Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. It is generally known that New York is a city for and a center for odd bits of information.A) veterans C) pedestrians
B) victims D) eccentrics42. High grades are supposed to academic ability, but John’s actual performance did not confirm this.A) certify C) classify
B) clarify D) notify43. In spite of the , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.A) deviation C) controversyB) distinction D) comparison
44. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek .A) premium C) repaymentB) compensation D) refund
45. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of with the machinery.A) disturbances C) outputs
B) setbacks D) distortions46. He tried to hide his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.A) barren C) baldB) bare D) bleak47. The old couple now still for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.A) cherish C) immerseB) groan D) mourn48. Coffee is the of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.A) majority C) spiceB) staple D) elite49. Before we move, we should some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.A) discard C) cancelB) dissipate D) conceal50. You cannot imagine how I feel with my duties sometimes.A) overflowed C) overwhelmedB) overthrown D) overturned51. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be to have withdrawn from the program.A) contemplated C) acknowledged
B) deemed D) anticipated52. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food him enormously.A) distracted C) inspiredB) stimulated D) tempted t53. The police are trying to what really happened.A) ascertain C) avertB) assert D) ascribe54. He said that ending the agreement would the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.A) venture C) jeopardizeB) expose D) legalize55. As we know, computers are used to store and information efficiently.A) reclaim C) reassureB) reconcile D) retrieve56. His illness first itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.A) expressed C) reflectedB) manifested D) displayed57. The they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.A) affection C) sensibilityB) adherence D) sensitivity58. When construction can begin depends on how soon the of the route is completed.A) conviction C) orientationB) identity D) survey59. The government a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.A) pronounced C) compliedB) imposed D) prescribed60. Years after the accident he was still by images of death and destruction.A) twisted C) hauntedB) dipped D) submerged61. The boxer and almost fell when his opponent hit him.A) staggered C) scatteredB) shattered D) stamped62. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is into ice.A) dispersed C) compiledB) embodied D) compacted63. These continual in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.A) transitions C) exchangesB) transformations D) fluctuations
64. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s.A) boost C) productionB) boom D) prosperity65. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but in the courtyard.A) resided C) lingeredB) dwelled D) delayed66. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of any important data.A) relaying C) deletingB) overlooking D) revealing67. The bank is offering a to anyone who can give information about the robbery.A) reward C) prizeB) bonus D) compliment68. It is a(n) that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.A) analogy C) correlationB) paradox D) illusion69. For many years the Japanese have the car market.A) presided C) operatedB) occupied D) dominated70. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the .
A) agenda C) routineB) bulletin D) timetable Part IV Error
