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. In November 1987 the government _____ a public debate on the future
direction of the official sports policy.
A) initiated
B) designated
C) induced
D) promoted
42. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to
bring up my children.
A) consolidate
B) amend
C) reconcile
D) Intensify
43. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it_____ when
it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.
A) compacted
B) restricted
C) dispersed
D)delayed
44. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son's career goals and
their wishes for him _____.
A) coincide
B) comply
C) conform
D) collaborate
45. Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is
_____ in commercials.
A) permeated
B) alleged
C) depicted
D) drafted
46. Europe's earlier industrial growth was _____ by the availability of key
resources, abun-dant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.
A) constrained
B) detained
C) remained
D) sustained
47. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _____
itself.
A) convicted
B) released
C) haunted
D) unfolded
48. We’ve just installed a fan to _______ cooking smells from the
kitchen.
A) eject
B) exclude
C) expel
D) exile
49. Retirement is obviously a very complex _____ period; and the earlier
you start planning for it, the better.
A) transformation
B) transmission
C) transaction
D) transition
50. Mutual respect for territorial _____is one of the bases upon which our
two countries develop relationships.
A) unity
B) integrity
C) entirety
D) reliability
51. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is
certainly on the _____ of a brilliant career.
A) porch
B) edge
C) course
D) threshold
52. We work to make money, but it's a _____ that people who work hard and
long often do not make the most money.
A) paradox
B) prejudice
C) dilemma
D) conflict
53. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have
never seen such a building before.
A) invention
B) illusion
C) originality
D) orientation
54. The damage to my car was _____. in the accident, but I have a lingering
fear even today.
A) insufficient
B) ignorant
C) ambiguous
D) negligible
55. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered
because its subject was very_____.
A) obscure
B) indefinite
C) dubious
D) intriguing
56. Diamonds have little _______ value and their price depends almost
entirely on their scarcity.
A) intrinsic
B) eternal
C) subtle
D) inherent
57. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations
on people who are _____ to heart attack.
A) infectious
B) disposed
C) accessible
D) prone
58. Many countries have adopted systems of_____ education in order to
promote the average level of education.
A) compulsory
B) cardinal
C) constrained
D) conventional
59. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how_____
and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be,
A) prominent
B) fabulous
C) handsome
D) gracious
60. They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations both
on local and international markets before making an investment.
A) implicit
B) conscious
C) cautious
D) indecisive
61. In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the _____death
rate contributed to the population growth.
A) inclining
B) increasing
C) declining
D) descending
62. Because of the _____ noise of traffic I couldn't get to sleep last
night.
A) prevalent
B) perpetual
C) provocative
D) progressive
63. Don't let such a _____ matter as this come between us so that we can
concentrate on the major issue.
A) trivial
B) slight
C) partial
D) minimal
64. If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will _____ find him
doing physical exercise there.
A) ordinarily
B) variably
C) logically
D) persistently
65. Although she's a(n) ______talented dancer, she still practices several
hours every day.
A) traditionally
B) additionally
C) exceptionally
D) rationally
66. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a_____.
A) defect
B) sign
C) wound
D) scar
67. The idea is to ______the frequent incidents of collision to test the
strength of the wind-shields.
A) assemble
B) simulate
C) accumulate
D) forge
68. Most people in the modem world ______ freedom and independence more
than anything else.
A) embody
B) cherish
C) fascinate
D) illuminate
69.1 told him that I would _______ him to act for me while I was away from
office..
A) authorize
B) justify
C) rationalize
D) identify
70. Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady,
but _____has risen steadily.