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

48. --- Would you like a cup of coffee?

　 --- _____

　 A. Why not?　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s very kind of you　 C. I’m glad.　　　　　　　　　 D. Help yourself

47. Alice received an invitation from her boss, _______ came as a surprise.

　 A. it　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　 C. which　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. he

46. Don’t worry. _______ were taken to the hospital . And now the doctors are performing operations on them.

　 A. The injured　　 　　B. The injury　 　　　　　 C. Injured　　　　　 　D. Injury

45. Thirty-three people were present at the meeting, _______ the chairman.

　 A. included　　 　　　　　　 B. inclusive　　 　　　　　 C. including　　 　　　　　 D. includes of