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. The undersea world is wellknown as a source of natural beauty and a ____ to human fantasy.

　　A) gleam B) magnitude

　　C) faction D) stimulus

　　42. Too many hotels have been built and this has ____ down prices, making holidays cheaper.

　　A) forced B) slowed

　　C) cut D) reduced

　　43. The climber was ____ from the top of the cliff on arope held by his friends.

　　A) exhausted B) relieved

　　C) suspended D) isolated

　　44. We can't understand Uncle George, for he always ____whatever he says.

　　A) masters B) mumbles

　　C) molests D) muzzles

　　45. You haven't really answered the question, for what you said is not ____.

　　A) eligible B) pertinent

　　C) provident D) expeditious

　　46. Always a clear diplomat, he ____ one potential eney of his country against another, so he kept them divided.

　　A) played down B) played on

　　C) played with D) played off

　　47. His illness would ____ his progress of study.

　　A) cast B) conclude

　　C) obstruct D) block

　　48. A beautiful autumn day like this ____ for the wet summer we have had.

　　A) compensates B) revenges

　　C) balances D) compels

　　49. Do you have a ____ of ownership for this car?

　　A) document B) label

　　C) passport D) certificate

　　50. Ronny's steps ____, and there was a moment of absolute silence.

　　A) died down B) died away

　　C) died off D) died out

　　51. After practising for several weeks, Peter decided to ___.

　　A) contrive B) comprise

　　C) confirm D) compete

　　52. When the pipe broke, the water ____ out violently.

　　A) trickled B) gushed

　　C) stirred D) flitted

　　53. Few people ____ this department store because it didn't sell good clothing.

　　A) accused B) recited

　　C) patronized D) advertized

　　54. The ____ between them has been made.

　　A) contention B) concord

　　C) conjunction D) commune

　　55. It's hard to ____ someone so selfish.

　　A) feel like B) feel out

　　C) feel for D) feel towards

　　56. The apple tree ____ the field, dropping its flowers on the grass.

　　A) leaned on B) leaned to

　　C) leaned over D) leaned towards

　　57. Why are you always so ____? You never smile or look cheerful.

　　A) angry B) sorry

　　C) unfortunate D) miserable

　　58. You must remember to ____ all your belongs out of this classroom today.

　　A) fetch B) take away

　　C) bring D) take

　　59. The ____, while worrying, does not mean a total loss, as the jewels were insured for $ 30,000.

　　A) robber B) robbery

　　C) rubbish D) robot

　　60. I have often wondered who first ____ that simple but profound truth.

　　A) urged B) uttered

　　C) buttered D) sponsored

　　61. We'd better wait inside until the storm ____.

　　A) transmits B) distorts

　　C) migrates D) subsides

　　62. I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure ____ I could have done with it.

　　A) whether B) where

　　C) when D) what

　　63. His mother bought a ____ chunk of meat.

　　A) massive B) excessive

　　C) extravagant D) plentiful

　　64. He was interested only in the story and ____ all those passages of landscape description.

　　A) thought badly of B) went over

　　C) made fun of D) passed over

　　65. If you don't return the article to the shop within a week, you will ____ the chance of getting your money back.

　　A) take B) forfeit

　　C) stand D) get

　　66. The winter was close ____, she had no clothes, and now she was out of work.

　　A) severe B) far away

　　C) mild D) at hand

　　67. Jim and Mike tried to move the large rock but they could not ____ it.

　　A) arouse B) provoke

　　C) budge D) dodge

　　68. His ____ and experience make him an excellent person for this job.

　　A) competence B) complacency

　　C) compensation D) compunction

　　69. In that year the ____ of infectious diseases in the United Kingdom was high.

　　A) rate B) ratio

　　C) frequency D) incidence

　　70. I think I've grasped your main proposals, but would you mind ____ them once again?

　　A) running out B) running into

　　C) running through D) running for