48. Giving small children some money as a gift during the Spring Festival is a common ______ in China, which may seem strange to foreigners?

A. sense　　　　　　 B. practice　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　 D. habit

47. What the expert has said and done will be _______ to the department managers.

A. value　　　　　　 B. benefit　　　　　　　　 C. of valuable　　 D. of benefit

46. The_______is just around the corner and you won’t miss it.

A. shoe’s shop　　　 B. shoe shop　　　　　　 C. shoes shop　　 D. shoes’ shop

45.US President Barack Obama is expecting the economy to show some _________ of recovery．

A. attempts　　　　　 B. signs　　　　　　　　 C. contents　　　 D. waves

44. -She got her first science fiction published．It turned out to be _________.

-when was that?

-It Was in 2008__________ she was still in college．

A. success; that　　　 B. a success；when　　　 C. success; when　 D. a success; that

43. He managed to reach the summit of his career, but it was at the _________ of his health.

A. consumption　　　 　 B. credit　　 　　　　　　　 C. exhaustion　　 D. expense

42. As is well known, the brain performs a very important _______, which controls the nerve system of the body.

　A. motion　　　　 B. action　　　　　　　　 C. function　　 D. fact

41.-Jack Brown is very clever and he studies hard as well.

-No ________ he comes out first in the exams.

　A. answer　　　　　 B. question　　　　　　　 C. wonder　　 D. problem

40.-Paul has gone abroad to try his luck.

-In my _______, his decision is not wise.

　A. word　　　　　　 B. view　　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　 D. way

39. The financial crisis has put the world economy in a difficult _________.

　A. occasion　　　　 B. condition　　　　　　 C. evaluation　 D. situation