34. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.

　　A) adopt C) accumulate

　　B) acquire D) assemble

　　35. If I ________ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.

　　A) worked C) had worked

　　B) were to work D) were working

　　36. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.

　　A) accused C) scolded

　　B) charged D) cursed

　　37. All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.

　　A) guided C) directed

　　B) aimed D) focused

　　38. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ___ by wild animals.

　　A) should be attacked C) must be attacked

　　B) had been attacked D) would be attacked

　　39. Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.

　　A) attributed C) identified

　　B) entitled D) justified

　　40. His wife is constantly funding _______ with him, which makes him very angry.

　　A) errors C) fault

　　B) shortcomings D) flaw

　　41. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small mounts.

　　A) matters C) particles

　　B) materials D) substances

　　42. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as carrying water and firewood.

　　A) time-consumed C) time-consuming

　　B) timely-consumed D) timely-consuming

　　43. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _______ to the outside world.

　　A) having been lost C) losing

　　B) to be lost D) lost

　　44. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

　　A) evidence C) status

　　B) recognition D) identity

　　45. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.

　　A) distance C) range

　　B) scope D) boundary