51. The city has decided to ________ smoking.

　　A) do away with

　　B) take away

　　C) get away with

　　D) put away

　　52. Perhaps it wouldn’t be ________ to go and see such a film.

　　A) worthy you while B) worth of while C) worthy of while D) worth your while

　　53. The old building is in a good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.

　　A) observation B) preservation C) conservation D) compensation

　　54. While some office jobs would seem ________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.

　　A) hostile B) tedious C) fantastic D) courageous

　　55. ________ she wondered if she had made a mistake.

　　A) Not until long afterwards that

　　B) It was not until long afterwards that

　　C) Not long until afterwards

　　D) It was long afterwards until

　　56. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.

　　A) denying B) upsetting C) protesting D) competing

　　57. The ceremony will ________ as soon as the minister arrives.

　　A) complete B) commence C) disperse D) descend

　　58. So confused ________ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.

　　A) since he became B) would he become

　　C) that he became D) did he become

　　59. Since the couple could not ________ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.

　　A) reconcile B) comply

　　C) coincide D) resign

　　60. After the collision, he examined the considerable ________ to his car.

　　A) ruin B) destruction C) damage D) injury

　　51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. C

　　56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C