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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. ^xk'Z
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. ]hV*r@d
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on l;E(I_
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2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. -trkA'ewZ
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor An0GPhC
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos (**oRwr%
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue ?gXp*>Kg[
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. :rP=t ,
iU:cW=W|M\ A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned 1xx}~|F?|
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold _t ycgq#
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting 5`_SN74o
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. .X;K%J2
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval G KeU%x
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. - !
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A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced !TcJ)0
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. 7x8
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A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core Y\hBd$lQ~
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church TJ*T:?>e
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture ,iwp,=h=
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care OB}Ib]
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent .o}v#W+st
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important ,wPr"U+7
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable lUMdrt0@z
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. x$(f7?s] 1
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession 6d~'$<
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13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. [1H^3g
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A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness {(?4!rh
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. r,2g^K)6
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical BfiD9ka-z
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. H" 7u7l
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget Oa>Ppldeg
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. a"u0Q5J
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied 5Jnlz@P9
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. o3}3p]S\
A) found B) shown C) given D) met q-d:TMkc
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. bi;1s'Y<D
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile L9#g)tf
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. Eu04e N
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged jmW7)jT8:
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. Yc*;/T}
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch ;i+#fQO7Q