33．At 85，Dons，single，diabetic and living、alone，was becoming increasingly forgetful and _______.

A．a(chǎn)cute          B．frail              C．significant        D．offensive

34. Just because you've got your degree doesn't mean that you can rest  _____ your laurels.

A. with              B. at                C. on               D. behind

35. Professor Hill reveals the principles which ________ the political ideology and actions of the party during the 1920s.  

A. expounded        B. erased            C. embraced         D. underlay

36.In the popular Western imagination, India continues to be a country in backwardness and poverty with very little to show _______ scientific innovation or technological-achievement.

A. for want of    B. in gratitude to    C. by way of     D. in contact with

37. _______ the quality of the runners, I think this week's 800 meters final could produce a new Olympic record.

 A. Judging from                  B. Be judged by  

 C. Judged by                      D. To judge from

38. Failure to _______ with the regulations can result in a $20, 000 fine or a six-month prison sentence.

A. compete                      B. comply  

C. consult                        D. coincide

39. We have to  ________ our original plan if unfortunately this one doesn't work out.

A. fall under                        B. fall behind     

C. fall to                              D. fall back on

40.It could soon be an offence to publish articles or photos which _________

personal relationships, finances or health.

A. intrude on                        B. tear at          

C. break up                           D. mess with

41. You can _______ the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat and the radiators.

A. regulate                  B. enlarge      

C. itch                         D. elude

42. Literary scholars are piecing together her last unpublished novel from ________ of a  recently discovered manuscript.

A. portions             B. sections       

C. fragments          D. sessions

43. I think you should examine their _______ in offering to lend you the money.

A. motivation        B. stimulus       

C. motive              D. compensation

44. The assassination could do serious damage to the  _______ peace agreement that was signed last month.

A. delicate           ed       

C. organic            D. fragile

45. He has some information that I want so I'm going to try to ______ it out of him over a drink.

A. coax               B. soothe      

C. commend            D. commence

46. Do you think you could _______ something for banging my clothes on until I can get a  wardrobe?

A. ruffle              B. contrive

C. revive             D. evoke

47. The results of the recent research will _________ the mystery of the creation of the Universe.

A. bristle              B. gleam      

C. glimpse            D. illuminate

48. Any manufacturer who does not conform to the standards could be ______ under the Consumers Protection Act, 1987.

A. condemned         B. prosecuted

C. executed             D. jettisoned