53. The mere fact _A_ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.

A that B which C what D why

fact后面要加同位语从句。

54. John seems nice person. _C_, I don't trust him.

A Even though B Therefore C Even so D Though

even so 即便如此，尽管如此。

55. I don't think it advisable that Tom _A_ to the job since he has no experience.

A be assigned B will be assigned C is assigned D has been assigned

advisable后面加句子要用虚拟语气，形式为：（should）+ 动词原形。

56. _D_, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.

A Other things to be equal B Were other things equal

C To be equal to other things D Other things being equal

B项如果不省略if应为：If other things were equal

如果从句用虚拟语气，主句也必须用虚拟语气形式。

other things being equal 在这里是独立主格做条件状语。

57. _C_ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.

A For B Since C Now D Despite

注意以下三个后面加句子的表达形式：

1 in that 由于，因为；2 now that 既然，由于；3 except that 除了…之外。

59. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular _B_ children as Coca-Cola.

A for B with C to D in

be popular with + 人的群体 受…欢迎。

60. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _A_ his opinion.

A stuck to B strove for C stuck at D stood for

be convinced of 深信，确信；stick to 坚持；strive for 力求，拼命争取。

Don’t strive for perfection. 不要凡是都力求达到完美状态。

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48. It’s no use _B_ me not to worry.

A you tell B your telling C for you to have told D having told

It's no use + 动名词。 动名词的复合结构，宾格（形容词性物主代词）+ 动名词。

52. If it _A_ too much trouble, I’d love a cup of tea.

A isn’t B wasn’t C weren’t D hadn’t been

一般日常用语，用一般时。

56. She was glad that her success would ___ for the women who would follow.

A make things easier B make it easier C be easier D be easier to make

make for 导致，促成；朝某个方向前进，走向那里。

不要选有代词指代不明的选项。A项中的things指的是境况，境遇。

60. We object _C_ punishing a whole group for one person’s fault.

A against B about C to D for

68. The newest satellite can _A_ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time.

A carry B extend C bring D take

carry vt. 传送，传输；extend vt. 延伸，延续（extend to 延伸到，延续到）。

fetch vt. 去拿来，去请来，去叫来；fetch water 打水。

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41. The grey building is where the workers live, and the white one is where the spare parts _B_. [spare parts零部件]

A are producing B are produced C produced D being produced

48. _A_ a teacher in a university, it is necessary to have at least a master's degree.

A To become B Become C One become D On becoming

master's degree 硕士学位； 当介词on后面加动词ing形式时表示时间概念“在…之后”。

49. The little man was _C_ more than one metre fifty tall.

A nearly B quite C hardly D almost

hardly more than 不足，不到。

36. The little man was _B_ one metre fifty high.

A almost more than B hardly more than C nearly more than D as much as

53. Medical care reform has become this country's most important public health _C_.

A question B stuff C matter D issue

matter 事物，事情；question 有疑而问，并且有待回答的问题；

questions and answers Q & A 问与答；issue n. 问题（强调的是政治方面的问题）。

1999年前，台湾问题Taiwan issue；1999年后，台湾问题Taiwan question，态度转变。

60. If you don't like to swim, you _B_ stay at home.

A should as well B may as well C can as well D would as well

may as well 还是，到不如。

70. They are teachers and don't realize _A_ to start and run a company.

A what it takes B what takes it C what they take D what takes them

start and run a company 创立并经营一家公司。

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23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _D_ with the open countryside and homegrown food.

A tied B bound C involved D associated

be involved with 牵涉，卷入；be associated with 与...相关，联系起来。

homegrown food 自家种的食品；wine 葡萄酒；house wine 自家的酒。

33. The traditional approach _A_ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.

A to dealing B in dealing C dealing D to deal

approach n. 方式，方法；approach to + 动名词。

43. It's already 5 o'clock now. Don't you thinkit's about time_C_?

A we are going home B we go home C we went home D we can go home

it's about time后面加句子，要用一般过去时来体现虚拟语气。

44. Lightning is a _A_ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another. [Lightning n. 闪电]

A rush B rainbow C rack D ribbon

rush n. 冲撞，冲击，撞击；rainbow n. 彩虹，幻想；rack n. 支架，挂架；

ribbon n. 缎带，丝带，绒带。

46. I've already told you that I'm going to buy it, _A_.

A however much it costs B however does it costs much

C how much does it cost D no matter how it costs

however在这里不表示转折，而是句子的引导词，这种情况下它相当于：no matter how。

意思是，我已经决定要买了，不管多少钱。

47. New York _A_ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. [rank 排名，名列第几，强调名列前茅；Big Apple 纽约]