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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41.The British Library____ the right to a free copy of every new book published in the United Kingdom.

　　A) contains B) retires

　　C) retains D) conveys

　　42.The secretary____ the foreign minister____ an interview he was to give that afternoon.

　　A) reminded … of

　　B) reassured…about

　　C) consulted…about

　　D) questioned…to

　　43. The way other people behave towards us influences how we____ ourselves.

　　A) conceive of B) consist of

　　C) confront with D) conform to

　　44. I suppose some people create an idea of who they want to be and, they ____ it____.A) work…over B) bear…out

　　C) live…out D) get… over

　　45.With the economy of the country growing strong, the____ mood is one of optimism .A) presiding B) circulating

　　C) floating D) prevailing

　　46. These technological advances in communication have____ the way people do business.

　　A) revolted B) represented

　　C) adopted D) transformed

　　47. The workers of the textile mill ____ that trade union leaders be elected from the workshops .

　　A) urged B) related C) combated D) adapted

　　48. It is a____ of our company to give refunds if goods are faulty.

　　A) policy B) discipline C) decision D) determination

　　49. ____ friends helped him to get appointed ambassador to France .

　　A) Efficient B) Influential C) Impressive D) Effective

　　50.Their ambitious schemes for making money quickly____.

　　A) took a chance

　　B) came to nothing

　　C) went into action

　　D) got to the point

　　51.She knew who wrote the letter, so without opening it she tore it into pieces____A) in excitement

　　B) in disappointment

　　C) in disgust

　　D) in expectation

　　52.He had always been ____the way Ruth looked, and had never once paid her a compliment .

　　A) oblivious to B) guilty of C) wary of D) subject to

　　53.Familarity with a wide range of idiomatic expressions, and the ability to use them appropriately____ are among the distinguishing marks of command of English like a native.

　　A) in context B) in practice C) in place D) in case

　　54.We are still____ things here, but I can't guarantee the situation will stay that way.

　　A) in memory of

　　B) in search of

　　C) in control of

　　D) in need of

　　55.Democratic government is a phrase that is notoriously hard to____.

　　A) credit B) defy C) modify D) define

　　56.Bill is rich. His house is full of ____ such as expensive high-tech video systems and all the latest computer equipment.

　　A) luxuries B) festivities C) dimensions D) instruments

　　57.She is quite capable, but the problem is that she is not____.

　　A) consistent B) insistent C) beneficent D) resistant

　　58.Based on the____ that every business is now free to formulate its own strategy in light of the changing market, I would predict a market improvement in the efficiency of China's economy.

　　A) guidance B) instruction C . premise D) eminence

　　59.Nurses should do all they can to make their patients feel ____.

　　A .on board B) at ease C) at leisure D) at heart

　　60.The accused was ____to have been the leader of the plot to overthrow the governmentA) reconciled B) blended C) alleged D) referred

　　61. She ____the letter, put it in the envelope and handed it to her father.

　　A) folded B) wrapped C) rolled D) slided

　　62. In the last century, new drugs have ____ improved health throughout the world.A) inconsistently B) supposedly C) notedly D) markedly

　　63. Now a paper argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ____ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.

　　A) configuration

　　B) constitution

　　C) condemnation

　　D) contamination

　　64. When he went to the airport for the ticket, Tom suddenly realized that his passport had ____ for half a year.

　　A) abolished B) expired C) amended D) constrained

　　65. Since the information was easily____, we found it immediately.

　　A) acceptable B) accessory C) accessible D) possible

　　66.There is no known cure for SARS, but doctors are developing ways to help sufferers ____ it.

　　A) retard B) eliminate C) dispense D) handle

　　67. She was____ her brains to remember the man's time, but her bad memory failed her.

　　A) hitting B) beating C) racking D) exhausting

　　68. Many apartments have doors with a security window so that one may____ outside and observe visitors without being seen.

　　A) peer B) peek C) peel D) pile

　　69. French cars are more elegantly styled than their British ____.

　　A) counterparts B) equals C) ones D) copies

　　70. After failing his driving test four times, he finally____ trying to pass.

　　A) gave up B) gave away C) gave off D) gave in