48. To the joy of his parents, the boy was ____ to achieve his goal.

　 A. making every efforts　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. making all effort

　 C. make an effort　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sparing no effort

47. I keep medicines on the top shelf out of the children’s ____.

　 A. reach　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　 C. hold　　　　　　　　　 D. place

46. ---What do you think of the TV play “The Meteor Garden”?

　 ---I take no interest in it. One of the reasons is that such a life is out of our ____.

　 A. mind　　　　　　　　　 B. reach　　　　　　　　 C. sight　 　　　　　　　 D. point

45. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the ____.

　 A. 20$ remained　　 B. remaining 20$　　 C. remained 20$　 D. 20$ to remain

44. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ____ whether

they will enjoy it.　 A. to see　 B. to be seen　 C. seeing　 D. seen

43. Examinations are not the only means of _____ someone’s ability.

　 A. guessing　　 B. assessing　 C. valuing　　 D. praising

42. SARS spreads so quickly that many countries in the world were ____ last spring.

　 A. under control　　 B. under attack　 C. under study　　　　 D. under examination

41. ____ this heading was a long article about that event.

　 A. With 　　　　　 B. For　　　 C. In　　　 D. Under

40. Nowadays more and more peasants rush into big cities to ____ wealth.

　 A. find　　　 B. look　　 C. search　　 D. hunt for

39. ____ for a job is a painful experience but nearly everyone must bear at least once in a

lifetime.　 A. Finding　　 B. Hunting　 C. Regarding　 Reviewing