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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. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country _____find a place to settle down.

A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to

42. It is rather bad _____to introduce a new hot-pot product in summer.

A. schedule B. time C. scheme D. timing

43. Most Arabian countries have _____supplies of crude oil.

A. numerous B. suitable C. abundant D. proper

44. We've got to hurry up because the deadline is only two days away. There's no time to _____.

A. lose B. delay C. lessen D. lag

45. The young flower girl has been in town for only several months, but she seems to be _____with everyone who comes to the store.

A. admitted B. accepted C. admired D. acquainted

46. He does not _____as an English professor because his English pronunciation is terrible.

A. match B. deserve C. equal D. qualify

47. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, _____

run.

A. let alone B. that's to say

C. not to speak D. not to mention

48. It has been decided that the time was not _____for a challenge to the power of the government.

A. practical B. ready C. ripe D. reasonable

49. He certainly had no _____to hurt you although you might not like his way of putting things.

A. intention B. ambition C. willingness D. tendency

50. During the recession a lot of employees were laid _____.

A. off B. over C. away D. down

51. We have _____attitudes toward this matter.

A. likely B. likable C. like D. alike

52. In _____, the two leaders of the two tribes have agreed on an immediate ceaseª²fire.

A. mediation B. meditation C. medication D. meditate

53. He has _____an impressive collection of coins and stamps through these years.

A. saved B. gathered C. accumulated D. concluded

54. When the wealthy man died his illegitimate son _____half of his legacy.

A. retreated B. displayed C. declared D. claimed

55. _____, she led a life of complete seclusion.

A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced

C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced

56. The three-story department building was _____by the newly constructed tenª²story office building on its side.

A. sneered B. belittled C. snuffed D. dwarfed

57. He felt very upset, but nobody knew because he managed to _____his feelings.

A. conceal B. keep C. hide D. hold

58. They played a joke _____their sister by putting a plastic snake on her bed.

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

59. The buses are always _____with passengers during the rush hour.

A. charged B. squeezed C. overstuffed D. jammed

60. I enjoy listening to music records because I find them are often _____, if not better than, any live performance.

A. good as B. as good as C. good D. as good

61. He had a lot of trouble _____a job because of his criminal record.

A. finding B. to find

C. in order to find D. while finding

62. She was working on her book report day in and day out so she didn't feel like to the movies with them.

A. to be going B. to go

C. going D. to going

63. They demanded forty thousand dollars for their house, but at last they had to _____only half that amount.

A. compromise B. settle with

C. agree to D. settle for

64. Miss Thompson can sing very well. _____, she can play the piano.

A. Somehow B. In addition

C. In a way D. More or less

65. Our country is very rich in natural _____.

A. minerals B. treasures C. resources D. property

66. While _____dinner, they discussed the financial crisis in South-East Asian countries in 1998.

A. having B. had C. having had D. they had

67. _____one celled organism, nearly all animals have a nervous system of some kind.

A. Except B. Except for C. beside D. Despite

68. Scholars have been able to unearth some _____as to the true authorship of these plays.

A. deposition B. evidence C. testimony D. proof

69. _____, she found that her son could walk without crutches after one month's stay in hospital.

A. In her great joy B. Her joy was great

C. For her great joy D. To her great joy

70. All of the plants now farmed on a large scale were developed from plants _____ wild.

A. that once grew B. once they grew

C. they once grew D. once grew