46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less       .

　　A) sensible                               B) sensitive

　　C) sentimental                            D) sensational

　　47. Now the cheers and applause      in a single sustained roar.

　　A) mingled                               B) tangled

　　C) baffled                                D) huddled

　　48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is       in a festival atmosphere.

　　A) trapped                                B) sunk

　　C) soaked                                D) immersed

　　49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during       .

　　A) transit                                B) motion

　　C) shift                                  D) traffic

　　50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are      with gold.

　　A) overwhelmed                          B) stocked

　　C) paved                                D) overlapped

　　51. It is a well��known fact that the cat family      lions and tigers.

　　A) enriches                               B) accommodates

　　C) adopts                                D) embraces

　　52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any       on what he promises.

　　A) assurance                              B) probability

　　C) reliance                                D) conformity

　　53. The English language contains a      of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

　　A) latitude                                 B) multitude

　　C) magnitude                               D) longitude

　　54. It was such a(n)  when Pat and Mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong.

　　A) occurrence                               B) coincidence

　　C) fancy                                   D) destiny

　　55. Parents have to learn how to follow a baby's behavior and adapt the tone of their      to the baby's capabilities.

　　A) perceptions                              B) consultations

　　C) interactions                              D) interruptions

　　56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the      of welfare, economics, and education.

　　A) scopes                                  B) ranges

　　C) ranks                                   D) domains

　　57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be       to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.

　　A) cultivated                               B) licensed

　　C) motivated                               D) innovated

　　58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a       as if he doesn't know what he really wants to do.

　　A) fantasy                                  B) dilemma

　　C) contradiction                             D) conflict

　　59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to      him to your notice.

　　A) commend                                B) decree

　　C) presume                                 D) articulate

　　60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will      for many years to come.

　　A) conceive                                 B) clutch

　　C) contrive                                  D) cherish[