52. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?" "Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

　　A. in B. to C. on D. with

　　【答案】D. lie with应由……(承担责任);(作出决定等)得靠…… 1)The responsibility lies with the driver.(责任应由这个司机承担。) 2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受还是拒绝这项建议由你决定。) lie in在于： 1)The difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困难在于他们非常贫困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解决方法在于社会政治改革。)

　　53. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

　　A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount

　　【答案】C. deal.see a good deal of each other 经常见面。

　　54. They always kept on good _____ with their next┸door neighbors for the children's sake.

　　A. friendship B. relations C. intentions D. terms

　　【答案】D. terms.keep (be) on good terms with与……和睦相处。

　　55. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

　　A. crashing B. throwing C. rushing D. dropping

　　【答案】A. crashing.crash(to the ground)猛跌(到地上)。Crash n.常指飞机等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不强调落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本题用crashing最佳。

　　56. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　　A. equivalent B. uniform C. alike D. likely

　　【答案】A. equivalent相等的，相当的：He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的，有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的，相象的。

　　57. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

　　A. division B. gap C. separation D. interval

　　【答案】B. gap. generation gap 代沟。division分，划分;separation分开;interval间隔，间隙;(幕间或工间)休息。at intervals 不时，时时

　　58. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.

　　A. set B. left C. had D. put

　　【答案】B. left. leave sb./sth. alone不惹，不管，不碰：Leave the box alone.(别碰那个盒子。)

　　59. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

　　A. diagnosed B. determined C. deduced D. discovered

　　【答案】A. diagnose……as 把……诊断为……。

　　本题译文：玛丽的病现已诊断为肝炎。

　　60. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

　　A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation

　　【答案】B. take sth. into account(=consider)考虑到：We must take local conditions into accoutn.

　　61. Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

　　A. understanding B. comprehensible C. comprehensive D. understandable

　　【答案】C. comprehensive 完全的无所不包的; comprehensible 能懂的, 可以理解的; understandable 可以理解的, 主要用来指人的行为。understanding 用来指人时, 表示"善于理解别人或别人问题的 (人) 。"注意下面的搭配：a comprehensive map (街区详图) ; a comprehensible remark (听得懂的话) ,an understandable mistake (可以理解的错误) ; an understanding friend (一位能理解人的朋友) 。

　　62. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

　　A. still B. yet C. already D. just

　　【答案】B. yet

　　63. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

　　A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. account

　　【答案】 C. blame. take the blame for 对……承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。

　　[注意]charge 前无冠词the.

　　64. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

　　A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly【答案】D. accordingly. accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。

　　65. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

　　A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort

　　【答案】D. effort. effort (作可数名词用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗?)

　　66. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

　　A. place B. effect C. post D. office答案是B. effect. take effect 生效。

　　67. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

　　A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. deprived

　　【答案】B. accused. accuse sb. of…… 控告某人犯有……, warn sb. of警告、告戒某人有……deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某事。charge sb. with murder (指控某人犯有杀人罪) 。

　　68.Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

　　A. attained B. achieved C. required D. acquired

　　【答案】D. acquired. acquired (=gain for oneself by skill or ability, by one's own efforts or behavior) (由技术、能力、努力或行为) 获得; 得到：He has acquired a good command of English language. (他已精通英语。) achieve, vt. 取得 (胜利、成功等) , 实现 (目标、目的等) 。 attain, vt. 达到 (目的等) , 取得 (成就等) ：1) I hope you will attain your object. (我希望你会达到你的目的。) 2) He attained success through hard work.

　　69.The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

　　A. close B. short C. narrow D. fine

　　【答案】C. narrow. have a narrow escape 幸免遇难。

　　70. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　　A. popular B. well┸known C. favorable D. preferable

　　【答案】A. popular. popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

　　71. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise,______ our minds developed by learning.

　　A. probably B. likely C. similarly D. generally

　　【答案】C.similarly。 similarly“相似地，同样地”;probably“可能地”;likely“很可能地”;generally“一般地”。

　　72. My camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

　　A. treated B. adopted C. adjusted D. reminded

　　【答案】C. adjusted. adjust (=arrange, put in order or agreement; make suitable or convenient for use) 强调, 调节, 使适应; The body adjusts itself to change of temperature. (身体能自行调节以适应温度的变化。) My eyes have not been adjusted to dark yet. (我的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。) 本句中adjust是不及物动词。I must adjust my watch. It's slow. (我必须调一下我的表。它走得慢了。)