13.The ruling [A] party could even lose its [B] majority in the lower house of parliament,started [C] a period of prolonged struggling [D] .
14. The mechanisms at [A] work are manifest [B] in the tendency for such physical activity to [C] utilize the potential [D] harmful constituents of the stress response.
15.In [A] the long run,however,this hurry to shed [B] full time staff may be more [C] harmful to industry as it is to [D] the workforce.
16.See to it [A] that you include in [B] the examination paper whatever [C] questions they didn't know the answer [D] last time.
17.Most newspapers,while devoting [A] the major part of its [B] space to recent events,usually manage to find room [C] on the inside pages for articles on [D] some interesting topics.
18.One sign by which [A] you are making progress in an art [B] such as painting or photography is that [C] you begin to realize how much there is [D] to learn.
19.The ideal listener stays both inside and outside [A] the music at the moment it is played and enjoying [B] it almost as much as [C] the composer at the moment he composes [D] .
20.Continued [A] exposure to stress has been linked to worsened [B] functioning of the immune system,leaving [C] a person more liable for [D] infection.
Section C
Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choose the one that best completes the sentenec. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)
Example:
The lost car of the Lees was found____ in the woods off the highway.
[A]vanished[B]scattered[C]abandoned[D]rejected
The sentence should read, " The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway."Therefore, you should choose[C].
Sample Answer
[A][B][■][D]
21.He spoke so___ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.
[A]bluntly[B]convincingly
[C]emphatically[D]determinedly
22.France's ____of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.
[A]assumption[B]consumption
[C]presumption[D]resumption
23.The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ____ an outburst of interest.
[A]flared[B]glittered[C]sparked[D]flashed
24.His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two Parties_____.
[A]came off[B]came on[C]came round[D]came down
25.The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually____ it in a profitable direction.
[A]adapt[B]control[C]install[D]steer
26.The capital intended to broaden the export base and ____efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.
[A]secure[B]extend[C]defend[D]possess
27.It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be____ at the manager's office.
[A]declared[B]obtained[C]reclaimed[D]recognized