Part 1 Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.C They packed the instruments carefully ____ they would be broken during transportation. A. so that B. on condition that C. for fear that D. provided that
2.B Almost all the countries in the world hoped that the warring sides would ________ a compromise. A. affect B. effect C. come D. lead
3.D Our talk was completely ________out by the roar of the machines. As a result, we had to communicate with gestures. A. decreased B. reduced C. smashed D. drowned
4.B She was arrested for ______ state secrets to a foreign reporter in return for her son going abroad. A. getting away B. giving away C. breaking away D. putting away
5.B The professor kept speaking about his new discovery in the field, only ____ occasionally to have a mouthful of tea. A. dropping off B. breaking off C. putting off D. setting off
6.C His health ________ as he ate too little and worked too hard for months on end. A. broke up
B. broke through C. broke down D. broke off
7.D His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all. A. interpretation B. meaning C. reason D. sense
8.A To his great joy he discovered that his ears became ________. A. sensitive
B. aware C. efficient D. sensible
9.B The pilot of the plane is ________ for the passengers' safety. A. conscious B. responsible C. necessary D. regulated 10.C We need to make sure that we ________ our resources as fully as possible. A. achieve B. operate C. exploit D. expel
11.D The economy looks set to ________ its growth into next year. A. endure B. persist C. remain D. sustain 12.B It was the only thing that I could do?aI don't have to ________ myself to anyone. A. account B. justify C. discount D. clarify
13.A The shop assistant says if I leave $10 as a ________, they'll keep the dress for me.
A. deposit B. loan
C. guarantee D. fee
14. D It was such a(n) ________ to hear that Marta was found safe and well. A. concern B. anxiety
C. expectation D. relief
15.A I don't think his remarks are relevant ________ our discussion. A. to B. at C. for D. with 16.B You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ________. A. to be understood B. understood C. understanding
D. being understood
17.D There's nothing on TV tonight, ________ rubbish. A. rather than B. more than C. better than D. other than 18.C I will hold your note until Christmas Day, _______ you certainly will have received your allowance. A. by that time B. at that time C. by which time D. at which time
19.D The Prime Minister commanded that farmers ________ loans from the government.
A. would receive B. received
C. ought to receive D. should receive 20.B Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim ________.
A. may be hardly doubted B. may be seriously doubted C. may be hard doubting D. may be doubted serious 21.C The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had lost B. would lose
C. would have lost D. should have lost 22.B Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant. A. arose B. raised C. rose D. aroused 23.C With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ________ before their time. A. be bloomed B. bloom C. bloomed D. blooming
24.A A season ticket _______the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time. A. entitles
B. grants C. presents D. promises
25.A We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her. A. the moment B. for the moment C. the moment when D. at the moment when
26. A Government reports, examinations, compositions, legal documents, and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used. A. in which B. at what C. on which D. in that 27.C Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing.
A. rather than to go B. more than going C. other than going D. than to go 28.C Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night. A. as if B. even if C. provided D. whatever
29.A The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________ a gas station or two in recent decades. A. except for B. study C. except D. besides 30.B He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and a scholarship. A. faith B. status C. fame D. courage 31.B If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed