Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. The oil shortage ________ the prices of chemical fertilizers on the world market.
A) drove oil
B) drove up
C) drove in
D) drove off(D)
42. There are five ________ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them and win a prize?
A) intensive
B) deliberate
C) planned
D) calculated(B)
43. These studies will yield valuable lemons ________.
A) in which to save lives and protect property
B) how to save lives and protect property
C) in how to save lives and protect property
D) about those to save lives and protect property(D)
44. The school offered flexible courses for farmers, ________ more hours of study when farm work was not heavy.
A) with
B) without
C) in
D) for(C)
45. Part of the cost of many articles is taken as tax by the government ________ the community.
A) in place of
B) on account of
C) in terms of
D) on behalf of(A)
46. Soldiers act in ________ to the orders of their officers.
A) obligation
B) objection
C) obedience
D) offence(A)
47. ________ after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the “Sound barrier.”
A) It was shortly
B) Until shortly
C) Shortly was it
D) Shortly(C)
48. ________ in the Atacama Desert.
A) It never virtually rains
B) It virtually never rains
C) Never it rains virtually
D) Never virtually it rains(D)
49. Society now requires the university to be a part of the community. ________, students themselves expect to play a role in the affairs of society.
A) Hence
B) However
C) Moreover
D) Otherwise(D)
50. Superconductors lose electrical resistance only ________ subjected to intense cold.
A) through
B) when
C) as
D) by(A)
51. Those who lie and cheat will never ________ it.
A) get on with
B) get back to
C) get away with
D) get off with(C)
52. A foreign language like English is difficult to learn, so you ________ work too hard.
A) should
B) mustn’t
C) can’t
D) ought to(A)
53. Cultural life in England takes so many forms that a brief summary can only attempt to ________ its variety.
A) suggest
B) remind
C) consider
D) propose(C)
54. There are ________ periods in an animal’s life when it is capable of learning a great deal in a very short time.
A) urgent
B) violent
C) serious
D) critical(B)
55. Do employers in your country ________ workers for in juries suffered at their work?
A) conform
B) conflict
C) compel
D) compensate(B)