26. Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to _____ some money.

　　(A) pull (B) pick (C) gain (D) draw

　　27. By the end of the year all but two people ______.

　　(A) have left (B) will leave (C) will be leaving (D) will have left

　　28. Frankfurt, Germany, is in one of the most _____ populated regions of Western Europe.

　　(A) densely (B) vastly (C) enormously (D) largely

　　29. Everyone had an application from in his hand, but no one knew which office room _____.

　　(A) to send it to (B) to send it (C) to be sent to (D) to have it sent

　　30. The police set a _____ to catch the thieves.

　　(A) plan (B) device (C) trap (D) trick

　　31. We _____ to start our own business, but we never had enough money.

　　(A) have hoped (B) hope (C) had hoped (D) should hope

　　32. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.

　　(A) bring off (B) bring forth (C) bring down (D) bring back

　　33. The students were participating _____ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New England and Canada.

　　(A) for (B) in (C) to (D) at

　　34. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.

　　(A) field (B) limit (C) extent (D) range

　　35. While _____ the sun, the satellite has sent more than four billion bits of information back to earth.

　　(A) having orbited (B) being orbited (C) having been orbited (D) orbiting

　　36. Language is a city, to the building of _____ every human being brought a stone.

　　(A) which (B) that (C) it (D) this

　　37. _____ of the two books holds the opinion that the danger of nuclear war is increasing.

　　(A) None (B) Either (C) Both (D) Neither

　　38. Government cannot operate effectively _____ it is free from such interference.

　　(A) so long as (B) so that (C) unless (D) because

　　39. We welcome rain, but a (an) _____ large amount of rainfall will cause floods.

　　(A) extensively (B) extremely (C) specially (D) constantly

　　40. Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as _____ other musicians.

　　(A) superior to (B) more superior than (C) more superior to (D) superior than

　　41. I hope that you'll be more careful in typing the letter. Don't _____ anything.

　　(A) withdraw (B) omit (C) reduce (D) lead

　　42. We don't need air conditioning, _____.

　　(A) nor can we afford it (C) neither can afford it

　　(B) and nor we can afford it (D) and we can neither afford it

　　43. She is a very _____ secretary: she never forgets anything or makes a mistake.

　　(A) anxious (B) effective (C) adequate (D) efficient

　　44. The Browns ______ here, but not any more.

　　(A) were used to living (B) had lived (C) used to live (D) had been living

　　45. I'll accept any job _____ I don't have to get up early.

　　(A) lest (B) as long as (C) in case (D) though

　　46. Once out of the earth's gravity, the astronauts is _____ by the problem of weightlessness.

　　(A) affected (B) effected (C) inclined (D) related

　　47. Medical research has shown that the widespread of use of cigarettes contributes _____ the increase of cancers.

　　(A) towards (B) for (C) with (D) to

　　48. Could you find someone _____.

　　(A) for me to play tennis with (C) play tennis with

　　(B) for me to play tennis (D) playing tennis with

　　49. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes ______ we organize and produce information.

　　(A) in a way (B) in the way (C) in that way (D) in no way

　　50. The manager of the hotel requests that their guests _____ after 11:00 p.m.

　　(A) not to play loud music (C) don't play loud music

　　(B) shouldn't play loud music (D) couldn't play loud music

　　51. He is late again today. I'll _____ that he will not be late tomorrow.

　　(A) be sure (B) hope for (C) felt (D) to be felt

　　52. In Australia the Asians make their influence ______ in businesses large and small.

　　(A) feeling (B) feel (C) felt (D) to be felt

　　53. This popular sports car is now being _____ at the rate of a thousand a week.

　　(A) turned down (B) turned out (C) turned up (D) turned on

　　54. In Britain people drive _____ the left.

　　(A) at (B) on (C) to (D) in

　　55. This programme will examine the writer's books in detail, _____ an introduction to her life.

　　(A) following (B) having followed (C) being followed (D) to be followed