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 that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ?
41. The undersea world is well?known as a source of natural beauty and a ?____ to human fantasy.?
A) gleam B) magnitude ?
C) faction D) stimulus ?
42. Too many hotels have been built and this has ?____? down prices, making holidays cheaper.?
A) forced B) slowed?
C) cut D) reduced ?
43. The climber was ?____? from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends.?
A) exhausted B) relieved?
C) suspended D) isolated ?
44. We can't understand Uncle George, for he always ?____whatever he says.?
A) masters B) mumbles?
C) molests D) muzzles ?
45. You haven't really answered the question, for what you said is not ____?.
A) eligible B) pertinent?
C) provident D) expeditious ?
46. Always a clear diplomat, he ?____? one potential eney of his country against another, so he kept them divided.?
A) played down B) played on ?
C) played with D) played off ?
47. His illness would ?____? his progress of study.?
A) cast B) conclude?
C) obstruct D) block ?
48. A beautiful autumn day like this ?____? for the wet summer we have had.?
A) compensates B) revenges?
C) balances D) compels ?
49. Do you have a ?____? of ownership for this car?
A) document B) label?
C) passport D) certificate ?
50. Ronny's steps ?____?, and there was a moment of absolute silence.?
A) died down B) died away?
C) died off D) died out ?
51. After practising for several weeks, Peter decided to ___.?
A) contrive B) comprise?
C) confirm D) compete ?
52. When the pipe broke, the water ?____? out violently.?
A) trickled B) gushed?
C) stirred D) flitted ?
53. Few people ?____? this department store because it didn't sell good clothing.
A) accused B) recited?
C) patronized D) advertized ?
54. The ?____? between them has been made.?
A) contention B) concord?
C) conjunction D) commune ?
55. It's hard to ?____? someone so selfish.?
A) feel like B) feel out?
C) feel for D) feel towards ?
56. The apple tree ?____? the field, dropping its flowers on the grass.?
A) leaned on B) leaned to?
C) leaned over D) leaned towards ?
57. Why are you always so ?____? You never smile or look cheerful.?
A) angry B) sorry?
C) unfortunate D) miserable ?
58. You must remember to ?____? all your belongs out of this classroom today.?
A) fetch B) take away?
C) bring D) take ?
59. The ?____?, while worrying, does not mean a total loss, as the jewels were insured for $ 30,000.?
A) robber B) robbery?
C) rubbish D) robot ?
60. I have often wondered who first ?____? that simple but profound truth.?
A) urged B) uttered?
C) buttered D) sponsored ?
61. We'd better wait inside until the storm ?____?.?
A) transmits B) distorts?
C) migrates D) subsides ?
62. I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure ?____ I could have done with it.?
A) whether B) where?
C) when D) what ?
63. His mother bought a ?____? chunk of meat.?
A) massive B) excessive?
C) extravagant D) plentiful ?
64. He was interested only in the story and ?____? all those passages of landscape description.?
A) thought badly of B) went over?
C) made fun of D) passed over ?
65. If you don't return the article to the shop within a week, you will ____ the chance of getting your money back.?
A) take B) forfeit?
C) stand D) get ?
66. The winter was close ?____?, she had no clothes, and now she was out of work.?
A) severe B) far away?
C) mild D) at hand ?
67. Jim and Mike tried to move the large rock but they could not ?____? it.?
A) arouse B) provoke?
C) budge D) dodge ?
68. His ?____? and experience make him an excellent person for this job.?
A) competence B) complacency?
C) compensation D) compunction ?
69. In that year the ?____? of infectious diseases in the
United Kingdom was high.?
A) rate B) ratio?
C) frequency D) incidence ?
70. I think I've grasped your main proposals, but would you mind ?____? them once again?
A) running out B) running into?
C) running through D) running for