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Part III Vocabulary and Structure (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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

41. The facts he supplied were not relevant _____the case in question.

A. with B. to C. for D. about

42. A committee has been _____ by the counsel to look into the causes of unemployment.

A. designed B. devised C. worked D. set up

43. Few articles in the newspapers _____more attention than that reporting the murder case with O.J. Simpson involved.

A. enlist B. divert C. draw D. absorb

44. Julia _____two children since she got married in 1990.

A. gives birth to B. has given birth to

C. has been giving birth to D. gave birth to

45. The hospital was built on the side of a river, hence _____.

A. it has the name Riverside B. given the name Riverside

C. has got the name Riverside D. the name Riverside

46. It took them several weeks to _____the wild horse.

A. cultivate B. civilize C. curb D. tame

47. By the time you graduate, we _____in Australia for one year.

A. will be staying B. will have stayed

C. would have stayed D. have stayed

48. He appreciated _____the chance to deliver his thesis in the annual symposium on Comparative Literature.

A. having given B. to have been given

C. to have given D. having been given

49. They left for the airport very early in the morning _____traffic jam.

A. in line with B. at the risk of

C. in case of D. for the sake of

50. Living in the desert involves a lot of problems, _____water shortage is the worst.

A. not to mention B. of which

C. let alone D. for what

51. The government official can hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the revision of the tax law.

A. on which to base B. which to be based on

C. to base on which D. on which to be based

52. Hydrogen is one of the most important element in the universe _____it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

A. so that B. but that

C. provided that D. in that

53. Just as relaxation is an important part of our lives, _____ stress.

A. so is B. as it is

C. and so is D. the same is

54. While a young man, he decided to put aside a little money every month to make for his old age.

A. provision B. supply C. adjustment D. insurance

55. The sales department has submitted a _____of their annual sales report to the board of directors.

A. schedule B. sketch C. shorthand D. scheme

56. It would be difficult for anyone to behave in a _____way when one is in a furious state.

A. rational B. legal C. stable D. credible

57. The final exams approached, _____the students became more and more nervous.

A. notwithstanding B. for

C. although D. as

58. Vingo took a bus and headed for home, if his wife would have _____him back.

A. not to know B. not known

C. not knowing D. not having known

59. We can make an exception _____.

A. in any case of John B. in case of John

C. in case of John's D. in the case of John

60. When the Cultural Revolution was launched in China, his father _____college.

A. attended B. had been attending

C. was attending D. has been attending

61. It's not safe to carry valuables around here. You'd better _____them in the hotel safe along with your passport.

A. save B. hide C. pack D. deposit

62. To proof-read these piles of documents is very time _____ª².

A. consuming B. spending C. expending D. wasting

63. According to the weather _____, tomorrow will be overcast and dull.

A. forecast B. foreword C. premonition D. prophecy

64. Armed with all the first-hand evidence, I was able to _____his argument in the court.

A. deny B. refuse C. contradict D. refute

65. This information doesn't shed any light _____the problem.

A. in B. toward C. on D. to

66. They feel they are justified _____the child because he was not behaving himself.

A. to punish B. to be punishing

C. in punishing D. punishing

67. We can't just _____his guilt. We've got to have some hard evidence to prove it.

A. assume B. presume C. believe in D. guess

68. _____in the first round of the competition, our team took the earliest flight back.

A. Being knocked out B. Having been knocked out

C. We were knocked out D. We had been knocked out

69. If the door was not forced open, _____that the burglar must have had a key.

A. it follows B. it is followed

C. following is D. it will be followed

70. The famous football star was _____ with the murder of his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

A. convicted B. charged C. blamed D. accused