A) initiated B) designated
C) induced D) promoted
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
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
44. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son’s career goals and their wishes for him _______.
A) coincide D) collaborate
B) comply C) conform
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
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
47. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _______ itself.
A) convicted B) released
C) haunted D) unfolded
48. We’ve just installed a fan to _______ cooking smells from the kitchen.
A) eject B) exclude
C) expel D) exile
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
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
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
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
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
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
55. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very _______.
A) obscure B) indefinite
C) dubious D) intriguing
56. Diamonds have little ______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A) intrinsic B) eternal
C) subtle D) inherent
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
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
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
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
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
62. Because of the _______ noise of traffic I couldn’t get to sleep last night.
A) prevalent B) perpetual
C) provocative D) progressive
63. Don’t let such a _______ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.
A) trivial B) partial
C) slight D) minimal
64. If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will _______ find him doing physical exercise there.
A) ordinarily B) invariably
C) logically D) persistently
65. Although she’s a(n) _______ talented dancer, she still practices several hours every day.
A) traditionally B) additionally
C) exceptionally D) rationally
66. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a _______.
A) defect B) sign
C) wound D) scar
67. The idea is to _______ the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the windshields.
A) assemble B) simulate
C) accumulate D) forge
68. Most people in the modern world ______ freedom and independence more than anything else.
A) embody B) cherish
C) fascinate D) illuminate
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
70. Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _______ has risen steadily.
A) dissipation B) disposal
C) consumption D) expenditure
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.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods. 1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature. 2. ／___________
As a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the___________
The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that
has recognized the need for change and done something about
it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the diversity
of the communities to which they provide information.
It must reflect that diversity with their news coverage or risk S1. _________
losing their readers’ interest and their advertisers’ support.
Operating within Seattle, which has 20 percents racial S2. _________
minorities, the paper has put into place policies and
procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse workforce. The S3. _________
underlying reason for the change is that for information to be
fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should be reported by the S4. _________
same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, and
photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle Times’ S5. _________
content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff about
diversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a content S6. _________