46. Most homes in China’s cities have been equipped with electrical ________, such as refrigerators and washing machines.

　　A. appliances B. facilities

　　C. instruments D. equipment

　　47. We worked far into the night, but no one _________ a satisfactory solution.

　　A. came up with B. kept up with

　　C. caught up with D. checked up with

　　48. Goodness, economy, and honesty are considered as some universal ________ a man should have.

　　A. habits B. customs

　　C. characters D. virtues

　　49. It is quite necessary for a senior manager to have good manners and ________ knowledge.

　　A. extensive B. intense

　　C. excessive D. expensive

　　50. He was really depressed when his project proposal was ________ for the third time.

　　A. turned aside B. turned against

　　C. turned over D. turned down

　　51. I stared at her, __________ that anyone could have changed so much.

　　A. astonished B. astonishing

　　C. to astonish D. to be astonished

　　52. I don’t really mind what time he arrives at the office ________ he finishes his tasks in time.

　　A. so far as B. since

　　C. so long as D. unless

　　53. New York’s Statue of Liberty was designed to be a beacon for ships and a monument __________.

　　A. as well B. by the way

　　C. besides D. either

　　54. He took _________ of their hospitality and stayed there for a month without paying them anything.

　　A. charge B. the place

　　C. care D. advantage

　　55. The lost car of the Johnson’s was found __________ in the woods off the expressway.

　　A. vanished B. scattered

　　C. rejected D. abandoned