Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. He is too young to be able to between right and wrong.
A discard B discern C disperse D disregard
42. It was no that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery .
A coincidence B convention C certainty D complication
43. The chairman of the board on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A compelled B posed C pressed D tempted
44. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once .
A thrived B swelled C prospered D flourished
45. Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could .
A descend B decline C deteriorate D depress
46. Equipment not official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.
A conforming to B consistent with C predominant over D providing for
47. For three-quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost as microorganisms.
A precisely B instantly C initially D exclusively
48. I am not with my roommate but I have to share the room with her ,because I have nowhere else to live.
A concerned B compatible C considerate D complied
49. At first, the of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible ,but , with the painstaking efforts and at great expense ,it became a reality.
A transaction B transmission C transformation D transition
50. When the committee to details , the proposed plan seemed impractical .
A got down B set about C went off D came up
51. to some parts of South America is still difficult ,because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests .
A Orientation B Access C Procession D Voyage
52. Mr. Smith had an unusual : he was first an office clerk , then a sailor , and ended up as a school teacher.
A profession B occupation C position D career
53. The mayor is a woman with great and therefore deserves our political and financial support.
A intention B instinct C integrity D intensity
54. You don’t have to install this radio in your new car . It’s an extra.
A excessive B optional C additional D arbitrary
55. Poverty is not in most cities although ,perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas , it is more visible there.
A rare B temporary C prevalent D segmental
56. An increasing proportion of our population ,unable to live without advanced medical ,will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
A interference B interruption C intervention D interaction
57. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the of higher education from the mid-1860’s to the mid-1880’s
A branch B category C domain D scope
58. Crisis would be the right term to describe the in many animal species .
A minimization B restriction C descent D decline
59. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was to the issue at hand .
A irrational B unreasonable C invalid D irrelevant
60. Fuel scarcities and price increases automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks .
A persuaded B prompted C imposed D enlightened
61.The lost car of the Lees was found in the woods off the highway .
A vanished B scattered C abandoned D rejected
62.She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would her long effort.
A justify B testify C rectify D verify
63. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
A in proportion to B in reply to C in relation to D in contrast to
64 He is planning another tour abroad ,yet his passport will at the end of this month.
A expire B exceed C terminate D cease
65. The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer ______ according to the weather.
A altered B converted C fluctuated D modified
66. The wealth of a country should be measured the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce .
A in line with B in terms of C in regard with D by means of
67. American companies are evolving from mass-production to enterprises.
A moveable B changing C flexible D varying
68. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat .
A disapproval B rejection C refusal D decline
69. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her attitude toward customers
A impartial B mild C hostile D opposing
70. I never trust him because I always thought him as such a character.
A gracious B suspicious C unique D particular