a. sign b. mark
　　c. suggestion d. signal
　　37. i ＿＿＿ him to give up the smoking habit but he turned a deaf ear to me.
　　a. persuaded b. advised
　　c. suggested d. demanded
　　38. in order to make everyone hear me, i had to ＿＿＿ my voice.
　　a. rise b. lift
　　c. raise d. improve
　　39. recently he has been working very hard, so ＿＿＿ progress has been made in his english.
 　　a. fast b. rapid
　　c. quick d. large
　　40. standing on the top of the building, you will have a good ＿＿＿ of the whole city.
 　　a. view b. scene
　　c. sight d. look
　　41. take it easy. you have only had a ＿＿＿ injury.
　　a. light b. slight
　　c. serious d. gentle
　　42. mr smith used to smoke ＿＿＿ but he has given it up.
　　a. seriously b. heavily
　　c. badly d. hardly
　　43. does this meal cost $50? i ＿＿＿ something far better than this!
　　a. suggest b. expect
　　c. prefer d. suppose
　　44. after two years’ research, we now have a ＿＿＿ better understanding of the disease.
 　　a. very b. far
　　c. fairly d. quite
　　45. some people choose jobs for other reasons ＿＿＿ money these days.
　　a. for b. except
　　c. besides d. with
　　46. why don’t you just ＿＿＿ your own business and leave me alone?
　　a. make b. open
　　c. consider d. mind
　　47. you have failed two tests. you’d better start working harder, ＿＿＿ you won’t pass the course.
 　　a. and b. so
　　c. but d. or
　　48. in crowded places like airports and railway stations, you ＿＿＿ take care of your luggage.
 　　a. can b. may [论文网]
　　c. must d. will
　　49. a new ＿＿＿ bus service to tianjin airport started to operate two months ago.
 　　a. normal b. usual
　　c. regular d. common
　　50. one thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living ＿＿＿ .
 　　a. bills b. expenses
　　c. prices d. charges
　　51. the final score of the basketball match was 93-94. we were only ＿＿＿ beaten.
 　　a. nearly b. slightly
　　c. narrowly d. lightly
　　52. it’s hard for him playing against me. i’ve got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so ＿＿＿ .
 　　a. far b. well
　　c. little d. badly
　　53. this magazine is very ＿＿＿ with young people, who like its content and style.
 　　a. familiar b. popular
　　c. similar d. particular
　　54. emergency line operators must always ＿＿＿ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.