PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) AAgA]OD,
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. zX `RN )C
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. ArK9E!`^
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on 5V!XD9P'
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. ^^uD33@_
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor ]5/U}Um
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos BwD 1}1jp
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue ] i2\2MTW8
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. >/bK ?yT<
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5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold e
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6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. l}c2l'
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7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. S'p`ECfVMA
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced I]1Hi?A2
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. y
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A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core \RyA}P5 S
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church UyK G$6F?3
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture ld:alEo
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care [;YBX] t
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent V_622~Tc/[
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important E? U]w0g
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable _5 tqO5'
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. _k.bGYldk
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession |ZlT>u
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. u;
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A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness (ul-J4 E\O
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. ^6y 4!='ci
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical q)xl$*g
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. )\\V
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A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget _Ge ^
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16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. fB,1s}3H n
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied )-:eQ{st`
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. iZ6C8HK&&
A) found B) shown C) given D) met R:B BNzY}f
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. Yj7= T%5
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile 3kqV_Pjg
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. %i
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A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged ]{2{:`s
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. i,Wm{+H-O
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch OWXye4`*
