57. --- Did you enjoy yourself at the party?　 --- Sorry to say I didn't. It was _____ a meeting than a party.

A. more of　　 　　　 B. more or less　 　 C. less of　 　　　 D. rather like

解析more A than B与其说是A到不如说是B

56. The tower on the top of the hill _______ the beauty of the lake.

A, adds up to　　 　 B. adds to　　 　　　 C. adds up　　 　　　 D. adds

解析:adds up to 总计 adds to 增加，增添 adds补充说

55. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.

A. being robbed　　 B. having been robbed　 C. to have been robbed　 D. robbed

解析:be reported / said /believed to have done　 强调动作已完成

= it is reported that the bank was robbed in broad daylight yesterday.

54. Scientific research results can now be quickly _____ to factory production.

A. used　　 　　　　 B. applied　　 　　 C. tried　　 　　　　　　 D. practiced

解析：如今科研结果很快被用于工厂生产。

be used to 被用来; 习惯于 apply sth to 把…运用于 put sth to practice 把…付诸于实践

53. I advise you not to ask him for advice, as he was not good at getting his ideas ____.

A. along　　 　　　　 B. away　 　　　　　 C. through　　 　　　 D. across

解析：get sth across to sb 向sb讲清楚；让sb理解sth

52. Why does teaching as a career ______ many people?

A. apply for　 　　 B. attract to　　 　　　 C. appeal to　 D. agree with

解析：apply for申请 attract吸引 attract sb / sth to把…吸引到…appeal to对…有诱惑力

51. The managing director was to _______ the accident, although it was not his fault.

A. be blamed for　 B. be blamed on　 　 C. blame for　 D. blame on

解析：sb be to blame for 某人应该受到责备，不用被动结构。

blame sth on sb把责任归咎于某人

50. --- Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the cinema?

　 --- Whom would you rather ______ with you, George or me?

A. have go　　 　　 B. have gone　 　　 C. to go　　 　　　　 D. going

解析：疑问句改为陈诉句you would rather have whom go with you.　　 另短语Have sb do

49. --- I am going downtown.　 --- Come on. _________.

Don't do that.　 B. You are welcome. 　C. Come with me. D. I'll give you a lift.

解析：让某人搭便车

48. ---He was nearly drowned in a pool.　

---Oh, when was ___ exactly?

　 --- It was in 1983 ____ he was swimming with his friends.

A. this; that　 　　 B. that; when　 C. that; that　 　　 D. what; when

解析：That，it都指那件事 第二句补充完整为 He was nearly drowned in 1983 when he was swimming with his friends.