B) conservative D) imperative
5l. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of —— grouping is advisable.
A) homogeneous C) spontaneous
B) instantaneous D) anonymous
52. Even sensible men do —— things sometimes.
A) abrupt C) acute
B) absurd D) apt
53. The commission would find itself —— at every turn if its members couldn't reach an agreement.
A) collided C) crumbled
B) savaged D) hampered
54. Grain production in the word is —— but still millions go hungry.
A) staggering C) soaring
B) shrinking D) suspending
55. He developed a —— attitude after years of frustration in his career
A) sneaking C) drastic
B) disgusted D) cynical
56. They believed that this was not the —— of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.
A) climax C) pitch
B) summit D) maximum
57. Several guests were waiting in the —— for the front door to open.
A) porch C) inlet
B) vent D) entry
58. As the mountains were covered with a of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.
A) coating C) veil
B) film D) shade
59. We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on fore purchase and paid monthly
A) investments C) arrangements
B) requirements D) installment
60. The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an
A) illusion C) image
B) impression D) illumination
6l. A good education is an you can fall back on for the rest of your life.
A) asset C) inventory
B) ethic D) obligation
62. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their and the importance you place upon the relationship.
A) solidarity C) superiority
B) priority D) hospitality
63. The designer has applied for a —— for his new invention.
A) tariff C) version
B) discount D) patent
64. The toy maker produces a —— copy of the space station, exact in every detail.
A) minimal C) miniature
B) minimum D) minor
65. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget .
A) disposition C) defect
B) discrepancy D) deficit
66. They have decided to w physical punishment in all local schools.
A) put away C) do away with
B) breakaway from D) pass away
67. Astronauts are —— all kinds of tests before they are actuaI1y sent up in a spacecraft.
A) inclined to C) prone to
B) subjected to D) bound to
68. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include —— rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.
A) drawing on C) drawing up
B) drawing in D) drawing down
69. Up until that time. his interest had focused almost on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.
A) restrictively C) inclusively
B) radically D) exclusively
70. All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor,
of their multicultural communities.
A) noticeable C) conspicuous
B) indicative D) implicit
Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether i0 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 blank provided If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the
corresponding blank If you and a word put an insertion mark (A) 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:
Te1evision is rapidly becoming the literature 1. time/times/period of our periods. Many of the arguments having for the study 2.
of literature as a school subject are valid for study 3. the
of television.
A great many cities are experiencing difficulties
which are nothing new in the history of cities, except
in their scale. Some cities have lost their original
purpose and have not found new one. And any large or rich S1.
city is going to attract poor immigrants, who flood in, S2.
filling with hopes of prosperity which are then often
disappointing. There are backward towns on the edge of S3.
Bombay or Brasilia, just as though there were on the edge of
seventeenth-century London or early nineteenth-century S4.
Paris. This is new is the
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