【正文】 s very serious and it is doubtful if he will _____.A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward ondemand, alwaysavailable products and services that suit the customer39。s ______ rather than the pany39。s.A. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience79. The priest made the ______ of the cross when he entered the church.A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture80. This spacious room is ______ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightly B. sparsely C. hardly D. rarely2004年51. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn39。t bothered by his loudness _____ by his lack of talent. A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than52. ______ I39。ll marry him all the same.A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor53. The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the floodstricken area. A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever54. ______ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised55. If not ______ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very illtempered and grumbles all the time.A. being treated C. be treated D. having been treated56. It is imperative that students ______ their term papers on time. A. hand in B. would hand in C. have to hand in D. handed in57. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fullyloaded truck, ______ to the truck.A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress58. The Minister of Finance is believed ______ of imposing new taxes to raise extraA. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think59. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ______ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.A. these of the most B. most of those C. among the most D. among the many of60. ______ both sides accept the agreement ______ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, will B. If only, would C. Should, will D. Unless, would61. Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, ______ for Europe this afternoon. A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave62. It was suggested that all government ministers should ______ information on their financial interests. A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose63. As my exams are ing next week, I39。ll take advantage of the weekend to ______ on some reading. A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up64. I39。m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It39。s not like either of them to bear aA. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred65. Mary hopes to be ______ from hospital next week.A. dismissed B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned66. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it bees quite ______.A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless67. Jimmy earns his living by ______ works of art in the museum.A. recovering B. restoring C. renewing D. reviving68. I couldn39。t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ______.A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping69. The book gives a brief ______ of the course of his research up till now.A. outline B. reference C. frame D. outlook70. She was standing outside in the snow, ______ with cold.A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering71. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ______ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. A. adapted B. equipped C. suited D. fitted72. He plays tennis to the ______ of all other sports.A. eradication B. exclusion C. extension D. inclusion73. She answered with an ______No to the request that she attend the public hearing. A. eloquent B. effective C. emotional D. emphatic74. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ______ with life.A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full75. We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ______ we39。ve had no further munication. A. Thereof B. Thereby C. Thereafter D. Thereabouts76. The ticket taker at the football game tore the tickets ______.A. in half B. by half C. in halves D. at half77. The ______ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people.A. average B. mon C. usual D. normal78. He is not under arrest, ______ any restriction on him.A. or the police have placed B. or have the police placed C. nor the police have placed D. nor have the police placed79. For years she suffered from the ____ that her husband might e back to her. A. vision B. idea C. imagination D. illusion80. The purpose of the survey was to ____ the inspectors with local conditions. A. inform B. notify C. instruct D. acquaint2003年51. Agriculture is the country39。s chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.A. is B. been C. be D. being52. Jack ____ from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.A. has been missing B. has been missedC. had been missing D. was missed53. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.A. where B. of whose C. whose D. which54. Who ____ was ing to see me in my office this afternoon?A. you said B. did you say C. did you say that