PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) FN#6pM']|
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. Q]';1#J\
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. 6,"fH{Bd
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on ~zklrBn&
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 4T-9F
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor #?xhfSgr
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos U&fOsx?"
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue sOSol7n
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. }+[H~8)5
YfC1.8 A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned f-9&n4=H
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold S
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A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting d}K"dr:W5
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. <RmI)g>'_^
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval `.f<RVk-
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. P8K{K:T
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced x+zz:^yHYf
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. OO@ (lt
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core tBgB>-h(
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church 7Op6>i
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture 4P@Ak7iL(V
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care |3f?1:"Z
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent /dpEL9K
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 *%L:soM'Ll
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. ANEW^\
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession V`Z-m-V~1
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. $:V'+s4o
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness 5" <7
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. T] \_[e
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A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical bX%9'O [-
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. z{U2K'
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget =Jfo=`da
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. b f.__3{
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied ( /{Wu:e
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. M<oIo036
A) found B) shown C) given D) met 5q<AMg
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. UU')V
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile OnE#8*8
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. !L4Vz7C
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged $8gj}0}eH
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. .}Va~[0j
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch ssGp:{]v/