51He had long been ____ before he was employed in a company.

　　A idle    B ideal      C idol     D idiot

　　52The best way to deal with a rude person is to _____ him.

　　A neglect   B ignore    C overlook    D imitate

　　53After years' struggle， the colony was finally independent _____ Britain.

　　A on   B off   C from    D of

　　54In present society， the ____ effort contributes a lot to success.

　　A private   B individual     C personnel    D separate

　　55 Remote area as they live in， they are well ______ of the current events.

　　A informed    B told    C known    D understood 56The disabled young man ____ in making living through his own effort.

　　A insisted    B persisted    C kept     D stuck

　　57 _______ his proper manner， he must be a well educated person.

　　A Judged by   B Judging   C Judged from   D Judging from

　　58During vacation he had nothing to do， so he read novels just to _____ time.

　　A take   B kill   C waste    D save

　　59The American Civil War ______ four years. A continued  B kept  C remained   D lasted

　　60Though Tom contacted girlfriend frequently over phone， they have never met _____

　　A late   B later   C lately   D latter

　　61Jane had two best friends： Tom and Mary； the former is an engineer and the ___ is a dentist.

　　A latest  B later   C late    D latter
62He took the dictionary upstairs and _____ it on the shelf.

　　A lay    B laid    C lain    D lied

　　63Tom's carelessness _____ his failure in the exam.

　　A resulted to  B brought in  C resulted from  D led to

　　64People are _____ to make mistakes while in haste. A possible B probable C capable D likely

　　65After he retired， he decided to travel around country ____.

　　A single   B alone   C lonely    D private

　　66The ____ of doctors agree that smoking does great harm to lungs.

　　A most  B mostly    C majority    D major

　　67 After the teacher's careful explanation， he could _____ the difference between the two concepts.    A make out   B make up   C make for   D make of

　　68Through his hard effort， he _____ to start his own business.

　　A succeeded   B won   C managed   D failed

　　69Can you tell me the _____ by which you can solve the complicated problem.

　　A method    B way     C manner     D means

　　70To learn British literature， you'd better _____ English first.

　　A catch      B hold     C command   D master

　　71What really _____ to Einstein is to explore the nature of universe.

　　A means    B matters   C determines   D interests

　　72The new secretary won't come until next week； _______ we have to arrange a temporary one.

　　A in meantime    B in the meantime    C in the meanwhile    D in meanwhile

　　73He had been asked the same questions repeatedly， so his answers became ______.

　　A mature    B experienced    C mechanical      D manual

　　74You should _____ your way and set a good example for others to follow.

　　A repair     B fix     C mend     D make

　　75China has not a single soldier in the foreign countries， not to _____ the military base.

　　A speak     B talk     C address   D mention
76The rock superstar is very _____， for he always owes his success to his good luck.