试卷一
I. Vocabulary
Directions: There are 20 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 and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. It is possible to predict how much energy and water a building will consume, how  much _______ will be needed.
    A. matter       B. things       C. material     D. substance
2. They found that the positive thinkers sold 37 percent more insurance than did the_______ thinkers.
    A. negative      B. positive      C. active       D. passive
3. In labs around the world, bad bugs are undergoing the ultimate rehabilitation, being _______ from life-threatening viruses and bacteria into lifesaving therapeutic
   agents.
    A. translated     B. transported   C. transformed  D. transmitted
4. The fresh air is sometimes humid from the _______rainfall of this area.
     A. numerous    B. abundant     C. plenty       D. substantive
5. We know that many animals _______ the deep seas at pressures of 15,000 pounds per square inch.
    A. live on       B. live in       C. live through  D. live up to
6. Speakers and writers of the Germanic languages _______for a great deal of the world's output in everything from economics to literature to military to science   and technology.
     A. account      B. allow        C. apply        D. arrange
7. _______of the great state of Illinois, let me express my deepest gratitude for the   privilege of addressing this convention.
     A. On account  B. In honor     C. In place      D. On behalf
8. The companies that are finding ways to hang on to their older workers _______ from an intangible commodity: wisdom.
     A. obtain       B. earn         C. develop      D. benefit
9. I raced to_______ Jill.
     A. keep on      B. keep up with C. come up with D. come up to
10. Managers need to monitor inflation trends so they can make good _______.
     A. decisive     B. decisions    C. decide       D. decided
11. Fluency can be _______ defined as "being able to communicate ideas without having to stop and think too much about what one is saying."
    A. simple       B. simply      C. similar      D. simplify
12. The number of vehicles has been steadily increasing. _______, more than 100 cities   in the United States still have levels of carbon monoxide that exceed legally    established limits.
     A. Continuously B. Consequently C. Constantly   D. Consistently
13. A(An) _______ is better than the text and may make the point clear.
     A. interpretation B. representation C. illustration   D. draw
14. Some of the world's best mountain _______ is available within the 500-kilometer    long chain of the Southern Alps.
    A. scene        B. scenery      C. scarce       D. scare
15. After a through research, the police __ most of the missing jewels.
     A. retreated     B. refreshed    C. recovered    D. reminded
16. A gold-rated building is estimated to have reduced its environmental impact by 50% compared with a(an) __ conventi

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