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

12.What () of the population in a modern technological society are， like myself， in the fortunate position of being workers?

A. present

B. percent

C. percentage

D. number

29.They complained that you charged()prices for your services.

A. plentiful

B. generous

C. reasonable

D. excessive

46.I blame her because it was her fault but I＇d().( )

A. rather not

B. rather not do so

C. better not do so

D. rather not have done so

21.Our car was held up for more than 40minutes， () caused us to come late.

A. that

B. SO

C. thus

D. which

48.Riding on a bus without paying the fare()cheating the bus company.

A. leads to

B. amounts to

C. contribute to

D. bring to

8.I always () what I have said. ( )

A. get to

B. hold to

C. lead to

D. see to

49.Oppositions leaders will be watchingcarefully to see how the Prime Minister() the crisis.( )

A. handles

B. conducts

C. observes

D. directs

48.Opportunities are always available ()one uses his mind.( )

A. as long as

B. as

C. unless

D. in case

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

A. pass

B. passed

C. past

D. pasted

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.14.( )

A. is done

B. begins

C. works

D. is gone