56、 As a cause of death，cancer is second only__________heart disease．
A．from
B．with
C．of
D．to


57、 I__________having to pay taxes for health care and then having to pay again when I am ill．
A．confuse
B．wonder
C．offend
D．resent


58、 What you say，in a__________，is true；but I should express it differently．
A．sense
B．meaning
C．concept
D．significance


59、 The discussion was lively，noisy and intense；no fistfight，but plenty of__________and insuh．
A．greetings
B．abuse
C．swears
D．exchangeS


60、 The meeting we had last week was SO long that they promised this．one should be__________．
A．similar
B．small
C．brief
D．equal


61、 Each year the two friends wrote to each other less and less and eventually their friend-ship__________．
A．fell out
B．broke off
C．cut off
D．held out


62、 The problem，of course，would be reaching agreement with all parties，__________as to which events．would be included．
A．political
B．doubtful
C．quarreled
D．concerned


63、 He is the only one of those boys__________to take on an additional assignment．
A．who’s wining
B．who’re willing
C．who’s being willing
D．who’re being willing


64、 It’s reported that population in the developing cbuntries has risen more than twice as__________the case in the developed countries．
A．has done
B．has risen
C．has had
D．has been


65、 The sports meet，originally due to be held last Sunday，was finally__________ because of the bad weather．
A．worn off
B．broken off
C．set off
D．called off