PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) wqxChTbs
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. e"#QUc(
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. #| pn,/
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on s(Y2]X4
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2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 2Tp @;[!3
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor |)VNf .aJZ
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos uG7?:) pxv
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue GIb,y,PDB
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. + ~K)
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bMq)[8,N A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned `+h+X 9
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold G %A!yV
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting }y1r
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6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. HV&i! M@T
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval 7@R^B =pb
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. w~C\
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A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced KV 8O k
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. o)f$ 7.
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core I5*<J n
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church ov<vSc<u
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture >Hu3Guik]
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care 63(XCO
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent 2#
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 O5MV&Zb(
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable SP\s{,'F-b
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. #@' B\!<@=
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession U ;A,W$<9
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. ^6gEL~m|]
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness G6}!PEwM
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. iGSF5S
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical ![!,i \x
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. .}GOHW)}
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget p1[|5r5Day
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. 1,:Qrh C
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied )gz]F_
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. +xAD;A4
A) found B) shown C) given D) met 62kA(F 0e,
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. $> ;|
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile mE;^B%v
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. )Y &B63]B
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged 2kOaKH[(q
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. [0 rH/{
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch \[|X^ 8j
