Part II 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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

21. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticate alarm system as an insurance ________ further losses.
A) for
B) from
C) against
D) towards（C）

22. ________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A) Having believed
B) Believing
C) Believed
D) Being believed（B）

23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A) tied
B) bound
C) involved
D) associated（D）

24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ to the nation.
A) has left
B) is to leave
C) leaves
D) is to be left（D）

25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
A) would be
B) has been
C) had been
D) would have been（C）

26. In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A) build up
B) stand for
C) make up
D) conform to（C）

27. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A) As
B) That
C) It
D) What（A）

28. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one ________.
A) to correct
B) correcting
C) having corrected
D) being corrected（D）

29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual to individual and from face to face.
A) change
B) vary
C) alter
D) convert（B）

30. I make notes in the back of my diary ________ thing to be mended or replaced.
A) by
B) in
C) with
D) of（D）

31. The room is in a terrible mess; it ________ cleaned.
A) can’t have been
B) mustn’t have been
C) shouldn’t have been
D) wouldn’t have been（A）

32. A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A) calls on
B) calls for
C) calls up
D) calls off（B）

33. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing
B) in dealing
C) dealing
D) to deal（A）

34. It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ
B) take
C) abuse
D) overlook（C）

35. We were struck by the extent ________ which teachers’ decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students.
A) to
B) for
C) in
D) with（A）

36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________.
A) intention
B) attempt
C) purpose
D) desire（B）

37. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ________ rockets to the moon.
A) to send
B) to be sending
C) to have sent
D) to have been sending（C）

38. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A) lay out
B) lay off
C) lay aside
D) lay down（B）

39. All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception of Li Ming.
A) on
B) in
C) for
D) with（D）

40. Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
A) other than
B) more than
C) less than
D) rather than（D）

41. Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.
A) significant
B) considerable
C) enormous
D) numerous（B）

42. ________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
A) Would she leave
B) If she leaves
C) Were she to leave
D) If she had left（C）

43. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ________?
A) we are going home
B) we go home
C) we went home
D) we can go home（C）

44. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A) rush
B) rainbow
C) rack
D) ribbon（A）

45. Today, ________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
A) corporations hardly introduce ever
B) corporations hardly ever introduce
C) hardly corporations introduce ever
D) hardly corporations ever introduce（B）

46. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.
A) however much it costs
B) however does it costs much
C) how much does it cost
D) no matter how it costs（A）

47. New York ________ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A) ranked
B) occupied
C) arranged
D) classified（A）

48. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ________ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A) in the same way like
B) in the same way which
C) in the same way
D) in the same way as（D）

49. By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.
A) what is
B) that we
C) as you
D) all is（A）

50. I caught a ________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision
B) glimpse
C) look
D) scene（B）