A) sweltering
B) suspicious
C) sympathetic
D) swollen
42.In the past, there seemed no reason to ban children from watching TV. In _______ times, however, there has been an increase in the amount of violence on TV.
A) rough
B) recent
C) scenic
D) royal
43.Computers have taken the place of manpower in _______ years.
A) rough
B) recent
C) scenic
D) royal
44.Some teen-aged boys are _______ , always looking for a fight to solve problems.
A) rough
B) recent
C) scenic
D) royal
45.Without substantial power in hand, the _______1 members of Britain still enjoy a lot of prestige as well as privileges.
A) scenic
B) royal
C) sheer
D) sharp
46. Renting National Park is noted for its ________ beauty.
A) sharp
B) scenic
C) sore
D) sheer
47. The clock strikes three, so it is three o'clock ________ now.
A) sharp
B) scenic
C) sore
D) sheer
48. I think the boy won the first prize by ________ luck, not by his ability.
A) sharp
B) scenic
C) sore
D) sheer
49. I have a ________ throat. I guess I have a cold.
A) sharp
B) scenic
C) sore
D) sheer
50.The residents left their homes _______ when ordered to get on the bus to go to a quarantine hospital.
A) seem
B) reluctantly
C) smoothly
D) skillfully
51.The green leaves ________ more beautiful after the rain.
A) seem
B) reluctantly
C) smoothly
D) skillfully
52. He declined my invitation ________ without hurting my pride.
A) seem
B) reluctantly
C) smoothly
D) skillfully
53. Because nobody opposed the plan, the meeting went on ________.
A) smoothly
B) smoothly
C) subsequently
D) straight
54. The traffic was running so ________ that it took me less than two hours to travel from Taichung to Tainan.
A) smoothly
B) smoothly
C) subsequently
D) straight
55.Go ________ down the road, and you'll see the post office on your left.
A) smoothly
B) smoothly
C) subsequently
D) straight
56. Originally, he was believed to be a gentleman, but ________ , he was proved to be a hypocrite.
A) smoothly
B) smoothly
C) subsequently
D) straight
57.When they hear SARS, most people's initial _______ was fear.
A) reality
B) reaction
C) recreation
D) recipe
58.You should face the _______ bravely instead of burying your head in the sand.
A) reality
B) reaction
C) recreation
D) recipe
59.She followed her mother's _______ and directions to make the apple pie.
A) reality
B) reaction
C) recreation
D) recipe
60.People now put more emphasis on _______, for they think all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A) reality
B) reaction
C) recreation
D) recipe
