55. After dinner he gave Mr. Richardson __ ride to __ Capital Airport.

　A. the, a　　　　　　 B. a, the　　　　　　　　　 C. /, a　　　　　 D. /, the

54. Mrs. Taylor has __ 8 – year – old daughter who has __ gift for painting --- she has won two national prizes.

　A. a, a　　　　 　　B. an, the　　　　　　　　　 C, an, a　　　　 D. the, a

53. If you grow up in __ large family, you are more likely to develop __ ability to get on well with __ others.

　A. /, an, the　　　　 B. a, the, /　　　　　　　　 C. the, an, the　　 D. a, the, the

52. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinson left __ city. I only remember it was __ Monday.

　A. the, the　　　　　 B. a, the　　　　　　　　　 C. a, a　　　　　 D. the, a

51. It is often said that __ teachers have __ very easy life.

　A. /, /　　　　　　　 B. /, a　　　　　　　　　　 C. the, /　　 　　D. the, a

50. If you go by __ train, you can have a comfortable journey, but make sure you get __ fast one.

　A. the , the　　　　 B. /, a　　　　　　　　　　 C. the , a　　　　 D. /, /

49. __ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the US would be higher than the number of English speakers by __ year 2090.

　A. A, the　　　　　 B. A, /　　　　　　　　　 C. The , /　　　　 D. The, a

48. Giving small children some money as a gift during the Spring Festival is a common ______ in China, which may seem strange to foreigners?

A. sense　　　　　　 B. practice　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　 D. habit

47. What the expert has said and done will be _______ to the department managers.

A. value　　　　　　 B. benefit　　　　　　　 　C. of valuable　　 D. of benefit

46. The_______is just around the corner and you won’t miss it.

A. shoe’s shop　　　 B. shoe shop　　　　　　 C. shoes shop　　 D. shoes’ shop