Part Ⅲ
Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Direction: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For ezch 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.Because of the          of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.
A)originality   B) subjectivity   C) generality   D) ambiguity
42. With its own parliament and currency and a common       for peace, the European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.
A) inspiration  B) assimilation  C) intuition    D) aspiration
43. America has now adopted more      European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.
A) discrete  B) solemn  C) rigorous  D) autonomous
44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an       spur to efficiency and innovation.
A) extravagant  B) exquisite  C) intermittent  D) indispensable
45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are     today.
A) transient  B) commonplace  C) implicit  D) elementary
46. I was so     when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.
A) immersed  B) assaulted  C) thrilled  D) dedicated
47. His arm was      from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who already died, remained in a delicate condition.
A)retrieved  B) retained  C) repelled  D) restored
48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has        to be the Greatest American.
A) appointed  B) appeased  C) nicknamed  D) dominated
49. The     majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.
A)overflowing  B) overwhelming  C) prevalent  D) premium
50. We will also see a   increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.
A) startling  B) surpassing  C) suppressing  D) stacking
51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most      values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.
A) enriched   B) enlightened   C) cherished    D) chartered
52.Researchers have discovered that      with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure.
A) interacting   B) integrating   C) migrating    D) merging
53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 196.s, traveled worldwide for many years,         cultural barriers.
A) transporting  B) transplanting C) transferring  D) transcending
54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly     him of much of his sight.
A) relieved    B) jeopardized   C) deprived    D) eliminated
55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less        to injury.
A) attached    B) prone    C) immune    D) reconciled
56. He has       to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.
A) ascribed    B) attributed    C) designated    D) doneted
57. Erik’s website contains           photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.
A) prosperous    B) gorgeous    C) spacious    D) simultaneous
58. Optimism is a        shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.
A) trail    B) trait    C) trace    D) track
59. The institution has a highly effictive program which helps first-year students make a successful        into college life.
A) transformation B) transmission  C) transition  D) transaction
60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “ negative emotions” which      the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.
A) distort  B) reinforce  C) exert  D) scramble
61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate      .
A) seniority    B) superiority   C) height    D) hierarchy
62. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and      animal behavior.
A) abnormal    B) exotic   C) absurd    D) erroneous
63. Around 80 percent of the   characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.
A) intelligible  B) random  C) spontaneous  D) genetic
64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was            of a new attitude towards modern art.
A) informative  B) indicative  C) exclusive  D) expressive
65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little   from the outside world.
A) disturbance  B) discrimination C) irritation  D) irregularity
66. Fashion desighers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and        .
A) stability  B) capability  C) durablility  D) availablity
67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz     the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.
A) inhibited    B) extinguished   C) quenched    D) stunned
68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, We will almost certainly suffer the    effects of climatic changes worldwide.
A) dubious  B) drastic  C) trivial  D) toxic
69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified           of earlier species.
A) descendants  B) dependants  C) defendants  D) developments
70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become        without adequate protection.
A) intact  B) insane  C) extinct  D) exempt