PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) \&)k{P>=
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. u,Rhm-`
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. b/Q\
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A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on #Ies
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2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. my(yN|
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor TR([u
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos }^/;8cfLY
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue xFcRp2W9R
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. [
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w}jH,Ew A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned :/
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5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold 0Q_@2
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting LpJ_HU7@lk
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. dGb]`* E
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval E*t0ia8
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. ;%R+]&J
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced u+RdC;_
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. cP~?Iz8nD
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core VK)K#!O8
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church GAlAFsB
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture *<**rY*
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care L|3wGY9E
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent O_p:`h:
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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 'CH|w~E
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable tzxp0&:Z].
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. jG3}V3|.
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession t:X[Blw3$
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. .bOueB-
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness R0y@#}JH
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. UC^Bn1
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical -ANp88a
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. `F>1xMm
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget JlF0 L%Rc
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.
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17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. N1Y*IkW"
A) found B) shown C) given D) met u pf7:gk +
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. |,]#vcJP#b
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile Q=yQEh|Y
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. @ -JD`2z
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged ?T5^hQT
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. "2CiW6X[M
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch )%C482GO-