Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes) 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
32. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were by the noise form the next room. A) distracted B) displaced C) dispersed D) discarded
33. The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is that it is particularly sweet and . A) fragile B) feeble C) brisk D) crisp
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 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. Fiberoptic 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 wellknown 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 bodys behavior and adapt the tone of their to the badys 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
is an indication that one has been well educated.
