eement
D) context
54. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make __________ of them.
A) impression
B) comprehension
C) meaning
D) sense
55. The politician says he will __________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
56. If you __________ the bottle and cigarettes, youll be much healthier.
A) take off
B) keep off
C) get off
D) set off
57. He was __________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A) dragged
B) tempted
C) elicited
D) attracted
58. Beijing somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of __________ at people.
A) glancing
B) peering
C) gazing
D) scanning
59. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
60. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the______ concern of state governments.
A) extinct
B) excluding
C) excessive
D) exclusive
61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many __________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
62. The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
63. The morning news says a school bus __________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
64. Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drug s" that arent really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no a ctive chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
65. We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.
A) with the exception of
B) with the purpose of
C) with reference to
D) with a view to
66. When I said goodbye to her, she __________ the door.
A) saw me at
B) set me off
C) sent me to
D) showed me to
67. In the meantime,the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the costs.
A) worth
B) worth of
C) worthy
D) worthwhile
68. During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ____ of a wide audience outside Italy.
A) enjoyment
B) appreciation
C) evaluation
D) reputation
69. Although most dreams apparently happen __________, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.
A) spontaneously
B) simultaneously
C) homogeneously
D) instantaneously
70. He is holding a ______ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon.
A) subordinate
B) succeeding
C) successive
D) subsequent
Short Answer Questions
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Joe Templer should have known better: after all, he works for a large auto insurance company. It wont hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a selfservice gas station. But moments latte r as he was paying the money he saw the truck being driven away.
In 1987,1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States-one every 20 seconds. If current trends continue, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.
Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. The cost is astonishing.
Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of thefts. It is a major moneymaker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200,000 cars a re smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.
Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinel
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