51. Why should anyone want to read __________ of books by great authors when the real
pleasure comes from reading the originals?

A) themes B) insights C) digests D) leflets

52. Parents have a legal __________ to ensure that their children are provided with
efficient education suitable to their age.

A) impulse B) influence C) obligation D) sympathy

53. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profess ion women are
in a __________.

A) scarcity B) minority C) minimum D) shortage

54. David likes country life and has decided to __________ farming.

A) go in for B) go back on C) go through with D) go along with

55. Jack was about to announce our plan but I__________.

A) put him through B) turned him out C) gave him up D) cut him short

56. I am sure I can __________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A) speak B) say C) talk D) tell

57. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ________.

A) declined B) lessened C) descended D) slipped

58. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ______ his national
reputation.

A) magnify B) strengthen C) enlarge D) enhance

59. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children _____ a violent act
previously seen on television.

A) modifying B) duplicating C) accelerating D) stimulating

60. This kind of material can __________ heat and moisure.

A) delete B) compel C) constrain D) repel

参考答案：51.C 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.D 56.C 57.A 58.D 59.B 60.D