PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) ?6!LL5a.
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. 42{~Lhxt
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. /
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A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on 'u658Tj
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. \V:^h[ad
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor !D6]JPX
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos f$( e\++
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue [
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4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. M|-)GvR$J
M5B# TAybC A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned ~[: 2I
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold =Qq+4F)MD
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting Vl]>u+YqE
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. 9uY'E'm*
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval DI vHvFss
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. J4utIGF
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced $kgVa^
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. <i[HbgUlO.
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core l:%
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9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church $M#>9QHhc
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture l2d{ 73h
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care Q\)F;: |
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent BY*Q_Et
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 \jA~9
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable ~
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12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. |o@%dH
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession E9}C #
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. Je@v8{][|
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness }Lv;!
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. :]c3|J
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical 1}37Q&2
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending.
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A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget _|]x2xb)
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. G
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A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied {)"vN(mX
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. .o8t+X'G
A) found B) shown C) given D) met V:2
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18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. 2(nlJ7R
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile >MK98(F
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. BD-AI
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged P&q7|ST%N
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. x :7IIvP
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch iOdpM{~*