Directions:　 For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

(A)

　 Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He ___55_____the public will listen and understand, he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from _____56.____

　　　　 What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to __57_ out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible , is exceptionally ___58_____ for them and worth showing to us . Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the ______59._____　 which they brought to the artist.

　　　　 Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of ___60______ and from human beings in ___61_____and repose; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at , that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they ____62___ chooses subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of the subjects.

　　　　 If one painter choose to paint a leg and lake in moonlight, each of them is___63____ our attention to a certain aspect of the world　 .Each painter is telling us something, showing us something , emphasizing something　 all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is __________ to teach us .

55.(　 ) A. wishes　　　　　 B. hopes　　　　　 C. suggests　　　　 D. advises　

54. Further studies will be necessary before the link between lung cancer and carotene can

　 be _________ established　 .

　　 A. fully　　　　　 b. really　　　　　 C. exactly　　　　　　　 D. firmly

53.Owing to ________competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.

　　 A. fierce　　　　 b. eager　　　　　 C. heated　　　　　　　 D. rough

52. His new novel is supposed to be ______ next month.

A. put on　　　　　 B. put in　　　　　 C. put off　　　　　　　 D. put out

51. This means they have been ________by a team of professional experts and the standard of their work has been approved

　　 A. inspired　　　 B. intended　　　　　　 C. inspected　　　　　 D. instructed

50. The workmen made so much ______ that Mrs Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.

　 A. mass　　　　 B. mess　　　 C. progress　　　　 D. confusion

49.We must _____________ on water because it is difficult to find much water in such an area during summer time.

　　 A. plan　 B. rely　　　　　 C. depend　　　　　　　 D. insist

48. The custom of greeting one another by telephone in the Yew Year is _______ in Shanghai.

　　 A. recent　　　 B current　 .　　　　 C.　 latest　　　 D. favorable

47. What___________ is there of anybody being found alive

A. need　　　　 B. point　　　　 C. use　　　　　　　 D. chance

46.The great discovery , ________ last week in the newspaper immediately stirred excitement among the scientists.

　 A. made　　　　　　 B. declared　　　　 C. appeared　 　　　　D. announced