51. He must __ in the book he was reading because he forgot to go to work.
A. be lost in B. has been lost in 
C. has been lost in D. have been lost in

52. We had a family __ where I saw relatives I hadn’t seen for 20 years.
A. reunion B. conference 
C. reputation D. image

53. An hour __ before the manager returned to the meeting hall. 
A. goes by B. went by 
C. on and off D. passed on

54. He is __ a teacher. He often makes mistakes when he writes. 
A. not much of a B. not many 
C. not much of D. not much good

55. Tony came to America __ the American Dream.
A. looked for B. seek C. seeking D.locating

56. People who __ litter in the streets should be fined heavily. 
A. gather B. create 
C. discard D. look for

57. I don’t know how to __ the food left over from yesterday. 
A.doing with B. did with 
C.tackle D. do with

58. I have searched all the book stores in this town. The book you asked for is not ___.
A. available B.interesting 
C. boring D.vivid

59. Twenty miles away from the town, the robbers __ the car and disappeared into the woods. 
A. approached B. ground 
C. removed D. abandoned

60. The meeting was __ by the National Association of Women for the purpose of furthering the women’s liberation movement. 
A. assigned B. sponsored C.chaired D.participated

61. They want to know __ molecular biology is. 
A. that B. what 
C. as D. how

62. ___the problem of water shortage, we have to put all our efforts together.
A.To handle B. handling 
C. handled D. Being handled

63. Tony woke up late and left home without breakfast, __ another boring day at work. 
A. anticipating B. anticipated C. having anticipated D.being anticipated

64. I spend ___ money on books as you do. 
A. twice much B. twice as much 
C. twice D. twice as more.

65. It usually takes us half an hour ___ the classroom. 
A. clean up B. cleaning up for us 
C. for us clean up D. to clean up

66. The milk smells___ sour. 
A. like it is B. as if it is 
C. as if it was D. like it was

67.___to find words to express themselves, they silently grasped our hands. 
A. Unable B. For being unable C. Because unable D. Without able

68. To postpone __ the debt will ruin our business reputation.
A. to pay B. paid C. paying D. pay

69. China’s human rights situation has been steadily improving over the years, __ by the records. 
A. as it is proved B. as proved 
C. as being prove D. as is proved

70. The children came home from school, ___ .
A. tire and hungry B. hungry and tire
C. being tired and hunger D. hungry and tired

71. George can hardly be labeled a radical; he is a man of ______ views.
A. modest B. sensitive
C.moderate D. tolerant

72. Being _____ about its future, investors are wary of putting more money in the dot.com industry.
A. skeptical
C. contemporary
B. incredible
D. aesthetic

73. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect ______.
A. conflict
B. distinction
C. harmony
D. regulation

74. _____ by a strange loud noise downstairs, the two girls jumped from their bed and screamed.
A. Stunned
B. Amazed
C. Promoted
D. Startled

75. The survey shows that the officials of some listed companies are ______ themselves at the expense of the stockholders.
A. abusing
B. rewarding
C. disrupting
D. enriching