4.Finding a job can be ()and disappointing， and therefore it is important that you are prepared.( )

14.It took a long time for her ()the fact that she had lost his love.

A. to come about

B. to make over

C. to end in

D. to come to terms with

20.Can you tell me ()about this city that makes people love it so much?( )

A. it is what

B. what it is

C. what is it

D. is it what

6.The weather forecast was good so it should ()fine after all.

A. turn into

B. turn out

C. turn over

D. turn up

29.() money， she is quite rich. However this does not mean that she is happy.( )

A. Concerning

B. As to

C. In terms of

D. In the light of

27.During the ()two decades， research has greatly expanded our knowledge about the sleep and dreams.( )

A. pass

B. passed

C. past

D. pasted

23.() what anyone does is beneficial to the society.

A. At a guess

B. That is to say

C. In our interest

D. In a broad sense

45.If you ()in taking this attitude， we＇ll have to ask you to leave.

A. pursue

B. resist

C. insist

D. persist

24.The rescue workers searched every room of the house trying to find any survivors but().

A. in delight

B. on purpose

C. in vain

D. in return

15.The book written by the famous writer is worth()【read】.( )

A. reading

B. being read

C. to read

D. to have read

1、We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by _11() everything up， we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump _12()bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and <13()them through breakfast so they won＇t miss the bus. At the dining table， you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything()14()，you hurry to the car， thinking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way15(). Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic，you reach your workplace， rushing into the building and _16() up the stairs three at a time， arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take_17()deep breaths. Then， you instantly remember that the ()18()you didn＇t finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by l0＇clock in the morning. Yet it seems that the _19() we go， the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do， _20() at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.20.( )

A. but also

B. as well

C. too

D. either