42. Although the working mother is very busy, she still_____ a lot of time to her children. A. devotes
B. spends
C. offers
D. provides
devote表示“将精力、能力用于某事，或专注于某一目标”，如She devoted all her life to the scientific research. spend“花(时间)在……上” 时，宾语后接on或in;
offer意为“给予，主动提出”，offer sth to sb表示“把某物给某人”;
provide意为“提供，供给”，多指免费提供生活必需品和必要的条件设施。常用搭配为：provide sb with sth, provide sth for sb
43. After three months, these young students finally became used to the ______ of life in a big city abroad. A. speed
B. pace
C. rate
D. frequency
pace “节奏”；speed “速度”；rate “比率”；frequency “频率”。 44. When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor_____ my eye. A. met
B. caught
C. drew
D. attracted
catch one's eyes为固定搭配，表示“吸引，引起注意，喜爱”。
45. After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her_____ opinion. A. personal
B. private
C. single
D. individual
personal “个人的”；private “私人的，不公开的”；single “单一的，单一的，唯一的”；individual “个别的，各自的”。
46. The new method he suggested sounded good in _______, but is not practical in use. A. opinion
B. policy
C. theory
D. principle
theory “理论”; opinion “意见”；policy “政策”；principle “原则”。 47. When you are going upstairs, please_____ your head. A. attend
B. notice
C. mind
D. observe
mind “留心，介意”；attend “参加，出席”；notice “注意到”；observe “观察”。 48. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are out of________. A. work
B. reach
C. stock
D. practice
out of stock“缺货”；out of work“失业”；out of reach“够不到”；out of practice“荒疏，久不练习”。 49. In Shanghai, people______ thousand tons of watermelon every summer. A. swallow
B. eat
C. consume
D. exhaust
consume “消耗，消费”；swallow “吞咽”；eat “吃”；exhaust “筋疲力尽”。 50. Some of the traditional industries have lost their_____ with the rise of the new ones. A. energy
B. strength
C. vigour
D. power
vigour “活力”；energy “能量”; strength “力气”；power “权力，力量”。 51.Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should. A. bills B. charges C. prices D. costs make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价); charge也可以用作动词, 表示\收费, 索价\
如：1) We don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。)
2) How much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？) 52. It takes a lot of______ to become a good swimmer. A. train
B. exercise
C. practice
D. performance
practice“练习”；train“火车”，作动词有“训练”之意；exercise“锻炼”；performance“表演，表现”。 53. Alice laid her baby on the sofa_____ and wrapped it with a blanket. A. silently
B. tenderly
C. friendly
D. comfortably
tenderly“深情地，温情地”；silently“静静地”；friendly“友好的”，系形容词；comfortably“舒服地”。 54. Several cars are available within this price________. A. area
B. filed
C. land
D. range
range“范围”；area“区域”；field“领域”；land“土地”。
55. Every classroom in this modern school is_______ with a new computer. A. equipped
B. replaced
C. fixed
D. place
equip“装备，配备”；replace“替代”；fix“固定，修”；place“安置,放置”。
56. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise, ______ our minds developed by learning. A. probably
B. likely
C. similarly
D. generally
similarly“相似地，同样地”；probably“可能地”；likely“很可能地”；generally“一般地”。 57. She bought the painting at a much higher______ than its real_______. A. value, price
B. price, value
C. value, value
D. price, price
price“价格，代价”，指为获取某物所需付出的代价或作出的牺牲；value“价值，重要性”，主要指人或事物本身所具有的价格及重要性。
58. He holds an important position in the company;_______, I don’t quite trust him. A. thus
B. furthermore
C. otherwise
D. nevertheless
nevertheless“然而”；thus“因此，这样”；furthermore“此外，而且”；otherwise“否则”。
59. There’re more Olympic______ winners per head of population in Australia than in other countries. A. metal
B. model
C. medal
D. modal
medal“奖牌”；metal“金属”；model“模型，模特，模范”；modal“情态的”。
60. Thanks to the modern electrical_____, housework nowadays has been made easier and easier. A. facilities
B. instruments
C. appliances
D. tools
appliance“器具，用具”，这里表示“电器”；facilities“设备”；instrument“仪器”；tool“工具”。
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