41. The company _____ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. A. is promised B. has been promising C. is promising D. promised
42. The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of _____ case. A. an operation B. an emergency C. a treatment D. an incident
43. Life is a candle _____ to burn ever brighter. A. being meant B. meaning C. to mean D. meant
44. Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after her husband's boat had been _____. A. wrecked B. collapsed C. decayed D. fired
45. No one needs to feel awkward in _____ his own customs. A. pursuing B. following C. chasing D. seeking
46. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards. A. equivalent B. alike C. uniform D. likely
47. _____ for your help, we'd never have over the difficulties. A. Had it not B. If it were not C. Had it not been D. If we had not been
48. Some people _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them. A. violently B. enthusiastically C. sincerely D. deliberately
49. There is not easy solution to Japan's labor _____. A. decline B. vacancy C. rarity D. shortage
50. I'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem. A. contribute to solving B. be contributed to solve C. contribute to solve D. be contributed to solving
51. Even though he was guilty, the _____ judge did not send him to prison. A. merciful B. impartial C. conscientious D. conspicuous
52. The education _____ for the coming year is about '4 billion, which is much more than what people expected. A. allowance B. reservation C. budget D. finance
53. They had a fierce _____ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago. A. debate B. clash C. disagreement D. contest
54. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make _____ of them. A. impression B. comprehension C. meaning D. sense
55. The politician says he will _____ the welfare of the people. A. prey on B. take on C. get at D. see to
56. Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; _____ is utter poverty. A. now that all is left B. now all that is left C. now all which is left D. now all what is left
57. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality he'd tell them so. A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward
58. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife. A. combine B. compete C. coincide D. compromise
59. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit. A. retain B. maintain C. sustain D. remain
60. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its _____. A. rejections B. restrains C. confinements D. limitations
61. There's a whole _____ of bills waiting to be paid. A. stock B. stack C. number D. sequence
62. To be an inventor, one needs profound knowledge as well as a very _____ imagination. A. vivid B. bright C. living D. colorful
63. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, _____ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16. A. compelling B. forced C. obliged D. compulsory
64. It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be _____ by insects. A. broken in B. run over C. taken over D. filled in
65. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _____ conditions or events. A. in response to B. in favor of C. in contrast to D. in excess of
66. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you. A. don't take B. didn't take C. won't take D. not take
67. To call the music of another music-culture "primitive" is _____ one's own standards on a group that does not recognize them. A. putting B. emphasizing C. forcing D. imposing
68. The prisoner has been _____ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy. A. ensured B. informed C. deprived D. convinced
69. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year _____. A. guarantee B. safety C. confirmation D. conservation
70. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _____ the nurse Florence Nightingale. A. in line with B. in favor of C. in honor of D. in place of