Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　41.She _________ her trip to New York because she was ill.

　　A) called off

　　B) closed down

　　C) put up

　　D) went off

　　42. _________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

　　A) But for

　　B) In case of

　　C) In spite of

　　D) Because of

　　43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _________.

　　A) rejection

　　B) restriction

　　C) retreat

　　D) recession

　　44.The _________ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.

　　A) prospects

　　B) speculations

　　C) stakes

　　D) provisions

　　45. I suffered from mental _________ because of stress from my job.

　　A) damage

　　B) release

　　C) relief

　　D) fatigue

　　46. The rest of the day was entirely at his _________ for reading or recreation.

　　A) dismissal

　　B) survival

　　C) disposal

　　D) arrival

　　47. You will not be _________ about your food in time of great hunger.

　　A) special

　　B) particular

　　C) peculiar

　　D) specific

　　48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _________ will continue into the next decade.

　　A) emergency

　　B) trend

　　C) pace

　　D) schedule

　　49. You shouldn't have written in the _________ since the book belongs to the library.

　　A) interval

　　B) border

　　C) margin

　　D) edge

　　50. The _________ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.

　　A) roar

　　B) exclamation

　　C) whistle

　　D) scream

　　51. This ticket _________ you to a free boat tour on the lake.

　　A) entities

　　B) appoints

　　C) grants

　　D) credits

　　52. This is the nurse who _________ to me when I was ill in hospital.

　　A) accompanied

　　B) attended

　　C) entertained

　　D) shielded

　　53. I was about to _________ a match when I remembered Tom's warning.

　　A) rub

　　B) hit

　　C) scrape

　　D) strike

　　54. The advertisement says this material doesn't _________ in the wash, but it has.

　　A) contract

　　B) shrink

　　C) slim

　　D) dissolve

　　55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _________us that he would try as hard as possible.

　　A) insured

　　B) guaranteed

　　C) assumed

　　D) assured

　　56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _________ from the new training facilities.

　　A) derive

　　B) acquire

　　C) benefit

　　D) reward

　　57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to _________ no further with it.

　　A) progress

　　B) proceed

　　C) march

　　D) promote

　　58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never _________.

　　A) turned in

　　B) turned down

　　C) turned off

　　D) turned up

　　59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into _________ immediately.

　　A) leak

　　B) split

　　C) mess

　　D) crack

　　60. A dark suit is _________ to a light one for evening wear.

　　A) favourable

　　B) suitable

　　C) preferable

　　D) proper

　　61. It was in the United States that I made _________ the of Professor Jones.

　　A) acknowledgement

　　B) acquaintance

　　C) recognition

　　D) association

　　62. Could you take a _________ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?

　　A) bare

　　B) vacant

　　C) hollow

　　D) blank

　　63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from _________ backgrounds.

　　A) extensive

　　B) influential

　　C) diverse

　　D) identical

　　64. Areas where students have particular difficulty _________ have been treated particular care.

　　A) by

　　B) in

　　C) under

　　D) with

　　65. He gave a _________ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.

　　A) pledge

　　B) mission

　　C) plunge

　　D) motion

　　66. Don't let the child play with scissors _________ he cuts himself.

　　A) in case

　　B) so that

　　C) now that

　　D) only if

　　67. _________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.

　　A) As far as

　　B) As long as

　　C) As well as

　　D) As soon as

　　68. Many people lost their jobs during the business _________.

　　A) desperation

　　B) decrease

　　C) despair

　　D) depression

　　69. Whenever a big company _________ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.

　　A) gets on with

　　B) cuts down

　　C) takes over

　　D) puts up with

　　70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was _________.

　　A) mature

　　B) deliberate

　　C) meaningful

　　D) innocent

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