54、I was to have made a speech if( )

56、If he( )in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.

55、The brilliance of his satires was( )make even his victims laugh.

54、( ) no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.

53、Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ( ) Eastern Nebraska.

52、As it turned out to be a small house party, we ( )so formally.

51、In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ( ).

50、The office has to be shut down( )funds.

49、This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ( ) in Africa.

48、He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society,( )insufficiently popular with all members.

47、This company has now introduced a policy ( ) pay rises are related to performance at work.