53. ---What should I do with this passage?　 ---_______ the main idea of each paragraph.

　 A. Finding out　　 　 B. Found out　　　　　　　 C. To find out　　　　　　 D. Find out

52. The tsunami happening deep under the sea in South-east Asia ________ more than 200,000 lives.

　 A. sucked　　　　　　　　 B. charged　　　　　　　　　 C. claimed　　　　　　　　　 D. submitted

51．While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ________ discovery which completely changed _________ man’s understanding of color.

　　 A．the; a　　　　　　　　 B．a ; the　　　　　　　　　 C．a; 不填　　　　　　　　 D.不填；the　　　

50. ________ with a difficult situation, Rose decided to ask her teacher for advice.

A. To face　 　　　　　　 B. Having faced　　　 C. Faced　　　　 　　　　　　 D. Facing

49. When he was a student, he would get up early and work late into night, believing “______________”

　 A. Never too late to learn.　　　　　　　　　 B. Never count your chickens until they are hatched.

　 C. The early bird catches the worm.　　　　　 D. Everyone has his feet of clay

48. It’s a secret. Why don’t we go and talk about this somewhere quieter? _______, you know.

A. Once bitten, twice shy　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Money　talks

C. Walls have ears　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Like father, like son

47. －I think robots will play an important part in our life. Don’t you think so? 　－Yes. _______.

A. No pains, no gains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Early birds catch worms

C. Great minds think alike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Facts speak louder than words

46. Our former teacher has changed so much that she is out of our ________.

　　　 A. sight　 　　　　　　　 B. impression　 　　　　　　 C. memory　　　 　　　　　　 D. recognition

45. Varieties of programmes in the TV station to __ many different types of interest and taste among the public.

　　　 A. cater to　 　　　　　 B. appeal to　 　　　　　　　　 C. apply to　 　　　　　　　　　 D. adjust to

44. __________the strength of the opponents, the teenager team did a wonderful job.

　　 A. Considered　　　　　 B. Considering　　　　　　　 C. If considered　　　　　　　　 D. To consider