55. All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.

　　A) regain C) rescue

　　B) recover D) reserve

　　56. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration.

　　A) bring around C) bring out

　　B) bring about D) bring up

　　57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.

　　A) regulating C) interrupting

　　B) halting D) combating

　　58. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.

　　A) joint C) overall

　　B) intensive D) decisive

　　59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.

　　A) route C) vision

　　B) transmission D) manner

　　60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _____ the car if I can.

　　A) rather than C) in spite of

　　B) regardless of D) other than

　　61. There is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

　　A) rigid C) smooth

　　B) solid D) harsh

　　62. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

　　A) preferences C) fantasies

　　B) expectations D) fashions

　　63. It is reported that Uruguay understands and _____ China on human rights issues.

　　A) grants C) abandons

　　B) changes D) backs

　　64. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.

　　A) access C) contact

　　B) resort D) path

　　65. His trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.

　　A) cracked C) broke

　　B) split D) burst

　　66. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.

　　A) governing C) prevailing

　　B) blowing D) ruling

　　67. The author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.

　　A) edition C) article

　　B) editorial D) abstract

　　68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.

　　A) bring up C) spring up

　　B) build up D) strike up

　　69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ they have no schedules to keep.

　　A) even though C) as if

　　B) for D) since

　　70. Some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the shade.

　　A) sensible C) objective

　　B) flexible D) sensitive