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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

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

13.They are trying to design generations that will produce high-pressure steam as _ as possible.

A. effectively

B. efficiently

C. highly

D. good

30.If you don＇t make time ()for you， it will work against you.

A. work

B. worked

C. working

D. to work

42.You can＇t get across the river ()by swimming.( )

A. more than

B. except for

C. other than

D. in addition to

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

A. get to

B. hold to

C. lead to

D. see to

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

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

A. that

B. SO

C. thus

D. which

8.Country life is better than city life ()it offers fresh air and noiseless environment.

A. in that

B. as that

C. as for

D. in which

1、In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age， but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true _11()women， and even more so if the inquirer is a man. However， it is very _12()to ask children their age， and some adults may not mind being asked either. In fact， some elderly people are quite happy to _13()their age， especially if they feel they look young for their age. Nevertheless， it is not very wise to ask a direct question like “How old are you?”.If elderly people want to talk about their age， they may easily14()_the topic themselves， and ask the other person to guess how old they are . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness， though rather than()15() that they look very old. Even tbough Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are， this does not _16() that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask _17()for the information， or else they may try to 18() the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational_19()and the number of years of working experience may provide some clues， but this is not always the 20().20.( )

A. fact

B. truth

C. reality

D. case