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Directions: In each question, decide which of the choices given will most suitably complete the sentences if inserted at the W5
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31. The secretary was harshly—— by her boss for misplacing some important files. ] 6B!eB
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A) rebuked B) teased C) washed D) accused ]gk1h=Y~h
32. The jet airliner has —— from the Wright brothers ’ small airplane. 9?6$ 2I
A) Involved B) evolved C) devolved D) revolved DZZt%n8J
33. Chinese products enjoy high international prestige because of their, quality. Ip-jqN J~
A) Indistinctive B) indisputable C) indispensable D) indistinguishable <3CrCEPC
34. This can something that the students may not have comprehended in English. |sAg@kM
A) Signify B) specify C) clarify D) testify PdnK@a
35. I must you on your handling of a very difficult situation. DR=1';63
A) meditate B) complement C) elaborate D) compliment xb>+~5 9:
36. I've had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to the problem. 5E=Odep`
A) deduce B) notify C) highlight D) pinpoint J n/=v\K@
37. Architectural pressure groups fought unsuccessfully to save a terrace of eighteenth century houses from _ \)WjkhG<w#
A) abolition B) demolition C) disruption D) dismantling g=Jfp$*[
38.Having decided to rent a flat, we____ contacting all the accommodation dt, agencies in the city. g.Q ?Z{
A) set out B) set to C) set about D) set off Sq>UMfl&
39. The police decided to the department store after they had received a bomb warning. uWE@7e4'I
A) evict B) expel C) abandon D) evacuate zT"#9"["
40. If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to your authority so often, TuL(
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A) affirm B) restrain C) assert D) maintain `N+ P,
41. Miss Rosemary Adang went through the composition carefully to all errors from it. Xob##{P3
A) eliminate B) terminate C) illuminate D) alleviate ,*US) &x
42. Several months previously, the workers had petitioned the company for a 25 percent wage increase and of stricter safety m{|n.b
regulations. &/p9+gd
A) implement B) endowment C) enforcement D) engagement ; V8 =B8w
43. The rebel army __ the democratic government of the, country lawlessly. >b0}X)Z+U
A) overthrew B) overtook C) overturned D) overruled I]58;|J
44. Judges are ____increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences vHmn)d1pl
A). B) demanding C) imparting D) imposing IV76#jL
45. The of all kinds of necessary goods was caused by natural calamity. \Uiw:
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A) variety B) scarcity C) solidarity D) commodity t"Rn#V\c."
46. It is essential to be on the for any signs of movement in the undergrowth since there are poisonous snakes in the area. %"D-1&%zY
A) guard B) care C) alert D) alarm eo!{rs@f
47. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time #\qES7We6
A) in hand B) at hand C) on her hands D) at her hand oID,PB*9
48. Working with the mentally handicapped requires considerable -`_ of patience; and understanding. c)?y3LX
A) means B) stocks C) provisions D) resources JXrMtSp\
49. He still suffers from a rare t2-opical disease which he, while working to Africa. P$Nwf,d2u
A) infected B) incurred C ) contracted D) infested HUH=Y;
50. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to heart diseases. {dDU^7O
A) ward off C) push off B) put off D) throw off A#}IbcZ|b
51. There is no for hard work and perseverance of you want to succeed. U<$ |ET'
. A) alteration B) equivalent C) alternative D)substitute52. What the film company needs is an actor who can take on any kinds of roles. SyI#Q[f'_
A) diverse B) versatile C) variable D) changeable e([}dz
53. With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in the race. 6v-h!1p{u
A) overran B) exceeded C) outstripped D) caught up p4=^
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54. Research suggests that, heavy penalties do not act as a to potential criminals. . umY4tNe]$
A) deterrent B) prevention C) safeguard D) distraction rRxqV?>n!
55. There has been so much media of the coming election that people have got bored with it. B|tP3<
A) circulation B) concern C) broadcasting D) coverage ;tO (,^
A) applications B) connotations C) implications D) complications :EZTJu
64. I thought 1 saw water in the distance but it must have been an optical W1 E((2
A) perception B) delusion C) illusion D) deception 278
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61. He was intensely_____ by the way the shop assistant spoke to him. gqE{
A) intervened C) injected B) irritated D) insulated c}QjKJ-c
62. The people who were _ hurt in the accident were taken to the only hospital in the immediate_________ BQsy)H`4E
A) vicinity B) mobility C) velocity D) integrity :2La,
63. With all his experience abroad he was a major to the company. Jf2
A) attendant B) asset C) attachment D) attribute "!2Fy-Y
64. Don't thank me for helping in the garden. It was pleasure to be working out of doors. $%LjIeVA5
A) mere B) sheer C) plain D) simple DEIn:d
65. The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transistor radio. N/(&&\3
A) shuttered B) shattered C) smashed D) fractured e(cctC|l
66. It is doubtless that those who wish to succeed should be zUeS7\(l
A) aggressive B) possessive C) cooperative D) conventional {{j?3O //
56. You've done more of the work than I have recently so I'll give up my day off' in 2s~X
A) offset B)redress C)herald D) compensate 7tJPjp4l
with the usual formalities since we all know each other !9B)/Xi
57. I think we can______with the usual formalities since we all know each other already. OPar"z^EV
A) dispose B) dispatch C) dispense D) discharge ~b*f2UVs
58. He joined a computer dating scheme but so far it hasn't a suitable patter. 'F1NBL
A) come by B) some across C) come up with D) come round to ,u/GA<'#M
59. Have you thought what the _ might be if you didn't win your case in court? u9 J;OsnHK
67. The damp and cold weather had painfully the patient's rheumatism. ]
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A) activated B)aggregatedC) aggravated D) accelerated *G^QS"%
68.1 utterly your argument. In my opinion, you have distorted the facts. Z':}ZXy]
A) dispute B) refute C) confound D) decline x,pz
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69.1 think you will find that the inconvenience of the diet is by the benefits. vk&C'&uV9@
A) out looked B) outranked C) outfought D) outweighed jU/0a=h9
70. A good friend is one who will you when you arc in trouble. wj/OYnMw
A) stand for B) stand by C) stand up to D) stand over 8sLp! O;f2
Part III. Reading Comprehension (30 paints) h5>JBLawQP
Directions mJp)nF8r~
There are 6 passagesin this pail. Each Passageis followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Each question or &Nl:
unfinished statement is given four suggested answers marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the one best answer and 7EO/T,{a
write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. YLk/16r
Passage One +Ccj@#M;
Some of the earliest diamonds known came from India. In the eighteenth century they were found in Brazil, and in 1866, huge @#x
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deposits were found near Kimberley in South Africa. Though evidence of extensive diamond deposits has recently, been found {dTtYL$'"
in South Africa, the continent of Africa still produces nearly all the world's supply of these stones. A70x+mjy^T
The most valuable diamonds are large, individual crystals of pure crystal lint carbon. Less perfect forms, known as 'boars'and 'carbonado' arc clusters of tiny crystals. Until diamonds are cut and polished, they do not sparkle lice those you sec on a |p}qK
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ring--they just look like small, blue-grey stones. Yjx*hv&?
In a rather crude form the cutting and polishing of precious stones was an art known to the Ancient Egyptians, and in the MIGcV9hf
Middle Ages it became 1Lidcspread iii north-west Europe. However, a revolutionary change in the methods of cutting and fO|oV0Rw
polishing was made in 1476 when Ludwig Van Berquen of Bruges in Belgium invented the use of a swiftly revolving wheel [9Q}e;T
with its edge faced with fine diamond powder. The name 'boast' is given to this fine powder as well as the natural crystalline Wz',>&a
material already mentioned. It is also gimp to badly flawed or broken diamond crystals, useless as jewels, that are broken into
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powder for grinding purposes, the so-called `industrial' diamonds. gTa6%GM>
Diamond itself is the only material hard enough to cut and polish diamonds--though recently, high-intensity light beams F l@%?
called lasers have been developed which can bore holes in them. It may be necessary to split or cleave the large stones before C7:;<<"P
they arc cut and polished. Every diamond has a natural line of cleavage, along which it may be split by a sharp blow with a [<CIh46S.
cutting edge. 8K$q6V%#
A fully cut 'brilliant' diamond has 58 facets, or faces, regularly arranged. For cutting or faceting, the stones arc fixed into JL.noV3q$
copper holders and held against a wheel, edged with a mixture of Oil and fine diamond dust, which is revolved at about 2,500 qn=~4rg]R
revolutions a minute. Amsterdam and Antwerp, in Holland and Belgium respectively, have been the centre of the diamond g:V8"'
cutting and polishing industry for over seven centuries. aAJ'0xnj
The jewel value of brilliant diamonds depends greatly on their colour, or `water' as it is called. The usual colours of 5'*v
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diamonds are white, yellow, brown, green or blue- Surrounding rocks and take on their color. thus black ,red and even bright {kVhht]X
pink diamonds have occasionally been found.
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The trade in diamonds Is not only in the valuable gem stones but also in the industrial diamonds mentioned above. Zaire 6_1v~#
produces 70% of such stones. They are fixed into the rock drills used in mining and civil engineering, also for edging band +a7J;-|
saws for cutting stone. Diamond-faced tools are used for cutting and drilling glass and fine porcelain and for dentists' drills. <Wqk5mR
They are used as bearings in watches and other finely balanced instruments. Perhaps you own some diamonds without knowing pH !e<m
it--in your wristwatch! fg}&=r
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A) only the very best diamonds B) lumps of pure carbon b8o}bm{s
C) Spanish diamonds D) diamonds made up of many small crystals ]A.:8;
72. The art of cutting and polishing precious stones remained crude until />FgDIO
A) the fourteenth century B) the fifteenth century ,j^z];
C) the sixteenth century D) the seventeenth century afE`GG-
73. During faceting, diamonds are held in copper holders fjGYp
A) to facilitate accurate cutting B) to make them shine more brilliantly %uA\Le
C) so that they can revolve more easily D) as a steel holder might damage the diamond rsSE*(T
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74. The value order of `water' in diamond, _ >d1gVBhk
A) is more important than their colour B) ranges from blue-white upwards [3&Y* W
C) ranges from blue-white downwards D) has never been reliably established *}\}@0%
75. Industrial diamonds are used ;G
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C) for decoration in rings and watches D) principally in mass-produced jewellery <S/`-/=2
Passage Two 7=Vs1TVc
Just about everyone knows the meaning of `value" though you'd never know it from the excesses of the Eighties. Clever "j(?fVx
campaigns often allowed marketers to charge more for their product and reap ever-higher profits. It worked like a dream until =6o,{taZ.~
suddenly, facing difficult economic times, consumers work up. Now, to the extent that they're buying, many consumers are YS7R8|
choosing the car that delivers the most for the money--not necessarily the one they coveted as a status symbol a few years ago, KB3zQJY
they are shifting to the toothpaste that works from the ones with it slickest promotions. Companies that understand this new TttD}`\.
consumer have come up wit something new: "value marketing". 7-*QF>w<a
A word of caution is necessary. In marketing, watchwords quickly metamorphos into buzzwords--and value is no zzq7?]D
exception. We're not taping about ads that merely boast of a product's value or even such legitimate sates tools as price cuts and aDXdr\C6
discount: Used correctly, value marketing amounts to much more than just stashing prices distributing coupons. It means ` #!~+
giving the customer an improved product, with adds, features and enhancing the role of marketing itself:In value marketing, marketing becomes part of the system for delivering value t( the consumer. Instead of merely shaping ?z
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image, such a program might offer enhance guarantees or longer warranties, ads that educate rather than hype, membership club: @%8Xa7+
that build loyalty, frequent-buyer plans, improved communications with customer. through 800 numbers, or package design that kB`t_`7f
makes the product easier to use or more environmentally friendly. ^g[,}t:/d
These and other value-marketing techniques can be expensive. They can tncar added production and marketing costs ~[E@P1
added to lower unit prices, Even so, the principle involved in value marketing value for money, an improved product, enhanced "!\O N)l*
=Nice, and added features--are just %fiat U_S_ business needs to enhance its competitiveness in the global marketplace. That's xUp[)B6?:
why it will be all to the good if the commonsensical virtues of value marketing become part of the permanent strategy of U.S. ,<,ige
business. iGCA>5UE
76. Consumers have waken up because of "ZuhN(-`
A) the poor products they bought B) the high price they paid for what they bought ~hJ/&,vH!
C) the difficult economic times D) a horrible dream M!KHBr
77. Many consumers are choosing the commodities hN~]$"@2
A) that are precious B) that are warranted >,ThIwRN
C) that can show their status D) that deliver the most for the money LdSBNg#3
78. In the 1980s, people would like to go after the products ]}K\&ho2
A) that were most expensive B) that were up-to-date ]klP.&I/0
C) that could show their status D) that were in fashion @PYCl
79. Communications with customers malj be improved v^Vr^!3
A) through annual customers congress B) through ton free 800 numbers 2<