50. _________ a lot of troublesome affairs to deal with,our boss doesn't have any time to spend holidays.

A.Thanks to　　　　　　　　　 B.For 　　　　　　　　　 C.With　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.In case

48、Working in the kitchen for years made Tom ____ a good cook. 　　 A. for　　 B. into　　 C. of　　 D. as 49.Zhejiang Province lies ______ the east of China and there are some islands ______ its coast.

A.in;on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.in;off　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.to;off　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.to;on

43、-The weather is too cold ____ March this year. 　 -It was still ____ when I came here years ago. 　 A. for; colder　　 B. in; cold　　 C. in; hot　　 D. for; hotter 44、-When did it begin to snow? 　　 -It started ____ the night. 　　 A. during　　 B. by　　 C. from　　 D. at 45. Jhon felt unhappy as they all went outing ____ him. 　　 A. except　　 B. but　　 C. without　　 D. besides 46、As we have much time left, let’s discuss the matter ____ tea and cake. 　　 A. over　　 B. with　　 C. by　　　 D. at 47、____ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem. 　　 A. That　　 B. What　　 C. In spite of what　　 D. Though what

42．Shortly after the book Uncle Tom's Cabin________, the Civil War of America________.

　A．came about; broke away 　　　 B．came out; broke out

　C．came on; broke up D．came up; broke down

41．Some areas, ____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.　

A．due to 　　 B．with regard to　 C．but for 　　 D．in spite of

40．_______, you can gently improve your spoken English in a short time.

　　　 　　　 A．On the way　　　 B．In this way　　　 C．By the way　　　 D．In the way

39. I admired my classmate Lisa very much. ____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

A. Except for　 B. But for　 C. Apart from　 D. In spite of

38. _____ wants to study well must learn things _____.

A. No matter who; with heart　 B.Who; with his heart

C. Whoever; by heart　 D. Whoever; by his heart

37.The wedding party is to be held on May 18,_____ is, ten days_____ today.

A. which; fromB.that;except C.that;from　 D.as;since

36. The captain ordered the crew to throw ____ the side of the ship all heavy guns and even stores in order to raise the boat in the water.

A. on　　 B. through　　 C. across　　　 D. over