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.
1. For many years the Japanese have ________ the car market. (1分)
A. operated |
B. occupied | C. presided | D. dominated |
2. The bank is offering a ________ to anyone who can give information about the robbery. (1分)
A. prize |
B. reward | C. bonus | D. compliment |
3. His illness first ________ itself as severe stomach pains and headaches. (1分)
A. manifested |
B. displayed | C. expressed | D. reflected |
4. These continual ________ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear. (1分)
A. fluctuations |
B. transformations | C. transitions | D. exchanges |
5. Before we move, we should ______ some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house. (1分)
A. discard |
B. dissipate | C. cancel | D. conceal |
6. As we know, computers are used to store and ________ information efficiently. (1分)
A. reclaim |
B. reassure | C. reconcile | D. retrieve |
7. It is a(n) ________ that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease. (1分)
A. paradox |
B. correlation | C. analogy | D. illusion |
8. The police are trying to ________ what really happened. (1分)
A. assert |
B. avert | C. ascertain | D. ascribe |
9. The ________ they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them. (1分)
A. adherence |
B. affection | C. sensitivity | D. sensibility |
10. The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek ________. (1分)
A. premium |
B. compensation | C. repayment | D. refund |
11. He tried to hide his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side. (1分)
A. barren |
B. bare | C. bald | D. bleak |
12. Years after the accident he was still ________ by images of death and destruction. (1分)
A. submerged |
B. dipped | C. twisted | D. haunted |
13. In spite of the ________, it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up. (1分)
A. deviation |
B. distinction | C. controversy | D. comparison |
14. The government ________ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry. (1分)
A. imposed |
B. complied | C. prescribed | D. pronounced |
15. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the ________. (1分)
A. routine |
B. bulletin | C. agenda | D. timetable |
16. The old couple now still ________ for their beloved son, 30 years after his death. (1分)
A. cherish |
B. groan | C. immerse | D. mourn |
17. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers ________ in the 1960s and 1970s. (1分)
A. production |
B. boost | C. prosperity | D. boom |
18. High grades are supposed to ________ academic ability, but John's actual performance did not confirm this. (1分)
A. certify |
B. clarify | C. classify | D. notify |
19. You cannot imagine how I feel ________ with my duties sometimes. (1分)
A. overflowed |
B. overthrown | C. overwhelmed | D. overturned |
20. Coffee is the ________ of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money. (1分)
A. majority |
B. staple | C. spice | D. elite |
21. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ________ him enormously. (1分)
A. distracted |
B. stimulated | C. inspired | D. tempted |
22. When construction can begin depends on how soon the ________ of the route is completed. (1分)
A. survey |
B. identity | C. orientation | D. conviction |
23. 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. (1分)
A. venture |
B. expose | C. jeopardize | D. legalize |
24. The boxer ________ and almost fell when his opponent hit him. (1分)
A. scattered |
B. shattered | C. staggered | D. stamped |
25. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ________ with the machinery. (1分)
A. disturbances |
B. setbacks | C. outputs | D. distortions |
26. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be ________ to have withdrawn from the program. (1分)
A. contemplated |
B. deemed | C. acknowledged | D. anticipated |
27. It is generally known that New York is a city for ________ and a center for odd bits of information. (1分)
A. veterans |
B. victims | C. pedestrians | D. eccentrics |
28. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is ________ into ice. (1分)
A. compiled |
B. dispersed | C. embodied | D. compacted |
29. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of ________ any important data. (1分)
A. relaying |
B. revealing | C. overlooking | D. deleting |
30. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but ________ in the courtyard. (1分)
A. dwelled |
B. lingered | C. resided | D. delayed |