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 center.
1.In the ruins of the castle a book ____
the 14th century royal family life was founded.
A. prescribing B. ascribing
C. depicting D. illustrating
2.I felt sorry that he had the ____ that I was cheating him.
A. motive B. notification
C. notion D. nightmare
3.Madame Curie ____ all her life to scientific research.
A. engaged B. attributed
C. dedicated D. addicted
4.On behalf of world peace, any international dispute should be settled by ____ or political means instead of by forces.
A. diplomatic B. dramatic
C. fantastic D. automatic
5.Parents should be cautious about their words and actions, for their children may ____ their behaviours.
A. react B. resist C. interpret D. duplicate
6.We can make full use of waste oil by ____ essences from it.
A. purifying B. refraining
C. distilling D. transmitting
7.All the world was ____ about the motive of the country to interfere in the dispute.
A. discrete B. subtle
C. confidential D. dubious
8.The Republicans ____ the congress at present time.
A. major B. transfer C. dominate D. overtake
9.According to the doctor’s ____, he had got a light flu epidemic.
A. diagnosis B. synopsis C. synthesis D. thesis
10.The little boy was ____ at her mother’s words because she for the first time in her life lost her temper.
A. encouraged B. consolidated
C. dismayed D. disapproved
11.A ship is in great danger. Please point out the ship’s exact ____.
A. locality B. hazard C. loss D. district
12.I’m not sure that his business is strictly ____ for there is no definite stipulation in the related law.
A. legitimate B. reliable
C. obedient D. workable
13.It’s known to all that the sun ____ light and heat, which are essential to the growth of plants on earth.
A. sprays B. absorbs C. radiates D. reflects
14.In ____, the experiment was more difficult than we had imagined.
A. response B. retrospect
C. consequence D. particular
15.For fear of being scolded by the teacher, the boy gave a ____ excuse for his absence.
A. liberal B. temporary C. lame D. disabled
16.The broadcast was ____ to Europe so
that people in that region could hear our voice.
A. relayed B. exported
C. transferred D. transported
17.The three men were given different work according to their ____ abilities.A. identical B. respectable
C. respective D. respectful
18.He ____ whether the articles exhibited at the back of the department store were for sale.
A. demanded B.inquired C.required D.requested
19.The defeated army had to ____ hastily from the battle field to the mountainous area.
A. retrieve B. resign C. retreat D. quit
20.Your teacher is still very weak, so do not ____ your visit.
A. delay B. lengthen C. shorten D. prolong
21.He ____ enough information on his tour of South America to write a book.A. compiled B. packed C. edited D. assembled
22.Having suffered a lot of setbacks, he was getting too ____ to trust others.A. optimistic B. cynical
C. pessimistic D. solitary
23.It’s ____ to send cards to relatives and friends during the Christmas season.A. experimental B. superior
C. liberal D. customary
24.The complete ____ in Grade 4 includes computer, philosophy, paper writing and translation.
A. curriculum B. subject
C. procedure D. profession
25.Adult as he is, he hasn’t learned to ____ his temper.
A. resist B. retreat C. curb D. irritate
26.The robbers had just broken into the store, when the alarm rang, right on ____.
A. shift B. saleC. purpose D. cue
27.The ____ of the poet, the artist and the writer often bring fame without wealth.
A. discoveries B. creations
C. inventions D. revisions
28.Cigarette smoking is a major factor ___ to cancer.
A. attributing B. contributing
C. distributing D. constituting
29.He dreamed of being a newspaperman, even a foreign ____.
A. correspondent B. diplomat
C. press D. principal
30.To show our friendliness, we gave our ____ welcome to the delegation composed of visiting scholars.
A. gorgeous B. gentle
C. cordial D. innumerable