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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 suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite _____. A) probable C) feasible B) sustainable D) eligible 42. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important _____ of American life. A) facets C) formulas B) formats D) fashions 43. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to _____ and transport it to the industrial centers. A) permeate C) distinguish B) extract D) concentrate 44. Students are expected to be quiet and _____ in an Asian classroom. A) obedient C) skeptical B) overwhelming D) subsidiary 45. Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will _____ to bring out the trapped miners. A) effect C) conceive B) affect D) endeavour 46. The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to _____ themselves on tile German team for last year's defeat. A) remedy C) revive B) reproach D) revenge 47. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make _____ what he was trying to tell the audience. A) exclusive C) objective B) explicit D) obscure 48. One of the examination questions _____ me completely and I couldn't answer it. A) baffled C) provoked B) mingled D) diverted 49. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be _____ from my memory. A) ejected C) erased B) escaped D) omitted 50. At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the _____ of heart attacks. A) incidence C) rupture B) impetus D) emergence 51. There are many who believe that the use of force _____ political ends can never be justified. A) in search of C) in view of B) in pursuit of D) in light of 52. Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to _____ cheques if his clerks are not sure about them. A) credit C) certify B) assure D) access 53. It is believed that the authorities are thinking of _____ new taxes to raise extra revenue. A) impairing C) invading B) imposing D) integrating 54. When she heard the bad news, her eyes _____ with tears as she struggled to control her emotions. A) sparkled C) radiated B) twinkled D) glittered 55. There are occasions when giving a gift _____ spoken communication, since the message it offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity. A) overtakes C) surpasses B) nourishes D) enforces |