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Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10%) =K|#5p`
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWET SHEET with a single line through the center. PBFpV8P,
21. The__________of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from other parts of the country. )l!`k
A. clash B. clarify C. clarity D. clatter ~ISY( &
22. Business in this area has been__________because prices are too high. 5ug|crX
A. prosperous B. secretive C. slack D. shrill | WTWj
23. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad__________when she was ill and had no money. "9
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A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment N7
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24. He added a__________to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm. Y|J=72!]
A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary mpVD;)?JmM
25. Some linguists believe that the__________age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8. :PY6J}:
A. optimistic B. optional C. optimal D. oppressed %X}vuE[[UC
26. It all started in 1950, when people began to build their houses on the__________of their cities. JRZp'Ln
A. paradises B. omissions C. orchards D. outskirts bAN>\zG+
27. The meeting was__________over by the mayor of the city. @uN+]e+3
A. presumed B. proposed C. presented D. presided ocMTTVo
28. The crowd__________into the hall and some had to stand outside. z 0zB&}
A. outgrew B. overthrew C. overpassed D. overflew YjJ^SU`*
29. It was clear that the storm__________his arrival by two hours. V[]Pya|s+
A. retarded B. retired C. refrained D. retreated UUZm]G+
30. This problem should be discussed first, for it takes__________over all the other issues. o:"(\$
A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability
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31. Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was__________. [Ob'E!;<
A. torrent B. transient C. tensile D. textured +RR6gAma}<
32. Nobody knew how he came up with this__________idea about the trip. v&7<f$5
A. weary B. twilight C. unanimous D. weird q
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33. The flower under the sun would__________quickly without any protection. }LQV2 hKTG
A. wink B. withhold C. wither D. widower ?EPHq,
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34. The__________of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance. Z]bG"K3l
A. segregation B. specification C. spectrum D. subscription e6tU8`z
35. He__________himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening. RW1+y/#%P
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A. repealed B. resented C. relayed D. reproached ;lrO?sm
36. Any earthquake that takes place in any area is certainly regarded as a kind of a __________event. br
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A. cholesterol B. charcoal C. catastrophic D. chronic &m[}%e%~0
37. He cut the string and held up the two__________to tie the box. Mqk|H~l5c
A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secretes MtF0/aT
38. All the music instruments in the orchestra will be__________before it starts. -)Vy)hD,
A. civilized B. chattered C. chambered D. chorded [cZ/)tm
39. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be__________. '+j;
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A. commenced B. compressed C. compromised D. compensated l,(:~KH|
40. She made two copies of this poem and posted them__________to different publishers. E4Ez)IaKyi
A. sensationally B. simultaneously C. strenuously D. simply )+8r$ i