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. I am on the of retirement, and I believe Paul would be happy to take my
place.
A) verge B) border C) edge D) basis
42. Kate’s arrived every night to take her out for the evening.
A) participant B) escort C) colleague D)delegation
43. Reluctant to see her mother, she outside for the school after everyone
else had gone home.
A) hindered B) hinted C) lingered D) clustered
44. The local officials their difficulties to apply for more funds from the
government.
A) broadened B) extended C) magnified D) strengthened
45. It was sad that the movie in a departure of the couple.
A) culminated B) deleted C) decorated D) accumulated
46. Half a century’s ago, it’s difficult to of traveling to the moon.
A) conclude B) condemn C) contend D) conceive
47. They think it caught fire because a chemical reaction caused
combustion.
A) reluctant B) willing C) instant D) spontaneous
48. She still has very hearing, though she is eighty years old.
A) vigorous B) exact C) acute D) vivid
49. You may not have heard of the poet, but he is very original and
creative and I believe he will become well-known someday.
A) obscure B) vague C) vicious D) prominent
50. Your explanation sounds , but I’m not sure I believe it. Can you give
me some evidence?
A) plausible B) vague C) irrational D) ambiguous
51. We never any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals.
A) treasure B) value C) grab D) cherish
52. The river was by the setting sun, making a picturesque scene.
A) modified B) radiated C) enlightened D) illuminated
53. I felt rather after all that beer the previous night, so I stayed in
the bed for the whole day.
A) fertile B) versatile C) fragile D) sturdy
54. If you want to go to the concert, you’ll have to make a , or there will
be no tickets.
A) conservation B) reservation C) preservation D)
observation
55. Our new director is much younger than his , who is already 50 years
old.
A) successor B) precedent C) predecessor D)
offspring
56. The government has given a that it will halt the bombing, but we still
see the explosion here and there.
A) endeavor B) priority C) prominence D) pledge
57. A of interest in the matter came into her eyes but soon
extinguished.
A) glitter B) fraction C) dazzle D) gleam
58. Wearing plain clothes, the king with the people in the streets.
A) integrated B) mingled C) associated D) collaborated
59. This supermarket has an excellent for fair dealing.
A) fame B) popularity C) reputation D) impression
60. We hope there will be a peaceful to the new system.
A) transmission B) transition C) transaction D)
transformation
61. A good president should the interest of his people with his own
prosperity.
A) identify B) exemplify C) qualify D) signify
62. Henry Adams felt so hungry that he ordered a double of fish.
A) part B) piece C) section D) portion
63. The tourists through the fog, trying to read what was engraved on the
gravestone Shakespeare had chosen for himself.
A) glanced B) glimpsed C) peered D) peeped
64. The discovery of new oil fields in various parts of the country filled
the government with
hope.
A) eternal B) infinite C) ceaseless D) delicate
65. Undergraduate students have no to the rare books in the school
library.
A) access B) entrance C) way D) admission
66. The Olympic Games in 776 BC in Olympia, a small town in Greece.
A) originated B) stemmed C) derived D) descended
67. More often than not, it is difficult to the exact meaning of a Chinese
idiom in English.
A) exchange B) transfer C) convey D) convert
68. A man who has is a man of moral principle who cannot be false to his
own standards or to his conception of his responsibilities.
A) integrity B) ambition C) anxiety D) popularity
69. It would matters if fewer people had to be consulted.
A) facilitate B) fascinate C) hinder D) retard
70. He was only by his wish to help me, and expected nothing in return.
A) activated B) advocated C) dominated D)
motivated
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