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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. $^NWzc
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. d,oOn.n&
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on $Va]vC8?
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 4M0v1`k
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor >Rki[SNb-b
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos :S+U}Sm[
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue YW$x:
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. >Dp6@%
3ciVjH>i A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned zy/tQGTr@
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold [^(R1K
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting Ji}IV
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. 5k%N<e``
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval $jeDVH
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. FvI0 J
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced t!=~5YgKs
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. Lx:9@3'7'
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core +} ! F(c
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church 2W:?#h3
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture xZ'`_x9l
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care tCCi|*P
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A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent -TU{r_!Z(
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 /qhm9~4e3
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable iQ
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12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. R A
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A) succession B) army C) string D) procession >*i8RqU
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. \PMKmJX0O
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness teS0F
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. !e\R;bYM
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical CT:eV7<>s
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. wZ3vF)2s
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget ^s2
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16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. *DI:MBJY
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied dj&
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17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. HYYx*CJ)
A) found B) shown C) given D) met aU8Ti8A>
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. *0@;
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A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile dVtLYx
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. lGHu@(n<
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged sS2E8Z2
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. D&6Qk&>
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch 1z@# 8_@