43.A.A-student B.B-student C.C-student D.D-student
42.A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
41.A.read to B.present to C.teach D.explain to
40.A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
39.A.spent B.paid C.took D.did
38.A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
37.A.majored in B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
36.A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
54. D 根据上下文内容应选pass on,表示“把……传给另一个,转移”,句中store and pass on information指“储存和传递信息”,符合句意。其他三个选项都不符句意。pass away“去世”;pass by“经过,从……旁边走过”;pass off“逐渐消失,停止”。