42. The circus has always been very, popular because it ________both the old and the young.

　　A) facilitates C) immerses

　　B) fascinates D) indulges

　　43. By patient questioning the lawyer managed to ________enough information from the witnesses.

　　A) evacuateC) impart

　　B) withdrawD) elicit

　　44. George enjoys talking about people's private affairs. He is a ________.

　　A) solicitor C) gossip

　　B) cowardD) rebel

　　45. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.

　　A) conciseC) precise

　　B) briskD) elaborate

　　46. His face ________as he came in after running all the way from school.

　　A) flared C) fluttered

　　B) fluctuatedD) flushed

　　47. Steel is not as ________ as cast iron; it does not break as easily.

　　A) elasticC) adaptable

　　B) brittle D) flexible

　　48. A big problem in lemming English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for ________interaction with proficient speakers of English.

　　A) instantaneousC) verbal

　　B) provocativeD) dual

　　49. Within ten years they have tamed the ________hill into green woods.

　　A) vacant C) weird

　　B) barren D) wasteful

　　50. The ________of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham Palace.

　　A) summit C) peak

　　B) heightD) highlight

　　51. Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n) ________.

　　A) alien C) counterpart

　　B) client.D) fraud

　　52. We don't ________any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within our budget.

　　A) foresee C) infer

　　B) fabricateD) inhibit

　　53. He is looking for a job that will give him greater ________for career development.

　　A) insight C) momentum

　　B) scopeD) phase

　　54. The high school my daughter studies in is ________our university.

　　A) linked byC) mingled with

　　B) relevant to D) affiliated with

　　55. The Browns lived in a ________and comfortably furnished house in the suburbs.

　　A) spacious C) wide

　　B) sufficientD) wretched

　　56. A membership card ________the holder to use the club's facilities for a period of twelve months.

　　A) approves C) rectifies

　　B) authorizes D) endows

　　57. They have done away with ________Latin for university entrance at Harvard.

　　A) influentialC) compulsory

　　B) indispensableD) essential