[答案] d. missing.
[注釋] missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺頁(yè)書) 。
50. lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
   a. bills                           b. charges                            c. prices            d. costs
[答案] b. charges.
[注釋] make charges for對(duì)......收 (費(fèi)) ; 索 (價(jià)) 。charge也可以用作動(dòng)詞, 表示“收費(fèi), 索價(jià)”, 如：1) we don't charge anything for that. (對(duì)此我們不收費(fèi)。) 2) how much do you charge for a haircut? (理個(gè)發(fā)要收多少錢？)

51. the workmen made so much _____ that mrs. walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
        a. trouble                    b. damage                    c. mess                    d. nuisance
[答案] c. mess.
[注釋] make mess弄得亂七八糟。make a mess of“把......弄得亂七八糟”：he made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得亂七八糟。
52. they have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.
   a. set down                    b. make out            c. work up    d. draw up
[答案] d. draw up.
[注釋] 參閱iii,42。
本題譯文： 他們已開過(guò)幾次會(huì)議來(lái)起草明年得生產(chǎn)計(jì)劃。
53. how can we get this language point _____ to the students.
   a. down                    b. round                    c. across                    d. into
[答案] c. across.
[注釋] 參閱iii,64注釋。
本題譯文：我們?cè)鯓硬拍馨堰@個(gè)語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)向?qū)W生講清楚？
54. this book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.
        a. outline                    b. reference                    c. article            d. outlook
[答案] a. outline.
[注釋] outline 輪廓, 概要; give an outline of sth. 概要說(shuō)明某事。
55. dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.
        a.on the contrary                b.or rather                 c. or else                  d. in no way
[答案] c. or else.
[注釋] or else (=otherwise; if not) 否則：hurry up, or (else) you'll be late.
56. kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.
        a. prompted                  b. promoted                  c. programmed          d. proceeded
[答案] d. proceeded.
[注釋] proceed form (=arise form) 來(lái)自; 由......產(chǎn)生：1) clouds of smoke proceeded form the chimney. (從煙囪里升起縷縷濃煙。) 2) this proceeded from ignorance. (這是出于無(wú)知。)