PART I VOCABUIARY (10%) 5BVvT
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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. h4;kjr}h}
1. The picnic ______at last after being twice postponed. S/]\GG{
A) came off B) came up C) put on D) went on Uy?jVPL
2. Lenny advises me to have a _____of brandy because it will make me less nervous in my presentation. QG5WsuT
A) bit B) lick C) sip D) flavor o[ 5dR<
3. Adams hadn't a______ what the speaker was talking about most of the time because the class was in chaos Bj@>iw?g'
A) guess B) thought C) concept D) clue (0 T!-hsP
4. The National Geographic Society headquarters ,______in Washington, D.C, is well-known for its magazine. J"r?F0
,L<JG A) located B) placed C) stood D) positioned f[o~d`z
5. The baby keeps______---She must be getting a terrible cold :HY$x
A) sneezing B) sniffing C) yawning D) spitting rpow@@ad<
6. When them was a short _____in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink. [^hW>O=@TN
A) blank B) space C) pause D) interval B>2R-pa4~
7. Hotel rooms must be ______by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter. 5Tl5T&
A) departed B) abandoned C) vacated D) displaced d/d)MoaJ*t
8. Tom read it through quick so as to get the ______of it before setting down to a thorough study. NUsxMhP
A) detail B) essence C) gist D) core &_L@hsm
9. The priest made the ______of the cross when he entered the church D$ds[if$U,
A)mark B)signal C) sign D) gesture !*#9b
10. For many patients, institutional care is the most _______and beneficial form of care #NM
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A) appropriate B) pertinent C) acute D) persistent zx#Gm=H4
11. Among all the changes resulting from the ______entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important D \ rns+
A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable J
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12. In the Export Commodities Fair the ______of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world. w.m8SvS&b
A) succession B) army C) string D) procession -E7mt`:d
13. We realized that he was under great ______,so we took no notice of his bad temper. _U~R
A) emotion B) stress C) crisis D) nervousness Z=Y29V8
14. His ideas are invariably condemned as ______by his colleagues. SAm%$vz%M
A) imaginative B) ingenious C) impractical D) theoretical |
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15 .The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______government spending. mb*Yw6q
A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget o0r&w;!
16. Taking photographs is strictly ______here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. 8qe[x\,"8
A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied y [Vd*8
17. Doctors' efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far ______with satisfaction. .tRm1&Qi
A) found B) shown C) given D) met 6))":<J
18. The study also showed that, ______to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight at all. `EKf1U\FI
A) contrary B) identical C) equivalent D) hostile DAw1S$dM
19. The viewers of the poet's most recent book ______his reputation. bm#5bhX\|
A) enlarged B) enriched C) enhanced D) encouraged 'n|U
20. The student couldn't ______what the teacher was trying to explain. Cmx<>7fN
A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch 2IYzc3Z{9