PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) 2/@D7>F&g
Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A) B), C) and D). Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. ,d|vP)SS
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. 5@ foxI
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on t}Ss=0dJO
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 7 jjU
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor fYBH)E
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos bD<qNqX$
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue `
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4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. ~Fw<eY
qX$u4I!, A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned xhw-2dl*H
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold knT.l"
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting )`8pd 7<.
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. gWrAUPS[
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval gLQ #4H
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. lJ{V
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced @(:v_l
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. jxw_*^w"
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core 0xpx(T[
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church ^bUxLa[.
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture ?_q+&)4-o
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care E'c%d[:H,
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent l#bAl/c`
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important 4tXSYHd3
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable 4nkE IZ
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. B@t'U=@7
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession :0^s0l
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. :
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A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness 9z ?7{2C
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. h`5)2n+ P
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical 4MW ]EQ-
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. 2 x4=
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget uDuF#3
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16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. ^O6*e]C$
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied z4M1D9iPY
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. .mxTfP=9
A) found B) shown C) given D) met
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18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. 6Nh0
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. 1BTIJ G w
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged $=aI"(3&
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. $L}aQlA1JM
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch cF+ X,]=6