My father began to learn English when he was in ___.

 A. forties   B.forty    C. the forties    D. his forties

I don’t think that your lecture _____the audience,for they appeared quite puzzled.?     A.got across to        B.got close to?

     C.got away with          D.got along with??

We need to think outside of box _____ we are to come up with something really new.?A.so that                  B.as long as?

    C.once                  D.if?

I hope to call ___ you ___ your office at two o’clock today.

 A. on, at   B. at, on   C. on, of    D. on, to

— ____ you got to know I traveled to USA??

—Through one of your colleagues.?

    A.Where it was that

    B.When was it that?

    C.How was it that

    D.Why was it that?

____that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis,people are optimistic

    about the future of the country.?

    A.Convincing        B.Convinced?

    C.To convince        D.Having convinced?

I can’t thank you ____ much because without your help I ____have won the first prize.?A.too;wouldn’t              B.very;shouldn’t?

    C.that;might not            D.so;couldn’t?

It’s fixed.Never again will your family or friends ____a phone that rings and rings

    when you’re out.?

    A.to be faced with  B.be faced with?

    C.to face with        D.be facing with?

He seized me ___ arm.

 A. by the    B.by my   C.by an    D.by a

DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and __61    salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to__62  their journey.

It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door__63  .

   Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park__64  mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.

Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour__65 which has now caught  on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are__66  to be open all night. __67   is this really a good thing?

A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and

 there is growing__68  about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. __69  of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty__70   awake.

61.A.travelling        B. walking          C. entering       D. coming

62.A.start             B. continue         C. break          D. enjoy

63.A.ever              B. since            C. later          D. then

64.A.on                B. at               C. of             D. for

65.A.working trend      B. touring business  C. banking service      D. delivering system

66.A.performing        B. pretending       C. beginning      D. hesitating

67.A.Thus              B. And            But            D. Furthermore

68.A.concern           B. understanding     C. interest       D. sense

69.A.Few               B. Several          C. None        D. All

70.A.preserving          B. becoming        C. maintaining    D. staying