【正文】 d. took to patient has been ________ of the safety of the operation. a. assured b. guaranteed c. entrusted d. confirmed he took the floor, the gathering _______ thunderous applause a. burst out b. burst upon c. burst through d. burst into longawaited Hubble Space Telescope, ________ to orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky. a. subject b. due c. available d. owing not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government39。m sure of that. a. obvious b. bound c. doubtless d. necessary of tons of water are _______by a plex system of dykes. a. held up b. held on c. held out d. held back traveling, you are advised to take traveler?s checks, which provide a secure_________ to carrying your money in cash., a. substitute b. replacement c. preference d. alternative 39。t have time to go into his plan ________, but he gave us an idea about it. a. in turn b. in conclusion c. at first d. at length 54. Your improper words will give _________ to doubts concerning your true intentions. a. rise b. reason c. suspicion d. ground 55. The new washing machines are being ________ at the rate of 50 a day in this factory. a. turned off b. turned down c. turned out d. turned in 56. John plained to the bookseller that there were some pages _____ in the dictionary. a. being b. missing c. dropping d. falling 57. On turning round the corner we saw the road ________ steeply. a. falling b. decreasing c., descending d. lowering 58. The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. a. let down b. let alone c. let off d. let out 59. The managing director took the ________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault a. guilt b. blame c. charge d. accusation 60. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______for language learning purposes, there is yet no prehensive systematic program for the reading skills. a. adapted b. acknowledged c. assembled d. appointed 61. 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 shopassistant was straightforward with his customers. If an article was of _______ quality he39。t want to lend any more money to him。t ________ at the party yesterday evening? a. show off b. show down c. show up d. show in found it difficult to ________ Jim39。 I39。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 are 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 wit39。 he?s already ________ to me. a. due b. owing c. in debt d. in gratitude l friendship may be _________ , casual, situational or deep and lasting. a. identical b. superficial c. critical d. original doesn39。s new car can _________ from 10 mph to 60 mph in a few seconds. a. facilitate b. hurry c. improve d. accelerate 145. Do you know why John didn39。1l write to you again. a. looked through b. looked over c. looked after d. looked into our delight, she quickly _________ herself to the new situation a. acquainted b. exposed c. adapted d. devoted manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for _________ her attitude toward customers. a. straightforward b. partial c. favorable d. hostile the joint effort of everyone, the plan is _____to succeed。s end. a. exclusively b. extensively c. excessively d. exceedingly all its advantages, the puter is by no means without its _________. a. boundaries b. restraints c. confinements d. limitations 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 difficulty ________ so much work that he couldn39。t think he could ever ________ what is called freestyle poetry. a. take on b. take over c. take to d. take after good teacher must know how to _________ his ideas. a. convey b. display c. conceive d. disclose 39。s courage that brought them ________ the war. a. over b. about c. through d. out 39。t ______his behaving like that at all. a. look into b. break through c. account for d. get over did it e ________ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework? a. about b. along c. around d. by could produce no evidence _____ his argument. a. in respect of b. in view of c. in support of d. on account of government should ________ with the irrational regulations restricting drinking hours. a. break away b. e up c. get away d. do away.. 15. I know him well enough to accept his explanation ____________. a. without question b. by all means c. at any cost d. in any case 16. It was a small country house, but it was large ______ urban standards. a. at b. for c. by d. from 17. The travelers sought shelter __________the rain and happened to find a roadside inn. a. from b. against c. for d. with our attempts to __________the child from drowning were