Part  III            vocabulary and Structure             (20 minutes)
41. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ____ for her examination.
(A) to prepare                 (C) preparing
(B) to be prepared              (D) being prepared
42. Five minutes earlier, ____ we could have caught the last train.
(A) and         (B) but       (C) or       (D) an order
43. I cannot give you ____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.
(A) an expense   (B) a charge   (C) a purchase       (D) an order
44. After ____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
(A) being interviewed                 (C) interviewing
(B) interviewed                      (D) having interviewed
45. By the end of this month, we surely ____ a satisfactory solution to the problem.
(A) have found      (B) will be finding  (C) will have found     (D) are finding
46. Mr. Wilsonn said that he did not want to ____ any further responsibilities.
(A) take on      (B)get on        (C) put up       (D) look up
47. Having no money but ____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
(A) not to want anyone              (C) wanted no one
(B) not wanting anyone             (D) to want no one
48. We desire that the tour leader ____ us immediately of any change in plans.
(A) inform       (B) informs     (C) informed     (D) has informed
49. Not ____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
(A) obviously       (B) surprisingly     (C) particularly     (D) normally
50. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ____ the guards discovered what had happened.
(A) before       (B) until      (C) since     (D) when
51. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ____ the developments and recorded every detail.
(A) in        (B) at       (C) for        (D) on
52. There's little chance that mankind would ____ a nuclear war.
(A) retain     (B) endure       (C) maintain      (D) survive
53. Nuclear science be developed to benefit the people ____ harm them.
(A) more than      (B) other than      (C) rather than    (D) better than
54. They usually have less money at the end of the month than ____ at the beginning.
(A) which is     (B) which was      (C) they have      (D) it is
55. In the course of a day students do far more than just ____ classes.
(A) attend      (B) attended     (C) to attend     (D) attending
56. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment.
(A) turned up      (B)turned in     (C) turned out      (D) turned down
57. Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.
(A) risen      (B) arisen       (C) raised       (D) arrived
58. He made such a ____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.
(A) genuine     (B) minimum      (C) modest      (D) generous
59. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, of course, made the others jealous.
(A) who     (B) that     (C) what       (D) which
60. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.
(A) gaps      (B) intervals      (C) length       (D) distance
61. Mr. Johnson preferred ____ heavier work to do.
(A) to be given     (B) to be giving     (C) to have given    (D) having given
62. I remember ____ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
(A) once offering    (B) him once offering   (C) him to offer    (D) to offer him
63. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.
(A) out of work    (B) out of stock    (C) out of reach    (D) out of practice
64. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
(A) destroy      (B) resist      (C) assume      (D) cancel
65. She is ____ a musician than her brother.
(A) much of      (B) much as      (C) more of       (D) more as
66. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _____ by the judge.
(A) service      (B) sentence     (C) crime       (D) crisis
67.____ is known to the world, Mark Twain is great American writer.
    (A) That      (B) Which      (C) As       (D) It
68. The residents, ____ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
    (A) all their homes            (C)all of whose homes
    (B) all whose homes            (D) all of their homes
 69. You can't afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ____ to put it right.
(A) decisions     (B) directions     (C) sides      (D) steps
70. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ____ your advice.
(A) follow      (B) had followed     (C) would follow     (D) have followed