SectionIStructureandVocabulary

PartA

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(5points)

Example:

IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimes________1979.

[A]from

[B]after

[C]for

[D]since

Thesentenceshouldread,“IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimessince1979.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[D].

SampleAnswer

[A][B][C][■]

1.IfIwereinmovie,thenitwouldbeabouttimethatI________myheadinmyhandsforacry.

[A]bury

[B]amburying

[C]buried

[D]wouldbury

2.Goodnewswassometimesreleasedprematurely,withtheBritishrecaptureoftheport________halfadaybeforethedefendersactuallysurrendered.

[A]toannounce

[B]announced

[C]announcing

[D]wasannounced

3.Accordingtoonebelief,iftruthistobeknownitwillmakeitselfapparent,soone________waitinsteadofsearchingforit.

[A]wouldrather

[B]hadto

[C]cannotbut

[D]hadbest

4.Shefeltsuitablyhumblejustasshe________whenhehadfirsttakenagoodlookathercityself,hairwavedandgolden,nailsredandpointed.

[A]had

[B]hadhad

[C]wouldhaveand

[D]hashad

5.TherewasnosignthatMr.Jospin,whokeepsafirmcontrolonthepartydespite________fromleadershipofit,wouldintervenepersonally.

[A]beingresigned

[B]havingresigned

[C]goingtoresign

[D]resign

6.Soinvolvedwiththeircomputers________thatleadersatsummercomputercampsoftenhavetoforcethemtobreakforsportsandgames.

[A]becamethechildren

[B]becomethechildren

[C]hadthechildrenbecome

[D]dothechildrenbecome

7.TheindividualTVviewerinvariablysensesthatheorsheis________ananonymous,statisticallyinsignificantpartofahugeanddiverseaudience.

[A]everythingexcept

[B]anythingbut

[C]nolessthan

[D]nothingmorethan

8.Onedifficultyintranslationliesinobtainingaconceptmatch.________thisismeantthataconceptinonelanguageislostorchangedinmeaningintranslation.

[A]By

[B]In

[C]For

[D]With

9.Conversationbecomesweakerinasocietythatspendssomuchtimelisteningandbeingtalkedto________ithasallbutlostthewillandtheskilltospeakforitself.

[A]as

[B]which

[C]that

[D]what

10.Churchasweusethewordreferstoallreligiousinstitutions,________theyChristian,Islamic,Buddhist,Jewish,andsoon.

[A]be

[B]being

[C]were

[D]are

PartB

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterintheracketswithapencil.(10points)

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

Thesentenceshouldread.“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].

SampleAnswer

[A][B][■][D]

11.Heistooyoungtobeableto________betweenrightandwrong.

[A]discard

[B]discern

[C]disperse

[D]disregard

12.Itwasno________thathiscarwasseennearthebankatthetimeoftherobbery.

[A]coincidence

[B]convention

[C]certainty

[D]complication

13.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomakesurethatallships________followtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.

[A]cautiously

[B]dutifully

[C]faithfully

[D]skillfully

14.TheEskimoisperhapsoneofthemosttrustingandconsiderateofallIndiansbutseemstobe________thewelfareofhisanimals.

[A]criticalabout

[B]indignantat

[C]indifferentto

[D]subjectto

15.Thechairmanoftheboard________onmetheunpleasantjobofdismissinggoodworkersthefirmcannolongeraffordtoemploy.

[A]compelled

[B]posed

[C]pressed

[D]tempted

16.Itisnaivetoexpectthatanysocietycanresolveallthesocialproblemsitisfacedwith________.

[A]forlong

[B]inandout

[C]onceforall

[D]bynature

17.Usingextremelydifferentdecoratingschemesinadjoiningroomsmayresultin________andlackofunityinstyle.

[A]conflict

[B]confrontation

[C]disturbance

[D]disharmony

18.TheTimberrattlesnakeisnowontheendangeredspecieslist,andisextinctintwoeasternstatesinwhichitonce________.

[A]thrived

[B]swelled

[C]prospered

[D]flourished

19.However,growthinthefabricatedmetalsindustrywasableto________someofthedeclineintheironandsteelindustry.

[A]overturn

[B]overtake

[C]offset

[D]oppress

20.Becauseofitsintimacy,radioisusuallymorethanjustamedium;itis________.

[A]firm

[B]company

[C]corporation

[D]enterprise

21.Whenanynon-humanorganistransplantedintoaperson,thebodyimmediatelyrecognizesitas________.

[A]novel

[B]remote

[C]distant

[D]foreign

22.MyfavoriteradiosongistheoneIfirstheardonathick1923EdisondiscI________atagaragesale.

[A]trifledwith

[B]scrapedthrough

[C]stumbledupon

[D]thirstedfor

23.Somedaysoftwarewilltranslatebothwrittenandspokenlanguagesowellthattheneedforanycommonsecondlanguagecould________.

[A]descend

[B]decline

[C]deteriorate

[D]depress

24.Equipmentnot________officialsafetystandardshasallbeenremovedfromtheworkshop.

[A]conformingto

[B]consistentwith

[C]predominantover

[D]providingfor

25.Asanindustry,biotechnologystandsto________electronicsindollarvolumeandperhapssurpassitinsocialimpactby2020.

[A]contend

[B]contest

[C]rival

[D]strive