Part III?Vocabulary and Structure?(20 minutes)
Directions:?There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

41.?The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied _________ in the area on the night of the fire.
?A) to be?B) to have been
?C) having been?D) be
42.?The schoolmaster ___________ the girl’s bravery in his opening speech.
?A) applauded?B) enhanced
?C) elevated?D) clapped
43.?The place did not appear to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _________ to traffic.
?A) inadequate?B) inaccessible
?C) incompatible?D) insignificant
44.?One of the requirements for a fire is that the material __________ to its burning temperature.
?A) is heated?B) will be heated
?C) be heated?D) would be heated
45.?The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were ________ into thinking that she was a good person.
?A) betrayed?B) driven
?C) deceived?D) convinced
46.?Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is _____ me.
?A) above?B) outside
?C) beside?D) beyond
47.?When business is __________, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
?A) degraded?B) depressed
?C) reduced?D) lessened
48.?As far as the rank of position is concerned and associate professor is ________ to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable.
?A) attached?B) subsidiary
?C) previous?D) inferior
49.?This book will show the readers __________ can be used in other contexts.
?A) how that they have observed?B) that how they have observed
?C) how what they have observed?D) that they have observed
50.?The plane __________, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground.
?A) smashed?B) crushed
?C) plunged?D) crashed
51.?He believed that the greatest of his _______ was that he’d never had a college education.
?A) griefs?B) misfortunes
?C) disasters?D) sorrows
52.?__________ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.
?A) As?B) Since
?C) Provided?D) While
53.?The local government leaders are making every effort to _______ the problem of poverty.
?A) abolish?B) tackle
?C) remove?D) encounter
54.?Although Asian countries are generally more ____________ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.
?A) conservative?B) confidential
?C) comprehensive?D) consistent
55.?___________ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.
?A) To give?B) Given
?C) Giving?D) Having given
56.?Although the two players are _________ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.
?A) partners?B) enemies
?C) rivals?D) companions
57.?The girl was _______ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.
?A) preliminarily?B) presumably
?C) formally?D) formerly
58.?I don’t think that this question is subordinate _________ the main aim of our company.
?A) with?B) to
?C) for?D) on
59.?While admitting that this forecast was ____________ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf.
?A) anyhow?B) somewhere
?C) somewhat?D) anyway
60.?The United States is trying to ________ the serious problems created by the energy crisis.
?A) put up with?B) submit to
?C) comply with?D) cope with
61.?Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains _________.
?A) to be shown?B) to have shown
?C) to have been shown?D) being shown
62.?The economic crises in that country have threatened the _________ of the government.
?A) stability?B) capability
?C) persistence?D) permanence
63.?Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _________ vision.
?A) vigorous?B) exact
?C) acute?D) vivid
64.?Rebecca ___________ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.
?A) told?B) would tell
?C) had told?D) would have told
65.?By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _________ the surroundings.
?A) explore?B) expose
?C) exploit?D) expand
66.?The Washington Monument is a hollow shaft without a break _________ its surface except for the tiny entrance.
?A) in?B) with
?C) from?D) to
67.?The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man’s ______, but in vain.
?A) mistake?B) guilt
?C) fault?D) defect
68.?The world’s greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that _________ matters is not winning but participating.
?A) anything?B) it
?C) what?D) everything
69.?Very few scientists _________ completely new answers to the world’s problems.
?A) come up with?B) come out
?C) come round?D) come up to
70.?The police are suspicious _________ his words because he already has a record.
?A) to?B) at
?C) on?D) of