PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) 1nj(hg
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. vP!GJX&n5
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. D8K-K]W@
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on eZhPu'id\s
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 1a0kfM$
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor _hf4A8ak
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos xk~IN%\
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue k?nQ?B
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4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. !X>=l
FaTa(3$% A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned $V>98M>j
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold Zx }&c |Q
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting >r/rc`Q
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. zZ-wG
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval oj,lz?
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. Wx'Kp+9'
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced Q\
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8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. fBtm%f
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core wu<])&F
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church .ujT!{>v/
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture " }gVAAvc7
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care }H4=HDO
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent 8qi+IGRg
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 y@bcYOh3
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable .N4
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. l
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A) succession B) army C) string D) procession M_0zC1
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. NW|f7
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A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness B
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14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. ub0zJTFJ#
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical -37a.
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. FFhtj(hVgc
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget )o1eWL}
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. HC {XX>F^
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied 3T\l]? z
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. X#xFFDzN
A) found B) shown C) given D) met zHWSE7!
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. "}WJd$
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile [@<sFP;g
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. J;t 7&Zpe
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged VO3pm6r5
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. pnyWcrBf
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch psh^MX)Q