(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.
? 21.____ allow the vegetable to go bad, he sold them at half price.
? A) More than C) Other than
? B) Rather than D) Better than
? 22.Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical ____.
? A) facilities C) instruments
?B) appliances D) equipment
? 23.He ____ him what he asked.
? A) denied C) ignored
? B) refuted D) deprived
? 24.The book does not ____ children.
? A) submit to C) confess to
? B) appeal to D) consent to
? 25.We have every size of shoe in ____.
? A) storing C) sale
? B) stock D) shop
? 26.I ____ this man with receiving stolen goods.
? A) accuse C) scold
? B) charge D) blame
? 27.You've made a mistake—you've ____ the word.
? A) left out C) left behind
? B) left off D) left for
? 28.Scientists first ____ the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.
? A) competed C) consumed
? B) conceived D) concealed
? 29.You may take an oral or written exam ____ what you prefer.
? A) according as C) accordingly
? B) according to D) in accord
? 30.The desks and seats can be ____ to the height of any child.
? A) adopted C) adjusted
? B) shifted D) corrected