53. Tom goes in for basketball. He always plays basketball with his friends in his spare time. The underlined part means “______”.

　　　 A) takes part in 　　 B) is keen on 　　　　　　　 C) gets tired of 　　 D) is busy with

52. Her ambition is to be a journalist when she grows up. The underlined part means “______”.　

　　 A) businesswoman　　 B) clerk　　　　　　　　　　　 C) guide 　　　　　 　　 D) reporter

51. He always ______ his friends about everything. In fact, he has no thoughts of his own.

　　　 A) cares for　　　　　 B) makes fun of　　 　　 C) agrees with　　　　 D) laughs at

50. His idea ______ to be right though some people complained much about that at first.

A) turned over　　　 　　　 B) turned down 　　　　　 C) turned up　　　　　 D) turned out

49. Tom was not honest that day. He ______ that he was ill so that he could stay at home to watch the football match.

A) pretended　　　　　 B) guessed　　　　　　　　　　 C) supposed　　　　　 D) suggested

48. Mind your steps as you go, ______ you’ll fall down onto the wet ground.

　 A) and 　　　　　　　　 B) but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) or　 　　　　　　　　 D) so

47. The man carried ______ luggage on his trip. He met some trouble while checking in.

　　　 A) quite a few 　　　 B) only a little 　　　　　　 C) a couple of　 　 D) too much

46. A lot of work ______ by robots in that workshop every day.

　　　 A) will do　　　　　　 B) did　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C) is done 　　　　　　 D) has been done

45. Now Shanghai has become one of ______ cities in the world.

　　　 A) attractive　　　　　 B) more attractive　 　　　 C) most attractive　 D) the most attractive

44. His joke sounded ______, and it made all the people there laugh a lot.

　　　 A) amazing　　　　　　 B) clearly　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C) amusing　　　　　　 D) well