51. I don't know if the story is true , but I'll try to _____ it.
A. verify B. reinforce C. identify D. conform

52. The climber was ____ from the top of the cliff on a rope held by this friends.
A. exhausted¹ B. suspended C. relieved D. isolated²

53. His plans are very _____; he  French, German, and Spanish before he is eighteen.
A. brilliant B. applicable C. ambitious D. adjustable³

54. Two ____ six is twelve.
A. and B. substracts C. times D. besides

55. It's pay-day, and they're waiting ______.
A. for paying B. to be paying C. to be paid D. to have paid

56. Miss Helen always buys ______ priced clothes.
A. higher B. high C. highest D. highly

57. Children don't have to cross busy streets which are full of _______.
A. circulation B. traffic C. movement D. transportation

58. Whenever anything _______ happens, a crowd of people is certain to gather.
A. famous B. noted⁴ C. sensational⁵ D. emotional

59. Be careful with that horse. He gets easily _____.
A. by hand B. on hand C. to hand D. out of hand

60. By 1990, production in area is expected to double _____ of 1980
A. that B. it C. one D. what

61. I did not choose any of the , because I found _____ satisfactory.
A. neither of them B. none of it C. either of them D. none of them

62. _____ hardiness⁶, daylilies can be cultivated particularly easily.
A. their B. since their C. it is their D. because of their

63. A panda's primary activity is sleep, ___ its walking hours lookinh for food.
A. that it depends B. for spending C. and it spends D. will spend

64. Plato's teaching had a profound ______ on Aristotle.
A. effect B. affect C. affectation D. affliction

65. _ ____ nearly thirty years for the planet Saturn⁷ to complete one orbit.
A. it takes B. to take it C. taking it D. takes it