40. The snow has been steadily for hours and the ground is completely covered.
A) showering B) dropping C) descending D) falling

41. The hostess went to great to make the child comfortable and feel at home.
A) efforts B) lengths C) heights D) details

42. You said the post office is on this block, can you be a bit more ?
A) particular B) specific C) abstract D) especial

43. His composition was so confusing that I could hardly make any of it whatsoever.
A) meaning B) message C) information D) sense

44. I am afraid that you have to alter your views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.
A) optimistic B) distressing C) indifferent D) pessimistic

45. As the saying goes, reading without reflecting is like eating without .
A) chewing B) tasting C) digesting D) releasing

46. All of us did quite a good job but the teacher only him out for praise.
A) yelled B) singled C) selected D) pulled

47. Without a sure supply of water, farming in that area remains at the of the weather.
A) disposal B) risk C) cost D) mercy

48. Industrial communities should be close enough to crowded centers but enough to reduce potential dangers.
A) advanced B) reliable C) distant D) sophisticated

49. She had a guilty about not telling the police what had actually happened.
A) consciousness B) conscience C) consequence D) confusion

50. There is a beautiful of pine forest near my country house.
A) extension B) length C) spell D) stretch

51. We’ve all our time and effort in this plan, and we don’t want it to fail.
A) invested B) exhausted C) devoted D) assigned

52. The workers demands were，they only asked for a small raise in their wages.
A) general B) moderate C) partial D) numerous

53. You should know to spend all your money on those impractical fancy goods.
A) other than B) rather than C) more than D) better than

54. Everybody seemed to have known about his scandal, only his wife was kept in the .
A) dark B) ignorance C) shade D) shadow

55. All students in the class a loud laugh when the professor told them a joke.
A) let up B) let down C) let off D) let out