48．As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ___ the plane．

　　 A．around 　　　　 B．abroad　 　　　 C．aboard 　　　　 D．ahead

47．The natural ___ of the mountains is beautiful．

　　 A．scene　 　　　　 B．scenery　 　　　 C．sceneries 　　 D．scenes

46．What he said is ____ nothing worth listening to．

　　 A．nearly　 　　　 B．almost　 　　　 C．most 　　　　　 D．near

45．The dentist _____ his decayed tooth again．

　　 A．filled　 　　　 B．repaired 　　　 C．mended 　　　　 D．healed

44．The child was told to ____ for being rude to his uncle．

　　 A．excused 　　　 B．apologize　 　　 C．punish 　　　　 D．pardon

43．Electricity, like other forms of ______ , has greatly increased in price．

　　 A．pressure 　　　 B．force　 　　　　 C．strength 　　　 D．energy

42．Most people like to think they are so ____ at the job that they would be impossible to replace．

　　 A．efficient　 　　 B．sufficient　 　 C．inefficient 　 D．insufficient

41．Though he is blind and deaf, yet he is a ________．

　　 A．person　 　　　 B．man　 　　　　　 C．people 　　　　 D．creature

40．I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with ______．

　　 A．everything 　　 B．anything　 　　 C．something 　　 D．nothing

39．Sleeping soundly is better for your ______．

　　 A．visiting the doctor　 　　　　　　 B．visiting the chemist's

　　 C．illness than taking medicine 　　 D．illness to take medicine