26. He is the most intrepid explorer in the present century.
A. successful B. fearless
C. reliable D. fearsome
27. It is not easy to remain tranquil when events suddenly change your life.
A. superior B. serious
C. severe D. serene
28. One symptom of the disease is a high fever.
A. symbol B. sign
C. cause D. pain
29. He was great vexed by the new and unexpected development.
A. astonished B. annoyed
C. enlightened D. contented
30. The clerk had been insolent to his superior once too often; now he was without a job.
A. affectionate B. rude
C. dishonest D. sly
31. The picture is tilted. “Please straighten it”.
A. high B. level
C. crooked D. adjustable
32. His employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Tom decided to ask for a raise.
A. despondent B. irresponsible
C. agreeable D. uncertain
33. At the end of the valley we turned right and made for the summit.
A. headed for B. went for
C. looked for D. searched for
34. Her type of woman can cope with life much more easily.
A. look after B. deal with
C. take care of D. take advantage of
35. He tried hard to restrain his tears from falling.
A. hold on B. hold up
C. hold back D. hold out
Part 3 Error Correction
This part consists of 15 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer, Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
36. The average age at which people begin to need eyeglasses vary considerably.
A. varies B. is varied
C. will vary D. has been varied
37. The dense Belgian fogs is caused by the cooling of humid surface air to a relatively low temperature.
A. must cause B. will be caused
C. are caused D. has been caused
38. That touching toads causes warts are still one of the most widely believed superstitions in America.
A. has B. have been
C. had been D. is
39. Sir Jonas Hanway was credited for introducing the umbrella into England, but the English were slow to adopt it.
A. with B. in
C. as D. at
40. The specific gravity of the water in the great Salt Lake is too great that one cannot sink or completely submerge in it.
A. so B. very
C. such D. indeed
41. Proper lighting is a necessary for good eyesight even though human night vision can be temporarily impaired by extreme flashes of light.
A. needful B. necessity
C. exigency D. need
42. Everybody wants paying properly for what they do.
A. to pay B. being paid
C. to be paid D. to be paid for
43. Don’t be late. I hate to be waiting for a long time.
A. being keeping B. be kept
C. to be kept D. be keeping
44. People whose property is stolen should report to the police.
A. had stolen B. is being stolen
C. had been stolen D. has been stolen
45. He didn’t to return earlier than 3 o’clock.
A. was not expected B. did not expect
C. was expected not D. was not expecting
46. The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics dedicated the honor to his high school physics teacher, he had been an inspiration during his early years.
A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
47. The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate his proposals called for higher taxes.
A. who B. whose
C. whom D. which
48. The children should say “thank you” to you when you gave them gifts.
A. had said B. be saying
C. have said D. saying
49. I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn’t know what to do.
“You may call your roommate.”
A. could have called B. might have called
C. would have called D. must have called
50. He painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He should choose a different color.
A. had to choose B. should have chosen
C. must have chosen D. could have been choosing
