PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) Xc*U+M
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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. LY 0]l$
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. ve Tx, \6@
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on fE]XWA4U
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. edipA
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A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor vDFGd-S
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos j+rG7z){K
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue m&*JMA;^
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. pTJX""C
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5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold H1/?+N}(
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting T/pqSmVpM
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. i#/]KsSp
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval +s++7<C
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. */^QH@ P
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced <\ `$Jx#
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. iK5_u2]Q
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core ~PnTaAPJ
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church H
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A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture 99xEm
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care !3X0FNGq
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent Fqy\CMC
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 U8.7>ENnP&
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable T*g:#
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12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. z2_6??tS/c
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession 2i;7{7
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. Rk!X]-`=
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness GZI`jS"lU
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. 1W7%1FA
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical tW
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15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. 1 zw*/dp
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget h8Yx#4
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. A,sr[Pa@
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied _XCOSomL`
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. $9Hcdb
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A) found B) shown C) given D) met C8
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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. [!!Q,S"
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. :oJ=iB'Zc
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged CHe>OreiS
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. *S2ypzwRZ,
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch (sh)TBb5