56. This project would _________ a huge increase in defense spending.

A. result                      B. assure                      C. entail                     D. accomplish

57. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are _________ indeed.

A. distant                     B. slim                        C. unlikely                  D. narrow

58. We should make a clear _________ between ‘competent’ and ‘proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion.

A. separation                B. division                     C. distinction            D. difference

59. In the present economic _________ we can make even greater progress than previously.

A. air                           B. mood                        C. area                    D. climate

60. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; _________, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.

A. consistently              B. consequently             C. invariably             D. fortunately

61. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _________ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.

A. exploited                   B. controversial            C. inexhaustible         D. remarkable

62. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time _________ some import ant museums and buildings.

A. visiting                     B. traveling                   C. watching              D. touring

63. You must let me have the annual report without _________ by ten o’clock tomorrow morning.

A. failure                      B. hesitation                  C. trouble                 D. fail

64. As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m representing the company

A. on his account         B. on his behalf              C. for his part           D. in his interest

65. Dreams are_________ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

A. uninformative             B. startling                  C. harmless              D. uncontrollable

【答案与解析】

41. A。动词do用以代替与主句重复的信息sense the approach of thunderstorms。句意为：敏锐的听觉使多数动物能远在人之前感觉到雷雨的来临。

42. B。if left untreated为if it is left untreated之省略。句意为：这种病如果不加以治疗会使患者完全失明。

43. A。句中的and drought in others为have drought in other years之省略。句意为：中部省份在有些年份会遭水灾，在另一些年份会遭旱灾。

44. D。考查对附加疑问句的用法，本句是由“祈使句+附加疑问”构成的附加疑问句，这种附加疑问部分通常用won’t you表示一种征询意见的语气。句意为：吃点水果，好吗?

45. C。考查对独立主格结构的用法，句中的There being nothing more for discussion为独立主格结构，表示原因。句意为：由于没有更多的东西可讨论，会议提前半小时结束了。

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