PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.
41. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.
A. hand
B. place
C. hold
D. reach
42. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted
B. acknowledged
C. assembled
D. appointed
43. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to
B. level in
C. flat on
D. flush with
44. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear.
A. fainted
B. lightened
C. weakened
D. faded
45. The matter was soon forgot and never _____.
A. put into operation
B. taken into account
C. kept in sight
D. brought to mind
46. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with
us.
A. comments
B. references
C. inquiries
D. remarks
47. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.
A. cut across
B. cut in
C. cut off
D. cut back
48. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.
A. addition
B. association
C. application
D. affection
49. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.
A. recovery
B. restoration
C. renewal
D. retreat
50. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.
A. efficiency
B. affection
C. effect
D. influence
51. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.
A. grip
B. seize
C. grasp
D. snatch
52. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.
A. dependent
B. independent
C. dependence
D. independence
53. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.
A. except
B. accept
C. exception
D. acception
54. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____.
A. retiring from military service
B. to be retired by military service
C. to retire from military service
D. to be retired from military service
55. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.
A. cleaning, do
B. to be cleaned, do
C. cleaning, done
D. being cleaned, done
56. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A. abandoning
B. be abandoned
C. abandoned
D. to be abandoned
57. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.
A. that you won't speak
B. your not speaking
C. you not speak
D. you didn't speak
58. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.
A. were
B. have been
C. be
D. are
59. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when
60. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year.
A. Like
B. As
C. The same as
D. Such as
61. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind.
A. although
B. while
C. if
D. unless
62. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society.
A. no more than, attend
B. no less than, attending
C. far less than, attending
D. far more than, attend
63. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A. During the 1960's
B. It was in the 1960's
C. That it was in the 1960's
D. It was the 1960's
64. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A. permits
B. should permit
C. will permit
D. permitting
65. The large houses are being painted, but _____.
A. of great expense
B. in a lot of expenses
C. at a great expense
D. by high expenses