I. Vocabulary & Grammar (30%)
Directions: There are 30 sentences in this section
1. The salesperson________ that his tonic was sure
A. proclaimed B. disclosed C. complained
2. The Chinese Red Cross _______ a large sum of mo
A. attributed B. contributed C. distribut
3. Scientists conclude that nonsmokers who must __
A. involuntarily B. instantaneously C. spo
4. He is the best investment adviser and ________
A. as such B. as to C. so as to D. such
5.__________, he does get irritated with her somet
A. As he likes her much B. Much although
C. Though much he likes her D. Much as he lik
6.___________, if I had arrived yesterday without
A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surpri
C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have
7. As it turned out to be a small house party, we
A. need not have dressed up B. must not have
C. did not need to dress up D. must not dre
8. There was no _______ between the first and the
A. logic B. inherence C. persistence D
9. The mother said she would ________ her son wash
A. let down B. let alone C. let off D
10. His promotion has provoked _________ discussio
A. apprehensive B. animated C. annihilate
11. There’s a firm distinction between the moderat
A. intoxication B. indulgency C. introsp
12. Most of them had visited the orphan during the
A. variant B. gallant C. pertinent D. so
13. I did not anticipate reading such a/an _______
A. erudite B. arrogant C. ingenious D
14. By the time of the American Revolution there w
A. offensive B. fervent C. intrusive D.
15. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great d
A. is necessary B. being necessary C. to be
16. Smith did the only _______ thing by asking the
A. sensitive B. sentimental C. sensible
17. The millions of calculations involved, _______
A. had they been done B. they had been don
C. having been done D. they were done
18. He will have to _________ his indecent behavio
A. answer to B. answer for C. answer back
19. I want to talk about all these points in _____
A. ascending B. condescending C. descending
20. The _______ of evidence was on the side of the
A. paucity B. propensity C. brunt D. pr
21. The children were so spoiled by her indulgent
A. discreet B. elated C. sullen D. tra
22. Your _________ tactics may compel me to cancel
A. dilatory B. offensive C. repugnant
23. Mary will not be able to come to the birthday
A. laid aside B. laid by C. laid up D.
24. The earnings of women are well below that of m
A. although B. though C. despite of D
25. __________ in a famed university abroad was wh
A. The boy to be cultivated B. The boy
C. The boy’s being cultivated D. The boy
26. When a psychologist does a general experiment
A. at length B. at random C. in essence
27. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmiss
A. irrational B. unreasonable C. invalid
28. Mary is reading ______________.
A. a detective old exciting story B. an old
C. an exciting old detective story D. an old
29. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that c
A. anything but B. nothing but C. none o
30. The headlights of the approach car were so ___
A. blazing B. glittering C. dazzling D
III. Writing (30%)