55. We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to___mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries.
A. propel B. promote C. strengthen D. depress
56. The minibus____five people quite comfortably.
A. lodges B. grants C. accommodates D. drinks
57. It’s a common knowledge that chalk ____ moisture from the air.
A. gets B. evaporates C. absorbs D. discards
58. Having ____so many obstacles, she established her fame as a first-rate actress at last.
A. removed B. surmounted C. resumed D. harnessed
59. We stopped for a coffee break and____ working fifteen minutes later.?
A. resumed B. consumed C. presumed D. assumed