Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for 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. She her trip to New York because she was ill.
A) called off
B) closed down
C) put up
D) went off（D）

42. ________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A) But for
B) In case of
C) In spite of
D) Because of（A）

43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ________.
A) rejection
B) restriction
C) retreat
D) recession（A）

44. The of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.
A) prospects
B) speculations
C) stakes
D) provisions（B）

45. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.
A) damage
B) release
C) relief
D) fatigue（D）

46. The rest of the day was entirely at his for reading or recreation.
A) dismissal
B) survival
C) disposal
D) arrival（A）

47. You will not be about your food in time of great hunger.
A) special
B) particular
C) peculiar
D) specific（B）

48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the will continue into the next decade.
A) emergency
B) trend
C) pace
D) schedule（C）

49. You shouldn’t have written in the ________ since the book belongs to the library.
A) interval
B) border
C) margin
D) edge（A）

50. The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.
A) roar
B) exclamation
C) whistle
D) scream（C）

51. This ticket you to a free boat tour on the lake.
A) entities
B) appoints
C) grants
D) credits（B）

52. This is the nurse who to me when I was ill in hospital.
A) accompanied
B) attended
C) entertained
D) shielded（D）

53. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom’s warning.
A) rub
B) hit
C) scrape
D) strike（B）

54. The advertisement says this material doesn’t in the wash, but it has.
A) contract
B) shrink
C) slim
D) dissolve（C）

55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ________ us that he would try as hard as possible.
A) insured
B) guaranteed
C) assumed
D) assured（C）

56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will from the new training facilities.
A) derive
B) acquire
C) benefit
D) reward（B）

57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________ no further with it.
A) progress
B) proceed
C) march
D) promote（D）

58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________.
A) turned in
B) turned down
C) turned off
D) turned up（C）

59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into immediately.
A) leak
B) split
C) mess
D) crack（A）

60. A dark suit is to a light one for evening wear.
A) favourable
B) suitable
C) preferable
D) proper（B）

61. It was in the United States that I made the of Professor Jones.
A) acknowledgement
B) acquaintance
C) recognition
D) association（A）

62. Could you take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top?
A) bare
B) vacant
C) hollow
D) blank（C）

63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from backgrounds.
A) extensive
B) influential
C) diverse
D) identical（C）

64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated particular care.
A) by
B) in
C) under
D) with（A）

65. He gave a to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.
A) pledge
B) mission
C) plunge
D) motion（D）

66. Don’t let the child play with scissors he cuts himself.
A) in case
B) so that
C) now that
D) only if（B）

67. ________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.
A) As far as
B) As long as
C) As well as
D) As soon as（D）

68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.
A) desperation
B) decrease
C) despair
D) depression（A）

69. Whenever a big company a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
A) gets on with
B) cuts down
C) takes over
D) puts up with（D）

70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.
A) mature
B) deliberate
C) meaningful
D) innocent（C）