Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41、He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.
A．provide
B．arouse
C．assist
D．persist
42、A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________ was to be expected.
A．that
B．what
C．so
D．as
43、He was such a ________ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
A．specific
B．dynamic
C．heroic
D．diplomatic
44、Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ________ which occurred in his dormitory.
A．occasions
B．matters
C．incidents
D．issues
45、The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ________ through.
A．press
B．squeeze
C．stretch
D．leap
46、They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A．expose
B．exhaust
C．exhibit
D．exploit
47、The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.
A．drop
B．miss
C．escape
D．slide
48、________ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
A．Much as
B．Only if
C．If only
D．As much
49、Because of a ________ engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party last Saturday.
A．pioneer
B．premature
C．prior
D．past
50、The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A．set back
B．set off
C．set out
D．set aside