Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (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 centre.

　　41.Normally he is rather ____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

　　A) reserved B) serious C) sociable D) peaceful

　　42.Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the ____ problem is still to be identified.

　　A) operational B) underlying C) operating D) underneath

　　43.The flat we have rented is very ____ for the underg　round station.

　　A) enjoyable B) convenient C) near D) suitable

　　44.Water is readily ____ hydrogen and oxygen.

　　A) broken down B) broken up

　　C) broken into D) broken out

　　45.You can ____ your shorthand ability by taking notes　in shorthand during lectures.

　　A) keep in B) keep on

　　C) keep out D) keep up

　　46.We have a high regard for Mr. Powell because he always ____ his principles.

　　A) lives up to B) lives out

　　C) lives on D) lives through

　　47.I wandered through the cool ____ of the forest trees.

　　A) shadow B) dark

　　C) shade D) obscurity

　　48.The pilot must have been completely ____ to fly in this weather.

　　A) clever B) sensuous

　　C) sane D) insane

　　49.The melting of the snow has caused flooding by ____rivers.

　　A) expanded B) overgrown

　　C) increased D) swollen

　　50.I objected to ____ for such an unpleasant job.

　　A) being picked on B) being picked out

　　C) being picked up D) being picked at

　　51.The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is ____.

　　A) clearing away B) clearing

　　C) becoming clearer D) clearing up

　　52.Before you run ____ other people, it is as well to　consider your own faults.

　　A) over B) down

　　C) after D) into

　　53.We hadn't realized that there would be a power cut, so we were astonished when the whole house ____ into darkness.

　　A) thrown B) drowned

　　C) dropped D) plunged

　　54.After a certain age one tries in ____ to change one

　　' s fixed habits.

　　A) order B) vain

　　C) silence D) defence

　　55.Switzerland is wellknown for impressive mountainous ____.

　　A) views B) scene

　　C) scenery D) Nature

　　56.If you have finished with these tools, I wish you'd ____ them ____.

　　A) put…apart B) put…away

　　C) put…forward D) put…down

　　57.A long line of traffic had to wait at the ____ until the train had passed.

　　A) crossroads B) level crossing

　　C) bridge D) junction

　　58.A trip to the Antarctic is ____ safe if you take the necessary precautions.

　　A) within reason B) reasonably

　　C) in doubt D) doubt

　　59.The Andersons have not ____ yet and I doubt if they will now.

　　A) turned up B) turned in

　　C) turned down D) come in

　　60.When I asked her advice, she ____ the matter and then told me not to go.

　　A) answered B) explained

　　C) pondered D) wandered

　　61.His son expected to ____ a business.

　　A) reside B) construct

　　C) eliminate D) set up

　　62.The club members voted to ____ the ban on smoking.

　　A) refrain B) inquire

　　C) recess D) abolish

　　63.Did your parents ____ the work you have done?

　　A) commend B) command

　　C) consent D) mumble

　　64.The expedition reached the ____ at tenthirty that　morning.

　　A) summit B) main trail

　　C) starting point D) site

　　65.We had to start at exactly the same time, so we had our watches ____.

　　A) transfixed B) stabilized

　　C) temporized D) synchronized

　　66.Some people in position of power are using their ____wrongly and this seriously affects the present reform.

　　A) force B) privileges

　　C) advantages D) merits

　　67.You must have ____ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible.

　　A) passed B) sat for

　　C) entered for D) taken

　　68.The spokesman claimed that most people ____ the government's economic policy as a success.

　　A) look out B) look up

　　C) look ahead D) look on

　　69.It was felt that he lacked the ____ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.

　　A) engagement B) persuasion

　　C) commitment D) preservation

　　70.When the tire blew out, the rules Jack had learned in driving classes ____ him ____ safe.

　　A) carried…away B) carried…forward

　　C) carried… off D) carried…through