52. The local council has decided to take the _______ of the hotel to court.

　　A) Landlord

　　B) tenant

　　C) client

　　D) proprietor

　　53. Swarms of wasps are always invading my garden. They are a thorough _______.

　　A) nuisance

　　B) disturbance

　　C) trouble

　　D) annoyance

　　54. The cold drink ____ him after his long hot journey.

　　A) reduced

　　B) refreshed

　　C) released

　　D) recovered

　　55. For years she suffered from the ____ that her husband might come back to her.

　　A) vision

　　B) idea

　　C) imagination

　　D) illusion

　　56. He went to Australia hoping to find a teaching _______ without too much difficulty.

　　A) work

　　B) career

　　C) post

　　D) employment

　　57. The accusation left him quite ______ with rage.

　　A) quiet

　　B) silent

　　C) mute

　　D) speechless

　　58. As the drug took ______ the patient became quieter.

　　A) force

　　B) effect

　　C) action

　　D) influence

　　59. Notebooks, textbooks and school magazines were accidentally ________ all over the floor.

　　A) spread

　　B) separated

　　C) splashed

　　D) scattered

　　60. An ______ degree was conferred on the distinguished professor.

　　A) honest

　　B) honored

　　C) honorary

　　D) honorific