It was in time of danger ________ he made the final decision ________ they should send more doctors there.
A. where; that B. when; which
C. where; what D. that; that
Mr. Frank asked me a question________ I could go with him to_______ he called the Treasure House the next week.
A. that; which B. whether; that
C. whether; what D. that; where
The blind boy has_______ gift for hearing the slight sound in_____ distance.
A. a; 不填 B. the; the C. the; 不填 D. a; the
It is_________ any wonder that his friend doesn't like watching television much.
A. no B. such C. nearly D. hardly
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years,you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t panic!You will deal successfully with them!You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility,you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine!Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
40.The best title for this passage would be ________.
A.The Choices in Life B.The Key to Success
C.Say Goodbye to the Past D.Becoming a Young Adult
41.Who do the underlined words “some people” (Paragraph 5) probably mean?
A.your parents B.your deskmates C.true friends D.your relatives
42. The author thinks teenage years are ________.
A. a period of complete freedom B. too hard for young people to get through
C. an important time for the young to make the right choices
D. a very important period for young students to leave their parents
43. Who is the passage mainly written for?
A. Teenagers B. Teachers C. Young parents D. Adults
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year.Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom.An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机).Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2.3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology.The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently.The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves.Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power.If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean.To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s center of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface.To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large.Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted.Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection.If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.
1.The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_________.
A.the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
B.the spar which is floating in deep-sea water
C.the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D.the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
2.To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_________.
A.on the sea floor
B.on the spar top
C.at sea level
D.behind the blades
3.Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_________.
A.solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills
B.make financial profits by producing more turbines
C.settle the arguments about environmental problems
D.explore low-carbon power resources available at sea
A dog is a man’s best friend. To some he is a ___61___(faith) hunter and to others he is merely a decoration. To me, my dog Murphy is my greatest teacher, ___62___ love of life teaches me something new each day. She teaches me to appreciate ___63___(wake) up every morning and how to push my limits to see how far I can go.
As a young dog, Murphy ate something that had gone bad. She ___64___(take) to an animal hospital. I woke up that morning and did not find her. All day I was ___65___(scare) and upset. I got through a day of work worrying and wondering. That night when I went to pick her up, she took one look at me and was shining with happiness. Her tail was going a mile a minute. It was at that minute ___66___ I knew everything would be OK. I knew we’d get it ___67___ together. This is when she taught me kindness. Now, every day without fail I come home to a dog who will hug and kiss me.
Murphy does not always listen to me ___68___ we have a bone, a respect for each other that cannot be described. We’re best friends and equals but when the time comes she knows who ___69___ boss is. Roger Caras once said, “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” Murphy has been a part of my life ___70___(make) it a whole.
Eventually all suns will 36 their fuel, explode and then become cold and dark. Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become 37 for the rest of time.
This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I
38 my eldest son as a freshman at college. That moment at the dorm is 39 at the kindergarten door, at the gates of summer camp, at every occasion of parting and 40 . But it comes surprising, taking what you 41 most.
Our ancestors thought this parting should take place 42 . In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends or relatives right after adolescence. This was supposed to 43 the conflicts that come from 44
teenagers and their parents very near.
Eighteen years is not enough. The days pass uncounted, until they 45 . The adjustment is upsetting. My son is on the 46 side --- observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence. I know this is hard on him as well. He will be homesick. Among the
greatest 47 of college students is they won’t have a room at home to return to.
But with due respect to my son’s feelings, I have the 48 of parting. I know something he doesn’t --- incomprehensible to the young. He is experiencing the 49 that come with beginnings. His life is starting for real. I have begun the long letting go. Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part 50 decreases.
I’m sure my father realized it at a(n) 51 moment. And I certainly didn’t notice or understand. At first, he was a giant who held my hand and 52 my sky. Then a middle-aged man who paid my bills. Now, decades after his passing, a much-loved 53 . But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room. I can only hope to leave my son the same.
My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and 54 of my life. And there will always be a 55 for you.
36. A. add B. use C. consume D. supply
37. A. empty B. boundless C. expanding D. hopeless
38. A. dropped out B. dropped off C. dropped in D. dropped back
39. A. delayed B. implied C. missed D. captured
40. A. reliance B. importance C. responsibility D. independence
41. A. wonder B. need C. value D. miss
42. A. before B. later C. afterwards D. earlier
43. A. minimize B. cause C. manage D. settle
44. A. drawing B. relating C. housing D. seating
45. A. come B. end C. break D. start
46. A. excited B. sad C. anxious D. quiet
47. A. fears B. pities C. reliefs D. pains
48. A. better B. pleasure C. worse D. benefit
49. A. comprehension B. recognition C. adjustment D. consideration
50. A. naturally B. sharply C. immediately D. suddenly
51. A. difficult B. critical C. important D. similar
52. A. filled B. cleared C. clouded D. broke
53. A. breadwinner B. shape C. guard D. shadow
54. A. pressure B. privilege C. substitute D. inspiration
55. A. house B. chance C. room D. dream
Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport to“earn”more Delta Dollars. Our total take:$1, 600. Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露)the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade:A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.
8. Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?
A. They took a later flight.
B. They had early bookings.
C. Their flight had been delayed.
D. Their flight had been cancelled.
9. What can we learn about the author?
A. She rarely misses a good deal.
B. She seldom makes a compromise.
C. She is very strict with her children
D. She is interested in cheap products.
10. What does the author do?
A. She’s a teacher.
B. She’s a housewife.
C. She’s a media person.
D. She’s a businesswoman.
11. What does the author want to tell us?
A. How to expose bad tricks.
B. How to reserve airline seats.
C. How to spend money wisely.
D. How to make a business deal.
----Oil prices are going down almost every day. We really can’t believe it.
----But for the situation where frequent unrest________ lately in Russia and Ukrain, oil prices ___ so low.
A. happened; would not be B. has happened; would not be
C. had happened; would not have been D. has happened; will not be
They are most likely to be healthy, wealthy and wise, according to the old saying.
But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand, researchers say. They have revealed that night owls are generally brighter and wealthier than those able to get up early in the morning.
Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1,000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late demonstrated the kind of intelligence associated with honored jobs and higher incomes. ‘Larks or ‘morning people’, however, often acquired better exam results, possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls. The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the youngsters to determine whether they liked to stay up late and sleep in later in the morning, or preferred to go to bed early and were at their peak in the morning. School performance and inductive (归纳的) intelligence, or problem solving, were measured and academic grades in the major subjects were also taken into account. The results show
ed that evening types scored higher than morning types on inductive reasoning, which has been shown to be a good estimate of general intelligence and a strong indicator of academic performance. They also had a greater capacity to think conceptually as well as analytically. Such abilities have been linked to innovative thinking, more admired occupations and better incomes.
Famous night owls include President Obama, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Keith Richards and Elvis Presley. George W Bush, who is regularly in bed by 10pm, Thomas Edison, Napoleon, Condoleezza Rice, who wakes at 4.30am, and Ernest Hemingway are among those known as larks. Jim Horne, professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University, said: ‘Evening types tend to be the more active and creative types, the poets, artists and inventors, while the morning types are the deducers (推断者), as are often seen with civil servants and accounta
nts.’ A previous study of US Air Force recruits found evening types were much better at thinking laterally (横向) to solve problems than larks.
32. The underlined word “owl” in the text means:__________
A. A bird of prey that flies at night
B. A bird of prey that is a symbol of wisdom
C. A kind of
person who stays up late
D. A kind of person who gets up early
33. The following features belong to night owls except that _______.
A. Night owls are much healthier, wealthier and wiser
B. Night owls have a strong ability to reason logically
C. Night owls are expert in analyzing and innovative thinking
D. Night owls stay up late and sleep later in the morning
34. What’s the author’s attitude towards night owls?
A. Skeptical. B. Negative. C. Subjective. D. Objective.
35. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The early bird will catch the worm.
B. Morning types have a tendency to do some creative jobs.
C. Night owls usually do poorer in the examinations than larks.
D. President Obama and George W Bush are models of night owls.
— We’d better go downstairs right now for lunch.
-- ____ They serve food 24 hours a day.
A. Take your time. B. No way! C. Hurry up! D. It doesn’t matter.
______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.”
A. Looking through the newspaper B. While I was looking through the newspaper
C. To look through the newspaper D. I was looking through the newspaper
One October morning, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Bethany Hamilton decided to go 41 with some friends in Hawaii.
As one of the best teenage surfers in the world , the 13-year-old American girl was planning to become a 42 surfer. Cheerfully, she was lying on her surfboard ,waiting for the next big wave. Suddenly, a big shark 43 her left arm and shook her backwards and forwards. Bethany held onto her board and the shark eventually swam away --- but it took her 44 __ away with it. 45 , it attacked only once. It happened so fast that she didn’t even 46 .
As Bethany started to swim back to the beach with one arm, her friends thought she was joking. But to their horror, they saw the 47 and rushed to help.
Having lost almost half the blood, Bethany’s 48 was a miracle(奇迹),according to doctors, but she wanted to do 49 just survive.
“It never crossed my mind that I might never get on a surfboard again,” she recalled later.“I wondered whether I would actually be 50 __to do it or not. But 51 I left hospital, I had decided that I was going to surf.”
With the support of her family, Bethany 52 to get back on her board only one month after the attack. Her dad fixed a handle on her surfboard to help her paddle(划水) through and into waves.
When she returned to surfing at a competition in Hawaii, Bethany was 53 in dangerous waves that broke her surfboard. As a result, she gave away her remaining boards and quit. She tried using an artificial arm, but it turned out to be 54 while surfing.
After 55 in Thailand in the 2004 earthquake and helping homeless survivors who had lost everything, Bethany 56 her decision to give up the sport she loved and 57 to try professional surfing again. Less than a year after the accident, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii. And all her struggles and efforts 58 when she won in a world championship years later.
She also received several 59 , including a special award for courage at the MTV Teen Choice Awards in 2004 and the Woman of the Year Award from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in 2006. Her 60 , true story gained wider attention with the release(发行)of the film “Soul Surfer”.
| 41. A. swimming | B. boating | C. sailing | D. surfing |
| 42. A. professional | B. free | C. dream | D. special |
| 43. A. touched | B. struck | C. bit | D. took |
| 44. A. arm | B. surfboard | C. friend | D. hand |
| 45. A. Strangely | B. Especially | C. Surprisingly | D. Fortunately |
| 46. A. think | B. flight | C. scream | D. escape |
| 47. A. shark | B. blood | C. attack | D. scene |
| 48. A. survival | B. courage | C. accident | D. injury |
| 49. A. rather than | B. more than | C. better than | D. other than |
| 50. A. suitable | B. lucky | C. strong | D. able |
| 51. A. while | B. after | C. before | D. until |
| 52. A. hoped | B. managed | C. agreed | D. offered |
| 53. A. caught | B. noticed | C. lost | D. driven |
| 54. A. helpful | B. useless | C. wonderful | D. meaningless |
| 55. A. training | B. settling | C. traveling | D. volunteering |
| 56. A. reconsidered | B. remembered | C. recognized | D. recalled |
| 57. A. refused | B. started | C. decided | D. continued |
| 58. A. paid out | B. paid for | C. paid in | D. paid off |
| 59. A. gifts | B. honors | C. rewards | D. praises |
| 60. A. exciting | B. dangerous | C. inspiring | D. adventurous |
Today I kept a promise and had lunch with a friend I had not seen for a while.I was extremely tired 45. school, work and my 5-hour art lab I had just come from and I 46. (real) wanted to go home after a long day.But I kept my promise not 47. (upset) my friend this evening.
As it turned out, we had such a good time that I stayed 48. (long) than I had planned and saw how much the occasion 49. (mean) to my friend.We usually have been busy with our own daily life, and it felt as if we had never had such 50. long break.
I extremely wanted to go home and hide under the covers today But in 51. (keep) my promise to meet with a friend, I not only was kind to another person, 52. was also kind to myself.
I got some much 53. (need) self-care out of the occasion and was able to make the day of another person meaningful-someone who had just been as busy as me and still kept his promise to have dinner with 54. (I).
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, (25)______ huge rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew immediately I wanted to climb it. That (26) _______ (be) my life’s passion ever since--- climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my home.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of waste, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s beyond me why visitors started respecting the place (27)________(little) and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried picking trash myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only (28) _______ ( find ) the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so tired of it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew (29) ______about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a cleanup. On that day, more than 300 people showed up. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to accomplish. I (30) _____ not believe the difference we made ---the park looked clean!
I often hear people (31) ________ (complain) about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by doing rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. You can’t blame others (32)______ you start with yourself.
Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.
A recent conference in Xiamen,Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was cosponsored(共同赞助) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.
There is direct passenger access between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.
Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later,although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits(海峡).
A professor of Tsinghua University said,“A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction.”
“For example,” he said,“the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges(三峡) dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.”
The Xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route,which would pass Jinmen and Penghu.
The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometres between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.
The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54kilometre land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015—2020.
28. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?
A. The English Channel Tunnel. B. The passage doesn’t mention it.
C. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin. D. The Taiwan Straits tunnel.
29. The example of the English Channel Tunnel shows .
A. the preparation takes longer time than the construction
B. it’s not easy to complete a huge project
C. there are many problems to be solved before doing something
D. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time
30. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. If the project is completed,the world’s longest tunnel will appear.
B. You can’t reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.
C. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.
D. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored the plan.
31. What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?
A. The lack of money for the project from the government.
B. The detailed plans for the tunnel.
C. The technical problems with the tunnel.
D. Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.
Cocoa Beach /Jupiter Surf Camp — Summer Summer Surf Camp is centrally located on the Best Western seashore in Cocoa Beach & Jupiter at Carlin Beach Park with accommodations(住宿) at the Holiday Inn Express in Juno Beach. Summer Surf Camp Dates:
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56.Who are allowed to take pan in Session 5 and Session 8?
A.Mr Johnson and his wife. B.A couple without children.
C.Mr Black and his 19-year-old son. D.Mrs Black and her 21-year-old daughter.
57.If Mr and Mrs Brown have a "CAMPS" coupon and want to join in the Summer Surf Camp from June 30th to July 3rd, how much should they pay?、
A.$600. B.$760. C.$800. D.$950.
58.What can we know from the form?
A.The campers are supervised all day.
B.A couple can sign up and join in the Camp by fax.
C.Parents can take part in Session 3 together with their children.
D.An adult can join in the Summer Surf Camp on any day in June.
WILD WEATHERMAN
Name: Sam Champion
Hot job: TV Weatherman
Where: ABC-TV, New York City
When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?
I wanted to be a foreign journalist. I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news.
How did you finally become a weatherman?
My first job in the early 1980s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky. I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news. I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them.
Back then, how did you forecast weather?
Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain. The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm.
Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?
Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar (sound waves used to track storms) have made forecasting more exact. But we still know very little about how weather is shaped. So far, we just have theories.
Any advice for children who'd like to become weather scientists?
To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world. There are still so many more questions about weather than answers. After all, if we can't foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems. The next generation of meteorologists (weather scientists) will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets. So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology in college.
Thanks, Sam.
25. Judging from the writing style, the text is _________.
A. a diary B. an interview
C. a news story D. an announcement
26. As a child, ABC-TV's Sam Champion wanted to be a____________.
A. space scientist B. weatherman
C. news reporter
D. meteorologist
27. Present weather forecasting technology___________.
A. has made weather report more exact than ever
B. is still not perfect
C. hasn't changed much in the last 50 years
D. both A and B
28. The study of weather science is called____________.
A. meteorology B. forecasting C. geography D. Earth science
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 41 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 42 . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 43 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 44 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 45 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop 46 . Later he said 47 . “I wish I could speak French.” I was 48 -this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
51 , the moment that really took 52 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 53 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 54 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 55 to become part of the leadership of the 56 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 57 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 58 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 59 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 60 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
41. A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate
42. A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent
43. A. little B. much C. fast D. slow
44. A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking
45. A. too B. very C. even D. so
46. A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling
47. A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully
48. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised
49. A. took up B. went in for C. fought against D. called off
50. A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized
51. A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However
52. A. my B. his C. our D. her
53. A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing
54. A. brain B. wish C. will D. health
55. A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed
56. A. village B. city C. organization D. state
57. A. pleased B. bored C. puzzled D. touched
58. A. combination B. composition C. connection D. satisfaction
59. A. in B. behind C. out D. away
60. A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip