Part III 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. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.
A) provide
B) arouse
C) assist
D) persist(C)
42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________ was to be expected.
A) that
B) what
C) so
D) as(D)
43. He was such a ________ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
A) specific
B) dynamic
C) heroic
D) diplomatic(B)
44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ________ which occurred in his dormitory.
A) occasions
B) matters
C) incidents
D) issues(C)
45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ________ through.
A) press
B) squeeze
C) stretch
D) leap(B)
46. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A) expose
B) exhaust
C) exhibit
D) exploit(D)
47. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.
A) drop
B) miss
C) escape
D) slide(B)
48. ________ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
A) Much as
B) Only if
C) If only
D) As much(A)
49. Because of a ________ engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party last Saturday.
A) pioneer
B) premature
C) prior
D) past(C)
50. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A) set back
B) set off
C) set out
D) set aside(A)