1.People________ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

　　A) convinced

　　B) anticipated

　　C) resolved

　　D) assured

　　62.The shop-assistant was straightforward with his customers. If an article was of________ quality he’d tell them so.

　　A) miserable

　　B) minor

　　C) subordinate

　　D) inferior

　　63.He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to________ the consequences.

　　A) answer for

　　B) run into

　　C) submit to

　　D) account for

　　64.More poles ate needed to________ the weight of the tent.

　　A) retain

　　B) sustain

　　C) maintain

　　D) obtain

　　65.Your advice would be________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end.

　　A) exclusively

　　B) extensively

　　C) excessively

　　D) exceedingly

　　66.With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its________ .

　　A) boundaries

　　B) restraints

　　C) confinements

　　D) limitations

　　67.When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was________ .

　　A) in the wrong

　　B) in trouble

　　C) at fault

　　D) in difficult

　　68.He________ so much work that he couldn’t really do it efficiently.

　　A) put on

　　B) brought on

　　C) took on

　　D) carried on

　　69.I felt________ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech.

　　A) fatigued

　　B) tired

　　C) exhausted

　　D) bored

　　70.Farmers are more anxious for rain than people in cities because they have more at________ .

　　A) danger

　　B) stake

　　C) loss

　　D) threat

　　71.We________ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.

　　A) describe

　　B) subject

　　C) attribute

　　D) refer

　　72.It is well known that retired workers in China are________ free medical care.

　　A) entitled to

　　B) associated with

　　C) involved in

　　D) devoted to

　　73.She once again went through her composition carefully to________ all spelling mistakes from it.

　　A) eliminate

　　B) withdraw

　　C) diminish

　　D) delete

　　74.The newly-built Science Building seems________ enough to last hundred years.

　　A) sophisticated

　　B) steady

　　C) robust

　　D) substantial

　　75.A man has to make________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

　　A) supply

　　B) assurance

　　C) provision

　　D) storage

　　76.The cells(電池)were designed to________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.

　　A) convert

　　B) alter

　　C) modify

　　D) exchange

　　77.A________ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

　　A) shorthand

　　B) scheme

　　C) schedule

　　D) sketch

　　78.The bright flowers and warm winds________ that spring had come.

　　A) threatened

　　B) announced

　　C) stated

　　D) pronounced

　　79.In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly________ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

　　A) admired

　　B) regarded

　　C) expected

　　D) worshiped

　　80.Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure________ treasure.

　　A) piled on

　　B) derived from

　　C) turned over

　　D) increased by