41.  Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ______ of the motor industry is uncertain.
 ［A］ terminal  ［B］ benefit  ［C］ fate  ［D］ estimate
42. To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.
 ［A］ treatment  ［B］ delivery  ［C］ transmission  ［D］ departure
43. These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.
 ［A］ enthusiasm  ［B］ authority  ［C］ convention  ［D］ faith
44. The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______ of the murder committed last month.
 ［A］ observers  ［B］ witnesses  ［C］ audiences  ［D］ viewers
45. Politically these nations tend to be ______, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.
 ［A］ unstable  ［B］ reluctant  ［C］ rational  ［D］ unsteady
46. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ______ too much work last week.
 ［A］ take to  ［B］ take out  ［C］ take away  ［D］ take on
47.  “You try to get some sleep. I’ll ______ the patient’s breakfast,” said the nurse.
 ［A］ see to  ［B］ stick to  ［C］ get to  ［D］ lead to
48. The London Marathon is a difficult race. ______, thousands of runners participate every year.
 ［A］ Therefore  ［B］ Furthermore  ［C］ Accordingly  ［D］ Nevertheless
49. The bank refused to ______ him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.
 ［A］ credit  ［B］ borrow  ［C］ loan  ［D］ lease
50. The more a nation’s companies ______ factories abroad, the smaller that country’s recorded exports will be.
 ［A］ lie  ［B］ spot  ［C］ stand  ［D］ locate
51. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______ for breaking the law.
 ［A］ excuse  ［B］ intention  ［C］ option  ［D］ approval
52. Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military ______ in the coastal city.
 ［A］ goals  ［B］ aims  ［C］ targets  ［D］ destinations
53. It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital ______ of milk.
 ［A］ storage  ［B］ reserve  ［C］ resource  ［D］ source
54.  “This light is too ______ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb somewhere?” said the elderly man.
 ［A］ mild  ［B］ dim ［C］ minute  ［D］ slight
55. We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ______ and go another day.
 ［A］ reliable  ［B］ probable  ［C］ feasible  ［D］ flexible
56. We are quite sure that we can ______ our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.
 ［A］ get across  ［B］ get over  ［C］ get away  ［D］ get off
57. ______ recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.
  ［A］ In view of  ［B］ In case of  ［C］ In memory of  ［D］ In favor of
58. Jessica was ______ from the warehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.
 ［A］ delivered  ［B］ exchanged  ［C］ transferred  ［D］ transformed
59. Mr. Smith asked his secretary to ______ a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.
 ［A］ inject  ［B］ install  ［C］ invade  ［D］ insert
60. There’s the living room still to be ______, so that’s my next project.
 ［A］ abandoned  ［B］ decorated  ［C］ dissolved  ［D］ assessed
61. The old paper mill has been ______ to make way for a new shopping centre.
 ［A］ cut down  ［B］ kept down  ［C］ torn down  ［D］ held down
62. It may be necessary to stop ______ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.
 ［A］ at a distance  ［B］ at intervals  ［C］ at case  ［D］ at length
63. You can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you’ll have to pay a ______.
 ［A］ fare  ［B］ fund  ［C］ deposit  ［D］ deal
64. My grandfather had always taken a ______ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.
 ［A］ splendid  ［B］ weighty  ［C］ vague  ［D］ keen
65. ______ quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.
 ［A］ Excessive  ［B］ Extensive  ［C］ Extreme  ［D］ Exclusive
66.  John cannot afford to go to university, ______ going abroad.
 ［A］ nothing but  ［B］ anything but  ［C］ not to speak of  ［D］ nothing to speak of
67. Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
 ［A］ involve  ［B］ compose  ［C］ enclose  ［D］ attach
68. If you don’t like to swim, you ______ as well stay at home.
 ［A］ should  ［B］ may  ［C］ can  ［D］ would
69. Dr. Smith was always ______ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.
 ［A］ reminded of  ［B］ absorbed in  ［C］ tended by  ［D］ concerned about
70. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ______ of American Independence.
 ［A］ ceremony  ［B］ occasion  ［C］ occurrence  ［D］ anniversary