41. — You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.
— Well, now I regret _________ that.
A) having doneB) to be doingC) to have doneD) to do
42. ______ that they’re young and inexperienced, they’ve done quite a good job.
A) BeingB) GivenC) ProvidedD) Now
43. _______ is announced in the papers, a nation-wide sports meeting will be held in the city next month.
A) BecauseB) ForC) AsD) So
44. Being much too fat, Maria was advised to reduce her food for each meal, yet, she would _______ that.
A) have none of B) accept C) take care forD) listen to
45. In my opinion, he’s ________ imaginative of all the contemporary(同时代的)poets.
A) quite the mostB) by far the most
C) very the mostD) rather the most
46. Never before _________ so highly successful in his attempts to modify the weather on a very small scale.
A) man has been B) man isC) has man been D) will be man
47. With flowers and trees ________ everywhere, the city took on a new look.
A) to be planted B) being planted C) plantingD) planted
48. — John wants to see you today.
— I would rather he _______ tomorrow than today.
A) comes B) cameC) should comeD) has come
49. It was suggested that this problem _________ at the next meeting.
A) was discussedB) will be discussed
C) would be discussedD) be discussed
50. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _____, so we didn’t accept the offer.
A) not being finishedB) had not been finished
C) not having finishedD) was not finished
51. What you said reminds me ________ something I read a few days ago.
A) forB) byC) fromD) of
52. Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people ____each other.
A) fromB) forC) withD) to
53. The smog is due _______ invisible gases, mostly from automobile exhaust.
A) fromB) to C) forD) with
54. ________ is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.
A) ItB) ThatC) WhatD) That it
55. There are many children and adolescents ______ behavior is generally unacceptable .
A) theirB) whoC) whomD) whose
56. Edison failed _____ times before he succeeded in producing the first electric lamp.
A) thousandB) thousandsC) a thousand ofD) thousands of
57. Water ________ the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food.
A) makesB) causesC) pushesD) turns
58. The panic attacks may _______ for only a few minutes; some, however, continue for several hours.
A) happenB) beginC) lastD) end
59. Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors _________ definitions.
A) head to B) arrive at C) reach forD) approach to
60. The nurse took ________ of my blood to test.
A) an exampleB) an instanceC) a caseD) a sample
