You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET.
THIS IS THE END OF SECTION I
Section II: Vocabulary and Structure (10 points)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.
21. Most people chose him as one of ______ statesmen of that year.
A. popularB. favoredC. favoriteD. favorable
22. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ______.
A. abilityB. future C. possibilityD. opportunity
23. The complier ______ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.
A. turns down B. cuts downC. pulls downD. runs down
24. The bank extends long-term ______ at favorable rate to foreign buyers, thus financing the purchase of US goods and services.
A. mortgages B. securities C. loans D. insurances
25. He tried to ______ his involvement in this scheme but he finally gave in and confessed.
A. declineB. reject C. refuseD. deny
26. Through teaching, man is able to build his basic abilities into new and more ______ skills.
A. complicated B. complex C. confusedD. confined
27. Those two will never co-operate while there’s such a basic ______ of interest between them.
A. confusionB. contradiction C. contrastD. conflict
28. All I’m trying to do is to ______ why your condition has not been improved.
A. look forB. find outC. search forD. get in
29. My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very ______ about the food he eats.
A. specialB. peculiarC. particularD. unusual
30. The detective had found a few ______ towards the murder, but still, he had no idea who the murderer was.
A. guidesB. indicationsC. cluesD. hints
