56.Bill is rich. His house is full of ____ such as expensive high-tech video systems and all the latest computer equipment.

　　A) luxuries B) festivities C) dimensions D) instruments

　　57.She is quite capable, but the problem is that she is not____.

　　A) consistent B) insistent C) beneficent D) resistant

　　58.Based on the____ that every business is now free to formulate its own strategy in light of the changing market, I would predict a market improvement in the efficiency of China's economy.

　　A) guidance B) instruction C . premise D) eminence

　　59.Nurses should do all they can to make their patients feel ____.

　　A .on board B) at ease C) at leisure D) at heart

　　60.The accused was ____to have been the leader of the plot to overthrow the governmentA) reconciled B) blended C) alleged D) referred

　　61. She ____the letter, put it in the envelope and handed it to her father.

　　A) folded B) wrapped C) rolled D) slided

　　62. In the last century, new drugs have ____ improved health throughout the world.A) inconsistently B) supposedly C) notedly D) markedly

　　63. Now a paper argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ____ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.

　　A) configuration

　　B) constitution

　　C) condemnation

　　D) contamination

　　64. When he went to the airport for the ticket, Tom suddenly realized that his passport had ____ for half a year.

　　A) abolished B) expired C) amended D) constrained

　　65. Since the information was easily____, we found it immediately.

　　A) acceptable B) accessory C) accessible D) possible

　　66.There is no known cure for SARS, but doctors are developing ways to help sufferers ____ it.

　　A) retard B) eliminate C) dispense D) handle

　　67. She was____ her brains to remember the man's time, but her bad memory failed her.

　　A) hitting B) beating C) racking D) exhausting

　　68. Many apartments have doors with a security window so that one may____ outside and observe visitors without being seen.

　　A) peer B) peek C) peel D) pile

　　69. French cars are more elegantly styled than their British ____.

　　A) counterparts B) equals C) ones D) copies

　　70. After failing his driving test four times, he finally____ trying to pass.

　　A) gave up B) gave away C) gave off D) gave in

　　Part Ⅳ

　　Translation

　　Directions: Complete the following sentences by translating into English the Chinese expressions given in the brackets.

　　71. The chairman requested ____________(所有的书面资料都要储存在电脑的硬盘上).

　　72. _____________( 如果我是你的话), I would have accepted such an offer given by the manager.

　　73. Do you mind___________(推迟这次会议到本季度末)?

　　74. _______________(考虑到各种各样的因素)，our subjects should be rearranged to meet the requirements of the curriculum.