A. is B. been C. be D. being
39. Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A. permit
B. permitting
C. permitted
D. permits
40. AIDS is said ______ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past years in that region.
A. being
B. to be
C. to have been
D. having been
41. Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none ______ happier for her beauty. A. the
B. much
C. more
D. enough
42. John returned with two laborers, with ______ help we finally got the car out of the mud. A. their
B. whose
C. ∕
D. that
43. Various animals have shells that keep ______ from growing beyond a certain size. A. theirs
B. themselves
C. them
D. their
44. ____________ to get a definition for this word!
A. How it is difficult C. How difficult it is
B. How difficult is it D. It is how difficult
45. Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely ______, usually because it is used at one time or another as a substitute for some other tool. A. has
B. is C. should D. does
46. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?
A. if
B. so
C. what
D. that
47. Their marriage is a ______ balance between traditional and contemporary values. A. trivial
B. delicate
C. minor
D. miniature
48. When I asked him if he had ever cheated in exams he said he wouldn’t ______ himself like that. A. decrease
B. subtract
C. minimize
D. degrade
49. It is not uncommon for there ______ problems of communication between the old and the young. A. being
B. would be
C. be D. to be
50. ______ at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.
A. looking 答案:
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B. looked C. being looked D. to look

