2014年4月雅思考试摸底题及答案(第四套)_第5页

　41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.

　　A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable

　　42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."

　　A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating

　　43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.

　　A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else

　　44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.

　　A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction

　　45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.

　　A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving

　　46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.

　　A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch

　　47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.

　　A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense

　　48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.

　　A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable

　　49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the best in the class.

　　A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to

　　50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.

　　A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession