16、Mrs. Clinton was always neatly and quietly dressed ___ her age and status.(2(

　　A.in regard to

　　B.in accordance with

　　C.in reference to

　　D.in comparison with

　　标准答案:B

　　17、We discussed only such problems ___ concerned everyone of us.(2(

　　A.that

　　B.what

　　C.as

　　D.whether

　　标准答案:A

　　18、After the ___of 17 British passengers, Mr. Blair continued to express his concern over the safety of the other passengers still on board the hijacked airliner.(2(

　　A.relay

　　B.release

　　C.convey

　　D.transfer

　　标准答案:B

　　19、The “quality” newspapers are often held ___ as an example of impartial journalism.(2 (

　　A.back

　　B.in

　　C.up

　　D.onto

　　标准答案:C

　　20、At the age of 14, he went to his uncle's farm, where he had lessons on botany ___ .(2 (

　　A.self-taught

　　B.self-teaching

　　C.being self-taught

　　D.having self-taught

　　标准答案:B

　　21、He can't drive a car. Let ___fly an aero-plane.(2(

　　A.solitary

　　B.lonely

　　C.alone

　　D.loneliness

　　标准答案:C

　　22、The boy said to his mother in an ___ voice that she shouldn't have blamed him.(2 (

　　A.injury

　　B.injurious

　　C.injured

　　D.injuring

　　标准答案:D

　　23、___how the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth, it remains a mystery hard to solve.(2(

　　A.In turn

　　B.As to

　　C.Thanks to

　　D.As a rule

　　标准答案:B

　　24、In the era of market economy, the concept of “Consumer First” should be ___by manufacturers.

　　(2(

　　A.rejected

　　B.reformed

　　C.relived

　　D.reinforced

　　标准答案:D

　　25、He's widely known more ___a poet than ___a novelist.(2(

　　A.for,to

　　B.for,as

　　C.as,for

　　D.as,as

　　标准答案:D

　　26、The football match was held over until further notice ___the continual rain.(2(

　　A.on account of

　　B.thanks to

　　C.but for

　　D.as for

　　标准答案:B

　　27、The rain was heavy and ___the land was flooded.(2(

　　A.consistently

　　B.consequently

　　C.constantly

　　D.continuously

　　标准答案:B

　　28、Another issue ___the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.(2 (

　　A.confining

　　B.confirming

　　C.confronting

　　D.contributing

　　标准答案:C

　　29、A window in the kitchen room was ___; there was rubbish everywhere and the clock had been stolen.(2(

　　A.scattered

　　B.smashed

　　C.scratched

　　D.scraped

　　标准答案:B

　　30、Knowing that her son was suffering from a ___ disease, the mother cried her eyes out.(2 (

　　A.deadly

　　B.dying

　　C.dead-like

　　D.deathly

　　标准答案:A