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. In
November 1987 the government ________ a public debate on the future direction
of the official sports policy.
A) initiated
B) designated
C) induced
D) promoted（A）
42. I
found it difficult to ________ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my
children.
A) consolidate
B) amend
C) reconcile
D) Intensify（B）
43. We
all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it ________ when it is
within the legal and moral boundaries of society.
A) compacted
B) restricted
C) dispersed
D) delayed（B）
44. It
is fortunate for the old couple that their son’s career goals and their wishes
for him ________.
A) coincide
B) comply
C) conform
D) collaborate（A）
45. Allen
will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is ________ in
commercials.
A) permeated
B) alleged
C) depicted
D) drafted（B）
46. Europe’s earlier industrial growth was ________ by the
availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.
A) constrained
B) detained
C) remained
D) sustained（D）
47. As
the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly ________ itself.
A) convicted
B) released
C) haunted
D) unfolded（D）
48. We’ve
just installed a fan to ________ cooking smells from the kitchen.
A) eject
B) expel
C) exclude
D) exile（C）
49. Retirement
is obviously a very complex ________ period; and the earlier you start planning
for it, the better.
A) transformation
B) transmission
C) transaction
D) transition（D）
50. Mutual
respect for territorial ________ is one of the bases upon which our two
countries develop relationships.
A) unity
B) integrity
C) entirety
D) reliability（B）
51. As
one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is certainly on the
________ of a brilliant career.
A) porch
B) edge
C) course
D) threshold（D）
52. We
work to make money, but it’s a ________ that people who work hard and long
often do not make the most money.
A) paradox
B) prejudice
C) dilemma
D) conflict（A）
53. The
design of this auditorium shows a great deal of ________. We have never seen
such a building before.
A) invention
B) illusion
C) originality
D) orientation（C）
54. The
damage to my car was ________. in the accident, but I have a lingering fear
even today.
A) insufficient
B) ignorant
C) ambiguous
D) negligible（D）
55. Very
few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject
was very ________.
A) obscure
B) indefinite
C) dubious
D) intriguing（A）
56. Diamonds
have little ________ value and their price depends almost entirely on their
scarcity.
A) intrinsic
B) eternal
C) subtle
D) inherent（A）
57. Doctors
are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who
are ________ to heart attack.
A) infectious
B) disposed
C) accessible
D) prone（B）
58. Many
countries have adopted systems of ________ education in order to promote the
average level of education.
A) compulsory
B) cardinal
C) constrained
D) conventional（A）
59. I
had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how ________ and
extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be,
A) prominent
B) fabulous
C) handsome
D) gracious（B）
60. They
are ________ investors who always make thorough investigations both on local
and international markets before making an investment.
A) implicit
B) conscious
C) cautious
D) indecisive（C）
61. In
addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the ________ death rate
contributed to the population growth.
A) inclining
B) increasing
C) declining
D) descending（C）
62. Because
of the ________ noise of traffic I couldn’t get to sleep last night.
A) prevalent
B) perpetual
C) provocative
D) progressive（B）
63. Don’t
let such a ________ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate
on the major issue.
A) trivial
B) slight
C) partial
D) minimal（A）
64. If
you go to the park every day in the morning, you will ________ find him doing
physical exercise there.
A) ordinarily
B) variably
C) logically
D) persistently（B）
65. Although
she’s a(n) ________ talented dancer, she still practices several hours every
day.
A) traditionally
B) additionally
C) exceptionally
D) rationally（C）
66. The
cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a ________.
A) defect
B) sign
C) wound
D) scar（D）
67. The
idea is to ________ the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of
the wind-shields.
A) assemble
B) simulate
C) accumulate
D) forge（C）
68. Most
people in the modem world ________ freedom and independence more than anything
else.
A) embody
B) cherish
C) fascinate
D) illuminate（B）
69. I
told him that I would ________ him to act for me while I was away from office.
A) authorize
B) justify
C) rationalize
D) identify（A）
70. Over
the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but ________
has risen steadily.
A) dissipation
B) disposal
C) consumption
D) expenditure（C | 
