Part III Vocabulary and Structure 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. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A omitting
B attaching
C affording
D running
42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.
A unique B strange C rare D peculiar
43. There has been a great increase in retail sales ____﹖
A does there B isn't there C hasn't there D isn't it
44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A preserve B reserve C retain D sustain
45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.
A being told B telling C to be told D to tell
46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.
A proficient B efficient C potential D sufficient
47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A to stay B stayed C staying D having stayed
48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A ability B future C possibility D opportunity
49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A popularity B density C intensity D prosperity
50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical?
A in all B at best C for all D by far
51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A in all B at best C for all D by far
52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.
A skimmed B observed C overlooked D glanced
53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.
A promoted B reinforced C sparked D inspired
54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.
A remembering B to remember C to be remembered D being remembered
55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me?
A going B to go C have gone D went
56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A intensive B concise C joint D overall
57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.
A were attending B were to attend C is to attend D are to attend
58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.
A were B being C to be D having
59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A influential B inferior C superior D subordinate
60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
A valid B vain C vacant D vague
61. These people once had fame and fortune now ____ is left to them is utter poverty.
A all that B all what C all which D that all
62. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A anxiety B relief C view D judgment
63. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.
A symbol B sign C signal D symptom
64. The residents ____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.
A all of their homes
B all their homes
C whose all homes
D all of whose homes
65. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A message
B information
C media
D data
66. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
A sought for B accounted for C turned up D resorted to
67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ____ at the very moment of the crash.
A should have died B must be dying C must have died D ought to die
68. The energy ____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A transferred B released C delivered D conveyed
69. ____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.
A To have reviewed B Having reviewed C Reviewing D Being reviewed
70. During the process great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.
A sensitive B tender C delicate D sensible
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. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A omitting
B attaching
C affording
D running
42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.
A unique B strange C rare D peculiar
43. There has been a great increase in retail sales ____﹖
A does there B isn't there C hasn't there D isn't it
44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A preserve B reserve C retain D sustain
45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.
A being told B telling C to be told D to tell
46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.
A proficient B efficient C potential D sufficient
47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A to stay B stayed C staying D having stayed
48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A ability B future C possibility D opportunity
49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A popularity B density C intensity D prosperity
50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical?
A in all B at best C for all D by far
51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A in all B at best C for all D by far
52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.
A skimmed B observed C overlooked D glanced
53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.
A promoted B reinforced C sparked D inspired
54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.
A remembering B to remember C to be remembered D being remembered
55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me?
A going B to go C have gone D went
56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A intensive B concise C joint D overall
57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.
A were attending B were to attend C is to attend D are to attend
58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.
A were B being C to be D having
59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A influential B inferior C superior D subordinate
60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
A valid B vain C vacant D vague
61. These people once had fame and fortune now ____ is left to them is utter poverty.
A all that B all what C all which D that all
62. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A anxiety B relief C view D judgment
63. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.
A symbol B sign C signal D symptom
64. The residents ____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.
A all of their homes
B all their homes
C whose all homes
D all of whose homes
65. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A message
B information
C media
D data
66. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
A sought for B accounted for C turned up D resorted to
67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ____ at the very moment of the crash.
A should have died B must be dying C must have died D ought to die
68. The energy ____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A transferred B released C delivered D conveyed
69. ____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.
A To have reviewed B Having reviewed C Reviewing D Being reviewed
70. During the process great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.
A sensitive B tender C delicate D sensible