44.
(A) before
(B) even
(C) lest
(D) which

40. ________ of the newspaper agree with what the editor’s opinion of creating more columns for younger generation. (A) A many reader (B) A reader many (C) Many a reader (D) Many reader a

41. (A) see (B) seeing (C) seen (D) sees

42. (A) have (B) like (C) take (D) ask

43. (A) because (B) since (C) so (D) that

45. (A) accounted (B) earned (C) inherent (D) unified

46. What is the passage mainly about? (A) When ferns became prehistoric relics. (B) Where ferns became people’s decorations. (C) How ferns became a target of human’s craze. (D) Why ferns became imported items for aristocrats.

47. Which of the following statements about ferns is NOT true? (A) They existed long before flowers did. (B) They came into existence after hornworts. (C) They are almost the same as those 180 million years ago. (D) They were used to carry water for human beings to very far places.

48. Why is the Wardian case mentioned in the second paragraph? (A) To explain the reasons for pteridomania. (B) To claim a theory of the extinction of plants. (C) To illustrate the prosperity and wealth of Britain. (D) To argue for the invention of an artistic glass box.

49. What does the word them refer to in the third paragraph? (A) Bars. (B) Ferns. (C) Hornworts. (D) Wardian cases.

50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) One of the reasons for pteridomania in Britain was the improved transportation. (B) In 1960s some in America created bars for grandmothers and single women only. (C) The craze in Britain resulted in a war because farmers and aristocrats disagreed with each other. (D) By the 1980s plastic ferns were used in homes in America to create heat in winter and to celebrate Christmas.