PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) RA62Z&W3
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. "_&HM4%!
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. j@s,5:;[
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on -Kf'02
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. 4VL]v9
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor gs|%3k |
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos 80M4~'3
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue >7V&pH'
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. 1z(y>`ZBq
{=d\t<p*n A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned D9&FCCiUE
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold [! :.9
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting =l3*{ ?G
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. 'x10\Q65[
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval s.I=H^T
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. i_&&7.
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced `ml;#n,*
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. j:,*Liz
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core nyPA`)5F0
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church |xaA3UA
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture G\IH
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10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care >[Q(!Ai
A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent z{^XU"yB
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 BZx#@356N
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable uBs[[9je(
12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. VxfFk4
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession x<=+RYz#^:
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. Md_\9G .e
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness q@u$I'`Bs
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. =J?<M?ugf
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical OY`G _=6!N
15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. P[ KJuc
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget <<&:BK
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. m(Bv}9
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied Ctt{j'-[
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. i' |S
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A) found B) shown C) given D) met zYSXG-k
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. X'[S
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A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile Yq)
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19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. n&[U/`o
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged /2?GRwU~P
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. 3r^i>r8B
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch AytHnp\H