There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. He____have been nervous because he didn’t go straight in.
A. ought toB. mustC. shouldD. had to
42. I am quite sure that I can____Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow.
A. speakB. talk C. tellD. say
43. Jean could be a very attractive girl but she____to her clothes.
A. pays no attentionB. was paying no attention
C. paid no attentionD. had paid no attention
44. When questioned by the interviewer, my mind went____, and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.
A. blankB. dim C. faintD. vain
45. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in____again next spring.
A. assemblyB. conventionC. conferenceD. session
46. To drive a car safely, it is____good brakes.
A. essential withB. essential having
C. essential to haveD. essential have
47. As I regard it, you can widen the ____ of these improvements through your active participation.
A. volumeB. dimensionC. magnitudeD. scope
48. “Can you ride a horse?”
“No, I never had the chance ____.”
A. for learning
B. for learning how
C. how to learn it
D. to learn how
49. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm, they were forced to[CD#4] light for several days.
A. go overB. go in for
C. go withoutD. go out
50. To survive in the intense market competition, we must____the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
A. improveB. guaranteeC. gearD. enhance
51. “Maria has blisters in her boots.”
“She____walking such a long distance.”
A. was used not toB. used to
C. is not used toD. did not used to
52. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to ____dreams were likely to be highly respected.
A. impartB. inheritC. interpretD. intervene
53. It was ____that we felt tired when we arrived.
A. a so long travelB. such a long travel
C. such a long journeyD. such a so long journey
54.____his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.
A. In spite ofB. In charge ofC. In view ofD. In case of
55. “What authors do you like?”
“Shakespeare is____.”
A. favorite for meB. my favorite
C. for me the favoriteD. the favorite of mine
56. We hadn’t expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was ____into darkness.
A. divedB. plungedC. drownedD. dropped
57. Without a (an)____passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.
A. operativeB. effective
C. validD. efficient
58. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times,____was done.
A. a few damagesB. few damages
C. little damageD. a little damage
59. Before the tourists set off, they spent much time setting a limit ____the expenses of the trip.
A. forB. inC. toD. about
60. “Tina looks especially pretty tonight.”
“Yes, she always looks her best in ____of that color.”
A. dressB. a dressC. that dressD. the dress
61. Despite the wide range of reading material specially written or____forlanguage learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. appointedB. assembledC. acknowledgedD. adapted
62. Internet, a____of millions of computers linked world wide, is the largest system serving e-mail messengers.
A. unityB. connectionC. networkD. combination
63. “ How dark your brother’s hair is!”
“It’s ____mine when I was at his age.”
A. no darker thanB. no more darker as
C. not dark more thanD. not darker as
64. It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and____ furnished inside.
A. artificiallyB. arrogantlyC. arbitrarilyD. artistically
65.____he daydreamed, Peter saw figures in the sky.
A. UntilB. SinceC. WhileD. During