Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 minutes) 41. Susan stood motionless at the end of the diving board, hands at her side, heels slightly raised, every muscle __ action. A) anticipating B) to anticipate C) anticipated D) having anticipated 42. _______ about the bookkeeper's honesty, the company asked him to resign. A) There be some questions B) There are some questions C) There have been some questions D) There being some questions 43. He _______ his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance. A) retained B) concealed C) conceived D) shielded 44. He finished the paintings, _______ for the exhibition. A) for some time B) in good time C) from time to time D) time after time 45. But for his courage, the battle _______ A) was lost B) will be lost C) would lose D) would have been lost 46. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______ A) urgency B) danger C) emergency D) crisis 47. Such being the case, I see no _______ for your complaints. A) foundation B) base C) grounds D) sources 48. News writers are expected to be clear and accurate, the form in which they write or speak is _______ to that requirement. A) superior B) secondary C) inferior D) contrary 49. The soil was so _______ that I was hardly able to force a spade into it. A) muddy B) compact C) slack D) fertile 50. The foreign - language publications are growing in volume and _______ A) appreciation B) circumstance C) rotation D) circulation 51. The wine glasses were so_______ that I was afraid to carry them home by bus. A) flexible B) delicate C) shaky D) tender 52. The program has been _______ by lack of funds. A) hampered B) intervened C) hammered D) insulated 53. _______ , heat is produced. A) Certain chemicals are mixed together B) That certain chemicals are mixed together C) Whenever certain chemicals are mixed together D) The mixing together of certain chemicals 54. Captain Jones _______ that he had fired five bullets from Hoffman's gun and that he had the shells of those bullets with him. A) purified B) magnified C) testified D) intensified 55. Much of the equipment was lying _______ because of a lack of spare parts. A) helpless B) vacant C) idle D) lonely 56. _______ does he know that the police are about to arrest him. A) Few B) Only C) Seldom D) Little 57. By signing this application, I ask that an account _______ for me and a credit card issued as I request. A) be opened B) opens C) is opened D) will be opened 58. The poor reception on your TV is probably due to outside _______ A) interference B) inaccessibility C) interruption D) irregularity 59. Henry Ford's introduction of the assembly vastly reduced the time it took _______ A) on making a car B) to make a car C) for making a car D) in making a car The latest survey of 50 young couples in that city shows the average cost for a wedding has doubled the _______ of 1986. A) size B) number C) figure D) quantity It was only after the failure of the talks that the government decided to resort force. A) for B) in C) at D) to 62. Even though we had been to her house several times before, we did not remember _______ A) what street it was on B) what the street it was on C) what street was it on D) what a street it was on 63. The earthquake _______ not have come at a worse time for the war - torn country. A) could B) must C) would D) might 64. In _______ with the new regulations, all tickets must be stamped. A) combination B) agreement C) connection D) accordance 65. China has greatly _____ its influence in world affairs. A) spread B) scattered C) extended D) distributed 66. He asked his sister to look after his children _______ his death. A) in the event of B) in view of C) on account of D) on the edge of 67. We are sorry that, because of a fire in our factory, we are unable to fill your order for auto parts We suggest that you order from Jones Supply Company until we are able to _______ production. A) release B) recover C) resume D) regain 68. Lhasa is unique _______ it is the highest city in China. A) that B) in that C) for that D) but that 69. Why are you always suspicious __ anyone who is kind to you? A) of B) with C) towards D) for 70. _______ rose in his imagination several interesting specimens that had never appeared on earth before. A) Here B) It C) Where D) There
