43.　　 The _____ of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is “Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics.”

A. theme　　　　　　　　　 B. topic　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　 D. subject

42.　　 At last the rescue team came, with only three of the _____ surviving the shipwreck.

A. group　　　　　　　　　 B. crew　　　　　　　　　 C. member　　　　　　　 D. crowd

41.　　 Without the accident, you could never have imagined his _____ for dealing the difficult situation.

A. ability　　　　　　　　 B. capacity　　　　　　 C. management　　　　 D. capability

40. 　The ring has been in my husband’s family for three _____, so I decided to give it to my daughter-in-law.

A. people　　　　　　　　 B. offspring　　　　　　 C. children　　　　　　　 D. generations

39. 　Though I knew these are words of Latin _____, I didn’t quite know their meanings until I looked them up in the dictionary.

A. origin　　　　　 　　　 B. source　　　　　 　　 C. resource　　　　 　　 D. way

38. 　How can you ______ for your absence from the symposium (专题讨论会) about environmental protection this morning?

A. reason　　　　　 　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　　 C. account　　　　　 　　 D. explain

37. 　Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.

A. vision 　　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　　　　 C. picture 　　　　　　　 D. view

36. 　She was so _____ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.

A. attracted 　　　　　　 B. absorbed 　　　　　 C. included 　　　　　　 D. concentrated

35. 　In this time of economic reform, our state of mind should keep _____ with the rapid changes of the economic system.

A. pace　　　　　　 　　　 B. touch　　　　　　 　　 C. progress　　　　 　　 D. step

34. 　A power failure completely _____ the cake she was baking.

A. damaged　　　　　　　 B. weakened　　　　　 C. spoiled　　　　　　　　 D. injured