英语单选~续42.Though there was nothing _____ in her appearance, t

英语单选~续
42.Though there was nothing _____ in her appearance, the actress's performance made the audience crazy.
A.extra
B.extraordinary
C.comic
D.excessive
43.The manager was ready to _____ the fact that he was confronting with challenge from the younger employees.
A.look up to
B.live up to
C.face up to
D.hold up to
44.John was bargaining with the manager in the office. _____, we three waited outside.
A.At the mean time
B.In the meanwhile
C.In the meantime
D.In the mean while
45.All the fans _____ the film stars' arrival with much excitement at the entrance of the cinema.
A.participated
B.prepared
C.anticipated
D.predicted
46.The current ________ of events led to a series of political and military clashes between the two countries.
A.affairs
B.argument
C.sequence
D.essence
47.We all hold the idea that teaching should ______ the curiosity and creativity of the students.
A.search
B.shape
C.stimulate
D.seek
48.The committee _____seven men and two women with a reputation for being decent.
A.compromise
B.compensate
C.comprises
D.composes
49.The salesman offered me a ______ of how the newly-invented device works.
A.solution
B.application
C.demonstration
D.negotiation
50.The religious _____ between the two nations finally evolved into a war.
A.crash
B.encounter
C.clash
D.argument
51.If you go travelling in this season, you'd better book a hotel room _____.
A.in advance
B.in existence
C.on purpose
D.in time
52.The birth rate in a city _______ to fall as its gross domestic product (GDP) rises steadily.
A.estimates
B.anticipates
C.assumes
D.tends
53.They attempted to _______ their disappointment as the result of the experiment didn't turn out to be what they expected.
A.hold back
B.hold on
C.hold out
D.hold up
54.Jenny wished to forget everything _____ with her ex-husband who had treated her badly.
A.confined
B.assigned
C.linked
D.associated
55.The press is ready to ______ a new edition of the dictionary in three volumes.
A.turn in
B.turn down
C.turn out
D.turn up
56.It was not until the last day of the negotiation ______ .
A.did the two parties reach an agreement
B.would the two parties reach an agreement
C.that the two parties reached an agreement
D.that the two parties would reach an agreement
57.I will certainly not revise the project if you would rather I _________ .
A.didn't
B.wouldn't
C.don't
D.won't
58.Living in the isolated island has its problems, ______ obtaining fresh water is not the least.
A.with which
B.for which
C.on which
D.of which
59.She described the whole incident vividly _____ she had been there in person.
A.if
B.though
C.as though
D.as
60.That wonderful symphony _____ by Beethoven after he went deaf.
A.is said to be composed
B.have been said to be composed
C.was said to have been composed
D.was said to be composed