【正文】 n charge B. in advance C. in time D. in front　　26. Both Mary and Ellen, as well as Jan, _______ studying Chinese History.　　A. are B. is C. are being D. is being　　27. I’d like to _______ him to you for the job. He is a very clever and industrious boy.　　A. refer B. suggest C. remend D. propose　　28. It ______ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the flood.　　A. reported B. reports C. has been reported D. has reported　　29. He was asked to speak louder ______ all the other students in the classroom could hear him.　　A. as B. so as to C. so that D. so as　　30. His report on the space exploration was really ________.　　A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excitedly　　31. Your chair needs _______.　　A. to repair B. repairing C. to repairing D. being repair　　32. I hate to see papers _______ in pencil.　　A. writing B. to write C. written D. write　　33. The job made her dependent _______ her husband.　　A. on B. from C. of D. to　　34. This is the second time she ______ improvement on that equipment.　　A. had made B. made C. is making D. has made　　35. He spoke so quickly that I did not ______ what he said.　　A. catch B. accept C. take D. listen　　36. _______determines a good meal varies from country to country.　　A. What B. That C. It D. Which　　37. As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for ________.　　A. pleasure B. entertainment C. pany D. defence　　38. I suggest _______ for an outgoing this Sunday.　　A. us going B. we are going C. to go D. our going　　39. We’ve ______ sugar. Ask him to lend us some.　　A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run out of　　40. It was in 1930 _______ he became a university student.　　A. when B. that C. which D. and　　41. I am very _______ to you for your help.　　A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks　　42. You _______ go now. It’s very late.　　A. had rather B. prefer to C. had better D. would rather　　43. If I were you, I would take it easy, _______ is no need to be nervous.　　A. it B. this C. there D. which　　44. Why not _______ me earlier?　　A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told　　45. Joe’s handwriting is ________ Mary’s.　　A. more better B. as well as C. much better than D. more better than　　46. The experiment _______ the discovery of a cure for cancer.　　A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up　　47. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance _______ to twice around the world.　　A. similar B. equal C. pared D. corresponding　　48. I did not mean ____ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ___one.　　A. to eat…trying B. to eat…to trying C. eating…to try D. eating…to trying　　49. I had hardly sat down _______ he stepped in.　　A. when B. that C. until D. after　　50. In his time he enjoyed a reputation _______.　　A. as great as Mozart, if not greater than B. as great as, if not greater than, Mozart　　C. as great, if not greater, as Mozart D. greater, if not as great as Mozart　?、? Cloze (20 points)　　Directions:　　For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blankening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.　　Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf _51_ old age. Last week, he was taking a walk near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid _52_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked _53_ the ground and woke up some 20 minutes _54_, lying face down in water in water b