53. Other people’s advice would be____valuable to him who is at present at his wit’s end.
A. exceedingly B. exclusively C. intensively D. excessively
54. “Do you think that the labor bill will be passed?”
“Oh, yes. It’s____that it will.”
A. almost surely B. very likely C. near positive D. quite certainly
55. Would you please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to ____it.
A. set aside B. set up C. set off D. set about
56. During the rush hours, a policeman directs traffic at the intersectiond ____there have been no accidents.
A. as of now B. to the present C. up until currently D. so far
57. Mr. Johnson had one eye injured in an accident, but after a ____operation, he quickly recovered his sight.
A. precise B. delicate C. sensitive D. considerate
58. Gunpowder was discovered in the twelfth century, but____.
A. man did not put it to use in war two hundred years later B. until two centuries more it was used in war
C. not used in warfare until two hundred years later D. in warfare did not use it two hundred years afterwards
59. “What’s the matter with that picture on the wall?”
“It needs ____.”
A. straightening B. to be straightening C. straightened D. straighten
60. The medical report contains a (an) ____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
A. altitude B. attitude C. multitude D. latitude
61. He has spent a large ____of money on his new house.
A. much B. amount C. number D. piece
62. In the past most bus drivers have been men, but today the number of women ____ this field is climbing.
A. devoting B. engaging C. registering D. pursuing
63. As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves ____ those of Kuwait.
A. come second following B. come second with C. are only second to D. are second only to
64. During our stay in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ____the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A. in line with B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in place of
65. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he____until yesterday.
A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. comes
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