Part Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］

There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.

A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than

42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.

A. Was he rich or poor B. Whethere rich or poor

C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor

43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever

44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?

A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised

C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised

45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.

A. being treated B. treated

C. be treated D. having been treated

46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.

A. hand in B. would hand in

C. have to hand in D. handed in

47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.

A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress

C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress

48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.

A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking

C. that he is to think D. to think

49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.

A. these of the most B. most of those

C. among the most D. among the many of

50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.

A. Only if, will B. If only, would

C. Should, will D. Unless, would

51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.

A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave

52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.

A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose

53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.

A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up

54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____.

A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred

55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.

A. dismissed B. discharged C.expelled D. resigned

56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.

A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D.worthless

57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.

A. recovering B. restoring C. renewing D. reviving

58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.

A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping

59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.

A. outline B. reference C. frame D. outlook

60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.

A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering

61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.

A. adapted B. equipped C. suited D. fitted

62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.

A. eradication B. exclusion C. extension D. inclusion

63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.

A. eloquent B. effective C. emotional D. emphatic

64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.

A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full

65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.

A. Thereof B. Thereby C. Thereafter D. Thereabouts