68.The operation could（ ）her life by two or three years.

62.He plays tennis to the（ ）of all other sports.

61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely（ ）carpets, which are included in the price of the house.

60.She was standing outside in the snow,（ ）with cold.

59.The book gives a brief（ ）of the course of his research up till now.

58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was（ ）.

57.Jimmy earns his living by（ ）works of art in the museum.

56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite（ ）.

55.Mary hopes to be（ ）from hospital next week.

54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a（ ）.

53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to （ ）on some reading.