Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure 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 centre.
41. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A omitting B attaching C affording D running
42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.
A unique B strange C rare D peculiar
43. There has been a great increase in retail sales ____﹖
A does there B isn't there C hasn't there D isn't it
44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A preserve B reserve C retain D sustain
45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.
A being told B telling C to be told D to tell
46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.
A proficient B efficient C potential D sufficient
47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A to stay B stayed C staying D having stayed
48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A ability B future C possibility D opportunity
49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A popularity B density C intensity D prosperity
50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖
A in all B at best C for all D by far
51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A in all B at best C for all D by far
52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.
A skimmed B observed C overlooked D glanced
53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.
A promoted B reinforced C sparked D inspired
54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.
A remembering B to remember C to be remembered D being remembered
55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me﹖
A going B to go C have gone D went
56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching particularly between
researchers and teachers.
A intensive B concise C joint D overall
57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.
A were attending B were to attend C is to attend D are to attend
58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.
A were B being C to be D having
59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A influential B inferior C superior D subordinate
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