48. Chinese arts have won the _____ of a lot of people outside China.

A. enjoyment　　 　　 B. appreciation　　　 C. entertainment 　 　　　 D. reputation

49 Although I can walk about, there is still a _____ pain in my leg.

　 A. weak　　 　　　　　　　 B. slight　 　　　　　　 C. tender　　 　　　　　　　　 D. soft

47. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.

A. contact　　　　 　 B. contrast　 　　　　　　　 C. connection 　　　 　　　 D. conflict

46. Most people on this island　 are recreational fishers, and _____, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.

A. accidentally　 　　　 B. purposefully 　　 C. obviously　 　　　　　　　 D. formally

45. The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to _____ the point.

A. illustrate　　 　　　　 B. suggest　　 　　　 C. express　　　 　　　 D. recognize

44. Some people like dirking coffee, for it has _____ effects.

A. promoting 　　 　　　 B. stimulating 　　　 C. enhancing　 　　 　　　 D. encouraging

43. In _____ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children.

A. traditional　 　 　　　 B. historic　　 　　 C. remote　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. initial

42. After the trainer was sure that the whale could look after itself, he ______it into the sea.

A. transported　 　　　 B. unloaded　　　　　　 C. released　　　 　　　 　　　 D. handled

41. Hospital staff burst into cheers after doctors completed a 20-hour operation to have _______ one-year-old twins at the head.

A. isolated　　　 　　 B. separated　　 　　　 C. divided　　 　　　 　　　 D. removed

40. The environmentalists and wild goats’ _____ on the vast grasslands was a good indication of the better environment.

A. escape　　　 　　　 B. absence　 　　　　 C. attendance 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. appearance

39. Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park _____ she was bitten on the leg by a lion.

A. when　　　　 　　　 B. while　　　 　　 C. since　　　　 　　　 D. once