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 complete the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. The history of life on earth has been a history of          between living things and their surroundings.

    A) interactionB) intersectionC) interferenceD) intercourse

42. There wasn’t enough time for a proper meal so we got a          at a coffee shop.

A) snackB) snatchC) stackD)stitch

43. The police must have a search           to search the room, otherwise it’ll be considered as an illegal intrusion.

A) pledgeB) guaranteeC) licenseD)warrant

44. The president inherited the economic problems from his          .

    A) successorB) predecessorC) precedentD)forerunner

45. For those who missed the opportunity for higher education, a major          in the academic world now provides a second chance.

A) intrigueB) innovationC) inflationD) intuition

46. John is planning another travel abroad, yet his passport will          at the end of this month.

   A) terminateB) ceaseC) exceedD)expire

47. Jack found there wasn’t a good primary school in the          , so he sent his son to a boarding school far away from home.

A) localityB) locationC) vicinityD)proximity

48. The Western custom of exchanging love          on Valentine’s Day has been introduced into China and is becoming popular among young people.

   A) tokensB) tollC) transitD)titles

49. It is at          hat in such a prosperous country there should be so many homeless people.

   A) paradiseB) pastimeC) paradoxD)parade

50. The ancient temple and pagoda are still there, but not in its          .

A) humidityB) solidarityC) liabilityD) integrity

51. We are prepared to make some          on minor details, but we will not compromise on fundamentals.

A) recessionB) concessionC) transmissionD) illusion

52. For a month, my wife and I have been          the prospect of migrating to Europe.

A) fabricatingB) contrivingC) contemplatingD) facilitating

53. The views of the richest householders          with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.

A) convergedB) correlatedC) disregardedD) disputed

54. These American soldiers were accused of          treatment of prisoners of war.

A) bluntB) brutalC) briskD) bold

55. Expected noises are usually more          than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.

A) vulnerableB) controllableC) cozyD) tolerable

56. It is only in the last decade that people have become aware of the threat to the quality of the environment          by unrestricted industrial production.

A) posedB) propelledC) promptedD) provoked

57. The candidate won the election by a(n)         number of votes.

   A) essentialB) potentialC) substantialD) influential

58. When it began to rain hard, I took         in the doorway of a building.

   A) departureB) refugeC) screenD) coverage

59. The Prime Minister’s          government was on the brink of collapse.

   A) faintB) fragileC) furiousD) fatal

60. In his spare time, he liked to         the Web looking for interesting web sites.

   A) browseB) scrutinizeC) bruiseD) scramble

61. The decision will give renewed         to the economic recovery of the country.

   A) motiveB) aspirationC) impetusD) glitter

62. We         a loss in the stock market by selling our shares early, before the stock fell.

   A) divertedB) convertedC) invertedD) averted

63. The smartest man in the world is not         to the depression that can accompany severe disabilities.

   A) immuneB)sensitiveC) alertD) pertinent

64. Success that comes easily makes people more         to failure when real challenges arise.

   A) inevitableB)earnestC) timidD) prone

65. Thousands of workers on strike         into the central square, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

   A) mobilizedB)surgedC) invadedD) soared

66. Thinking is any mental activity that helps us         or solve a problem, make a decision, or fulfill a desire to understand.

   A) duplicateB)simulateC) formulateD) verify

67. The country’s economic situation is         as the statistics indicate that unemployment is increasing, prices rising and exports falling.

   A) shrinkingB) lingeringC) deterioratingD) swelling

68. At Christmas, most families will set up their Christmas trees in a        

place of their home and decorate them with fancy ornaments.

   A) prominentB) dominantC) outstandingD) fantastic

69. He had studied Spanish, and had grown up in New York City—the most culturally         place in America.

   A) conspicuousB) diverseC) obscureD) dizzy

70. We need more people to         their blood because there are so many injured men and women in the disaster.

   A) injectB) denoteC) diagnoseD) donate