46. Government reports examination compositions legal documents and most business letters are the main situations ________formal language is used.
　　A) in which          B) at what         C) on which        D) in that
　　47. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ____________ sightseeing.
　　A) rather than to go      B) more than going       C) other than going    D) than to go
　　48. If the building project___________  by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
　　A) being completed         B) is completed      C) to be completed         D) completed
　　49. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won __________ and a scholarship.
　　A) faith             B) status        C) fame        D) courage
　　50. Jack wishes that he ___________  business instead of history when he was in university.
　　A) studied        B) study       C) had been studying         D) had studied
　　51. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ___________ a gas station or two in recent decades.
　　A) except for     B) in addition to    C) except           D) besides
　　52. The Car Club couldn't _________ to meet the demands of all its members.
　　A) assume         B) ensure         C) guarantee       D) confirm
　　53. Extensive reporting on television has helped to _________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
　　A) assemble        B) generate           C) yield             D) gather
　　54. The president promised to keep all the board members _________ of how the negotiations were going on.
　　A) inform              B) informing       C) be informed       D) informed
　　55. Eating too much fat can ___________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
　　A) attribute to        B) attend to       C) contribute to          D) devote to
　　56. All the tasks __________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.
　　A) been fulfilled      B) having been fulfilled    C) were fulfilled            D) had been fulfilled
　　57. This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
　　A) cares for    B) applies for      C) allows for         D) calls for
　　58. He was punished _________ he should make the same mistake again.
　　A) unless         B) provided         C) if         D) lest
　　59. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.
　　A) crude          B)fresh         C) rude              D) original
　　60.____________  in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.
　　A) being the fourth biggest city     B) It was once the fourth biggest city
　　C) Once the fourth biggest city      D) The fourth biggest city it was