48. I don't think the charge for overhauling （大修）the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.
A.correspondence B.equation C.proportion D.dimension
49. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. swollen  B. raised  C. developed  D. increased
50. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.
A. out of order      B. out of place
C. out of control    D. out of the question
51. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.
A. show off    B. cut out    C. keep from    D. shut out
52. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.
A. stands up  B. looks out  C. sticks out  D. wipes out
53. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured    B. melted    C. drew    D. dismissed
54. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
A. state    B. intention    C. occasion    D. practice
55. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
A. news    B. print    C. publication    D. press
56. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
A. opposition  B. return C. sympathy D. readiness
57. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
A.wonderful  B.splendid  C.tedious  D.magnificent
58. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
A.fluctuating  B.waving  C.swinging  D.vibrating
59. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A. deprives    B. restricts    C. rejects    D. denies
60. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised    B. grown    C. developed    D. cultivated
Part Ⅲ Cloze(10points,1 point for each)
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices given.
Ironically, a study finds that we’re awful gift-givers precisely because we spend too much time trying to be considerate.We imagine our friends 61 a gift that is impressive,expensive,and sentimental. We imagine the look of happinessand surprise on their faces and the warmth we feel 62 .But there’s something thatthe most sentimental-gift-givers tend not to think too much about: 63 the gift is practical in the first place.
64 , practicality seems like an enemy of great gift giving. Beautiful jewelry, lovely watches, perfect rugs, finely crafted kitchen hardware: These things 65 great gifts because they communicate something beyond practicality. Theycommunicate that the giver cares.
But do the receivers care? Often,no. "Gift receivers would be 66 ifgivers gave them exactly what they requested 67 . attemptingto be'thoughtful and considerate' by buying gifts they did not explicitly request" to surprisethem, the researchers write. Their clever paper asks givers and receivers to 68 gifts from two perspectives: desirability (e.g. the cost of a coffee maker) and feasibility(e.g. the 69 of the coffee maker).Across several experiments, theyfind that givers consistently give gifts based on desirability and receivers 70 favor gifts based on feasibility .
61.A. to open B. opening C. have opened D. opened
62. A. in person B. in turn C. in place D. in return
63. A. Whether B. When C. Why D. How
64. A. To be sure B. To sum up C. In many ways D. In many cases
65.A. work out B. lead to C. make for D. take up
66.A.happier B. more surprised C. happy D. surprised
67.A.regardless of B. rather than C. as toD.but for
68.A. decide B. classify C. select D. measure
69.A. look B. quality C. nevertheless D. ease
70.A. unexpectedly B. whereas C. nevertheless D. continuously


Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (30points,1 point for each)
Directions: In this section, there are fsix passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet
Passage One
Of all the lessons taught by the financial crisis, the most personal has been that　Americans aren’t so good at money-management. We take out home loans we can't　afford.We run up sky-high credit-card debt. We don't save nearly enough forretirement.