Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt of power. Governor Mario Guomo, an opponent of a Shoreham start-up, used his power to force New York's public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement: the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant. Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of thousands of homes, sits rusting.
36. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream?
A) The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission.
B) The enormous cost of construction and operation.
C) The length of time it takes to make investigations.
D) The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.
37. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _________.
A) it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.
B) there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plants.
C) there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.
D) the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U.S.
38. Any objection, however trivial it may be, can _______________.
A) force the power companies to cancel the project.
B) delay the construction or operation of a nuclear plant.
C) cause a serious debate within the Nuclear Regulation Commission.
D) take the builders to court
39. Governor Mario Cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to _______.
A) stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation
B) help the power company to solve its financial problems
C) urge the power company to further increase its power supply
D) permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions
40. The author's attitude towards the development of nuclear power is ______.
A) negative
B) neutral
C) positive
D) questioning
Part III 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.
41. They ______ to enter the building by the back door; however, the front door was locked.
A) weren't supposed B) wouldn't be supposed
C) were supposed D) would be supposed
42. __________ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.
A) Deliberate B) Consistent
C) Primitive D) Abnormal
43. The captured criminals were ___________ in chains through the streets.
A) exhibited B) displayed
C) paraded D) revealed
44. In reading stories we anticipate what is to come _________ on our memory of what has gone before.
A) based B) basing
C) to base D) to be based
45. The world's governments have done __________ nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents.
A) inherently B) vitally
C) virtually D) identically
46. I guess Jones didn't have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ________.
A) candidate B) opponent
C) alternative D) participant
47. The background music in an assembly line is designed ___________.
A) not being listened to B) being not listened to
C) not to be listened to D) to be not listened to
48. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very _________.
A) precious B) rewarding
C) worth D) challenging
49. The boy students in this school are nearly _________ as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.
A) as likely twice B) likely as twice
C) as twice likely D) twice as likely
50. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ________ himself.
A) spot B) locate
C) place D) situate
51. The city has decided to __________ smoking.
A) do away with B) take away
C) get away with D) put away
52. Perhaps it wouldn't be __________ to go and see such a film.
A) worthy you while B) worth of while
C) worthy of while D) worth your while
53. The old building is in a good state of __________ except for the wooden floors.
A) observation B) preservation
C) conservation D) compensation
54. While some office jobs would seem ___________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimul
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