48. Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health 　　　　　poor.

A. proves　　　　 B. remains　　　　　 C. maintains　　　　 D. continues

47. After much 　　　　, the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.

A. debating　　　　 B. talking　　　 C. discussing　　　 D. bargaining

46. It can’t be a(n) 　　　　　that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night.

A. coincidence　　　 B. accident　　　　 C. incident　　　　 D. chance

45. I saw Bob play the piano at John’s party and on that 　　　　　　he was simply brilliant.

A scene　　　　 B. circumstance　　　 C. occasion　　　 D. situation

44. Please follow your supervisor’s instructions, or you’ll 　　　　　him.

A. discourage　　　 B. offend　　　　 C. disturb　　　　 D. bother

43. For the sake of her daughter’s health, she decided to move to a warm 　　　　.

A. weather　　　　 B. temperature　　　　　 C. season　　　　 D. climate

42. It seems difficult to 　　　　　“hurt” from “injure” in meaning.

A. judge　　　　　 B. tell　　　　 C. divide　　　　 D. separate

Directions: Beneath each uf the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Cheese the one answer that best completes the sentence.

41. The magazine is a (n) 　　　　　number. You can take it out of the reading-room.

A. back　　　 B. past　　　　 C. old　　　　　 D. former

40. Not only 　　　　　interested in football but 　　　　　beginning to show an interest in it.

A. the teacher himself is…all his students are

B. the teacher himself is…are all his students

C. is the teacher himself…are all his students

D. is the teacher himself…all his students are

39. Americans eat 　　　　vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

A. more than twice　　　　　　 B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as　　　　　　 D. more than twice as many