PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) $eTv6B?m
Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A) B), C) and D). Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. YN$ndqOP
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. Z1 E` I89<
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on t"jIfU>'a/
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. bf&.rJ0
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor }?\#_BCjx(
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos ZP]2
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A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue My`josJ`Pb
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. 11^ {W F
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5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold 8,Q. t7v
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting nA{ncTg1\
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. w>1l@%U o
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval ?(|TP^
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. ,Yiq$Z{qQ
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced N7Z(lI|a;
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. ^"6D0!'N
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core qW` XA
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church Z]1z*dv
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture @ B}c4,
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care CU7iv a
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent ^| a&%wxA
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important ]ZU:%Qhu
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable hz>yv@ 1
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. ;{F;e)${M
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession ?L ~=Z\H
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. eL] w' }\
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness gP_d >p:b
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. ;]O 7^s#v
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical KWZNu &)
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. Hhce:E@K
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget 1dgN 10
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. pN^G[
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied bQ:3G;
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. N%M>,wT
A) found B) shown C) given D) met Fy+7{=?^F
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. ju 2X*
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile oT5rX
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. AQBx
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A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged %~v76;H<
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. Ivgwm6M
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch [2fiHE
