48. It makes no ____ whether you go today or tomorrow.
A. means B. suggestion C. difference D. idea
47. He has such a poorly-paid job that twenty dollars a week was the ____ of
his income.
A. all B. whole C. totals D. entire
46. Father often turns to the doctor for ____ about his heart trouble.
A. help B. advice C. money D. support
45. I had hoped that Henry would answer my question, but he remained
____.
A. quiet B. still C. ready D. silent
44. The ____ of oil under the land made the people richer.
A. founding B. invention C. discovery D. existence
43. He was so tired that as soon as he lay down he fell ____ asleep.
A. fast B. very C. much D. deep
42. Do you know how many basic ____ of blood there are in all?
A. kinds B. sorts C. types D. forms
41. From the same fact we drew different ____.
A. ideas B. theories C. results D. conclusions
40. Lying in bed, he was ____ awake with his eyes fixed on the ceiling.
A. wide B. open C. deep D. clearly
39. The enemy soldiers were beaten. They had no ____ but to give in.
A. possibility B. way C. selection D. choice