A) to parallel B) parallels to C) paralleling D) parallels 正确答案： D
59.But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to ______ every solution.
A) possess B) success C) subsist D) deposit 正确答案： A
60.Despite their different ______ and geographical foci (焦距), several defining research questions have remained the same.
A) temporary B) temporal C) permanent D) perpetual 正确答案： B
6b 41.An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has ________ her in her remarkable career. A) surrounded B) dodged C) evaded D) deceived 正确答案： C
42.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 43.Acids ________ metals.
A) eat up B) eat into C) eat to D) eat in 正确答案： B
44.Before the _______ of the gunpowder, men hunted with bows and arrows.
A) innovation B) invention C) improvement D) modification 正确答案： B 45.It's no wonder _______ he can win the gold medal in the Olympic Games. A) that B) which C) what D) how 正确答案： A
46.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
47.\ought to be ashamed of _______!\I blurted out just as I began to realize how distorted their comments were.
A) you B) yourself C) yourselves D) being yourself 正确答案： C
48.All this begging for money was ______ and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work.
A) time-saving B) time-consuming C) time-sharing D) time-honored 正确答案： B 49.One of my brother's many faults is that he never _____ anything very long. A) decides on B) sticks to C) goes over D) makes up 正确答案： B 50.We all _____ the achievements he has made in his experiments. A) admire B) adopt C) advise D) adjust 正确答案： A
51.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
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.All traffic is being _____ because of the parades on National Day.
A) altered B) converted C) diverted D) transformed 正确答案： C
54.I think we've fixed everything, and I don't ______ finding any more problems. A) anticipate B) anticipate in C) participate D) participate in 正确答案： A
55.Significantly, this new prosperity is not ______ the business elite (精英) or even the emerging middle class.
A) confined for B) confined to C) confining for D) confining to 正确答案： B 56.There is a _____ of vegetables here at the moment because of the cold weather. A) want B) shortage C) need D) desire 正确答案： B
57.I'd love to tell you what he did with it but I must not get ______ from the task in hand. A) distorting B) distorted C) distracting D) distracted 正确答案： D 58._____ I am glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you. A) In a way B) By the way C) In the way D) On the way 正确答案： A 59.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
60.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
6c 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.We rarely perceive more than a minute ________ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass by.
A) fiction B) friction C) function D) fraction 正确答案： D
43.Those paparazzi are prone to make sensational news to attract the readers’ attention. Which one of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word?
A) surprising B) exciting C) thrilling D) appalling 正确答案： D
44.The government must ________ taking new measures to crack down on the terrorism. A) set about B) set out C) set up D) set down 正确答案： A
45.The audience was _______ by the strange images. Which of the following is WRONG? A) bewildered B) puzzled C) perplexed D) amazed 正确答案： D
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.Stephen Hawking was awarded an _______ professorship from Oxford University for his contribution to the science.
A) honor B) honorable C) honorary D) glory 正确答案： C
48.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 49.
The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript. A) favourable B) obliging C) pleasing D) promising 正确答案： B
50.These systems provide users with an unprecedented degree of ______ and flexibility. A) immobile B) mobile C) immobility D) mobility 正确答案： D
51.All this begging for money was ______ and degrading so I decided to concentrate on finding work.
A) time-saving B) time-consuming C) time-sharing D) time-honored 正确答案： B 52.So they try to ______ what is indiscernible or to determine what belongs to each of us. A) tangle B) untangle C) tangible D) intangible 正确答案： B 53.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 54．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
55.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 56.The boat ran aground in the _____ water.
A) slippery B) shadow C) shabby D) shallow 正确答案： D
57.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
58.And thirdly, he has ______ some of his time and energy ______ raising a collection for the poor Christians in Jerusalem.
A) dedicated … to B) dedicated … in C) dedicating … to D) dedicating … in 正确答案： A 59.But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to ______ every solution.
A) possess B) success C) subsist D) deposit 正确答案： A
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 6d 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.He claimed that it was her rudeness that ________ him to strike her. A) inspired B) provoked C) aroused D) excited 正确答案： B
43.In her writing, Ellen often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than ________. A) it was defined by others B) its definitions by others C) others’ definitions D) as others defined it 正确答案： D
44.At the sight of two kids ahead, the engineer _______ the train to the other track. A) shifted B) switched C) transferred D) changed 正确答案： B
45.When Europeans originally arrived in _______ Texas, the area was inhabited by the Manso peoples.
A) what is now B) now C) which now is D) now is 正确答案： A
46.We rarely perceive more than a minute _____ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.
A) fiction B) function C) fraction D) friction 正确答案： C
47.Both the water and the heat from such active areas would be of great value to a Mars ______.
A) expedition B) explanation C) exploitation D) explosion 正确答案： A 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.We all _____ the achievements he has made in his experiments. A) admire B) adopt C) advise D) adjust 正确答案： A
50.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
51.During the bombings, families sheltered in the ______ safety of the underground rail stations.
A) comparative B) comparable C) respective D) respectable 正确答案： A
52.Many grown-up people feel ______ by such considerations to continue to acknowledge the authority of their parents over them.
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.