57.The old men like being together and telling stories that can ____ old times.

A. call at　 B. call for　 C. call on　 D. call up

56. With many flowers _____ around the house, it looks like a beautiful garden.

A. planted　 B. be planted　 　C. to plant　 D. to be planted

55.The result of the entrance exams was not made ____ to the public until last Thursday.

A. knowing　 B. known　 C. to know　 D. to be known

54._____ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday .

A. Although　　　 　　　 　　B. Despite　 C. Because of　　 　　　　 D. According to

53.We have little in common ; our ____ and interests are different.

A. styles　 B. taste　 C. quality　 D. appearance

52.--- Which do you ____ ,the red or the blue one?

　--- I like the blue one better,

A. expect　　 B. prefer　 C. wish　 D. hope

51.A net is to a fisherman is ____ a gun is to a hunter.

A. what　 B. who　 C. which　　 D. whom

50. – Mike, I’ll go now for the new job.

　 --____! I hope you will do well.

　 A. Well done　　 B. Good chance　　 C. Good luck　　 D. Hopefully

30. Never ________ that water is so precious before I read the article.

　 A. I realized　　　　　 B. realized I　　　　 　　　　 C. did I realize 　 　　D. I did realize

31Last year the number of death increased by 2% _____ the year before last.

A. comparing to　 B. comparing with　 C. to compare with 　D. compared with

32If ____, please help him with it.

A. asked　　 B. asking　　 C. to ask　　 D. to be asked

33Greatly moved by her words, ____.

A.　　 tears came to his eyes　　　　　　 B. he could hardly hold back his tears

B.　　　 tears could hardly be held back　 C . his eyes were filled with tears

34Peter’s forecast ____ to be quite wrong. The price of the computer is much lower than he predicted.

A. broke out　 B. called out　　 C. turned out　　　 D. went out

35It ____ talent and devotion to become a top dancer.

A. takes　　　 B. undertakes　　　 C. costs　　　 D. spends

36What’s the ____ of phoning her again? She won’t agree.

A. cause　　　　 B. point　　　　 C. interest　　　 D. use

37The hotel has improved facilities for ____. There are new lifts and wheelchair ramps(轮椅用的坡道).

A. a disable　　　 B. disables　　 C. the disable　　 D. the disabled

38There are a lot of spelling mistakes; ____ it’s quite a good essay.

A. as though　　　 B. even though　　 C. even if　　　 D. even so

39Dad likes this newspaper because it gives a ____.

A. balance view　　　　 B. balancing view

C. balanced view　　　　 D. view in the balance

40What ____ the experts most is the increasing level of pollution in our cities.

A. faces　　　　　 B. concerns　　　 C. bores　　　　 D. relates

41This woman is always curious ____ something ____ has nothing to do with her.

A. with; that　　　 B. of; which　　　 C. about; that　　 D. for; which

42____ is no doubt that he is quite fit for the job.

A. It　　　　　　 B. He　　　　　　 C. There　　　 D. Nothing

43There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know ____.

A. what to choose　　　　　 B. to choose what

C. where to choose　　　　　 D. which to choose

44The bridge is too old, so it needs _____.

A. to repair　　　 B. repaired　　　　 C. to be repaired　　 D. repairs

45The news ____ he failed in the maths exam was rather ____.

A. which; disappointing　　　　 B. which; disappointed

C. that; disappointed　　　　　　 D. that; disappointing

46The girl is seriously ill. There is ____.

A. nothing to do but send for a doctor

B. something to do but to send for a doctor

C. nothing to do but to send for a doctor

D. anything to do but sending for a doctor

47--How do you like this garden?

--It’s wonderful. I never dreamed of ____ such a quiet place in this noisy city

A. having been　　 B. there being　　 C. having being　　 D. there to be

48 It was snowing hard. The farmers kept on working in the fields, ____.

A. but　　 B. although 　　　C. though　　 D. and

49 It was for this reason ____ her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small village.

A. which　　 B. why　　　 C. that　　　 D. how

29. _________ arrival, my uncle hugged Pompy and tried to give him courage.

　 A. At　　　　　　　 　　 B. By 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　C. With　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Upon