55.　 A terrible thought suddenly ____ me. Had anyone broken into house?

a. beat　　 b. hit　　　　 c. knocked　　 d. struck

54.　 She heard a terrible noise, ____ brought her heart into her mouth.

a. it　　　 b. which　　　 c. this　　　　 d. that

53.　 The difficulty we____ to him the importance of the matter is great.

a. meet to explain　　 b. meet　 explaining　　　 c. have to explain　　　 d. have　 explaining　　　

52.　 --- It took me just twenty minutes to reach the city from here.

--- Did you drive ____ fast?

a. as　　　 b. that　　　 c. with　　　　 d. enough

51.　 During the World War Two, Britain fought ____ France ____ Germany____ peace.

a. against, with, for　 　　　　　　 b. for, against, with

c. with, against, for　 　　　　　　 d. with, for, against

50.　 Before leaving home, make sure to turn off the lights, lock the door,___

the windows open.

a. instead of leaving　 b. rather than leave

c. and not leave　　　　 d. and not to leave

49.　 We have worked out a plan. But I am uncertain whether it will do in_____

a. fact　 　　　 b. practice　 　　　　　　 c. use　 　　　　　　 d. time

48.　 I was faint at the ___ of blood.

a. sight　 　　　　　　 b. scene　　 　　　　 c. view　 　　 d. notice

47.　 Any mistake, once ____, must ____.

A. find, correct　 　　　　　　 b. found, be corrected　 　

c. is found, be corrected　　　　 d. it will be found, be corrected

46.　 I found a ___ of socks in the bedroom, but they didn’t make a ___.

a. pair, couple　　 　　 b. pair, double　 　　 c. couple, pair　 　　　　　 d. couple, twice