65. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt　　 B. trouble　 C. power　　 D. effort

　D. effort.

　effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗？)

64. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

A. eventually　　 B. yet　　 C. finally　　 D. accordingly

　 D. accordingly.

accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。

63. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A. guilt　　 B. charge　　 C. blame　 D. account

　 　C. blame.

　take the blame for 对......承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。[注意]charge 前无冠词the.

62. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

A. still　 B. yet　 C. already　 D. just

　B. yet

61． Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A. understanding　　　　 B. comprehensible　 C. comprehensive　　　 D. understandable

　C. comprehensive.

　comprehensive 完全的无所不包的; comprehensible 能懂的, 可以理解的; understandable 可以理解的, 主要用来指人的行为。understanding 用来指人时, 表示"善于理解别人或别人问题的 (人) 。"注意下面的搭配：a comprehensive map (街区详图) ; a comprehensible remark (听得懂的话) ,an understandable mistake (可以理解的错误) ; an understanding friend (一位能理解人的朋友) 。

60. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

　 A. regard　　 B. account　　 C. thought　　 D. observation

B. account.

　take sth. into account(=consider)考虑到：We must take local conditions into accoutn.

59. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

　 A. diagnosed　　 B. determined　　 C. deduced　 D. discovered

A. diagnosed.

diagnose...as 把......诊断为......。

本题译文：玛丽的病现已诊断为肝炎。

58. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.

　 A. set　　 B. left　　 C. had　　 D. put

B. left.

leave sb./sth. alone不惹，不管，不碰：Leave the box alone.(别碰那个盒子。)

57. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

　 A. division　　 B. gap　　 C. separation　　 D. interval

B. gap.

generation gap 代沟。

division分，划分；separation分开；interval间隔，间隙；(幕间或工间)休息。at intervals 不时，时时

56. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　 A. equivalent　　 B. uniform　　 C. alike　　 D. likely

A. equivalent.

equivalent相等的，相当的：He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的，有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的，相象的。