26. Ken’s father ____ at a chicken farm for a long time when he decided to start his own
fifteen years ago.
(A) worked (B) has stay (C) had helped (D) employed
29. Many young people choose to ____ nowadays because they realize having a good skill
can be better than having a diploma.
(A) take vocational training (B) go to college
(C) receive foreign education (D) study science
30. More and more countries have requested ____ and magazines to hire very thin models because of the bad influence on young girls. (A) newspapers (B) artists (C) performers (D) designers (E)一律送分
37. As a result of aging population, more and more countries plan to____ the retirement age
to sixty-eight or even seventy.
(A) regulate (B) extend (C) maintain (D) remove
40. All workers applying for technical positions ____ to complete related training in three
months.
(A) are advised (B) has got (C) should (D) have need
41. After ____ the matter for two days, we were still unable to reach any conclusion.
(A) discussed (B) having been discussed
(C) discussing (D) being discussed
42. Because of ____ oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic, things that people need in
everyday life are becoming more and more expensive.
(A) raising (B) rising (C) difficult (D) extending
49. Being parents for the first time, Tim and Diana do not know how to stop ____.
(A) the baby to cry (B) the baby cries
(C) the baby from crying (D) the baby cry
50. Our department encourages all workers to get professional licenses and ____ to improve
their knowledge and skills.
(A) documents (B) instructions (C) requirements (D) certificates
51. Studies show females usually surf the Internet for ____ reasons and males just do it for
fun.
(A) practical (B) unthinkable (C) questionable (D) valuable