Part II Vocabulary and Structures
21. For Soviets, clothing is the ____ of greatest complaint, housing follows, and food is last.
A. source
B. problem
C. cause
D. reason
22. As a student of Chinese literature, she enjoys giving ____ of poems by her favourite poets.
A. recreations
B. recitations
C. repetitions
D. rehearsals
23. Professor Allington asks his students to read the newspapers to keep ____ of current events.
A. watch
B. observation
C. track
D. information
24. More waste materials have to be ____ of, which cause pollution of the land, sea and air.
A. detached
B. deserted
C. dismissed
D. disposed
25. Fred was ____ in the alley last night, and all his money was taken away.
A. held back
B. held up
C. held off
D. held on
26. The doctor carefully examined the driver who suffered ____ all over his body in a car accident.
A. scars
B. scratches
C. bruises
D. wrenches
27. Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is a symbol of ____.
A. constant
B. infinite
C. prolonged
D. eternal
28. Dick, who had failed the Maths test, was sitting on a bench in the corner, ____ over his disappointment.
A. brooding
B. apologizing
C. meditating
D. complaining
29. It is hard for us to realize what ____ lives men led in the Middle Ages.
A. grave
B. grim
C. greedy
D. gross
30. Recent psychological studies have shown that many children develop fears of ____ dangers.
A. imagination
B. imaginary
C. imaginable
D. imaginative
31. In the garden bees moved, humming thoughtfully, from ____ flowers to purple ones.
A. colourful
B. prosperous
C. scarlet
D. brilliant
32. At last I ____ the article that I had been looking for in the University library.
A. ran down
B. run into
C. run out
D. run off
33. The police officer assures us ____ will be taken to guard against the recurrence of such incidents.
A. prevention
B. prediction
C. preparation
D. precaution
34. They ____ on a cure for tuberculous while they were doing research on something else.
A. founded
B. stumbled
C. fumbled
D. tripped
35. In the darkness, Mrs. Warren ____ her way into the kitchen and switched on the light.
A. gripped
B. groped
C. guided
D. guarded
36. The mother separated the quarrelling children, and gave each of them a sharp ____.
A. punch
B. puppy
C. pinch
D. pumpkin
37. Last week the seamen’’s strike led to the ____ closure of the whole vast dock area.
A. virtual
B. factual
C. local
D. actual
38. George Gallop has brought all his polling strategies together to ____ and analyze what he calls future force.
A. synthesize
B. standardize
C. identify
D. demonstrate
39. I prefer badminton to squash tennis. It’’s not so tiring ____.
A. to tel l the truth
B. to be frank with you
C. for instance
D. for one thing
40. You will find it worthwhile to keep ____ good terms with the supervisor of your department.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. to
41. Soccer is the most truly international team sport, but there is still some question ____ whether it should be called a game or open warfare.
A. due to
B. as to
C. in addition to
D. owing to
42. Scarcely ____ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady.
A. a day passes
B. passes a day
C. does a day pass
D. has a day passed
43. If the dog hadn’’t barked loudly, we ____ caught red-handed.
A. won’’t have been
B. needn’’t have been
C. mustn’’t have been
D. shouldn’’t have been
44. It’’s ____ I’’ve bought plenty of money: it’’s more expensive than I expected.
A. just as well
B. rather
C. may as well
D. preferred
45. ____, but I still like him.
A. Selfish though he is
B. Selfish as he is
C. Selfish he may be
D. Whether he is selfish or not
46. ____, China’’s large and medium-sized state enterprises need to improve their management right now.
A. As it should be
B. As it must be
C. As it is
D.&
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