With more forests being destroyed , huge quantities of good earth each year .
| A．is washing away | B．is being washed away |
| C．are washing away | D．are being washed away |
52. ______ killing of so many protected animals made _______ stir in the local people.
| A．/; / | B．The; / | C．/; a | D．The; a |
53. She let herself get into a _____ before the examination began.
| A．condition | B．situation | C．state | D．Form |
54. She got _____ job in Manilia Manufacturing Company and gets paid by _____ hour.
| A．a; an | B．a; the | C．a; / | D．the; the |
55. There have been many changes in _____ history of _____ English language.
| A．a; the | B．the ; / | C．/; the | D．the; the |
56. A major earthquake _____8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2;28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.
| A．measured; shaken | B．measuring; shaking |
| C．measured; shaking | D．measuring; shook |