C) There is no guarantee for blacks to exercise their rights.
D) The interests of blacks are not protected by law.
39. It is clear that the wealth enjoyed by most whites ________.
A) has resulted from business successes over the years
B) has been accompanied by black capital formation
C) has derived from sizable investments in education
D) has been accumulated from generations of slavery
40. What does the author think of the current situation regarding racial discrimination?
A) Racism is not a major obstacle to blacks? employment.
B) Inequality of many kinds remains virtually untouched.
C) A major step has been taken towards reparations.
D) Little has been done to ensure blacks? civil rights.
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Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
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
completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home
and abroad.
A) originality
B) subjectivity
C) generality
D) ambiguity
42. With its own parliament and currency and a common ________ for peace, the
European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.
A) inspiration
B) assimilation
C) intuition
D) aspiration
43. America has now adopted more ________ European-style inspection systems, and
the incidence of food poisoning is falling.
A) discrete
B) solemn
C) rigorous
D) autonomous
44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ________ spur
to efficiency and innovation.
A) extravagant
B) exquisite
C) intermittent
D) indispensable
45. In the late 19th century, Jules V erne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of
the technological wonders that are ________ today.
A) transient
B) commonplace
C) implicit
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D) elementary
46. I was so ________ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for
the first time.
A) immersed
B) assaulted
C) thrilled
D) dedicated
47. His arm was ________ from the shark?s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who
nearly died, remained in a delicate condition.
A) retrieved
B) retained
C) repelled
D) restored
48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has ________ to be the Greatest
American.
A) appointed
B) appeased
C) nicknamed
D) dominated
49. The ________ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help
decrease the crime rate.
A) overflowing
B) overwhelming
C) prevalent
D) premium
50. We will also see a ________ increase in the number of televisions per household, as
small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.
A) startling
B) surpassing
C) suppressing
D) stacking
51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ________ values and
ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.
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A) enriched
B) enlightened
C) cherished
D) chartered
52. Researchers have discovered that ________ with animals in an active way may
lower a person?s blood pressure.
A) interacting
B) integrating
C) migrating
D) merging
53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for
many years, ________ cultural barriers.
A) transporting
B) transplanting
C) transferring
D) transcending
54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly ________ him of much
of his sight.
A) relieved
B) jeopardized
C) deprived
D) eliminated
55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones
become denser and less ________ to injury.
A) attached
B) prone
C) immune
D) reconciled
56. He has ________ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire
personal collection of modern art.
A) ascribed
B) attributed
C) designated
D) donated
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57. Erik?s website contains ________ photographs and hundreds of articles and short
videos from his trip around the globe.
A) prosperous
B) gorgeous
C) spacious
D) simultaneous
58. Optimism is a ________ shown to be associated with good physical health, less
depression and longer life.
A) trail
B) trait
C) trace
D) track
59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make
a successful ________ into college life.
A) transformation
B) transmission
C) transition
D) transaction
60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which
________ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.
A) distort
B) reinforce
C) exert
D) scramble
61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the
apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ________.
A) seniority
B) superiority
C) height
D) hierarchy
62. V arious efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including
observing lights in the sky and ________ animal behavior.
A) abnormal
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B) exotic
C) absurd
D) erroneous
63. Around 80 percent of the ________ characteristics of most white Britons have been
passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.
A) intelligible
B) random
C) spontaneous
D) genetic
64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was ________ of a new
attitude towards modern art.
A) informative
B) indicative
C) exclusive
D) expressive
65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more
with little ________ from the outside world.
A) disturbance
B) discrimination
C) irritation
D) irregularity
66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and
________.
A) stability
B) capability
C) durability
D) availability
67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz ________
the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.
A) inhibited
B) extinguished
C) quenched
D) stunned
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the ________ effects of climatic changes worldwide.
A) dubious
B) drastic
C) trivial
