52. A. later　　　 　　　B. earlier　　　　 C. quicker　　　　 D. faster

　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　( A )

　 My name was Tom. I was one of __51___ best pupils in my class at public school and finished school __52___ than most boys .My parents wanted me to __53__ high school .But it was not __54___then that I realized that education was for __55____ . I refused to get higher education .More than half the boys in my class __56__ work. And I decided ___57__ one of them.

　 I told my parents that I would need __58___ study .After that I __59___ a doctor. Where could I get __60__ dollars , for books, tuition (学费) and everything else? Could my father make enough money to keep all of us alive during those ten years and pay for my education? Of course not.

51. A. these　　　　　 B. those　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　 D. /

50. The boy, whose mother is a singer, has a gift ________ music.

　　　 A. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

49. I have difficulty ________ him to give up smoking.

　　　 A. to advise　　　　　　　　　 B. to persuade　　　　 C. in advising　　　　 D. in persuading

48. When I looked up, I found the room ________ people.

　　　 A. filling for 　　　　　　　 B. filled with　　　　 C. filled for　　　　　 D. full with

47. --The light in the office is still on.

　 --Oh, I forgot ______.

　　　 A. turning it off　　　　　　 B. turn it off　 　　　　　　 C. to turn it off　　　 D. having turned it off

46. The soldier was punished, because he ________ at the front.

　　　 A. made an attempt in escaping　　　　　　　　　 B. made an attempt to escape

　　　 C. attempted in escaping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attempted at escaping

45. I would rather you stayed at home. The climate there doesn’t ________ you.

　　　 A. agree to 　　　　　　　　　 B. agree on 　　　　　 C. agree with　　　　 D. agree at

44. Three tough guys ________ a millionaire’s son and forced the boy ________ a dark room.

　　　 A. caught…to go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. captured…into　

　　　 C. kidnapped…into　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kidnapped…to enter into

43. The teacher asked the students to concentrate their ________ on the coming mid-term examinations.

　　　 A. force　　　　　　　　　　　 B. power　　　　　　　 C. energy　　　　　　　　　　 D. strength