A) plentiful B) sufficient C) adequate D) abundant 正确答案： D
50.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, _____ to the body.
A) the stress it is greater B) greater is the stress C) greater stress is D) the greater the stress 正确答案： D
51.Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere B) unfair C) partial D) candid 正确答案： D
52. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ________ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for “O.K.” when they were pleased.
A) shrugged B) tugged C) jerked D) twisted 正确答案： C
53. There was a terrible _____ as everyone struggled madly in the dark to get some air. A) conversion B) confession C) confusion D) conviction 正确答案： C 54.This mean act of his is quite of a _____ with his conduct generally. A) sheet B) piece C) bit D) part 正确答案： B
55.I never expected you to _____ at the meeting. I thought you were abroad. A) turn around B) turn on C) turn down D) turn up 正确答案： D
56. It's surprising that this innocent-looking person should have _____ such a crime. A) performed B) made C) acted D) committed 正确答案： D
57.The policeman was _____ for neglect of duty by failing to carry out his duty. A) declared B) denounced C) announced D) reported 正确答案： B 58.The test of true friendship comes when a man is _____.
A) away on tour B) down and out C) making achievements D) very successful 正确答案： B
59. After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent 正确答案： A
60. They’re trying to ________ their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced. A) deteriorate B) degrade C) trim D) raise 正确答案： C
5d 41. A real man can always smile at any setbacks in life with good ________. A) mood B) grace C) honor D) taste 正确答案： B
42． He would ________ in Paris every few months and stay a little while; he would get money out of someone or other and then disappear again.
A) turn to B) turn up C) turn over D) turn down 正确答案： B 43. She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine. A) rubs B) rids C) scratches D) caresses 正确答案： A
44． He didn’t mention the word “redundancy” but I knew what he was ________. A) driving B) meaning to C) driving at D) pointing 正确答案： C 45.The trouble with linen is that it ________ so easily.
A) ripples B) wrenches C) sprinkles D) wrinkles 正确答案： D
46. The _______ of the United States says that there must be a presidential election every four years.
A) Constitution B) Law C) Legislation D) Judicature 正确答案： A
47. Many of us have had the experience _______ of buying useless things simply because of their cheap prices.
A) for this or that reason B) at one time or another C) by this or that criterion D) for something like that 正确答案： B
48. _______ is insurance more important than in the management of a business.
A) Nowhere B) No matter where C) Nothing D) No matter what 正确答案： A 49． The hostess dressed in her finest costume together with the guests of honor _______ comfortably in the living room.
A) was seated B) were seated C) was seating D) seated 正确答案： A
50.Washington was _______ in his belief that only the right kind of education could solve major social problem.
A) nothing but isolated B) anything but isolated C) nothing but isolating D) anything but isolating 正确答案： B
51.Some of the volcanoes have lain here peacefully for _______ sky-blue lakes have formed in their craters.
A) as long as B) such long as C) so long that D) longer than 正确答案： C 52. Many difficulties have _____ as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel. A) risen B) arisen C) raised D) arrived 正确答案： B
53. He was sure that he was going to _____ something so long as he stuck to his studies. A) amount to B) add up to C) live up to D) give way to 正确答案： A 54. I had lost my pen, but she ________up another one for me from somewhere. A) confirmed B) confused C) conjured D) conjectured 正确答案： C 55. Guilt had been _____ his conscience for some months.
A) making worried B) suffering from C) getting down D) eating into 正确答案： D 56. In order to improve his English he used to read whatever he could _____.
A) reach out B) get his hands on C) find out D) catch up 正确答案： B 57. Sula seems to have transferred her ______from Jon to his brother.
A) affiliations B) attractions C) affinities D) affections 正确答案： D 58． A police investigation yesterday absolved the police ________ all blame in the incident. A) of B) for C) in D) by 正确答案： A
59.Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less ________ to injury.
A) attached B) prone C) immune D) reconciled 正确答案： B
60.We have done things we ought not to have done and ________ undone things we ought to have done.
A) leaving B) will leave C) left D) leave 正确答案： C
5e 41.He would ________ in Paris every few months and stay a little while; he would get money out of someone or other and then disappear again.
A) turn to B) turn up C) turn over D) turn down 正确答案： B 42.It requires great ________ into human nature to be a good writer. A) insight B) patience C) sight D) intelligence 正确答案： A 43.She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine. A) rubs B) rids C) scratches D) caresses 正确答案： A
44.I am sorry to inform you that the ________ in our office is already filled. A) bareness B) blank C) emptiness D) vacancy 正确答案： D
45．He didn’t mention the word “redundancy” but I knew what he was ________.
A) driving B) meaning to C) driving at D) pointing 正确答案： C
46．The assumption that housing prices will keep increasing is _______ the biggest concern of all Chinese people.
A) by far B) as far C) too far D) so far as 正确答案： A
47.At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information _______ at age 21. A) as it is B) as it did C) as it had D) as it had been 正确答案： B
48.Washington was _______ in his belief that only the right kind of education could solve major social problem.
A) nothing but isolated B) anything but isolated C) nothing but isolating D) anything but isolating 正确答案： B
49.Some of the volcanoes have lain here peacefully for _______ sky-blue lakes have formed in their craters.
A) as long as B) such long as C) so long that D) longer than 正确答案： C
50.I enjoyed the work at the factory very much, especially in _______ it kept me closely in touch with both workers and management.
A) which B) where C) that D) the way which 正确答案： C 51.The fog was so heavy that it _____ the hills around the city.
A) turned out B) blotted out C) put out D) blew out 正确答案： B
52.It’s ______ ― from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s quite big. A) deceptive B) acceptive C) receptive D) appreciative 正确答案： A 53.I'm sorry, but what you ask is out of my _____.
A) reaching B) range C) control D) expectation 正确答案： B
54.The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful ________ into college life.
A) transformation B) transparency C) transition D) translation 正确答案： C
55.The minister said she would give a clear and ________statement on the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity.
A) unambiguous B) uncanny C) unaccounted D) ambiguous 正确答案： A
56.He spent much of his lifetime studying the disease of cattle, chickens and other _____ animals.
A) domestic B) wild C) tamed D) fierce 正确答案： A
57.A police investigation yesterday absolved the police ________ all blame in the incident. A) of B) for C) in D) by 正确答案： A
58.We have done things we ought not to have done and ________ undone things we ought to have done.
A) leaving B) will leave C) left D) leave 正确答案： C
59.They’re trying to ________ their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced. A) deteriorate B) degrade C) trim D) raise 正确答案： C
60.The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ________. A) minority B) superiority C) inferiority D) hierarchy 正确答案： D 5f 41.A real man can always smile at any setbacks in life with good ________. A) mood B) grace C) honor D) taste 正确答案： B
42.She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine.
A) rubs B) rids C) scratches D) caresses 正确答案： A
43.The US government’s decision to ________ education budget has triggered strong protests from public universities.
A) slim B) trim C) trimmer D) dim 正确答案： B
44.I am sorry to inform you that the ________ in our office is already filled. A) bareness B) blank C) emptiness D) vacancy 正确答案： D
45.Remember the cruel fact that once you are ________, the so-called friends will leave you forever.
A) down and out B) down and over C) up and out D) out and over 正确答案： A 46.A lot of small businesses ________ in the recession.
A) went broke B) went to breaking C) went being broken D) went breaking 正确答案： A
47.The trouble with linen is that it ________ so easily.
A) ripples B) wrenches C) sprinkles D) wrinkles 正确答案： D
48.In a rage he couldn't make himself fully understood, but I saw perfectly what he was _______.
A) looking for B) driving at C) looking at D) driving for 正确答案： B 49.He wants the job purely for reasons of ______and ambition.
A) humanity B) harmony C) frequency D) vanity 正确答案： D
50.The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than _____.
A) the domestic marketer has B) the domestic marketer does C) those of the domestic marketer D) that which has the domestic marketer 正确答案： C 51.Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere B) unfair C) partial D) candid 正确答案： D 52.I was in a puzzle and _____ to know where he had been.
A) living B) pressing C) plucking D) dying 正确答案： D
53.He was sure that he was going to _____ something so long as he stuck to his studies. A) amount to B) add up to C) live up to D) give way to 正确答案： A 54.Many tourists were _____ by the city's complicated traffic system. A) degraded B) bewildered C) evoked D) diverted 正确答案： B 55.I never expected you to _____ at the meeting. I thought you were abroad. A) turn around B) turn on C) turn down D) turn up 正确答案： D
56.The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful ________ into college life.
A) transformation B) transparency C) transition D) translation 正确答案： C
57.The minister said she would give a clear and ________statement on the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity.
A) unambiguous B) uncanny C) unaccounted D) ambiguous 正确答案： A 58.Last night his house was broken in, but _____, nothing valuable was stolen.
A) oddly enough B) all in all C) in a way D) on the whole 正确答案： A
59.A police investigation yesterday absolved the police ________ all blame in the incident. A) of B) for C) in D) by 正确答案： A
60.She received something ________ a surprise when Robert said that he was coming to