A. crime B. error C. mistake D. suicide

48. A traffic accident happened at a _________ a few meters away from a bank.

A. crossroad B. cross C. courtyard D. crossroads

49. Today, cancer is still one of the diseases that cannot be _______.

A. cover B. healed C. cured D. treated

50. When you go abroad for further study, you should learn to adapt to the ______ of the destination country.

A. customs B. habits C. practice D. customers

51. The editor ________ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.

A. turns down B. cuts down C. cut up D. runs down

52. I was just talking to Margot when Jackson __________. (2005年高考湖南卷)

A. cut in B. cut down C. cut out D. cut up

53. He knocked over a bottle of ink and _________ the table cloth.

A. damaged B. harmed C. ruined D. destroyed

54. You can ask for replacement or repairs, or even ______ when they have caused special losses.

A. damages B. damage C. damaged D. damaging

55. He rescued a child at the ______ of his own life and then left without being noticed.

A. danger B. risk C. cost D. expense

56. Only a few journalists _______ the story, which was about the president.

A. dared covered B. dare covered C. dare to cover D. dared to cover

57. ---Do you know when the Chinese custom ______ from?

---It's hard to say. But its characteristics _______ the Tang Dynasty.

A. began; prove B. started; show C. is; appear D. dates; suggest

58. He was lying in the hospital __________, with his ribs broken.

A. half dead B. deadly C. death D. died

59. In ten years of time, the population of China will begin to _______. So there will be fewer and fewer students in schools.

A. faint B. reduce C. fall D. decline

60. The old lady ______ smilingly to be helped up the stairs.

A. rejected B. declined C. refused D. denied

61. The International Red Cross is a non-profit organization that cares for the wounded, sick and homeless in wartime, and victims of natural _________.

A. dilemma B. damage C. disagreement D. disaster

62. Club members get a 15% __________, much lower than the regular price.

A. dimension B. criterion C. discount D. dignity

63. They dived ______ into the forest and felt ______ frightened.

A. deeply; deep B. deeply; deeply C. deep; deep D. deep; deeply

64. Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine as ________.

A. described B. determined C. directed D. depended

65. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm. (2004年高考辽宁卷)

A. defended B. stopped C. slowed D. delayed

66. The mother _______ other things to the task of looking after her sick child.

A. delays B. puts off C. spends D. forgets

67. Some laid-off workers _______ took up the well-paid work to wait on patients in hospitals.

A. delightedly B. challengingly C. disappointedly D. rewarding

68. --- How long are you staying?

--- I don't know. ________. (2004年高考江苏卷)

A. That's OK B. Never mind C. It depends D. It doesn't matter

69. After all harms she has done, she ___________ whatever she gets.

A. delivers B. declares C. deserves D. determines

70. Tenants (房客) must ______ 200 pounds______ the landlord, in case of damage.

A. deposit; for B. deposit; with C. deposit; to D. deposit; on

71. ---Why is John always working so hard?

---He ________ a high income to support his big family.

A. hopes B. wishes C. deserves D. desires

72. Scholarships __________ to aid students who can not pay the full tuition ( 学费)

A. are designed B. design C. are designing D. designs

73. Her performance was perfect and, _______ the fact that there were other 20 participants, the first prize still belonged to her.

A. delightedly B. while C. despite D. though

74. At this rate, the forest will be completely ________ within the next 30 years.

A. damaged B. ruined C. spoiled D. destroyed

75. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits.

A. grow B develop C. design D. raise

76. Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children.

A. devotes B. spends C. depends D. provides

77. Although the wind has _____, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.

(2006年高考湖北卷)

A. turned up B. gone back C. died down D. died up

78. We have tried everything, but it made little _______.

A. good B. use C. different D. difference

79. It's the kind of book you can _________; you don't need to read the whole book.

A. dip into B. divide into C. put into D. get into

80. We cannot go to Beijing _____, we have to change trains in Shanghai.

A. differently B. direct C. as soon as D. immediately

81. Generally speaking, when taken according to the ________, the drug has no side effect.

A. description B. directions C. descriptions D. direction

82. My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me _______ entering the field.

A. into B. of C. out of D. from

83. The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ____ of 60 miles.

A. 1ength B. distance C. way D. distinction

84. The two brothers look so much ______ that we can't ______ one from the other.

A. alike; distinguish B. familiar; tell C. alike; differ D. familiar; separate

85. You would be unlucky to see sharks, but these are no problem if you don't _______ them.

A. disappoint B. disturb C. discourage D. discover

86. ---Will $ 200 ________?

---I'm afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars. (2004年高考湖北卷)

A. count B. satisfy C. fit D. do

87. The house is now worth _______ we paid for it.

A. the amount double B. the double amount

C. amount double the D. double the amount

88. You can complain, but I doubt ________ it'll make any difference.

A. what B. though C. if D. that

89. I bought _______ eggs and _______ daily things at the supermarket yesterday.

A. three dozen of these; scores of B. three dozens of; score of

C. three dozen these; scores of D. three dozen of; score of

90. Can you ________ the kids while I make breakfast?

A. wear B. have on C. dress D. put on

91. Joe Jones, the eighth of the eight children, had to ________ out of high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm. (2005年高考上海春季卷)

A. leave B. drop C. fall D. draw

92. This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals' eyes, _____ their fear of bird flu.

A. except for B. due to C. in case of D. instead of

93. Most members of the drama club, though shy in real life, are quite ____ once they get on stage.

A. delighted B. dynamic C. competitive D. calm

94. Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing us ____ their sincerity.

A. with B. for C. in D. of