Part HI 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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. For many years the Japanese have __________ the car market.
A) operated C) presided
B) occupied D) dominated
42. The bank is offering a _____to anyone who can give information about the robbery.
A) prize C) bonus
B) reward D) compliment
43. His illness first __________itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
A) manifested C) expressed
B) displayed D) reflected
44. These __________continual in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A) fluctuations C) transitions
B) transformations D) exchanges
45. Before we move, we should ______some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A) cancel C) discard
B) conceal D) dissipate
46. As we know, computers are used to store and____ information efficiently.
A) reclaim C) reconcile
B) reassure D) retrieve
47. It is a(n) _________that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.
A) paradox C) analogy
B) correlation D) illusion
48. The police are trying to__________ what really happened.
A) assert C) ascertain
B) avert D) ascribe
49. The _____they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
A) adherence C) sensitivity
B) affection D) sensibility
50. The ____relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek .
A) compensation C) premium
B) refund D) repayment
51. He tried to hide his ___patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.
A) bleak C) bald
B) barren D) bare
52. Years after the accident he was still________ by images of death and destruction.
A) submerged C) twisted
B) dipped D) haunted
53. In spite of the________ , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
A) comparison C) distinction
B) controversy D) deviation
54. The government ________ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
A) imposed C) prescribed
B) complied D) pronounced
55. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the ________.
A) routine C) agenda
B) bulletin D) timetable
56. The old couple now still ________ for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.
A) mourn C) cherish
B) groan D) immerse
57. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers ________ in the 1960s and 1970s.
A) production C) prosperity
B) boost D) boom
58. High grades are supposed to ________ academic ability, but John's actual performance did not confirm this.
A) clarify C) certify
B) classify D) notify
59. You cannot imagine how I feel ________ with my duties sometimes.
A) overthrown C) overflowed
B) overwhelmed D) overturned
60. Coffee is the ________ of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.
A) elite C) spice
B) majority D) staple
61. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ________ him enormously.
A) distracted C) tempted
B) stimulated D) inspired
62. When construction can begin depends on how soon the ________ of the route is completed.
A) survey C) orientation
B) identity D) conviction
63. He said that ending the agreement would ________ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.
A) venture C) legalize
B) jeopardize D) expose
64. The boxer ________ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.
A) scattered C) staggered
B) shattered D) stamped
65. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ________ with the machinery.
A) disturbances C) outputs
B) distortions D) setbacks
66. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be ________ to have withdrawn from the program.
A) deemed C) contemplated
B) anticipated D) acknowledged
67. It is generally known that New York is a city for ________ and a center for odd bits of information.
A) veterans C) victims
B) eccentrics D) pedestrians
68. In moun tainous regions, much of the snow that falls is ________ into ice.
A) compiled C) embodied
B) dispersed D) compacted
69. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of ________ any important data.
A) relaying C) overlooking
B) revealing D) deleting
70. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but________ in the courtyard.
A) dwelled C) resided
B) lingered D) delayed
Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Culture refers to the social heritage of a people - the learned
patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a
population or society, include the expression of these patters in S1. -----------------
material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture - S2. ----------------
abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutional
arrangements - and material culture - physical object like S3.----------------
cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflects
both the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary S4. ---------------
speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another S5. -----------------
language - the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music, S6. --------------
literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to be
human is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world S7. -----------------
of experience we share with other members of our group.
Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind S8.---------------
of map for relating to others. Consider how you feel your way
about social life. How do you know how to act in a classroom,
or a department store, or toward a person who smiles or laugh S9. -----------
at you? Your culture supplies you by broad, standardized, S10. ------------------
ready-made answers for dealing with each of these situations.
Therefore, if we know a person's culture, we can understand
and even predict a good deal of his behavior.
