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. 
31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me. 
A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief  
32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs. 
A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected  
33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge. 
A) with B) of C) at D) on  
34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building. 
A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected  
35. For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.  
A) move B) shift C) range D) spread  
36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. 
A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline 
37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world. 
A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute  
38. I was so ______in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing. 
A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused 
39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both. 
A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips 
40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place. 
A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam  
41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area. 
A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable 
42. Mr. Smith says The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it. 
A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating  
43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive. 
A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else  
44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station. 
A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction 
45. ______ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel. 
A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving 
46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.