48.　　 The manager lost his _____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

A. mood　　　　　　　　　 B. temper　　　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　 D. passion

47.　　 There were beautiful clothes _____ in the shop windows.

A. spread　　　　　　　　 B. displayed　　　　　　 C. exposed　　　　　　 D. located

46.　　 Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.

A. destroy　　　　　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　　　 C. assume　　　　　　 D. cancel

45.　　 In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should _____ his findings in logical order and clear language.

A. furnish　　　　　　　　 B. propose　　　　　　　 C. raise　　　　　　　　 D. present

44.　　 The isolated village seemed to be _____ to visitors as very little was known about it and its inhabitants appeared somewhat hostile (有敌意的) to strangers.

A. inaccessible　　 　　 B. unavailable　　　 　　 C. inadaptable　　　 D. profitable

43.　　 Since it is raining hard outside, I have no _____ but to stay at home, watching TV.

A. choose　　　 　　 B. alternative　　　 C. advantage　　 D. adsorption

42.　　 The disease spreads fast by touch before any _____ are noticed.

A. marks　　　　　　　　 B. clues　　　　　　　　　 C. symptoms　　　　 D. characters

41.　　 Though he’d looked through all the reference materials on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only _____ to his confusion.

A. extended　　　　　　　 B. amounted　　　　　　 C. added　　　　　　　 D. turned

40.　　 The tickets _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

A. gives　　　　　　　　　 B. grants　　　　　　　　 C. entitles　　　　　　 D. credits

39.　　 At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country but halfway in his speech, he suddenly _____ to another subject.

A. committed　　　　　 B. switched　　　　　　 C. favoured　　　　　 D. transmitted