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31. There was no________ but to close the road until February. {[i
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32. I_______ when I heard that my grandfather had died. |q(
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35. The tutor tells the undergraduates that one can acquire ______ in a foreign language through more practice. )S,Rx
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36. The teacher explained the new lesson ______ to the students. :*/'W5iM
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37. I shall _____ the loss of my reading-glasses in newspaper with a reward for the finder. rEM#J"wF
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39.She had a terrible accident, but ______she wasn’t killed. G<8d=}
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Directions: In this section each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined, beneath which are four words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase which can best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined part. Then mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. ??7c9l5,
41.The company was losing money, so they had to lay off some of its employees for three months. `E4+#_ v
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42.The northy American states agreed to sign the agreement of economical and military union in Ottawa. Rl%?c5U/$
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43.The statue would be perfect but for a few small defects in its base. Cd"cU~HAB
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44.When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was startlingly pale. %:DH_0
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46.The school master applauded the girl’s bravery in his opening speech. -!C9x?gNY
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48.This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing. j-R9=vB2
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49.Reading a book and listening to music simultaneously seems to be no problem for them. b":3J)Y6.
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50.He was given a laptop computer in acknowledgement of his work for the company. CH ojF+e
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Directions: In this section there is a passage with ten numbered blanks .F or each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D listed on the right side. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET.