53. He wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ________ not very popular with all its members.

　　A) to be considered　　　　　　　　   C) being considered

　　B) considering　　　　　　　　　　　　D) having considered

　　54. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural

　　A) tradition　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) transmission

　　B) transportation　　　　　　　　　　D) transformation

　　55. The ________ stuck on the envelope says "By Air".

　　A) diagram　　　　　　　　　　　　  C) signal

　　B) label　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) mark

　　56. Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.

　　A) capacity　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) possession

　　B) potential　　　　　　　　　　　　D) impact

　　57. Reading ________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.

　　A) behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) along

　　B) between　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) among

　　58. My brother's plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.

　　A) arbitrary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) ambitious

　　B) aggressive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) abundant

　　59. Things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.

　　A) has been insisting　　　　　　　　　　  C) would insist

　　B) had insisted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) insisted

　　60. The statistical figures in that report are not ________ . You should not refer to them.

　　A) accurate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C) delicate

　　B) fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) rigid

　　61. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ________ alone.

　　A) seen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C) to be seen

　　B) is seen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D) having been seen