PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes)
Directions: There are 50 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 center.
1. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca Cola.
A) for B) with C) to D) in
2. When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the ____ from the shop.
A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale
3. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your ____ in college.
A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement
4. Professor Smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.
A) detective B) president C) manager D) director
5. We do not have a ____ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .
A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue
6. Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.
A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered
7. I am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
A) in memory of B) on behalf of
C) with respect to D) on account of
8. In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give ____ to those with some experience.
A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference
9. She is ____ a musician than her brother.
A) much of B) much as C) more of D) more as
10.The assignments are too hard. I can't ____ the work.
A) keep up with B) catch up with
C) come up with D) put up with
11. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling ____ signatures of famous Americans.
A) artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural
12.In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day's school instruction was conducted in language ____ English.
A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for
13.The problem will be discussed at length in the ____ Chapter.
A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent
14.They are members of the club by ____ of their great wealth.
A) virtue B) way C) means D) word
15.The value of the industrial ____ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion.
A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset
16.Scientists believe that color blindness is a(n) ____ defect, and there is no cure for it.
A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected
17.She was glad that her success would ____ for the women who would follow.
A) be easier to make B) make it easier
C) be easier D) make things easier
18.Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough ____ for his organizing ability.
A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent
19.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ____.
A) is rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly
20.You've been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ____.
A) fortunate B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial
21.____ you are familiar with the author's ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can.
A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as
22.The people didn't trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he ____.
A) would have re-elected B) would have been re-elected
C) must have been re-elected D) were to be re-elected
23.Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there, ____?
A) will you
B) don't you
C) do you
D) can you
24.The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death if ____ untreated.
A) to leave
B) to be left
C) leaving
D) left
25.Our teacher recommend that we ____ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.
A) are
B) be
C) were
D) shall be
26.The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand ____ a stick for support.
A) held
B) holding
C) being holding
D) was holding
27.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.
A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard
28.It ____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.
A) had to be B) was to be
C) must be D) must have been
29.If you act ____ the doctor's advice ,you won't get well again.
A) aside from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to
30.Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience ____ intense emotions ____ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms.
A) the same … as
B) both … and
C) either... or
D) so … that
31.Urban mothers had difficulty ____ their children into child care facilities.
A) get
B) to get
C) in getting
D) for getting
32.If it ____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.
A) isn't
B) wasn't
C) weren't
D) hadn't been
33.The population of many Alaskan cities has ____ doubled in the past three years.
A)larger than
B)as great as
C)more than
D)as many as
34.All that can be done ____.
A)have been done
B)have done
C)has done
D)has been done
35.A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air ____ sound waves.
A) calls
B) called
C) is called
D) are called
36.These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who would ____ run the risk of becoming extinct.
A) otherwise
B) nevertheless
C) therefore
D) instead
37.They had an accident on the road and didn't ____ at their hotel until after midnight.
A) show off
B) check in
C) check out
D) drop out
38.After his leave Tom went back on duty to ____ his soldiers.
A) put in charge of
B) be charged with
C) be taken in charge by
D) take charge of
39.The three rows at the front are ____ for guests.
A) conserved
B) deposited
C) reserved
D) stored
40.One thing it's safe to say about robots is that anything you can write about them will already be ____ by the time it's read. That's how fast robot technology is developing.
A) out of order
B) out of date
C) out of control
D) out of sight
41.The autumn air felt ____ so he went to fetch a coat.
A) cool
B) severe
C) harsh
D) chilly
42.A managing director cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely personal matters.
A) reserve
B) spare
C) concentrate
D) devote
43.His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have ____, for he never speaks about it any more.
A) worn off
B) got down
C) fallen out
D) used up
44.With the spring here you can ____ these ski boots till you need them again next winter.
A)put away
B)get rid of
C) give away
D)do away with
45.No artistic creation can achieve greatness if ____ from life.
A) resulted
B) escaped
C) divorced
D) shielded
46.The Petersons have a very ____ daughter. She is always running and jumping.
A) quiet
B) vigorous
C) naughty
D) mischievous
47.If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it ____ for you.
A) up
B) through
C) out
D) over
48.The speaker agreed to ____ from the position that he had just stated.
A) return
B) jump
C) withdraw
D) retreat
49.Some hobbies can only be ____ by rich people.
A) taken in
B) taken on
C) taken up
D) taken over
50.I think it is only by a ____ of imagination that you say you have seen a ghost.
A) pinch
B) lack
C) shortage
D) stretch