49.No one thought that Smith’s suggestion was worth ().

45.They consider ()the budget should be adjusted each time it is implemented.

44.Soapy was lucky to escape ()to prison.

43.The factory is trying every means to ()the wholesale price of its products.

42.Such a problem exists because adequate measures for preventing it ()taken in the past.

41.She has to work hard to ()the lessons she missed due to her illness.

40.Stepping carelessly off the pavement， ().

39.()great was the destruction that the earth-stricken region took decades to recover.

38.Rather than ()everything to the last minute， he always prefers to start early.

37.It makes ()to evaluate the risks before taking any action.

36.Researchers have spent a decade collecting data ()the study was based.