B) wounded soldiers being saved by doctors wearing virtual reality helmets on the battlefield
C) wounded soldiers being operated on by specially trained surgeons
D) setting up mobile surgical units overseas
38. How is virtual reality surgery performed?
A) It is performed by a computer-designed high precision device.
B) Surgeons wear virtual reality helmets to receive feedback provided by a computer.
C) Surgeons move robotic instruments by means of a computer linked to them.
D) A 3-D image records the movements of the surgeons during the operation.
39. During virtual reality operations, the surgeon can have a better view of the cuts in the body because _____.
A) he is looking at the cuts on a computer screen
B) the cuts can be examined from different angles
C) the cuts have been highly magnified
D) he is wearing 3-D glasses
40. Virtual reality operations are an improvement on conventional surgery in that they _____.
A) cause less pain to the wounded
B) allow the patient to recover more quickly
C) will make human surgeons' work less tedious
D) are done by robot surgeons with greater precision
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
56. In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy _____ are required to do their banking inside.
A) transit C) turnover
B) transactions D) tempos
57. President Wilson attempted to _____ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.
A) segregate C) compromise
B) whirl D) mediate
58. The police have installed cameras at dangerous road _____ to film those who drive through red traffic lights.
A) trenches C) pavements
B) utilities D) junctions
59. It is reported that thirty people were killed in a _____ on the railway yesterday.
A) collision C) corrosion
B) collaboration D) confrontation
60. Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of _____ love.
A) successive C) eternal
B) consecutive D) insistent
61. Executives of the company enjoyed an _____ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries.
A) exquisite C) exotic
B) extravagant D) eccentric
62. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to _____ away all the rocks.
A) haul C) dispose
B) repel D) snatch
63. Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to _____ the food supply.
A) enhance C) disrupt
B) curb D) heighten
64. Astronomers at the University of California discovered one of the most distant _____.
A) paradoxes C) galaxies
B) paradises D) shuttles
65. Many great scientists _____ their success to hard work.
A) portray C) impart
B) ascribe D) acknowledge
66. The sign set up by the road _____ drivers to a sharp turn.
A) alerts C) pleads
B) refreshes D) diverts
67. The doctors don't _____ that the patient will live much longer.
A) monitor C) articulate
B) manifest D) anticipate
68. Call your doctor for advice if the _____ persist for more than a few days.
A) responses C) symptoms
B) signals D) reflections
69. We find it impossible to _____ with the latest safety regulations.
A) accord C) obey
B) unify D) comply
70. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature.
A) alter C) substitute
B) alternate D) exchange
Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.