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Part III Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this pert. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. By ________ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.
A) coarse
B) rude
C) crude
D) rough
42. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is ________ nonsense.
A) sheer
B) shear
C) shield
D) sheet
43. I could see that my wife was ________ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.
A) adequate for
B) intent on
C) short of
D) deficient in
44. The ________ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
A) common
B) usual
C) average
D) general
45. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a operation, he quickly recovered his sight.
A) delicate
B) considerate
C) precise
D) sensitive
46. As an excellent shooter, Peter practised aiming at both ________ targets and moving targets.
A) standing
B) stationary
C) still
D) stable
47. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ________ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.
A) scales
B) patterns
C) grades
D) ranks
48. The insurance company paid him $10,000 in ________ after his accident.
A) compensation
B) installment
C) substitution
D) commission
49. The political future of the president is now hanging by a ________.
A) thread
B) cord
C) string
D) rope
50. The statue would be perfect but for a few small ________ in its be.
A) mistakes
B) weaknesses c) flaws
D) errors
51. Why should anyone want to read ________ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals.
A) themes
B) insights
C) digests
D) leaflets
52. Parents have a legal ________ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
A) impulse
B) influence
C) obligation
D) sympathy
53. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ________.
A) scarcity
B) minority
C) minimum
D) shortage
54. David likes country life and has decided to ________ farming.
A) go in for
B) go back on
C) go through with
D) go along with
55. Jack was about to announce our plan but I ________.
A) put him through
B) turned him out
C) gave him up
D) cut him short
56. I am sure I can ________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
A) speak
B) say
C) talk
D) tell
57. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ________.
A) declined
B) lessened
C) descended
D) slipped
58. The republication of the pet’s most recent works will certainly ________ his national reputation.
A) magnify
B) strengthen
C) enlarge
D) enhance
59. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children ________ a violent act previously seen on television.
A) modifying
B) duplicating
C) accelerating
D) stimulating
60. This kind of material can ________ heat and moisture.
A) delete
B) `compel
C) constrain
D) repel
61. Reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
A) rectifies
B) prolongs
C) minimizes
D) furnishes
62. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.
A) assemble
B) converge
C) crowd
D) accumulate
63. The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.
A) confused
B) hampered
C) reverend
D) perplexed
64. The joys of travel, having long ________ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
A) omitted
B) missed
C) neglected
D) discarded
65. Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, ________ the same company.
A) all else
B) much worse
C) less likely
D) let alone
66. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.
A) enormously
B) startlingly
C) uniquely
D) dramatically
67. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.
A) pile
B) segment
C) sequence
D) file
68. It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.
A) transactions
B) transmissions
C) transitions
D) transformations
69. The of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
A) implementation
B) manifestation
C) demonstration
D) expedition
70. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increase, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
A) manipulation
B) reproduction
C) circulation
D) penetration
