Part 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)
21. An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ________ further research and further thinking about a particular topic.
[A] stimulate
[B] renovate
[C] arouse
[D] advocate
22. Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ________.
[A] obligations
[B] regulations
[C] observations
[D] considerations
23. Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ________ the bread-winner's death.
[A] at the cost of
[B] on the verge of
[C] as a result of
[D] for the sake of
24. In education there should be a good ________ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment.
[A] distribution
[B] balance
[C] combination
[D] assignment
25. The American dream is most ________ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.
[A] plausible
[B] patriotic
[C] primitive
[D] partial
26. Poverty is not ________ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.
[A] rare
[B] temporary
[C] prevalent
[D] segmental
27. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ________ populated areas.
[A] densely
[B] intensely
[C] abundantly
[D] highly
28. As a way of ________ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.
[A] picking up
[B] coping with
[C] passing out
[D] getting across
29. Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to ________ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.
[A] pull out
[B] give up
[C] draw in
[D] back down
30. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical ________, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
[A] interference
[B] interruption
[C] intervention
[D] interaction
31. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the ________ of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
[A] branch
[B] category
[C] domain
[D] scope
32. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the ________ in the financial system will drag down the economy.
[A] shallowness
[B] shakiness
[C] scantiness
[D] stiffness
33. Crisis would be the right term to describe the ________ in many animal species.
[A] minimization
[B] restriction
[C] descent
[D] decline
34. The city is an important railroad ________ and industrial and convention center.
[A] conjunction
[B] network
[C] junction
[D] link
35. Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to ________ myself of every chance to improve my English.
[A] assure
[B] inform
[C] avail
[D] notify
36. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that ________ disease resistance in neighboring plants.
[A] contracts
[B] activates
[C] maintains
[D] prescribe
37. Corporations and labor unions have ________ great benefits upon their employees and members as well as upon the general public.
[A] conferred
[B] granted
[C] flung
[D] submitted
38. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was ________ from one new moon to the next.
[A] measured
[B] reckoned
[C] judged
[D] assessed
39. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was ________ to the issue at hand.
[A] irrational
[B] unreasonable
[C] invalid
[D] irrelevant
40. Fuel scarcities and price increases ________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.
[A] persuaded
[B] prompted
[C] imposed
[D] enlightened
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