41. For Soviets, clothing is the ____ of greatest complaint, housing follows, and food is last? A. source B. problem C. cause D. reason
42. As a student of Chinese literature, she enjoys giving ____ of poems by her favorite poets. A. recreations B. recitations C. repetitions D. rehearsals
43. Professor Allington asks his students to read the newspapers to keep ____ of current events. A. watch B. observation C. track D. information
44. More waste materials have to be ____ of, which cause pollution of the land, sea and air. A. detached B. deserted C. dismissed D. disposed
45. Fred was ____ in the alley last night, and all his money was taken away. A. held back B. held up C. held off D. held on
46. The doctor carefully examined the driver who suffered ____ all over his body in a car accident. A. scars B. scratches C. bruises D. wrenches
47. Since a circle has no beginning or end, is a symbol of ____ love. A. constant B. infinite C. prolonged D. eternal
48. Dick, who had failed the Maths test, was sitting on a bench in the corner, ____ over his disappointment. A. brooding B. apologizing C. meditating D. complaining
49. It is hard for us to realize what ____ lives men led in the Middle Ages. A. grave B. grim C. greedy D. gross
50. Recent psychological studies have shown that many children develop fears of ____ dangers. A. imagination B. imaginary C. imaginable D. imaginative
51. In the garden bees moved, humming thoughtfully, from ____ flowers to purple ones. A. colorful B. prosperous C. scarlet D. brilliant
52. At last I ____ the article that I had been looking for in the University library. A. ran down B. run into C. run out D. run off
53. The police officer assures us ____ will be taken to guard against the recurrence of such incidents. A. prevention B. prediction C. preparation D. precaution
54. They ____ on a cure for tuberculosis while they were doing research on something else. A. founded B. stumbled C. fumbled D. tripped
55. In the darkness, Mrs. Warren ____ her way into the kitchen and switched on the light. A. gripped B. groped C. guided D. guarded
56. The mother separated the quarrelling children, and gave each of them a sharp ____. A. punch B. puppy C. pinch D. pumpkin
57. Last week the seamen's strike led to the ____ closure of the whole vast dock area. A. virtual B. factual C. local D. actual
58. George Gallop has brought all his polling strategies together to ____ and analyze what he calls future force. A. synthesize B. standardize C. identify D. demonstrate
59. I prefer badminton to squash tennis. It's not so tiring ____. A. to tell the truth B. to be frank with you C. for instance D. for one thing
60. You will find it worthwhile to keep ____ good terms with the supervisor of your department. A. at B. in C. on D. to
61. Soccer is the most truly international team sport, but there is still some question ____ whether it should be called a game or open warfare. A. due to B. as to C. in addition to D. owing to
62. Scarcely ____ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady. A. a day passes B. passes a day C. does a day pass D. has a day passed
63. If the dog hadn't barked loudly, we ____ caught red-handed. A. won't have been B. needn't have been C. mustn't have been D. shouldn't have been
64. It's ____ I've bought plenty of money: it's more expensive than I expected. A. just as well B. rather C. may as well D. preferred
65. ____, but I still like him. A. Selfish though he is B. Selfish as he is C. Selfish he may be D. Whether he is selfish or not
66. ____, China's large and medium-sized state enterprises need to improve their management right now. A. As it should be B. As it must be C. As it is D. As it were
67. He worked seven days a week, and six of ____ until one o'clock at night. A. that B. those C. which D. them
68. The suspicion that the servant is dishonest has proved ____ true. A. all too B. too all C. much too D. too much
69. The budget they made is unrealistic ____ it disregards increased costs. A. for that B. for which C. in that D. in which
70. The newly developing science of artificial intelligence aims at programming the computer to think, reason and react ____ people do. A. by the same way as B. in much the same way that C. with the same way as D. as much as the same way that
is a symbol of ____ love. 
