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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 NOE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　31. Susan has       the elbows of her son's jacket with leather patches to make it more durable.

　　A) reinforced                            B) sustained

　　C) steadied                              D) confirmed

 

 

 

　　34. Don't trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never         with the facts.

　　A) symmetrical                          B) comparative

　　C) compatible                           D) harmonious

　　35. They had to eat a(n)      meal, or they would be too late for the concert.

　　A) temporary                            B) hasty

　　C) immediate                            D) urgent

　　36. Having a(n)      attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.

　　A) analytical                             B) bearable

　　C) elastic                                D) tolerant

　　37. No form of government in the world is       ; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.

　　A) dominant                             B) influential

　　C) integral                               D) drastic

　　38. In spite of the        economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

　　A) faint                                 B) dizzy

　　C) gloomy                              D) opaque

　　39. Too often Dr. Johnson's lectures        how to protect the doctor rather than how to cure the patient.

　　A) look to                               B) dwell on

　　C) permeate into                          D) shrug off

　　40. Located in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive        of books on every conceivable subject.

　　A) flock                                 B) configuration

　　C) pile                                  D) array

　　41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would        wealth and leisure for all.

　　A) maintain                              B) ensure

　　C) certify                                D) console

　　42. Fiber optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations              .

　　A) homogeneously                         B) spontaneously

　　C) simultaneously                          D) ingeniously

　　43. Excellent films are those which      national and cultural barriers.

　　A) transcend                              B) traverse

　　C) abolish                                D) suppress

　　44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or      of dentists.

　　A) surge                                 B) surplus

　　C) flush                                  D) fluctuation

　　45. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,      in the San Francisco area.

　　A) remarkably                            B) severely

　　C) drastically                             D) predominantly

　46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less       .

　　A) sensible                               B) sensitive

　　C) sentimental                            D) sensational

　　47. Now the cheers and applause      in a single sustained roar.

　　A) mingled                               B) tangled

　　C) baffled                                D) huddled

　　48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is       in a festival atmosphere.

　　A) trapped                                B) sunk

　　C) soaked                                D) immersed

　　49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during       .

　　A) transit                                B) motion

　　C) shift                                  D) traffic

　　50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are      with gold.

　　A) overwhelmed                          B) stocked

　　C) paved                                D) overlapped

　　51. It is a well?known fact that the cat family      lions and tigers.

　　A) enriches                               B) accommodates

　　C) adopts                                D) embraces

　　52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any       on what he promises.

　　A) assurance                              B) probability

　　C) reliance                                D) conformity

　　53. The English language contains a      of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

　　A) latitude                                 B) multitude

　　C) magnitude                               D) longitude

　　54. It was such a(n)  when Pat and Mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong.

　　A) occurrence                               B) coincidence

　　C) fancy                                   D) destiny

　　55. Parents have to learn how to follow a baby's behavior and adapt the tone of their      to the baby's capabilities.

　　A) perceptions                              B) consultations

　　C) interactions                              D) interruptions

　　56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the      of welfare, economics, and education.

　　A) scopes                                  B) ranges

　　C) ranks                                   D) domains

　　57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be       to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.

　　A) cultivated                               B) licensed

　　C) motivated                               D) innovated

　　58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a       as if he doesn't know what he really wants to do.

　　A) fantasy                                  B) dilemma

　　C) contradiction                             D) conflict

　　59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to      him to your notice.

　　A) commend                                B) decree

　　C) presume                                 D) articulate

　　60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will      for many years to come.

　　A) conceive                                 B) clutch

　　C) contrive                                  D) cherish