58. In front of our dormitory, there stands 　　　　　.

A. a tower over 50 metres high　　　　 　　　　　 B. a more than 50 metres high tower

C. a tower over 50- metres-high　　　　 　　　　　 D. a high tower over 50 metres

57. Tom is in favour of going to the movies 　　　　Jack insists on playing basketball.

　 A. while　　　 　　　　　　 B. as　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. meanwhile　　　 　 D. since

56. Nobody believed him 　　　what he said and he felt very disappointed.

　 A. even though　　 　　　　　 B. in spite　　 　　　　　　　 C. no matter　　 　　　　　 D. contrary to

55. Don’t be sad, my fellow. It won’t be 　　　　we meet again.

　 A. before long　　 　　　　 B. long after　　 　　　　　 C. after long　　 　　　　　 D. long before

54. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style 　　　　in a personal one.　　

　 A. rather than　　 　　　　 B. more than　　 　　　　 C. better than　　 　　　　　　　 D. less than

53. Sam is no more diligent than his friend. This sentence means 　　　.

A. Sam is as lazy as his friend　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sam is lazy, but his friend is diligent

C. Sam is not more diligent than his friend 　　　　 D. His friend is more diligent than Sam

52.　　 , Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No matter how he is late　

C. No matter how is he late　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. However late he is

51. _____ is the most beautiful one in the world and it boasts musical accents and nobler rhymes.

　 A. The French 　　　　　　　　 B. The French language C. French language　　　　 D. The France language

50. Wei Fang lives by _____ Dongting Lake, while his American friend lives near _____ Great Lakes.

　 A. the; the　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the; X　　　　　　　　　　　 C. X; the　　　　　　　　　　　 D. X; X

49. The westerner is used to eating food with _____ while we Chinese use chopsticks.

　 A. a knife and a fork　　　　　　　 B. a knife and fork　　　　 C. the knife and fork　　 D. the knife and