36. She __________to her teacher for coming to school late.

　　A. excused

　　B. apologized

　　C. pardoned

　　D. confessed

　　37. The new medicine the doctor __________for the pain in my stomach is imported and quite expen- sive.

　　A. bought

　　B. prescribed

　　C. described

　　D. discovered

　　38. Every dog that came __________was a terror to me.

　　A. in sight

　　B. to sight

　　C. on sight

　　D. at sight

　　39. Say__________what you mean and then there will be no misunderstanding.

　　A. casually

　　B. eventually

　　C. necessary

　　D. precisely

　　40. It would be a mistake to__________this law to situations which are outside this range.

　　A. apply

　　B. employ

　　C. use

　　D. fit

　　41. We tried to __________the nervous old lady that flying was safe.

　　A. secure

　　B. ensure

　　C. assure

　　D. certify

　　42. This is one of__________ beautiful places in this city.

　　A. most of the

　　B. most of

　　C. the most

　　D. most

　　43. The speed __________is 340 meters per second.

　　A. at which sound travels

　　B. with which sound travels

　　C. of which sound travels

　　D. for which sound travels

　　44. He studied hard at school when he was young, __________contributes to his success in later life.

　　A. which

　　B. that

　　C. what

　　D. each of which

　　45. The cost of the air fare is higher than__________.

　　A. the rail fare

　　B. that of the rail fare

　　C. those of the rail fare

　　D. which of the rail fare