Part III vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.
(A) to prepare (C) preparing
(B) to be prepared (D) being prepared
42. Five minutes earlier, ____ we could have caught the last train.
(A) and (B) but (C) or (D) an order
43. I cannot give you ____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.
(A) an expense (B) a charge (C) a purchase (D) an order
44. After ____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
(A) being interviewed (C) interviewing
(B) interviewed (D) having interviewed
45. By the end of this month, we surely ____ a satisfactory solution to the problem.
(A) have found (B) will be finding (C) will have found (D) are finding
46. Mr. Wilsonn said that he did not want to ____ any further responsibilities.
(A) take on (B)get on (C) put up (D) look up
47. Having no money but ____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
(A) not to want anyone (C) wanted no one
(B) not wanting anyone (D) to want no one
48. We desire that the tour leader ____ us immediately of any change in plans.
(A) inform (B) informs (C) informed (D) has informed
49. Not ____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
(A) obviously (B) surprisingly (C) particularly (D) normally
50. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ____ the guards discovered what had happened.
(A) before (B) until (C) since (D) when
51. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ____ the developments and recorded every detail.
(A) in (B) at (C) for (D) on
52. There’s little chance that mankind would ____ a nuclear war.
