___ no need for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.

A. It has      B.There has       C.It is       D.There is

---I’ve lost my wallet and my I.D card.---_____ to hear that

A. I’m glad    B.I’m sorry    C. I’m going    D.Nice

Arrogance and pride are similar in meaning, but there is _____ difference between them.

   A. a submerged      B. an indecisive

   C. an indistinct    D. a subtle

The chances of discovering life on Neptune are about a million _____.

A. at one    B. for one    C. to one    D. against one

Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to _____ healthy.

A. preserve    B. stay    C. maintain    D. reserve

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book   36   hand. Of course, we may   37   with our guide-books the history and   38   developments of a town and get to know them.   39   then, if we take out time and   40   in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41   it as a whole, we begin to have some   42   ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just   43   this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44    in this particular way, and not in any   45   why?

Here even the best guide-book   46   us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47   appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的)   48   of a town. However, one may get some idea of what I   49   look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50   the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51   to develop.

What is the   52   of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53   that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54   visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55   just reading about it in a guide-book.

36. A. in          B. at                   C. by                 D. on

37. A. write        B. study                C. tell               D. remember

38. A. strange      B. similar              C. separate           D. special

39. A. But         B. Before                C. Since             D. Until

40. A. look at       B. work                 C. stay              D. wail

41. A. look at       B. look after           C. look for          D. look up

42. A. ideas         B. opinions            C. feelings          D. questions

43. A. of               B. for              C. like              D. as

44. A. open             B. run                  C. begin           D. move

45. A. one              B. more             C. other            D. such

46. A. helps            B. tricks           C. fails             D. satisfies

47. A. old              B. normal            C. first           D. present

48. A. capital          B. meaning          C. design           D. change

49. A. used to          B. seemed to        C. had to           D. happened to

50. A. what             B. how             C. when            D. where

51. A. stops            B. appears           C. starts           D. continues

52. A. point            B. view             C. problem         D. difficulty

53. A.nearly            B. simply           C. generally        D. hardly

54. A.costly            B. formal               C. group           D. personal

55. A. from            B.than                C. through             D. with

 The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.

   A. come up with    B. put up with

   C. look up to      D. keep up with

The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

A. diagnosed B. determined  C. deduced D. discovered

 Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.

   A. for    B. with    C. to    D. of

I thought we’d be late for the concert, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time.

A. but     B. or     C. so     D. for