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 centre.
41. In November 1987 the government _____ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.
A) initiated C) induced
B) designated D) promoted
42. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.
A) consolidate C) reconcile
B) amend D Intensify
43. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it_____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.
A) compacted C) dispersed
B) restricted D)delayed
44. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son’s career goals and their wishes for him _____.
A) coincide C) conform
B) comply D) collaborate
45. Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is _____ in commercials.
A) permeated C) depicted
B) alleged D) drafted
46. Europe’s earlier industrial growth was _____ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.
A) constrained C) remained
B) detained D) sustained
47. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.
A) convicted C) haunted
B) released D) unfolded
48. We’ve just installed a fan to _________________ cooking smells from the kitchen.
A) eject C) expel
C) exclude D) exile
49. Retirement is obviously a very complex _____ period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better.
A) transformation C) transaction
B) transmission D) transition
50. Mutual respect for territorial _____is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships.
A) unity C) entirety
B) integrity D) reliability
51. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is certainly on the _____ of a brilliant career.
A) porch C) course
B) edge D) threshold
52. We work to make money, but it’s a _____ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.
A) paradox c) dilemma
B) prejudice D) conflict
53. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have never seen such a building before.
A) invention C) originality
B) illusion D) orientation
54. The damage to my car was _____. in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today.
A) insufficient C) ambiguous
B) ignorant D) negligible
55. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very_____.
A) obscure C) dubious
B) indefinite D) intriguing