41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and _______your text more easily

　　A) register                                 B) edit

　　C) propose                                 D) discharge

　　42. We don't know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colors

　　A) low                                    B) humble

　　C) mild                                    D) dull

　　43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month

　　A) come down                            B) come  up

　　C) come out                              D) come about

　　44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed

　　A) tension                                B) strain

　　C) stress                                 D) intensity

　　45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James's Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them _____ and frightening.

　　A) cheerful                               B) horrible

　　C) hostile                                 D) friendly

　　46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great _____

　　A) fare                                  B) payment

　　C) worth                                 D) expense

　　47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room

　　A) absorbed                               B) abandoned

　　C) focused                                D) centered

　　48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .

　　A) link                                   B) break

　　C) ally                                    D) bridge

　　49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .

　　A) ignore                                  B) leave

　　C) refuse                                   D) miss

　　50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.

　　A) stage                                     B) scene

　　C) location                                   D) occasion

　　51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture

　　A) retain                                   B) relate

　　C) remark                                  D) review

　　52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task

　　A) equation                                B) formula

　　C) balance                                  D) pattern

　　53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption

　　A) vary                                  B) shift

　　C) lay                                    D) moderate

　　54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .

　　A) conviction                              B) contest

　　C) consent                                D) content

　　55. I know you've got a smooth tongue , so don't talk me ______ buying it

　　A) away                                 B) down

　　C) out                                  D) into

　　56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation

　　A) effective                              B) efficient

　　C) favorable                              D) favorite

　　57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happen

　　A) inclines                               B) maintains

　　C) sounds                                D) remains

　　58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products

　　A) pull down                             B) put down

　　C) set down                              D) bring down