59. Everyone was excited as the operation turned out to be ________. (success)

58. Take the ________ turning on the right, and you can’t miss the bookstore. (two)

57. Great ________ have taken place in our country since 1979. (change)

56. –The tall tree fell on the small house in the storm last night.

　　 –______ It grew there for over fifty years.

　　 A) Never mind.　　　　　 B) Do you know?　　　 C) What a shame!　　　 D) Watch out!

Ⅵ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共8分)

55. –A serious earthquake hit Yushu. I think we should raise some money for charity after school.

　　 –______ We should also donate some clothes and quilts to the homeless people there.

　　 A) Yes, please.　　　　　　 B) Good idea.　　　　　　 C) That’s all right.　　　 D) So should I.

54. It is good for the smokers to stop smoking as it is banned in public from March 1^st. The underlined word means ______.

　　 A) give up　　　　　　　　 B) put out　　　　　　　　　 C) deal with　　　　　　　 D) cut down

53. Mike bought such an expensive watch that he nearly ran out of all his savings. The underlined part means ______.

　　 A) managed well　　　　 B) went out　　　　　　　　 C) looked for　　　　　　 D) used up

52. Everyone knows that Taiwan is part of China. We ______ the same history and culture.

　　 A) express　　　　　　　　　 B) connect　　　　　　　　 C) consist　　　　　　　　　 D) share

51. The newly-designed car is on show now. I wonder ______.

　　 A) how much it cost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) how much did it cost

　　 C) how much it costs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) how much does it cost

50. Students often find it hard to ______ the difference between the two words.

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