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PART III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions : There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

36. You can arrive in Guangzhou on time for the fashion show__________ you don’t mind taking the night train.

A. provided

B. unless

C. though

D. until

37. The students are still taking about the strange people they__________ on their trip.

A. meet

B. had met

C. were met

D. met

38. The players expected there__________ more free time after going back to the country from abroad.

A. is

B. being

C. have been

D. to be

39. The man who__________ stopped from time to time as if he wanted to tie his shoelaces.

A. was being followed

B. was to follow

C. had followed

D. was once followed

40. __________has finished the task ahead of time will be rewarded, though we don’t know who it will be.

A. Those who

B. Anyone

C. Whoever

D. Who

41. At last I decided to pay a visit to my new general manager as soon as I__________ .

A. finish what I did

B. finished what I did

C. would finish what I was doing

D. finished what I was doing

42. These two countries are similar __________they both have a high snowfall during winter.

A. to that

B. besides that

C. in that

D. except that

43. They were surprised that a four-day-old boy should work out such a difficult problem they themselves couldn’t.

A. once

B. then

C. while

D. if

44. Word has come __________a large number of the British Airway employees will go on strike next week.

A. that

B. what

C. when

D. whether

45. We would say it’s the best use that__________ this money.

A. could be made of

B. could be made

C. could we make

D. could make of

46. It’s getting late. We__________ leave now, or we’ll miss the last bus.

A. had rather

B. had better

C. would rather

D. would better

47. It is__________ that a hundred people can dance in it.

A. so large a room

B. so a large room

C. such large a room

D. a such large room

48. I can never thank you__________ much for your help. Without it, I couldn’t have finished my paper.

A. so

B. too

C. as

D. very

49. When I met her this morning, she had this__________ look on her face. She must have worked late last night.

A. tire

B. tired

C. tiring

D. tiresome

50. Hawaii is __________a palace to relax; it’s also a marvelous spot to surf.

A. much as

B. less than

C. more than

D. rather as

51. I cannot believe that he __________my offer.

A. turned on

B. turned off

C. turned down

D. turned over

52. It was one of the most beautiful scenes I had ever set my eyes __________.

A. to

B. on

C. off

D. for

53. Though the Chinese medicine tastes__________ , it surely helps.

A. bad

B. badly

C. worse

D. worst

54. Night __________, the girl studying in her room switched on the light to do more reading.

A. is falling

B. has fallen

C. fell

D. having fallen

55. Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine__________ directed.

A. like

B. so

C. which

D. as

56. The traditional approach to dealing with complex problems is to__________ into smaller, more easily managed ones.

A. break them down

B. take them down

C. make them up

D. bring them up

57. Since man depends__________ such a great extent on forests, every effort must be made to preserve trees and wildlife.

A. on

B. in

C. to

D. at

58. Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now __________.

A. extinct

B. existent

C. distinct

D. diverse

59. The government gave a very__________ explanation of its plans for the development of electronic industry.

A. comprehensible

B. comprehensive

C. expressive

D. intensive

60. Many students__________ because they are not prepared for our challenging program.

A. turn out

B. fall out

C. let out

D. drop out

61. When she said she would be ready to help us out, she__________ well.

A. meant

B. pointed

C. looked

D. sensed

62. A dynamic free-market system can generate prosperity and progress on a global__________ .

A. size

B. scope

C. scale

D. dimension

63. More flight__________ will be opened across the country with the fast growth of tourism.

A. roads

B. ways

C. paths

D. routes

64. Please__________ your telephone message by writing to me.

A. infer

B. inform

C. confirm

D. contact

65. Red Cross is __________the operation to fly in supplies to the refuges.

A. in touch of

B. in charge of

C. in honor of

D. in pursuit of

66. Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your__________ to resolve it.

A. position

B. strength

C. power

D. right

67. Suffering was easier to__________ than the bitterness he felt destroying his spirit.

A. bear

B. resist

C. take

D. put

68. Most recent opinion polls suggest that the__________ between the two parties has narrowed.

A. distance

B. gap

C. lag

D. disagreement

69. Due to the fog, the flight will be cancelled---we apologize for any__________.

A. discomfort

B. bother

C. difficulty

D. inconvenience

70. They had mistaken me for Williams, but during dinner the confusion was__________ .

A. raised up

B. backed up

C. mixed up

D. cleared up

71. I should have gone with my first__________ , which was not to do the interview.

A. emotion

B. instinct

C. response

D. sense

72. In the meantime, the question facing the committee is whether such research is__________ the costs.

A. worth

B. value

C. worthy

D. valuable

73. We can accept your order__________ payment is made in advance, including the transportation expenses.

A. in the belief that

B. in order that

C. on the excuse that

D. on condition that

74. The project manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to__________ the investment plan within a week.

A. look out

B. make out

C. work out

D. hold out

75. To be truly successful, you must recognize what__________ you and what your life interests are.

A. maintains

B. motivates

C. dominates

D. determines