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thirty-fifth floor. And of course everything is faster and the New Yorkers are much ruder.

Interviewer: Oh! In what way?

Interviewee: Well, pushing in the street, fights about getting on the bus. 10 And of course the taxi drivers! New York taxi drivers must be the rudest in the world!

Part II Vocabulary (10 points)

Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

11. I read the newspaper every day so that I can stay informed about current events.

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A. important B. international

C. latest D. cultural

12. After seven days in the desert, the explorer was relieved when he eventually found water.

A. predictably B. finally

C. luckily D. accidentally

13. When we gave the children ice cream, they immediately ceased crying.

A. started B. continued

C. resumed D. stopped

14. The science teacher demonstrated the

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process of turning solid gold into liquid.

A. showed B. elaborated

C. devised D. simplified

15. John's application for admission to graduate studies in the School of Education has been approved.

A. entrance B. acceptance

C. 'experience D. allowance

16. Most college students in the United States live away from home.

A. apart B. down

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C. elsewhere D. along

17. The pursuit of maximum profit often drives manufacturers to turn out things that can do harm to people's health.

A. preserve B. promote

C. process D. produce

18. Many different parts make up an airplane: the engine(s), the wings, the tail, and so on..

A. compose B. decorate

C. construct D. derive

19. You make it sound as if I did it on purpose.

A. carefully B. unwillingly