--- Haven't I told you that I like the beef well done?
---Yes, but I _____ it longer than I usually do.
| A．was cooking | B．will cook | C．cooked | D．had cooked |
48. _____ and butter ____ the daily food in west countries.
| A．The bread; are | B．Bread; is | C．Both bread; is | D．Many bread; are |
49. ____ and friends should be few but good. (prov.)
| A．Money | B．Jobs | C．Books | D．Interests |
50. John is on the bottle again. This sentence probably means _____.
| A．John is standing on a bottle now. | B．John is holding a bottle now. |
| C．John threw away a bottle. | D．John begins to drink wine again. |
51. --- Who is at the _____ of all this trouble.
--- I don’t know.
| A．base | B．bottom | C．reason | D．Cause |
52. I shall walk with you to the bottom of the road. The underlined part means ____.
| A．end | B．top | C．side | D．Base |