58. My daughter doesn’t wish me to go to London. She is afraid the trip will be ____ for me.

　 A. very much　　 B. much very　　　 C. too much　　　 D. much too

57. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ________ to carry all the way home.

　 A. much too heavy　 B. too much heavy　 C. heavy too much　 D. too heavy much

56. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _______ fresh for several days.

　 A. be stayed　　 B. stay　　 C. be staying　　　 D. have stayed

55. It was in 1990 ______ he returned.

　 A. when　　 B. before　　　 C. after　　　 D. that

54. It was 1990 ______ he returned.

　 A. when　　 B. before　　　 C. after　　　 D. that

53. It is five years ________ he returned.

　 A. that　　 B. when　　 C. since　　　 D. before

52. It was five years ______ he returned.

　 A. when　　　 B. before　　　 C. that　　　 D. since

51. The earliest telephones were not popular and it took a long time ______ people began to hire or buy them.

　 A. when　　　 B. before　　　 C. after　　　 D. since

50. Little Alice was wondering where her cat ________.

　 A. hide　　 B. was hidden　　 C. was hiding　　 D. hid himself in

49. The famous basketball star, ______ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.

　 A. where　　 B. when　　　 C. which　　　 D. who