48. ---What about the protection?

　 ---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it.

　 A. far from　 B. free from　 C. apart from　 D. away from

47. When we play our vacation, Mother often offers _____ suggestions.

　 A. careful　 B. practical　 C. effective　 D. acceptable.

46. The old lady ____ great pain when her only son was killed in a traffic accident.

　 A. took　 B. suffered　 C. suffered from　 D. stood

45. ____ from heart trouble for years, Mr. White has to take some medicine with him

whenever he goes.　

A. Suffered　 B. suffering　 C. Having suffered　 D. Being suffered

44. The doctors _____ his health.　　 A. are eager about　 B. are eager for

　 C. are anxious for　　 D. are anxious about

43. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

　 A. anxiety　　 B. relief　　 C. worry　 D. care

42. The government is considering further action to keep the pound ____ in value.

　 A. falling　 B. being fallen　 C. from falling　 D. from being fallen

41. At work, I became mad when my fellow workers tried to ___ me from using the phone.

　 A. save　　 B. reduce　 D. protect　 D. stop

40. On getting to the kindergarten, the mother was glad to see her baby well ____.

　 A. looked for　 B. cared for　 C. cared about　 D. cared after

39. Peter thought the matter had nothing to do with him, so he ____ nothing ____ it.

　 A. knew; by　 B. cared; of　 C. cared; about　 D. cared; with