41.To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____of paint on a clean surface.
A.coats
B.levels
C.times
D.courses
42.The small mountain village was ____ by the snow for more than one month.
A.cut back
B.cut out
C.cut off
D.cut away
43.Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking.
A.fined
B.charged
C.punished
D.posed
44.Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A.technique
B.technology
C.tactics
D.tendency
45.Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A.sounding
B.ringing
C.ticking
D.humming
46.Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A.intensive
B.weighty
C.intense
D.bulky
47.Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ?____? of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A.maximum
B.minority
C.majority
D.minimum
48.Nancy was surprised that they have____.They seemed to be a happy couple.
A.split up
B.broken down
C.fallen through
D.knocked out
49.The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.
A.condition
B.situation
C.state
D.publicity
50.Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age.By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A.sensible
B.senseless
C.sensitive
D.sensory