10.The new laws limit the () of the king＇s power.

25.He was afraid he would have to ()her invitation to the party.( )

A. refute

B. refuse

C. return

D. decline

28.It goes without()that healthy people are healthier than the sick.

A. saying

B. being said

C. having said

D. to say

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

16.Scarcely had he gone out()

A. that it started to snow

B. than it started to snow

C. when it started to snow

D. and it started to snow

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

A. that

B. SO

C. thus

D. which

38.He thinks he＇d better ()art since his intellect is not good for science.

A. coincide with

B. keep up with

C. do without

D. go in for

17.He will not make a () on LaSane＇s side of the conversation.

A. statement

B. reference

C. comment

D. note

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.18.( )

A. subject

B. project

C. object

D. inject

26.Despite his father＇s () objection， Darwin accepted the invitation to be a naturalist on H.M.S. Beagle during a long voyage of exploration.( )

A. primitive

B. initial

C. elementary

D. first-hand

32.We can accept your order () payment is made in advance.( )

A. in the belief that

B. in order that

C. on the excuse that

D. on condition that