PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) ~G-W|>
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. W$()W)
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. ?6hd(^
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on -mn/Yv
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. &;)B
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A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor H(P]Z~et
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos -2 >s#/%
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue gx',K1T
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. o3GkTn O
"bF52lLu A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned ,(zV~-:9
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold NN1}P'6Ha
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting Ry"4v_e9
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. VltM{-k^
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval dcD#!v\0
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. YG8V\4
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A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced k ,+,,W
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. Mj6,VD9L
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core Z`MpH
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church L6fbR-&Lt
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture _ahp7-O
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care EPH" 5$8
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent K sE$^`
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 B5vLV@>]
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable Z|Rc54Ct
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. >yXhP6
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession !#W>x49}
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. rTR"\u7&H
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness QOYMT( j
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. UhL1Y
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A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical amC)t8L?
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. V
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A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget 5R~M@
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. b~:)d>s8wY
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied .24z+|j
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. D:bmq93PC
A) found B) shown C) given D) met lGWz
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. %sOY:>
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile G"J
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. p|A ?F0
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged >4Tk#+%Jj
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. @9_mk@
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch @XM*N7