58.(10-11，福建省三明一中高二上期中)　　 My father earns around ￥500 every month, which can hardly _________ the basic needs of our family.

A. support　　　 B. present　　　　　　　 C. arrange　　　　　　 D. cover

57.(10-11，福建省三明一中高二上期中)　　 It will take a long time to __________ the skills she needs to become a famous player.

A. require 　　B. acquire　　　 C. request　　　　　　　 D. demand

56.(10-11，福建省南安一中高二上期中)After hours of searching, their patience was _______ and they found the lost travelers in a valley.

A. committed 　　　 B. confirmed　　　　 　 C. rewarded　　　 　　　　 D. reflected

55.(10-11，福建省龙岩一中高二上期中)If you go on working like this, you’ll ____ sooner or later.

A. break down　　　 B. speed up　　　　 C. break away　 　　　　　　　 D. take up

54.(10-11，浙江省诸暨中学高二上期中)　　 John and Tom are twin brothers, yet it’s strange that they ______in characters.

A. change　　　 B. vary　　　　　 　　 C. different from　　　　 D. shape

53.(10-11，浙江省诸暨中学高二上期中)　　 It is sleeping late in the morning that______ his being late for work.

A. devotes to　　 B. sticks to　　　　 C. refers to 　 　　D. leads to

52.(10-11，浙江省诸暨中学高二上期中)He______ some German while he was away on a business trip in Berlin.

A. picked out　 　　 B. picked up　 　　 C. gave up　 　　　　 D. gave out

51.(10-11，浙江省诸暨中学高二上期中)I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.

A. is to blame　　　　 B. is going to blame　　　 C. is to be blamed　　 D. should blame

50.(10-11，浙江省桐乡市第一中学高二上期中)The job market is competitive. Therefore, you have to be _________ knowledge and skills in order to employed in the future.

　 A. satisfied with　　 B. cut off　 C. equipped with　　 D.　focused on

49.(10-11，浙江省桐乡市第一中学高二上期中)Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England.

A. taken place 　　　 B. taken up　　 C. taken on　　 D. taken the place of