【参考答案】：B
18. They claim that _______ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis. A. increasingly B. approximately C. considerably D. incredibly √ [18]. 【参考答案】：B
19. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must _______ the curiosity and creativity of children.
A. seek B. stimulate C. shape D. secure √ [19]. 【参考答案】：B
20. The speech which he made _______ the project has bothered me greatly.
A. being concerned B. concerned C. be concerned D. concerning
√ [20]. 【参考答案】：D
21. The economic crises in that country have _______ the stability of the government.
A. threatened B. testified C. thrived D. healed √ [21]. 【参考答案】：A
22. Many people like white color as it is a _______ of purity.
A. sign B. signal C. symbol D. symptom √ [22]. 【参考答案】：C
23. The region has enormous _______ for economic development but a lot of investment is needed to achieve this.
A. capacity B. potential C. possession D. impact √ [23]. 【参考答案】：B
24. The manager promised to keep me _______ of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing √ [24]. 【参考答案】：C
25. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an _______ of the cost of repairing the roof.
A. assessment B. estimate C. awareness D. evaluation. × [25]. 【参考答案】：B
26. It was reported that 41 people were killed in a plane______ in the Himalayas
last week.
A. clash B. crash C. crisis D. crush √ [26]. 【参考答案】：B
27. A red light is often used as a danger _____.
A. signal B. sign C. warning D. reminder √ [27]. 【参考答案】：A
28. He ______a cheerful welcome as he opened the door for the distinguished guest. A. laughed B. glanced C. giggled D. beamed × [28]. 【参考答案】：D
29. The students spent many hours in the library _____ through old books looking
for facts they wanted.
A. going B. combing C. breaking D. seeing √ [29]. 【参考答案】：B
30. If there is any way we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to _____us. A. contact B. contact to C. touch D. touch to √ [30]. 【参考答案】：A
31. The government _____ the factories instead of concentrating them in a single area.
A. scraped B. screamed C. scattered D. scanned √ [31]. 【参考答案】：C
32. The ______of the world’s forests concerns everyone in some way. A. destruction B. construction C. conduction D. deduction × [32]. 【参考答案】：A
33. _____, I shall return in a day or two.
A. in case B. in some cases C. in the case D. in any case √ [33]. 【参考答案】：D
34. The skaters moved over the ice with a smooth, effortless _______. A. grace B. glory C. globe D. groan √ [34]. 【参考答案】：A
35. The bomb was taken away and the soldiers ______ it at a safe distance from the
houses.
A. exposed B. exported C. exploded D. excluded √ [35]. 【参考答案】：C
36. The general election, originally ______for 29 September, is to be postponed until December.
A. planned B. timetabled C. scheduled D. decided √ [36]. 【参考答案】：C
37. He was said to have been bright at school and most certainly ______university. A. head for B. make for C. make up for D. bound for √ [37]. 【参考答案】：D
38. The Central Bank lowered interest rates_____2 percent. A. by B. over C. for D. at √ [38]. 【参考答案】：A
39. The news makes me ________ change my mind.
A. subjected to B. inclined to C. prone to D. bound to √ [39]. 【参考答案】：B
40. The struggle between the drug company and the Government over prices finally _____ in a satisfactory settlement.
A. finished B. completed C. ended D. commenced √ [40]. 【参考答案】：C
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41. Please accept this gift in _______ of all you’ve done for us.
A. appreciation B. apprehension C. participation D.presentation √ [41]. 【参考答案】：A
42. A _______ light is very bright and makes you unable to see properly for a short
time.
A. dizzying B. dazzling C. dying D. smiling √ [42]. 【参考答案】：B
43. The lifeboat went out to rescue a ship in _____.
A. stress B. press C. depress D. distress √ [43]. 【参考答案】：D
44. The two cars were broken into pieces in the _____.
A. collide B. conflict C. clash D. collision × [44]. 【参考答案】：D
45. Many flowers grow in _____.
A. clusters B. bounds C. banquets D. trees √ [45]. 【参考答案】：A
46. Not for a(n) __________ did I believed he had lied.
A. time B. age C. period D. instant √ [46]. 【参考答案】：D