Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
　　41.He came back late, _______ which time all the guests had already left.
　　A) after B) by C) at D) during
　　42.I'm very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
　　A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered
　　43.If the whole operation _______ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have
　　been lost.
　　A) was not planned B) has not been planned
　　C) had not been planned D) were not planned
　　44.The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
　　A) altered B) ranged C) separated D) differed
　　45.His remarks left me _______ about his real purpose.
　　A) wondered B) wonder C) to wonder D) wondering
　　46.I have heard both teachers and students _______ well of him.
　　A) to speak B) spoken C) to have spoken D) speak
　　47.Our son doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind
　　about his future.
　　A) take in B) take up C) take over D) take after
　　48.The house was very quiet, _______ as it was on the side of a mountain.
　　A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D) having been isolated
　　49.Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still
　　_______.
　　A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare
　　50.Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _______heavy
　　schedules.
　　A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owint to
　　51.Tony is very disappointed _______ the results of the exam.
　　A) with B) for C) toward D) on
　　52.William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, _______ defended the right of every
　　citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
　　A) peculiarly B) indifferently C) vigorously D) inevitably
　　53.I hope all the precautions against air pollution, _______ suggested by the local
　　government, will be seriously considered here.
　　A) while B) since C) after D) as
　　54.When people become unemployed, it is _____ which is often worse than lack of wages.
　　A) laziness B) poverty C) idleness D) inability
　　55.I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place _______.
　　A) where I'd like to visit B) in which I'd like to visit
　　C) I most want to visit D) that I want to visit it most