________(61)




A.cares
B.understands
C.knows
D.notices

All of the following fields of professional interest and activity are used to describe de Tocqueville EXCEPT _________ .




A.politician
B.political scientist
C.philosopher
D.author

The usual advice for overcoming loneliness is to _________ .




A.join a club
B.avoid crowds
C.try to forget everything
D.get married

After Senator Smith announced that he planned to run for president, the telephone at campaign headquarters rang continuously.




A.endlessly
B.ceasingly
C.incisively
D.constantly

Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold mining town 7,500 feet above sea level.




A.Surrounded
B.slopes are
C.former
D.sea level

Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.




A.such beautiful
B.myself
C.to complete
D.my chores

The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.




A.For beginners
B.First and foremost
C.At the starting point
D.At the beginning

A.hold
B.back
C.stay
D.store

Being that he was a good swimmer. John managed to rescue the child.




A.swimmer
B.rescue
C.that he was
D.the child

The headmaster, together with the teaching staff, are away on holiday .




A.on holiday
B.The
C.together with
D.are