¡¡¡¡12.When A) Edison died, it was proposed that the American people turned off B) all power C) in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes in honor of D) this great man.

¡¡¡¡13.They pointed out A) the damage which B) they supposed that C) had been done by last night's D) storm.

¡¡¡¡14.Because of A) the recent accidents, our parents forbid my brother and me from swimming B) in the river unless C) someone agrees to watch D) over us.

¡¡¡¡15.A great many A) teachers firmly B) believe that English is one of the poorest taught C) subjects in high schools at present. D)

¡¡¡¡16.In this way these insects show an efficient use of their soundª²produced A) ability, organizing B) two sounds delivered C) at a high rate as one call. D)

¡¡¡¡17.I thought the technician was to blame A) for the blowing B) of the fuse, but I see now how C) I was D) mistaken.

¡¡¡¡18.For him to be re elected, A) what is essential is not that his policy works, B) but that C) the public believe that it is. D)

¡¡¡¡19.As far as A) I am concerned, his politics are B) rather conservative compared C) with other politicians. D)

¡¡¡¡20.I'd say whenever you are going A) after something that is belonging B) to you, anyone who is depriving C) you of the right to have it is criminal. D)

¡¡¡¡Sections C

¡¡¡¡Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)

¡¡¡¡Example:

¡¡¡¡The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

¡¡¡¡A)vanishedB)scattered C)abandonedD)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).

¡¡¡¡21.When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _____.

¡¡¡¡A)off¡¡¡¡B)aside¡¡¡¡C)out¡¡¡¡D)down

¡¡¡¡22.The wealth of a country should be measured _____ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.

¡¡¡¡A)in line with¡¡¡¡B)in terms of¡¡¡¡C)in regard with¡¡¡¡D)by means of

¡¡¡¡23.He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.

¡¡¡¡A)faith¡¡¡¡B)belief¡¡¡¡C)credit¡¡¡¡D)reliance

¡¡¡¡24.My students found the book _____ it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.

¡¡¡¡A)enlightening¡¡¡¡B)confusing¡¡¡¡C)distracting¡¡¡¡D)amusing

¡¡¡¡25.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will _____ down the economy.

¡¡¡¡A)put¡¡¡¡B)settle¡¡¡¡C)drag¡¡¡¡D)knock

¡¡¡¡26.In this factory the machines are not regulated _____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.

¡¡¡¡A)independently¡¡¡¡B)individually¡¡¡¡C)irrespectively¡¡¡¡D)irregularly

¡¡¡¡27.Every chemical change either results from energy being sued to produce the change, or causes energy to be _____ in some form.

¡¡¡¡A)given off¡¡¡¡B)put out¡¡¡¡C)set off¡¡¡¡D)used up