52. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.

   A. set down    B. make out    C. work up    D. draw up

[答案] D. draw up.

      [注释]参阅III,42。

    本题译文, 他们已开过几次会议来起草明年得生产计划。

51. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.

   A. trouble    B. damage    C. mess    D. nuisance

[答案] C. mess.

      [注释]make mess弄得乱七八糟。Make a mess of"把......弄得乱七八糟"：He made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得乱七八糟。)

50. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

   A. bills    B. charges    C. prices    D. costs

[答案] B. charges.

      [注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示"收费, 索价", 如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)

49. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

   A. loosing    B. losing    C. off    D. missing

[答案] D. missing.

      [注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

48. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

   A. outcome    B. outset    C. income    D. output

 [答案] B. outset.

      [注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

47. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

   A. situation    B. position    C. employment    D. profession

 [答案] B. position.

      [注释]position 此句中指"地位" (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

46. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

   A. popular    B. well-known    C. favorable    D. preferable

 [答案] A. popular.

      [注释]popular 此处意为" (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的"。

45. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.

   A. in line with       B. in case of

   C. for the sake of    D. at the risk of

 [答案] B. in case of.

      [注释] in case of 参看Ⅲ,94注释。

      In line with (=in agreement with) 与......一致, 符合：His actions were not in line with his belief.本句中in line with...作表语。In line with history and social evolution socialism is inevitable.本句中in line with引导地短语作状语, 意为"按照"。For the sake of 为了......起见。At the sake of冒......的风险。

44. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.

   A. get through    B. turn to    C. carry on    D. come on

 [答案] C. carry on.      [注释]carry on 继续, 参看Ⅲ,28。

43. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

   A. close    B. short    C. narrow    D. fine

 [答案] C. narrow.      [注释]have a narrow escape 幸免遇难。