41. Sometimes very young children have trouble _____ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist. A. for separating B. to separate C. having separated D. separating
42. The second book was _____ by August 1952, but two years later, th end was still nowhere in sight. A. completed B. to have completed C. to complete D. to have been completed
43. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language _____. A. ever was B. had ever been C. has ever been D. would ever be
44. In this experiment, they are times during the night, and asked to report what they _____. A. had just been dreaming B. have just been dreaming C. are just dreaming D. had just dreamt
45. It is of the utmost importance that you _____ here on time. A. be B. shall be C. are to be D. must be
46. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _____ target and moving targets. A. standing B. stationary C. still D. stable
47. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _____ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students. A. scales B. patterns C. grades D. ranks
48. The insurance company paid him '10,000 in _____ . A. compensation B. installment C. substitution D. commission
49. The political future of the president is now hanging by a _____. A. thread B. cord C. string D. rope
50. The statue would be perfect but for a few small _____ in its base. A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. flaws D. errors
51. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in giving the class lectures. A. alter B. change C. alternate D. differ
52. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially _____ containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a complex task. A. one B. the one C. that D. such
53. The manager promised to have my complaint _____. A. looked through B. looked into C. looked over D. looked after
54. You can't be _____ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. A. very B. quite C. too D. so
55. Children are _____ to have some accidents as they grow up. A. obvious B. indispensable C. bound D. doubtless
56. I am sure I can _____ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
57. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _____. A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped
58. The republication of the poet's most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation. A. magnify B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance
59. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children _____ a violent act previously seen on television. A. modifying B. duplicating C. accelerating D. stimulating
60. This kind of material can _____ heat and moisture. A. delete B. compel C. constrain D. repel
61. Visitors are asked to _____ with the regulations. A. contrast B. consult C. comply D. conflict
62. He _____ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently. A. put on B. turned on C. brought on D. took on
63. _____ should any money be given to a small child. A. On no account B. Of no account C. From all accounts D. By all accounts
64. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge _____ our thinking. A. which to be based on B. which to base upon C. upon which to base D. to which to be based
65. _____ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 pecent. A. So clever are the construction robots B. So clever the construction robots are C. Such construction robots are clever D. Such clever construction robots are
66. The most _____ technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution. A. prominent B. prosperous C. solemn D. prevalent
67. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _____ to me. A. indifference B. discrimination C. deviation D. interests
68. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _____ buying some expensive wquipment. A. on B. of C. round D. into
69. Today the public is much concerned about the way _____. A. nature is being ruined B. which nature is ruined C. on which to ruin nature D. of nature to be ruined
70. Though _____ rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life. A. by any means B. by all means C. by some means D. by no means