Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each) 
Section A 
Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose  the one from the 4 choices marked A.B.C.D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 
11.The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.
A. neglected      B. foresaw     C. explored    D. assessed
12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.
A. reminded     B. expected     C. compelled  D. requested
13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.
A. creativity    B. popularity     C. feasibility  D. flexibility
14. We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.
A. conscious    B. desperate      C. clumsy   D. intentional
15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.
A. just      B. hardly    C. almost   D. definitely
16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.
A. constrained   B. caught     C. concealed  D. concentrated
17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.
A. poisonous B. difficult    C. dangerous   D. harmful
18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of ＄9 billion.
A. precisely B. merely    C. substantially D. approximately
19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.
A. factor    B. constituent    C. barrier  D. break
20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.
A. count on   B. benefit from   C. stand for  D. stick to
Section B 
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSERS SHEET. 
A. takes       B. appears     C. makes    D. goes
22. The world economic recession put an ____________ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.
A. irregular    B. illegal     C. abrupt    D. absurd
23. I'm _____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.
A. mysterious  B. furious   C. serious D. curious
24. The Labor Party's electoral strategy, based on an _________ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.
A. acquaintance   B. integration   C. alliance  D. intimacy
25. The new aircraft will be __________ to a test of temperatures of 65℃ and 120℃.
A. suspended   B. suppressed   C. summoned  D. subjected
26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ______ to my ordinary income.
A. profit      B. supplement   C. subsidy     D. replacement
27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining____ of tooth decay.
A. treatment     B. incidence   C. consequence   D. misfortune
28. Many countries have conservation programs to prevent certain ____offish from becoming extinct.
A. species     B. sources     C. numbers    D. members
29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ________useful tips from TV cookery programs.
A. picking up     B. bringing up      C. putting up    D. pulling up
30. The President __________ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.
A. promoted    B. substituted    C. authorized     D. displaced