Part II Vocabulary And Structure

　　Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1) He gave his parents a. _____________ promise that he would never do that again.
　 (A) similar
　 (B) serious
　 (C) reasonable
　 (D) reluctant
　
2) We walked up the river to its-------------_____________ in the hills.
　 (A) source
　 (B) origin
　 (C) field
　 (D) start
　
3) Steve just ______________ playing on his computer.
　 (A)carried out
　 (B) carried on
　 (C) carried away
　 (D) carried through
　
4) The climate in the mountain area has seriously _______________ his health.
　 (A) change
　 (B) result
　 (C) affect
　 (D) control

5) The goods were ____________ by train.
　 (A) transfer
　 (B) transport
　 (C) transmit
　 (D) transform

6) I try to avoid _____________ shopping on Saturdays.
　 (A) to go
　 (B) go
　 (C) going
　 (D) gone
　
7) My weight ______________ when I stop eating sugar.
　 (A) increases
　 (B) adds
　 (C) affects
　 (D) reduces
　
8) There was an earthquake and, _____________ there were tidal wave.
　 (A) in addition
　 (B) However
　 (C) Because
　 (D) Although
　
9) There was nothing we could do about it --- the situation was ______________ our control.
　 (A) out of order
　 (B) out of control
　 (C) out of place
　 (D) out of date

10) He was caught in the rain on his way to the office. ______________ he had a bad cold.
　 (A) As a result
　 (B) In the end
　 (C) As usual
　 (D) In effect

11)“Will you have tea or coffee?” “___________, thank you, I've just had some tea.”
　 (A) Either
　 (B) Neither
　 (C) Some
　 (D) Both
　
12) I decided not to go, for_________________ reasons.
　 (A) an amount of
　 (B) the amount of
　 (C) a number of
　 (D) the number of
　
13) We're not doing enough to protect the ________________ from pollution.
　 (A) circumstance
　 (B) environment
　 (C) surrounding
　 (D) situation
　
14) Without carbon dioxide the Earth ____________about 20 degrees cooler than it is.
　 (A) will be
　 (B) is
　 (C) was
　 (D)would be

15) I bought some new shoes which are very________________ a pair I had before.

　 (A) familiar to
　 (B) familiar with
　 (C) similar to
　 (D)similar with

16) He gets more attractive __________________ he gets older.
　 (A) as
　 (B) because
　 (C) so
　 (D) while
　
17) Timber companies has been burning forest in order to ___________ big trees for export.
　 (A) slow down
　 (B) put down
　 (C) cut down
　 (D)take down
　
18)When fuels are burned, gas is _____________ into the air.
　 (A) escaped
　 (B) formed
　 (C) released
　 (D) built
　
19) They went there on foot _______________ on bus.
　 (A) instead
　 (B) instead of
　 (C) in spite
　 (D) in spite of

20) I like black coffee so much because the stronger it is, ______________.
　 (A) I like it better
　 (B) the more I like
　 (C) the better I like it
　 (D) I like it more