52. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.
　　A) dependent
　　B) independent
　　C) dependence
　　D) independence
　　53. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.
　　A) except
　　B) accept
　　C) exception
　　D) acception
　　54. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____.
　　A) retiring from military service
　　B) to be retired by military service
　　C) to retire from military service
　　D) to be retired from military service
　　55. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.
　　A) cleaning, do
　　B) to be cleaned, do
　　C) cleaning, done
　　D) being cleaned, done

　　56. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
　　A) abandoning
　　B) be abandoned
　　C) abandoned
　　D) to be abandoned
　　57. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
　　A) that you won't speak
　　B) your not speaking
　　C) you not speak
　　D) you didn't speak
　　58. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
　　A) were
　　B) have been
　　C) be
　　D) are
　　59. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
　　A) that
　　B) which
　　C) what
　　D) when
　　60. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
　　A) Like
　　B) As
　　C) The same as
　　D) Such as
　　61. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
　　A) although
　　B) while
　　C) if
　　D) unless
　　62. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
　　A) no more than, attend
　　B) no less than, attending
　　C) far less than, attending
　　D) far more than, attend
　　63. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
　　A) During the 1960's
　　B) It was in the 1960's
　　C) That it was in the 1960's
　　D) It was the 1960's
　　64. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
　　A) permits
　　B) should permit
　　C) will permit
　　D) permitting
　　65. The large houses are being painted, but _____.
　　A) of great expense
　　B) in a lot of expenses
　　C) at a great expense
　　D) by high expenses