PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) XwPx9+b6j
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. %?
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1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. XTo8,'UaP
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on N`1r;%5
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. T|bZ9_?+2
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor <[hz?:G"$
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos fA^SD"xf
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue jdlG#j-\
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. \]8i}E1
t?3BCm$Mi A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned ikHOqJ-,m
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold 4bI*jEc\[
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting .Dx2 ;lj
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. eP= j.$
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval V(..8}LlD
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. e/94y6*>
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced C3.=GRg~l
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. a))*F!}c
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core )
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9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church =v0~[E4
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture j38 6gL
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care =4> @8=JA
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent iZC`z
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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 TQ-KkH}y
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable OjATSmZ@@
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. 4J}3,+
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession F*\4l;NJ
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. #90c$ dc
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness (9'be\
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. uO"8
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A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical U8[Qw}T P
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. Pz1G<eh#{g
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget xVTo4-[p
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. 5M.Red.L
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied qK-qcPLsl
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. 0%H24N
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A) found B) shown C) given D) met #[(gIOrNn8
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. `u=oeM:
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile c_DaNEfaY
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. 6VFirLd
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged o
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20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. P
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A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch ``6{T1fQS