43. I ______ them that both the issues mentioned by my friend will be considered at the public inquiry.

[A] insure             [B] reserve      [C] persuade        [D] assure

44. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are to _____ free medical care.

[A] entitled         [B] granted       [C] presented      [D] promised

45. The increase in student numbers ________ many problems for the university.

      [A] forces            [B]presses        [C] provides       [D] poses

46. We may have been poor, but we were always ______ dressed.

[A] respectably        [B] respectfully    [C] politely       [D] respectively

47. I am not _____ with beautiful dreams, I want beautiful realities.

[A] conservative      [B] confident      [C] content        [D] generous

48. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.

[A] associated with     [B] filled with     [C] subjected to     [D] attached to