Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) 41. The grey building is where the workers live, and the white one is where the spare parts ________. A) are producing B) are produced C) produced D) being produced(B) 42. I could not persuade him to accept it, ________ make him see the important of it. A) if only I could not B) no more than I could C) or I could not D) nor could I(D) 43. Because of the ________ emphasis placed on classroom work, the instructor will report your absences to the adviser. A) large B) strong C) hard D) high(B) 44. Homework ________ on time will lead to better grades. A) done B) be done C) having done D) to have been done(A) 45. The speech ________ a lively discussion started. A) being delivered B) was delivered C) be delivered D) having been delivered(D) 46. I have had great deal of trouble ________ the rest of the class. A) coming up against B) making up for C) keeping up with D) living up to(C) 47. ________ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand. A) Not being B) Had it not been C) Without being D) Not having been(B) 48. ________ a teacher in a university, it is necessary to have at least a master’s degree. A) To become B) Become C) One become D) On becoming(A) 49. The little man was ________ more than one metre fifty tall. A) nearly B) quite C) hardly D) almost(A) 50. Certain programs work better for some ________ for others. A) and B) than C) as D) but(B) 51. Some plants are so sensitive ________ pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly clean environment. A) from B) against C) to D) with(C) 52. It does not alter the fact that he was the man ________ for the death of the little girl. A) accounting B) guilty C) responsible D) obliged(C) 53. Medical care reform has become this country’s most important public health ________. A) question B) stuff C) matter D) issue(C) 54. Not that John doesn’t want to help you, ________ it’s beyond his power. A) but that B) for that C) and that D) in that(A) 55. It is not unusual for workers in that region ________. A) to be paid more than a month late B) to be paid later than more a month C) to pay later than a month more D) to pay late more than a month(A) 56. I used to smoke ________ but I gave it up three years ago. A) seriously B) heavily C) badly D) severely(B) 57. The doctor told Penny that too much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion(A) 58. Michael used to look hurt and surprised when ________. A) scolding B) to scold C) having scolded D) scolded(D) 59. He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design ________ the light of the requirements of customers. A) on B) for C) in D) with(C) 60. If you don’t like to swim, you ________ stay at home. A) should as well B) may as well C) can as well D) would as well(B) 61. To be frank, I’d rather you ________ in the case. A) will not be involved B) not involved C) not to be involved D) were not involved(D) 62. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ________ going to the doctor. A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up(A) 63. If you want to know the train schedule, please ________ at the booking office. A) acquire B) inquire C) request D) require(B) 64. He thought that ________. A) the effort doing the job was not worth B) the effort was not worth in doing the job C) it was not worth the effort doing the job D) it was not worth the effort by doing the job(C) 65. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life. A) transformed B) transported C) transferred D) transmitted(A) 66. I have no objection ________ the evening with them. A) to spend B) to spending C) of spending D) spending(B) 67. Realizing that he hadn’t enough money and ________ to borrow from his father, he decided to sell his watch. A) not wanted B) not to want C) not wanting D) wanting not(C) 68. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should ________ his findings in logical order and clear language. A) furnish B) propose C) raise D) present(D) 69. ________ they reached the centre of the city, they stopped the car at a bar. A) Before a mile or so when B) For a mile or so after C) Further than a mile or so D) A mile or so before(D) 70. They are teachers and don’t realize ________ to start and run a company. A) what it takes B) what takes it C) what they take D) what takes them(A) |