PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. My niece has been to Sumatra and Iran as well as all of Europe. By the time shes twenty, she____almost everywhere.
A. will beB. would have beenC. will have beenD. would be
42. When workers push together to organize themselves in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ____.
A. offB. asideC. outD. down
43. I’d rather you____ anything about it for the time being.
A. doB. didn’t doC. don’tD. didn’t
44. We must ____that the procedure is followed as rigidly as possible.
A. secureB. ensureC. assureD. issue
45. I spoke to him kindly____ him.
A. not to frightenB. so as not to frighten
C. in order to not frightenD. for not frightening
46. It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ____by out space invaders.
A. broken inB. taken overC. run overD. filled in
47. Returning to my apartment____.
A. my watch was missing
B. I found my watch disappeared
C. I found my watch missing
D.the watch was missed
48. Just remember one thing that____decisions often lead to bitter regrets.
A. hastyB. promptC. urgentD. instant
49. “Where’s my cap?”“It’s on the ____.”
A. kitchen counterB. kitchen’s counter
C. counter of the kitchenD. counter for the kitchen
50. When he was driving home, he was stopped by the policeman and was ____ of speeding.
A. chargedB. blamed C. accusedD. warned
51. In the Middle East area, oil is found in____and its production has been able to keep up with world demand.
A. efficiencyB. abundanceC. eleganceD. elaboration
52. Even on Sundays, fewer people go to____ church than before.
A. theB. aC. /D. that
53. Other people’s advice would be____valuable to him who is at present at his wit’s end.
A. exceedinglyB. exclusivelyC. intensivelyD. excessively
54. “Do you think thatthe labor bill will be passed?”“Oh, yes. It’s____that it will.”
A. almost surelyB. very likelyC. near positiveD. quite certainly
55. Would you please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to ____it.
A. set asideB. set upC. set offD. set about
56. During the rush hours, a policeman directs traffic at the intersection, and ____there have been no accidents.
A. as of nowB. to the present
C. up until currentlyD. so far
57. Mr. Johnson had one eye injured in an accident, but after a ____operation, he quickly recovered his sight.
A. preciseB. delicateC. sensitiveD. considerate
58. Gunpowder was discovered in the twelfth century, but____.
A. man did not put it to use in war two hundred years later
B. until two centuries more it was used in war
C. not used in warfare until two hundred years later
D. in warfare did not use it two hundred years afterwards
59. “What’s the matter with that picture on the wall?”“It needs ____.”
A. straighteningB. to be straightening
C. straightenedD. straighten
60. The medical report contains a (an) ____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
A. altitudeB. attitudeC. multitudeD. latitude
61. He has spent a large ____of money on his new house.
A. muchB. amountC. numberD. piece
62. In the past most bus drivers have been men, but today the number of women ____ this field is climbing.
A. devotingB. engagingC. registeringD. pursuing
63. As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves ____ those of Kuwait.
A. come second followingB. come second with
C. are only second toD. are second only to
64. During our stay in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ____the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A. in line withB. in honor of
C. in favor ofD. in place of
65. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he____until yesterday.
A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. comes