61. In previous times, then fresh meat was in short ________, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A) store
B) provision
C) reserve
D) supply(D)
62. As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all measures ________ for our defense.
A) had been taken
B) would be taken
C) be taken
D) to be taken(C)
63. A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ________ from the sort of candles used only in churches.
A) had come
B) coming
C) come
D) that came(A)
64. After the guests left, she spent half an hour ________ the sitting-room.
A) ordering
B) arranging
C) tidying up
D) clearing away(C)
65. I was ________ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.
A) to
B) on
C) at
D) in(B)
66. In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A) other than
B) more than
C) better than
D) rather than(A)
67. A lorry ________ Jane’s cat and sped away.
A) ran over
B) ran into
C) ran through
D) ran down(D)
68. The project ________ by the end of 2000, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A) accomplished
B) being accomplished
C) to be accomplished
D) having been accomplished(C)
69. ________ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A) If being
B) It is
C) There is
D) There being(C)
70. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ________.
A) appreciated
B) approved
C) appealed
D) applied(A)