Part B

Directions:

Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the rackets with a pencil. (10 points)

Example:

The lost car of the Lees was found ________ in the woods off the highway.

[A] vanished  [B] scattered  [C] abandoned  [D] rejected

The sentence should read. “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” There fore, you should choose [C].

Sample Answer

[A] [B] [■][D]

11. He is too young to be able to ________ between right and wrong.

[A] discard  [B] discern  [C] disperse（B）  [D] disregard

12. It was no ________ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.

[A] coincidence  [B] convention  [C] certainty（A）  [D] complication

13. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.

[A] cautiously  [B] dutifully  [C] faithfully（B）  [D] skillfully

14. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be ________ the welfare of his animals.

[A] critical about  [B] indignant at  [C] indifferent to（C）  [D] subject to

15. The chairman of the board ________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.

[A] compelled  [B] posed  [C] pressed（C）  [D] tempted

16. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with ________.

[A] for long  [B] in and out  [C] once for all（C）  [D] by nature

17. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ________ and lack of unity in style.

[A] conflict  [B] confrontation  [C] disturbance（D）  [D] disharmony

18. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once ________.

[A] thrived  [B] swelled  [C] prospered（A）  [D] flourished

19. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to ________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.

[A] overturn  [B] overtake  [C] offset（C）  [D] oppress

20. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ________.

[A] firm  [B] company  [C] corporation（B）  [D] enterprise

21. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as ________.

[A] novel  [B] remote  [C] distant（D）  [D] foreign

22. My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I ________ at a garage sale.

[A] trifled with  [B] scraped through  [C] stumbled upon（C）  [D] thirsted for

23. Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could ________.

[A] descend  [B] decline  [C] deteriorate（B）  [D] depress

24. Equipment not ________ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.

[A] conforming to  [B] consistent with  [C] predominant over（A）  [D] providing for

25. As an industry, biotechnology stands to ________ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.

[A] contend  [B] contest  [C] rival（C）  [D] strive

26. The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective national government while preserving ________ for the states and liberty for individuals.

[A] autonomy  [B] dignity  [C] monopoly（A）  [D] stability

27. For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost ________ as microorganisms.

[A] precisely  [B] instantly  [C] initially（D）  [D] exclusively

28. The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow ________, particularly in Western Europe.

[A] obscure  [B] obsolete  [C] optional（B）  [D] overlapping

29. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just ________ and needs proving.

[A] spontaneous  [B] hypothetical  [C] intuitive（B）  [D] empirical

30. The future of this company is ________: many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable net-based businesses.

[A] at odds  [B] in trouble  [C] in vain（D）  [D] at stake