Section I Structure and Vocabulary

Part A

Directions:

Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], B), [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)

1. By the time you arrive in London, we ________ in Europe for two weeks.

[A] shall stay

[B] have stayed

[C] will have stayed

[D] have been staying

2. I appreciated ________ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

[A] having been given

[B] having given

[C] to have been given

[D] to have given

3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ________ obtaining water is not the least.

[A] of which

[B] for what

[C] as

[D] whose

4. The heart is ________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.

[A] not so

[B] not much

[C] much more

[D] no more

5. ________ the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.

[A] Because of

[B] As to

[C] In spite of

[D] In view of

6. Jean Wagner's most enduringcontribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ________ in religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.

[A] is to be analyzed

[B] has been analyzed

[C] be analyzed

[D] should have been analyzed

7. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all practical value by the time they finished.

[A] could lose

[B] would have lost

[C] might lose

[D] ought to have lost

8. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as ________ earned by his own labour.

[A] one

[B] that

[C] such

[D] what

9. It isn't cold enough for there ________ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim's car out quite safely.

[A] would be

[B] being

[C] was

[D] to be

10. Scientists generally agree that the Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years ________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.

[A] as long as

[B] as much as

[C] as soon as

[D] as well as

Part B

Directions:

Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)

11. Similar elements in the prehistoric remains [A] from both areas suggest [B] that Indians and their neighbours had maintained [C] distant but real connections ever [D] before 1500 B. C.

12. It soon became obviously [A] that instead of being trained [B] to sing she would [C] be trained as [D] the astronomer's assistant.

13. He also conceived [A] that the solar system and the universe would come [B] into existence by [C] a natural process and would disappear [D] one day.

14. The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times less [A] than the earth [B]; in consequence [C],the force of [D] gravity at the moon's surface is only one-sixth of that at the earth's surface.

15. "The Bunsen burner is so [A] named because it is thought [B] to be invented [C] by Robert Bunsen, who was German by [D] birth.

16. Much although [A] I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal [B] her in thoroughness, whatever [C] the job [D].

17. The weeds [A] and tall grass in that yard makes [B] the house look [C] as if it had been vacant [D] for quite some time.

18. If only [A] the nature of the aging process is [B] better understood, the possibility of discovering [C] a medicine that can block the fundamental process of aging seems [D] very remote.

19. When I consider how talented he is [A] as a painter [B], I cannot help but believing [C] that the public [D] will appreciate his gift.

20. Allen has stated [A] that he has always had [B] a great interest [C] and admiration for [D] the work of the British economist Keynes.

Part C

Directions:

Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

21. Please do not be ________ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.

[A] disregarded

[B] distorted

[C] irritated

[D] intervened

22. Craig assured his boss that he would ________ all his energies in doing this new job.

[A] call forth

[B] call at

[C] call on

[D] call off

23. Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

[A] disclosure

[B] exhibition

[C] contact

[D] exposure

24. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

[A] dim

[B] blank

[C] faint

[D] vain

25. It is well known that knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of mind.

[A] incompatible

[B] incredible

[C] indefinite

[D] indispensable

26. More than two hundred years ago the United States ________ from the British Empire and become an independent country.

[A] got off

[B] pulled down

[C] broke away

[D] attached to

27. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ________ loud continuous noise.

[A] subjected to

[B] filled with

[C] associated with

[D] dropped off

28. Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems.

[A] oblige

[B] owe

[C] contribute

[D] attribute

29. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into.

[A] precious

[B] worth

[C] worthy

[D] valuable

30. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.

[A] relieve

[B] release

[C] dismiss

[D] discard

31. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ________ be able to walk.

[A] in no time

[B] by all means

[C] in no way

[D] on any account

32. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ________ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

[A] occasionally

[B] simultaneously

[C] eventually

[D] promptly

33. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children.

[A] efforts

[B] pains

[C] attempts

[D] endeavours

34. If any man here does not agree with me, he should ________ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.

[A] put on

[B] put out

[C] put in

[D] put forward

35. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it.

[A] connected

[B] fastened

[C] bound

[D] stuck

36. The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparative seldom used in ordinary conversation.

[A] altitude

[B] latitude

[C] multitude

[D] attitude

37. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of these improvements through your active participation.

[A] dimension

[B] volume

[C] magnitude

[D] scope

38. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.

[A] rise

[B] reason

[C] suspicion

[D] impulse

39. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ________.

[A] on the spot

[B] on the site

[C] on the location

[D] on the ground

40. The remarkable ________ of life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

[A] classification

[B] variety

[C] density

[D] diversion

Section II Cloze Test

Directions:

For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word. In speaking, the choice of words is __41__ the utmost importance. Proper selection will eliminate one source of __42__ breakdown in the communication cycle. Too often, careless use of words __43__ a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener. The words used by the speaker may __44__ unfavorable reactions in the listener __45__ interfere with his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception system breaks down.

__46__, inaccurate or indefinite words may make __47__ difficult for the listener to understand the __48__ which is being transmitted to him. The speaker who does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be __49__ to explain or describe in a __50__ that can be understood by his listeners.

41. [A] of

[B] at

[C] for

[D] on

42. [A] inaccessible

[B] timely

[C] likely

[D] invalid

43. [A] encourages

[B] prevents

[C] destroys

[D] offers

44. [A] pass out

[B] take away

[C] back up

[D] stir up

45. [A] who

[B] as

[C] which

[D] what

46. [A] Moreover

[B] However

[C] Preliminarily

[D] Unexpectedly

47. [A] that

[B] It

[C] so

[D] this

48. [A] speech

[B] sense

[C] message

[D] meaning

49. [A] obscure

[B] difficult

[C] impossible

[D] unable