Part Ⅱ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Directions:There are ten sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41.The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country，____by the police each time.
A.had been captured B.being always captured
C.only to be captured D.unfortunately captured
42.Present at the Christmas party were the two princesses and their____husbands and the Duke of Edinburgh.
A.respectable B.respectful C.respective D.respected
43.Tom tried his best to keep awake，but the performance was so boring that he couldn’t help____to sleep.
A.dropping off B.dropping down
C.dropping away D.dropping out
44.There was a____of his latest novel in a local newspaper immediately after its publication.
A.comment B.review C.remark D.revision
45.Although his work was often____and____，he was promoted any way，simply because he had been with the company longer than anyone else.(https://www.daowen.com)
A.negligent...creative B.incomplete...imprecise
C.predictable...careful D.forceful...extraneous
46.Greatly agitated，I rushed to the apartment and tried the door，____to find it locked.
A.just B.only C.hence D.thus
47.____that a society like the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to children is still needed in a civilized country.
A.How does it come B.How it comes
C.How did it come about D.How did it come
48.They assured us that____was waiting for us they were there to share it.
A.what B.whatever C.it D.whoever
49.After____seemed an endless wait，it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.
A.that B.there C.what D.it
50.The typist checked the spelling carefully in order to____all the spelling mistakes.
A.abandon B.diminish C.eliminate D.withdraw