49.By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca-cola.
A. for B. in C. to D. with
50.Mr. Morgan can be very sad ___ , though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
51.This box is too heavy, ___ give me a hand?
A.would you mind B. would you please
C. will you like to D. will you please to
52._____ he works hard , I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A. As soon as B. As well as C. So far as D. So long as
53.People appreciate ____ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. having worked
54.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.
A. for which B. to which C. of which D. in which
55.They are going to have the serviceman ____ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install B. to install C. to be installed D. installed
56.A ____ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution
57.Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting the accommodation agencies in the city.
A. set about B. set down C. set out D. set up
58._____ their differences , the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other .
A. But for B. For all C. Above all D. Except for
59.She was complaining that the doctor was _____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging
60.Since the matter was extremely _____, we dealt with it immediately.
A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant
IV . Cloze (20 points)
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on AN-SWER SHEET I.
In the course of the first half of the twentieth century, the United States made the shift from coal to oil. In 1900 the energy 61 from burning petroleum in the United States was only 4 percent of 62 obtained from burning coal. By the time World War Ⅱ was 63 , we Americans were getting more of our 64 from oil and natural gas than from coal, 65 the balance shifting farther in 66 of oil and gas each year. Oil, 67 liquid, is much more convenient to mine, transport, and use, than coal is : 68 more. The switch to oil in the United States meant that energy was much more easily 69 . Electricity poured out of the nation’s generators in an endlessly increasing stream 70 we began to live in a world 71 which all the controls were at our fingertips, 72 to speak. And why not? The real 73 of the pools of oil 74 under the Middle East only became known after World War Ⅱand we all received the impression of a hitherto-unknown ocean of oil 75 for the taking. 76 a few heady years we used all we 77 ,more and more and more, and it seemed to us that the supply was so great that we could 78 thoughts of a possible end 79 some indefinite future. Let our grandchildren 80 and suffer.
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