PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )
Section A (0.5 point each )
Directions: There are ten questions in this ction. Each question is a ntence with one word or phra underlined. Below the ntence are four words or phras marked A, B, C and D. Choo the word or phra that is clost in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
21. Facebook’s top executives are eligible for twice-a-year bonus of up to 45 percent of their ba salaries.
A. optional B. qualified C. desirable D. casual
22. Ways have to be found to accommodate the special needs of the left-behind children in rural areas.
A. satisfy B. occupy C. alter D. host
23. The number of people with Alzheimer’s dia in the United States is projected to more than double by 2050.
A. devid B. thrust C. estimated D. encountered
24. My supervisor, gentle and friendly, made me feel at ea from the first meeting with him.
A. at large B. at length C. at random D. at home
25. I arched the library to e what I could learn about the massacre, but nothing turned up.
A. was recommended B. was found C. was understood D. was clarified
26. Geraldine Ferraro said that whoever coined the term ObamaCare was brilliant.
A. came upon B. broke down C. made up D. drew on
27. Upon learning that his mother was gravely ill, he wasted no time getting to the hospital.
A. suddenly B. moderately C. riously D. genetically
28. It requires uncompromising efforts to develop the residences into true homes for our underprivileged citizens.
A. unproductive B. unyielding C. uninviting D. unintentional
29. Snow is not predicated for today; we can expect some rain, though.
A. although B. therefore C. yet D. however
30. At that time, there was a wealth of evidence that Japan was planning war in the Pacific.
A. abundant B. valuable C. expensive D. priceless
Section B (0.5 point each)
Directions: There are ten questions in this ction. Each question is a ntence with something missing. Below each ntence are four words or phras marked A, B, C and D. Choo one word or phra that best completes the ntence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
31. This old man developed nerve damage to his brain, _______him nearly disabled.
A. leaving B. keeping C. allowing D. causing
32. The discoveries have opened up new _______ in the field of cancer rearch.
A. rainbows B. horizons C. altitudes D. paradoxes
33. Some politicians in Japan still believe that the Nanjing massacre is nothing but a _______.
A. novel B. flaw C. truth D. myth
34. Many people choo to be honest when creating their online _______ to make future dating easier.
A. pretexts B. prepositions C. profiles D. protests
35. Several large studies have found _______ lower odds of heart dia among regular nut eaters.
A. confidently B. consistently C. conceptually D. contemptuously
36. The boss needs a workout program that perfectly _______ his busy schedule.
A. turns into B. falls into C. looks into D. fits into
37. A glimp _______ our solar system reveals the neighborhood outside the sun’s influence is stranger than expected.
A. into B. at C. by D. beyond
38. It has never _______ to me that an intimate knowledge of English grammar can be so uful.
A. occurred B. happened C. turned D. conformed
39. The FDA is expected to require safety studies on e-cigarettes and _______ their u.
A. regulate B. recollect C. rebound D. rehear
40. Teenagers can become ________ and hard to handle if every single decision is taken away from them.
A. obedient B. cooperative C. rebellious D. aesthetic
