PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) J`W-]3S#
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. s\_l=v3
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. uWh|C9Y!A
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on
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2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. bQ<b[
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor EA6t36|TX
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos 8-ZUS|7B
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue xHHV=M2l(s
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. V'j@K!)~xR
k}HQq_Y(< A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned +>4^mE" \
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold sXiv,
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting [A
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6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. {c@G$
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval 5KJ%]B(H2
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 W^k,Pmopy
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. };r|}v !~_
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core +xZQJeKb
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church ' S ,2
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture !R6ApB4ZI
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care w12}Rn8
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent \2>?6zs
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 Xu#:Fe}:
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable CW-A e
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. n=o_1M|
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession *i
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13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. $;`I,k$0>~
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness 7$7n71o
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. :Q7mV%%
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical PsbG|~
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. b\giJ1NJB
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget YeyGN
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. Fw"$A0
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied vv+J0f^
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. S4bBafj[I
A) found B) shown C) given D) met B+"g2Y
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. ;#/0b{XFj
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile +pp9d-n
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. mQr0sI,o]
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged 9 Cvn6{
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. .'d2J> ~N
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch Lgi[u"Du