Grammar& Vocabulary

Part I: Structure and Vocabulary (15)

Directions: In this section there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4

choices marked A. B. C. and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. The bar in the club is for the __________ use of its members.

A. enigmatic B. exclusive

C. inclusive D. intrinsic

2. The tuition fees are __________ to students coming from low-income families. A. becoming B. empirical

C. provisional D. affordable

3. The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of

diseases in the __________ A. legacy

B. aftermath

of the earthquake. C. hoopla

D. recession

4. Experiencing the moment can __________ positive memories from your past. A. trigger

B. perceive

C. champion D. revel

5. I must leave now. __________, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.

A. Abruptly B. Incidentally C. flaccidly

D. megalithic

6. Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are days.

A. promptly B. neurotically C. readily

D. solely

__________

available

these

7. Most analysts believe that the government will maintain its

tough __________ on the property market for some months, in order to prevent a new bubble inflating. A. morale

B. autonomy

C. momentum D. stance

8. According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the __________ of 59% . A. incident

B. incidence

C. proportion D. rate

9. Thousands of __________ at the stadium came to their feet to

pay tribute to an outstanding performance. A. legions

B. stampede

C. spectators D. observers

__________

of

10. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless the desert. A. expand

B. expanse

C. stretch

D. extend

11. An old __________ says that yawning is caused by the devil

and that evil spirits enter the body when your mouth is open wide. A. qualm commandment

12. Moneylenders are common across rural India, often providing

loans at __________ rates. It makes many families broken. A. extortionate B. lenient nonjudgemental

C. stagnant

D.

B. condescension

C. superstition D.

13. His ideas are invariably condemned as __________ by his colleagues.

A. nebulous B. ingenious

C. impractical D. fervent

14. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to __________

against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field. A. coincide

B. contend

C. concur

D. protest

15. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the

medical profession women are in a __________. A. minority

B. scarcity

C. serenity

D. equity here

in

this

16. The heat in summer is no less __________ mountain region.

A. infectious B. extensive

C. intense

D. intensive

17. In course of the Turkish empire declining rapidly, the great

powers of Europe started to __________ for the empire’s heritage.

A. overpower B. scramble

C. shepherd D. obliterate

18. Having felt pressure from her mother-in-law, she didn’t want to

__________ pressure on anyone else. A. instill D. concoct

B. inflict C.

add

19. Hundreds of pedestrians __________ against each other on the streets during the holiday. A. jostle syncronize D. crimp

20. Failure to disclose all material information could ________ the insurance.

A. invalidate

D. invalid

B. validate C. valid B. clash

C.

21. What a nice day! How about the three of us __________ a walk in the park nearby? A. to take

B. take

C. taking

D. to be taking

22. If only the patient __________ a different treatment instead of

using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now. A. had received D. were receiving

23. She __________ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference. A. had been C. has been

B. must be D. must have been B. received

C. should receive

24. __________ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay. A. Whatever B. Whenever

C. Whichever D. However

25. A new laptop costs about __________ of a second-hand one.