57. Her parents tried to ____________ some pressure on her to do well in the college entrance examination so that she can be admitted to a prestige university.

A. bring 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. put

C. bear 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. keep

56. Our school library boasts to have a set of Dickens’ works in 24 ___________

A. volumes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. numbers

C. series 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. ranges

55. Urban street crime____ from a combination of poverty and poor education and a lack of opportunity to work.

A. rises 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. arises

C. raises 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. causes

54. Jack was sure to get this year’s scholarship as the standards of scholarship were not terribly_________

A. tough 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. rough

C. difficult 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. demanding

53. We have worked out a new set of _______for using the new type of the computer.

A. processes 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. programs

C. projects 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. profits

52. She had had a very exciting career __________ in Birmingham.

A. most 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. mostly

C. nearly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. almost

51. More information becomes______ if you can surf the Internet.

A. extensive 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. flexible

C. adequate 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. available

50. The teacher is _____the students in relative clause.

A. practising 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. drilling

C. exercising 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. training

49. A pound __________ 16 ounces.

A. holds 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. contains

C. involves 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. includes

48. He’s __________ to win the first prize in the English reading contest, for he is the most

competitive among the participants.

A. probable 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. possible

C. likely 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. capable