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. My grandfather, a retired worker, often ________ the past with a
feeling of longing and respect.
A) considers
B) contemplates
C) contrives
D) contacts
42. Medical students are advised that the wearing of a white coat ________
the acceptance of a professional code of conduct expected of the medical
profession.
A) supplements
B) simulates
C) signifies
D) swears
43. The doctors ________ the newly approved drug into the patient when he
was critically ill.
A) injected
B) ejected
C) projected
D) subjected
44. Apart from philosophical and legal reasons for respecting patients'
wishes, there are several practical reasons why doctors should ________ to
involve patients in their own medical care decisions.
A) enforce
B) endow
C) endeavor
D) enhance
45. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to
the little church below.
A) terrain
B) descent
C) degeneration
D) tumble
46. She was deeply ________ by the amount of criticism her play
received.
A) deported
B) deprived
C) involved
D) frustrated
47. Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms ________ with
age as an inevitable outcome of living.
A) depress
B) default
C) deteriorate
D) degrade
48. Many manufacturers were accused of concentrating too heavily on cost
reduction, often at the ________ of the quality of their products.
A) expense
B) exposure
C) expansion
D) expectation
49. One witness ________ that he'd seen the suspect run out of the bank
after it had been robbed.
A) convicted
B) conformed
C) retorted
D) testified
50. Nothing Helen says is ever ________. She always thinks carefully before
she speaks.
A) simultaneous
B) homogenous
C) spontaneous
D) rigorous
51. She gave ________ directions about the way the rug should be
cleaned.
A) explicit
B) brisk
C) transient
D) opaque
52. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such a(n) ________
plan.
A) inherent
B) ingenious
C) vigorous
D) exotic
53. A ________ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.
A) timid
B) tedious
C) suspicious
D) slack
54. Most mathematicians trust their ________ in solving problems and
readily admit they would not be able to function without it.
A) conception
B) perception
C) intuition
D) cognition
55. He had an almost irresistible ________ to talk to the crowd when he
entered Hyde Park.
A) impulse
B) instinct
C) stimulation
D) surge
56. Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the
Canadians are not afraid to go against the group ________, and will argue their
viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.
A) consent
B) conscience
C) consensus
D) consciousness
57. He still ________ the memory of his carefree childhood spent in that
small wooden house of his grandparents'.
A) nourishes
B) cherishes
C) fancies
D) scans
58. She expressed her strong determination that nothing could ________ her
to give up her career as a teacher.
A) induce
B) deduce
C) reduce
D) attract
59. The microscope and telescope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate
and probe, demonstrate how details can be ________ and separated from the
whole.
A) radiated
B) extended
C) prolonged
D) magnified
60. Lighting can be used not only to create an atmosphere, but also to
________ features of the house, such as ornaments or pictures.
A) highlight
B) underline
C) activate
D) upgrade
61. By turning this knob to the right you can ________ the sound from the
radio.
A) intensify
B) amplify
C) enlarge
D) reinforce
62. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical
work had been ________ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.
A) embedded
B) embraced
C) integrated
D) synthesized
63. They couldn't see a ________ of hope that they would be saved by a
passing ship.
A) grain
B) span
C) slice
D) gleam
64. The traditional markets retain their ________ for the many Chinese who
still prefer fresh food like live fish, ducks, chickens over packaged or frozen
goods.
A) appeal
B) pledge
C) image
D) survival
65. ________ efforts are needed in order to finish important but unpleasant
tasks.
A) Consecutive
B) Condensed
C) Perpetual
D) Persistent
66. A number of students ________ in flats, and others live in the nearby
holiday resorts, where there is a reasonable supply of competitively priced
accommodation.
A) revive
B) inhabit
C) gather
D) reside
67. He bought his house on the________ plan, paying a certain amount of
money each month.
A) division
B) premium
C) installment
D) fluctuation
68. He could not ________ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known
what was happening in his department.
A) petition
B) plead
C) resort
D) reproach
69. Many ecologists believe that lots of major species in the world are on
the________ of extinction.
A) margin
B) border
C) verge
D) fringe
70. Any salesperson who sells more than the weekly ________ will receive a
bonus.