44. The _______ of Brian’s furnished room is ten pounds a week.       A. rent                        B. wage                      C. cash                       D. payment 45. Having lost the match, the team travelled home in _______ spirits.       A. cold                       B. deep                       C. dark                       D. low 46. He is under sixteen, _______ he should not drive a car.       A. therefore               B. so far as                C. considering           D. however 47. It was my first attempt; I _______ to do better next time.       A. suppose                B. hope                      C. think                      D. feel 48 In some countries there have been widespread demands for the _______ of seal hunting.       A. extinction             B. extermination       C. abolition               D. annihilation 49. Charles had very little interest in the museum: he gave each exhibit no more than a(n) _______ glance.       A. transient                B. cursory                  C. ephemeral             D. temporary 50. When we had finished dinner, George asked the waiter to bring him the _______       A. total                       B. cost                        C. bill                         D. count