Part HI     Vocabulary      (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. For many years the Japanese have __________ the car market.
A) operated                C) presided
B) occupied                             D) dominated
42. The bank is offering a _____to anyone who can give information about the robbery.
A) prize              C) bonus
B) reward                   D) compliment

43. His illness first __________itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.
A) manifested              C) expressed
B) displayed                        D) reflected

44. These __________continual in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A) fluctuations                 C) transitions
B) transformations                   D) exchanges

45. Before we move, we should ______some of the old furniture, so that we can have more room in the new house.
A) cancel            C) discard
B) conceal                  D) dissipate

46. As we know, computers are used to store and____ information efficiently.
A) reclaim        C) reconcile
B) reassure              D) retrieve

47. It is a(n) _________that the French eat so much rich food and yet have a relatively low rate of heart disease.
A) paradox        C) analogy
B) correlation              D) illusion

48. The police are trying to__________ what really happened.
A) assert            C) ascertain
B) avert                         D) ascribe

49. The _____they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
A) adherence            C) sensitivity
B) affection                      D) sensibility

50. The ____relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek .
A) compensation              C) premium
B) refund                                 D) repayment

51. He tried to hide his ___patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.
A) bleak                C) bald
B) barren                        D) bare

52. Years after the accident he was still________ by images of death and destruction.
A) submerged            C) twisted
B) dipped                        D) haunted

53. In spite of the________ , it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up.
A) comparison                 C) distinction
B) controversy                      D) deviation

54. The government ________ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
A) imposed               C) prescribed
B) complied                         D) pronounced

55. The subject of safety must be placed at the top of the ________.
A) routine                 C) agenda
B) bulletin                         D) timetable

56. The old couple now still ________ for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.
A) mourn                   C) cherish
B) groan                            D) immerse

57. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers ________ in the 1960s and 1970s.
A) production                   C) prosperity
B) boost                               D) boom

58. High grades are supposed to ________ academic ability, but John's actual performance did not confirm this.
A) clarify                 C) certify
B) classify                      D) notify

59. You cannot imagine how I feel ________ with my duties sometimes.
A) overthrown              C) overflowed
B) overwhelmed                 D) overturned

60. Coffee is the ________ of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.
A) elite              C) spice
B) majority                 D) staple

61. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ________ him enormously.
A) distracted               C) tempted
B) stimulated                 D) inspired

62. When construction can begin depends on how soon the ________ of the route is completed.
A) survey            C) orientation
B) identity               D) conviction

63. He said that ending the agreement would ________ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.
A) venture           C) legalize
B) jeopardize              D) expose

64. The boxer ________ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.
A) scattered           C) staggered
B) shattered               D) stamped

65. At first everything went well with the project but recently we have had a number of ________ with the machinery.
A) disturbances           C) outputs
B) distortions                      D) setbacks

66. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be ________ to have withdrawn from the program.
A) deemed                C) contemplated
B) anticipated                  D) acknowledged

67. It is generally known that New York is a city for ________ and a center for odd bits of information.
A) veterans               C) victims
B) eccentrics                  D) pedestrians

68. In moun tainous regions, much of the snow that falls is ________ into ice.
A) compiled               C) embodied
B) dispersed                   D) compacted

69. Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of ________ any important data.
A) relaying       C) overlooking
B) revealing         D) deleting

70. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but________ in the courtyard.
A) dwelled         C) resided
B) lingered              D) delayed