A) degraded B)depressed C) reduced D) lessened
48.As far as the rank of concerned an associate profess is ______to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable
A) attached B) subsidiary C) previous D) inferior
49 . This book will show the readers _______ can be used n other contexts.
A) how that they have observed B) that how they have observed
C) how what they have observed D) that they have observed
50 . The plane ______, its exploding as it hit the ground.
A) smashed B) crushed C) plunged D)crashed
51. He believed that the greatest of his ______ was that he’d never had a college education.
A) griefs B) misfortunes C) disasters D)sorrows
52 . _______your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.
A) As B) Since C) Provided D) While
53 . That local government leaders are making every effort to _____the problem of poverty.
A) abolish B)tackle C) remove D) encounter
54. Although Asian countries are generally more _____ in social customs than Western countries, there have several to notable examples of women in both China and India.
A) conservative B) confidential C) comprehensive D) consistent
55 . _______the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.
A) To give B) Given C) Giving D) Having given
56 . Although the two players are in the tennis court, they are really good friends
A) partners B) enemies C)rivals D)companions
57 . The girl was ____ a shop assistant , she is now a manager in a large department store.
A)preliminarily B)presumably C) formally D) formerly
58 . I don’ t think this question is subordinate _________the main aim of our company.
A) With B) to C) for D) on
59 . While admitting that this forecast was ______ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf.
