43. We had to (_____)_ a lot of noise when the children were at home.

36. The men will have to wait all day (_____)_ the doctor works faster.

A. 　 if

B. 　 whether

C. 　 unless

D. 　 that

31. Nelson became (_____)_ of the Victory in 1800.

A. 　 Captain

B. 　 a Captain

C. 　 an Captain

D. 　 the Captain

49. After the numbers' in every possible combination, we finally hit on a solution.

A. 　 running through

B. 　 running after

C. 　 running over

D. 　 running out

37. Doesn’t Alice show a great deal of anxiety (_____)_her exams?

A. 　 at

B. 　 to

C. 　 about

D. 　 in

38. Tom never dreams of (_____) for him to study abroad in China so soon.

A. 　 being a chance

B. 　 there being a chance

C. 　 there to be a chance

D. 　 there be a chance

1. Passage Fourteen For a long time， people have disagreed about whether golf is a sport or a game. On one side of the argument， people say that golf meets the dictionary definition of a sport， because it is a physical， athletic activity. They add that golf is recognized as a sport by sporting goods companies， athletic groups， fans， and the media. Also， golf’s inclusion in the Olympics in 2016 is more proof that it is sport. On the other side， people say that golf is a game， not a sport. They say golf is not a very physical activity and can be played well by people who are overweight or injured. Also， golf was only recently added to the Olympics. For more than 100 years it was not included in the Olympic Games. For many， the Olympic Games serve as a measurement for whether an activity should be called a sport. Golf was first included in the Olympics in 1900. However， it was removed shortly thereafter because of a lack of participation and conflict with other golf events. Through the years， there were several attempts to bring golf back to the Olympics. It wasn’t until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro， Brazil that golf returned. Some say the return of golf does not prove that it is a sport. Rather， it only proves that the Olympics wanted to benefit from the star power of famous golfers like Tiger Woods. The disagreement continues today. Those who think golf is a sport point to pro-golfers like Woods， who are strong and fit. Those who disagree point to golfers like John Daly. He is a successful pro-golfer who once had health problems. So is golf a sport? The answer depends on who you ask——and whether that person owns a set of golf clubs. All the following evidence is used to prove that golf is a sport EXCEPT ( ) .

A. professional training

B. Olympic Games

C. dictionary definition

D. media recognition

44. Most people prefer (_____)_ money to (_____)_it

A. 　 spending...earn

B. 　 to spend...earning

C. 　spending...being earned

D. 　 spending...earning

1. Passage Twenty-Eight On November 19， 1863， Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett， a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere. It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night， alone in his hotel room and tired out， he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15，000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked， “I have failed again.” On the train back to Washington， he said sadly， “That speech was a flat failure， and the people are disappointed” . Some newspapers at first criticized the speech， but little by little as people read the speech， they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made. Today， every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history. In 1863， Abraham Lincoln was ( ) .

A. very critical

B. unpopular

C. very popular

D. very courteous

39. (_____)_ great was the destruction that the earth-stricken region took decades to recover.

A. 　 Very

B. 　 Such

C. 　 So

D. 　 Too

46. (_____)__ is interested in the job may apply for it.

A. 　 Who

B. 　 Whomever

C. 　 Whoever

D. 　 He that