Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. They ________ to enter the building by the back door; however, the front door was locked.
A) weren’t supposed
B) wouldn’t be supposed
C) were supposed
D) would be supposed
42. ________ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.
A) Deliberate
B) Consistent
C) Primitive
D) Abnormal
43. The captured criminals were ________ in chains through the streets.
A) exhibited
B) displayed
C) paraded
D) revealed
44. In reading stories we anticipate what is to come ________ on our memory of what has gone before.
A) based
B) basing
C) to base
D) to be based
45. The world’s governments have done ________ nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents.
A) inherently
B) vitally
C) virtually
D) identically
46. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ________.
A) candidate
B) opponent
C) alternative
D) participant
47. The background music in an assembly line is designed ________.
A) not being listened to
B) not to be listened to
C) being not listened to
D) to be not listened to
48. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ________.
A) precious
B) rewarding
C) worth
D) challenging
49. The boy students in this school are nearly ________ as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.
A) as likely twice
B) likely as twice
C) as twice likely
D) twice as likely
50. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ________ himself.
A) spot
B) locate
C) place
D) situate
51. The city has decided to ________ smoking.
A) do away with
B) take away
C) get away with
D) put away
52. Perhaps it wouldn’t be ________ to go and see such a film.
A) worthy you while
B) worth of while
C) worthy of while
D) worth your while
53. The old building is in a good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.
A) observation
B) preservation
C) conservation
D) compensation
54. While some office jobs would seem ________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.
A) hostile
B) tedious
C) fantastic
D) courageous
55. ________ she wondered if she had made a mistake.
A) Not until long afterwards that
B) It was not until long afterwards that
C) Not long until afterwards
D) It was long afterwards until
56. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.
A) denying
B) upsetting
C) protesting
D) competing
57. The ceremony will ________ as soon as the minister arrives.
A) complete
B) commence
C) disperse
D) descend
58. So confused ________ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.
A) since he became
B) would he become
C) that he became
D) did he become
59. Since the couple could not ________ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.
A) reconcile
B) comply
C) coincide
D) resign
60. After the collision, he examined the considerable ________ to his car.
A) ruin
B) destruction
C) damage
D) injury
61. Output is now six times ________ it was before 1990.
A) that
B) what
C) for which
D) of that
62. The heavily populated area was a breeding place for ________ diseases.
A) infectious
B) powerful
C) influential
D) suspicious
63. It is unfortunate that, owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be ________ before the objective has been achieved.
A) transferred
B) testified
C) terminated
D) transformed
64. The synthetic vitamins are identical ________ those naturally present in our food.
A) for
B) of
C) as
D) with
65. Just as a book is often judged ________ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.
A) previously
B) uniquely
C) outwardly
D) initially
66. Recycling wastes slows down the rate ________ which we use up the Earth’s finite resources.
A) In
B) of
C) with
D) at
67. Gasoline is ________ by the spark plugs in the engine.
A) ignited
B) inspired
C) excited
D) illuminated
68. He ________ another career but, at the time, he didn’t have enough money to attend graduate school.
A) might have chosen
B) might choose
C) had to choose
D) must have chosen
69. Many visitors praised the magnificent architecture of the Palace, ________.
A) known to foreigners for the Forbidden City
B) known for foreigners to be the Forbidden City
C) known to foreigners as the Forbidden City
D) know for foreigners as the Forbidden City
70. The travelers ________ their journey after a short break.
A) recovered
B) resumed
C) renewed
D) restored