguide B) justify C) accept D) allow 正确答案： B 46.I ________ of the way he behaved at the meeting.

A) disapproved B) condemned C) disagreed D) objected 正确答案： A 47.Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also ________ of Swedish people. A) specific B) peculiar C) characteristic D) particular 正确答案： C 48.Everyone else was killed in the accident. I was the only one to ________. A) alive B) outlive C) survive D) relive 正确答案： C 49.He is ________.

A) something of a poet B) anything of a poet C) something of the poet D) anything of the poet 正确答案： A

50.Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____.

A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment 正确答案： B

51.I'm not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can't make a(n) _____ promise to help you.

A) exact B) defined C) definite D) sure 正确答案： C 52.I tried to make him laugh, but he was ___________ jokes.

A) in accordance with B) in excess of C) in no mood for D) in correspondence with 正确答案： C

53.The silence was abruptly ___________ by the sound of Mia’s loud voice. A) shrunk B) strengthened C) sheltered D) shattered 正确答案： D

54.The pupils were brought to the airport to watch how carefully the pilot _____ the plane down.

A) brought B) landed C) flew D) took 正确答案： A

55.Investigators are searching the _________ of the plane to try and find the cause of the tragedy.

A) accommodation B) circulation C) emergency D) wreckage 正确答案： D

56.The old overseas Chinese looked in _____ at his hometown, which changed so greatly that he could hardly recognize it.

A) strange B) confusion C) difficulty D) unfamiliarity 正确答案： B 57.She denied that it was a lie, but she knew _____ of hearts that it was.

A) in her heart B) in mind C) at the center D) at the bottom 正确答案： A 58.The teacher _____ books and made sure that each student would have his own. A) attributed B) circulated C) distributed D) classified 正确答案： C

59.The human problems associated with living in the ocean will need to be studied _____. A) in detail B) in turn C) in itself D) in part 正确答案： A

60.The _____ of ice-cream sold increases sharply in the summer months. A) sum B) total C) average D) amount 正确答案： D

7b 41.The meeting ended in ___________ when demonstrators threw tomatoes at the speaker. A) detail B) secret C) shape D) chaos 正确答案： D

42.Everyone has ________ dreams, but not everyone can turn them into reality. A) fantastic B) fancy C) fantasy D) fanatic 正确答案： A

43.I'd rather you ________ make any comment on the issue for the time being. A) don't B) wouldn't C) didn't D) shouldn't 正确答案： C 44.I consulted the lawyer ________ my claim.

A) in view of B) with reference to C) with a view to D) with an eye to 正确答案： B 45.He is ________.

A) something of a poet B) anything of a poet C) something of the poet D) anything of the poet 正确答案： A

46.All ________ is needed is a supply of oil.

A) the thing B) that C) what D) which 正确答案： B

47.An immediate search over 1,000 square miles of sea failed to _____ a single piece of wreckage.

A) turn up B) turn out C) turn over D) turn round 正确答案： A

48.The customer claimed to the manufacture that the gadget could not _____ apart for