42. He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army ___________.

　 A. for long　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. once in a while

　 C. for good　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. once upon a time

41. During World War II Malta managed to _________ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

A. put out　 　　　　B. shut out 　　　　　　C. come across 　　　　D. get across

40. The new safety regulations were agreed on after ___________ with the work-force.

　 A. conference　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. participation

　 C. intervention　 　　　　　　　　　　D. consultation

39. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly __________ by the weather.

　 A. damaged　　 　　　　B. hurt　 　　　　C. ruined　 　　　D. spoiled

38. The book seems to have been __________ from various books and articles.

　 A. pieced together　 　　　　　　　　　　B. taken off

　 C. broken away　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. pulled out

37. He _________ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.

A. snatched　　　　　 　B. scratched 　　　　　C. squeezed 　　　　D. stretched

36. So far as he could, John had always tried to _________ the example he saw in Lincoln.

A. live up to　　　　　 　B. set forth 　　　　　C. call for　 　　　　D. cut out

35. Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _____ difference between them.

　 A. a submerged　　 　　　　　　　　　B. an indecisive

　 C. an indistinct　　 　　　　　　　　　D. a subtle

34. He didn't ___________ what I read because his mind was on something else.

A. hold on　　 　　　B. catch on　　 　　　C. take in　 　　　D. get over

33. Scientists have to work hard to keep _________ with modern discoveries and developments.

　 A. company　 　　B. track　 　　　　C. touch　 　　D. pace