PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) {|KFgQ'\
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. I~^t\iujs
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. b^*9m PP
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on rr@h9bak;g
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. FAkrM?0/
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor B(pxyv)
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos i;flK*HOZ9
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue - w{`/
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. V< Ib#rd'
t3qPocYQ A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned !K8Kw
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5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold xekU2u}WE
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting fN_qJm#:$y
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. tEN8S]X
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval :`>$B?x+
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. ?u?Nhf
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A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced /h7uE
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. qs%UJ0tR
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core ,Y4>$:#n/
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church hh-a+]
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A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture U2Tw_
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care GBl[s,g[|
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent x[y}{T
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important 9SBTeJ$RZ
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable _o T+x%i
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. %L|xmx!c
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession Ou4 `#7FR
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. )<f4F!?,A
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness |[0Ijm2
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. ckb(+*+l
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical ify48]
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. N4z[=b>
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget |@~_&g
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.
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A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied !C|Z+w9Y
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. NJSbS<O
A) found B) shown C) given D) met q{_ f"
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. *p=enflU
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile *~YdL7f)J
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. MGq\\hLD\-
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged z]SEPYq:
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. +$#<gp"
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch Dkb`_HI