51. In my opinion, he’s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A) in all
B) at best
C) for all
D) by far(D)
52. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ________ it.
A) skimmed
B) observed
C) overlooked
D) glanced(A)
53. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.
A) promoted
B) reinforced
C) sparked
D) inspired(D)
54. What a lovely party! It’s worth ________ all my life.
A) remembering
B) to remember
C) to be remembered
D) being remembered(A)
55. Who would you rather ________ with you, George or me?
A) going
B) to go
C) have gone
D) went(D)
56. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A) intensive
B) concise
C) joint
D) overall(D)
57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ________ the conference.
A) were attending
B) were to attend
C) is to attend
D) are to attend(C)
58. We left the meeting, there obviously ________ no point in staying.
A) were
B) being
C) to be
D) having(B)
59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.
A) influential
B) inferior
C) superior
D) subordinate(B)
60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.
A) valid
B) vacant
C) vain
D) vague(C)