46. the finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
a. popular b. well-known c. favorable d. preferable

[答案] a. popular.
[注释]popular 此处意为“ (=liked and admired) 受爱戴的, 有名声或声望的”。

47. it is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
a. situation b. position c. employment d. profession

[答案] b. position.来源：www.gzu521.com
[注释]position 此句中指“地位” (不可数, 有时加不定冠词), 如：1) she was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

48. we all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
a. outcome b. outset c. income d. output

[答案] b. outset.
[注释] outset 开端, 开始, from the very outset (从一开始) 。outbreak爆发, 发生。outcome结局. income 收入。output 产量。

49. he looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
a. loosing b. losing c. off d. missing

[答案] d. missing.
[注释]missing 缺少的; a book with some missing pages. (缺页书) 。

50. lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
a. bills b. charges c. prices d. costs

[答案] b. charges.
[注释]make charges for对......收 (费) ; 索 (价) 。charge也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1) we don't charge anything for that. (对此我们不收费。) 2) how much do you charge for a haircut? (理个发要收多少钱？)

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.
[注释]make mess弄得乱七八糟。make a mess of“把......弄得乱七八糟”：he made a mess of his work. (他把他的工作搞得乱七八糟。)

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