Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to
enter and _______your text more easily .
A) register B) edit C) propose D) discharge
42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such
______colors .
A) low B) humble C) mild D) dull
43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next
month .
A) come down B) come up C) come out D) come about
44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if
misunderstanding and mistrust were removed .
A) tension B) strain C) stress D) intensity
45. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots
and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frightening .
A) cheerful B) horrible C) hostile D) friendly
46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it
is never of great _____ .
A) are B) payment C) worth D) expense
47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the
room .
A)absorbed B) abandoned C) focused D) centered
48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and
the rich .
A) link B) break C)ally D) bridge
49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never
existed .
A) ignore B) leave C) refuse D) miss
50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a
print at a crime ______ .
A) stage B) scene C) location D) occasion
51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language
helps to ______ a culture .
A) retain B) relate C) remark D) review
52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand
, but it is no easy task .
A) equation B) formula C) balance D) pattern
53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of
goods to their consumption .
A) vary B) shift C) lay D) moderate
54. Because of his excellent administration , people lived in peace and _____
and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .
A) conviction B) contest C) consent D) content
55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk me ______ buying it
A) away B) down C) out D) into
56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some
stressful situation .
A) effective B) efficient C) favorable D) favorite
57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible , but it may not
happen .
A) inclines B) maintains C) sounds D) remains
58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its
products .
A) pull down B) put down C) set down D) bring down
59.The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in
rescuing the earthquake victims.
A) rewarded B) awarded C) credited D) prized
60.The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature , for they respected nature
as a provider of life .
A) coordination B) acquaintance C) contact D) harmony
61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact
have any future _______ .
A) at all B) so far C) in all D) on end
62. I was impressed _______ the efficiency of the work done in the company .
A) in B) about C) with D) for
63. Now in Britain , wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse
as both beer and spirits .
A)block B) land C) patch D) space
64. His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lock .
A) squeezed B) inserted C) stuffed D) pierced
65 For professional athletes , _______ to the Olympics means that they have a
chance to enter the history books .
A) access B) attachment C) appeal D) approach
66 In the long _______ , the new information technologies may fundamentally
alter out way of .
A) view B) distance C) jump D) run
67. All the arrangements should be completed _______ your departure .
A) prior to B) superior to C) contrary to D) parallel to
68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who
will be _______ with an even more competitive market
A)tackled B)encountered C) dealt D) confronted
69. In the late seventies , the amount of fixed assets required to produce one
vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United States.
A)rudely B) roughly C) readily D) coarsely
70 Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we
radically change way we live .
A) but B) although C) unless D) lest
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