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
Part IV Error Correction (15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (／) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literatures of our periods.
1. time/times/period
Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature
2. ／___________
as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the___________
Most studies suggest that when women and men do the
same job and have the same experience, pay rates tend to be
similar. Most of the dollar differences stem from fact that 71. __________
women tend to be more recently employed and have more 72. __________
years on the job. Whether women who have started a career
will attain pay equality with men rest on at least two factors. 73. __________
First, will most of them continue part time at their jobs after 74. __________
they have children? A break in their employment, or a decision
to work part time, will slow its raises and promotions- 75. _
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