PART I
LANGUAGE
(1/2 pt. each; 35 pts.)
Questions 1- 70
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which best completes each sentence/paragraph.
1. There is ________ entertainment in the country that I would probably be bored.
a) so little c) such little
b) very little d) little
2. ________ the approaching storm, the wind began to blow hard and the sky became quite dark.
a) Because c) Now that
b) Resulting in d) Because of
3. ________ the rhinoceros is carefully protected, it will soon become extinct like some other species.
a) If c) Unless
b) As long as d) Whenever
4. In biology, a cell is defined as the smallest unit of life __________ all the components required for
independent existence.
a) contains c) it contains
b) is contained d) containing
5. I wish you ________ me that you didn't like fruit cake. I would have made something else.
a) told c) would tell
b) had told d) would have told
6. James is considering ________ his job as he isn't satisfied with the working conditions.
a) about changing c) changing
b) to change d) change
7. ________ we go to the cinema, a visit to the theatre is still something special.
a) Not only when c) As soon as
b) Once d) No matter how often
8. We can judge the success of your scheme ________ into account the financial benefits over the past
few years.
a) when to take c) after being taken
b) by taking d) of taking
9. I'd rather you ________ Michael's car. I may need mine to pick up my son from school.
a) borrow c) borrowed
b) will borrow d) would borrow
10. Did you remember ________ Tim that we can't come on Saturday?
a) telling c) that you told
b) to tell d) you told
11. The brakes need ________.
a) adjusted c) to adjust
b) to be adjusting d) adjusting
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12. The dentist asked the little boy if he _________ his teeth regularly.
a) brushes c) had brushed
b) brushed d) will brush
13. The larger the earth's human population grows, ________.
a) it becomes more difficult to satisfy basic human needs
b) satisfying basic human needs becomes more difficult
c) the more difficult it becomes to satisfy basic human needs
d) the satisfaction of basic human needs becomes more difficult
14. Although the fire was very small, everyone panicked and rushed out of the cinema, ________
complete chaos.
a) that caused c) caused
b) they caused d) causing
15. She ________ French for two years when she started to do her M.A. in Paris.
a) has been studying c) studied
b) had been studying d) was studying
16. It is necessary that she ________ her career no matter what difficulties lie ahead of her.
a) pursue c) pursued
b) must pursue d) will pursue
17. If I'd accepted the job, I ________ earning a good salary now.
a) would be c) would have been
b) were d) had been
18. Not having any time to spare, we couldn't visit all the places we ________ to.
a) would like c) will like
b) would have liked d) could have liked
19. The local restaurant serves ________ food that people go there from miles away.
a) such a good c) such good
b) very good d) so good
20. Scott Joplin is clearly the world's __________ composer of ragtime music.
a) very famous c) more famous
b) famous d) most famous
21. A discussion of group personality would ________ be complete without a consideration of national
character.
a) hardly c) nearly
b) almost d) rarely
22. ________ of the accident, the police rushed to the scene immediately.
a) Informing c) Having informed
b) Having been informed d) Been informed
23. I am not sure whether ________ present will make her as happy as ________.
a) your/my c) their/our
b) them/mine d) my/yours
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24. In order to proceed, we must agree ________ a plan of action.
a) with c) at
b) on d) in
25. By the time he ________ home, his children will have gone to bed.
a) had gotten c) gets
b) will get d) got
26. I prefer writing a term paper ________ taking an examination.
a) than c) instead
b) to d) from
27. It was in 1492 ________ Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World.
a) which c) when
b) that d) in which
28. Ride sharing ________ more popular ever since the government ________ making frequent
increases in gasoline prices.
a) became .... has started c) has become .... started
b) became .... started d) has become .... has started
29. The businessman had his store ________ up so that he could collect the insurance.
a) blow c) to blow
b) blowing d) blown
30. Only after they themselves become parents, _______ the difficulties of raising children.
a) people realise c) did people realise
b) do people realise d) people realised
31. ________ Americans, who seem to prefer coffee, the English drink a lot of tea.
a) Unlike c) While
b) Whereas d) Despite
32. His score on the exam was __________ to qualify him for a graduate program.
a) so good c) very good
b) too good d) good enough
33. Let's invite them to dinner some time, _______ ?
a) will we c) don't we
b) shall we d) won't we
34. ________ physical gestures and body language have different meanings in different cultures
is a commonly-accepted phenomenon.
a) That c) There are
b) Whether d) The
35. __________ may sometimes appear that children are crying when they are actually laughing.
a) They c) He
b) It d) There
36. Almost everyone in the class got a high grade on the exam. They all ________ hard.
a) might have studied c) must have studied
b) should have studied d) had to study
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It was almost dark when we arrived ___37__ the hotel ___38__ we were planning to spend the night.
37. a) to 38. a) which
b) at b) what
c) __ c) that
d) in d) where
Virtually ___39__ improvement in plumbing systems was made __40__ the time of the Romans until the
19th century.
39. a) not 40. a) from
b) no b) since
c) none c) during
d) not only d) by
The baby ___41___ from drowning by a quick-thinking teenager is making good progress and ___42___
to go home soon.
41. a) having saved 42. a) is allowing
b) being saved b) will be allowed
c) saved c) allows
d) was saved d) is being allowed
Studies show that students with high self-esteem get ___43___ ratings from both themselves and their
teachers than ___44___ with low self-esteem.
43. a) high 44. a) those
b) higher b) that
c) very high c) ones
d) the highest d) others
A group of scientists working in eastern Kazakhstan ___45___ an extraordinary discovery in the frozen
wastes: a tiny tooth less than 2 mm across. It belongs to a pouched mammal, or marsupial, which makes it
the first remains of a marsupial ever ___46___ in Asia.
45. a) reporting 46. a) to be found
b) has reported b) been found
c) is reporting c) having found
d) to report d) being found
It's a pity you ___47___ come to the picnic on Sunday. The weather was ___48___ cold but we
___49___ warm by eating Sarah's wonderful homemade soup. The picnic basket was quite heavy on the
way there, but it was ___50___ lighter when we carried it home. We played volleyball on the beach until
it started raining and ___51___ we came home – tired and wet, but feeling great.
47. a) hadn't 48. a) rather 49. a) had to keep
b) shouldn't b) much b) would keep
c) wouldn't c) enough c) have kept
d) couldn't d) too d) were able to keep
50. a) a lot 51. a) when
b) lots b) after
c) a lot of c) then
d) lots of d) before
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A speaker delivering a persuasive speech can make use of the testimonial technique. The speaker chooses
a person ___52___ by the audience. Sometimes the person is local, ___53___ more often he/she is a
national figure. Names __54___ Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight Eisenhower, and Martin
Luther King inspire good feelings in the audience. The speaker then implies that if one of these heroic
people ___55___ there, that person would do something this way or that way. There is ___56___ any
evidence that these people ever spoke about the particular issue, but the speaker claims he or she knows
___57___ these famous people would feel.
52. a) admiring 53. a) because 54. a) for example
b) admired b) indeed b) similar to
c) admiringly c) but c) as
d) admirable d) also d) like
55. a) would have been 56. a) seldom 57. a) however
b) were b) sometimes b) that
c) had been c) yet c) how
d) would be d) still d) why
It is widely believed that medical science has been gradually and systematically reducing civilisation's
diseases. In the past, ___58___ ignorance and superstition that resulted in epidemics like the medieval
plagues. However, during the 19th and 20th centuries, scientists finally managed to discover ___59___
infectious diseases and began to cure them with drugs and immunisation. Above all, improved technology
and advances in anaesthesia enabled surgeons to carry out sophisticated operations; penicillin and
antibiotics helped complete the advance. And yet, some people disagree. ___60___ point out that more
credit ought to be given to social reformers ___61___ for purer water and better sewage disposal so that
___62___. It is their opinion that the drugs and antibiotics merely speeded up the process. ___63___ this
contribution was valuable, it did not lower the level of disease in general.
58. a) that the combination of 59. a) that caused 60. a) Those
b) it was the combination of b) causing b) They
c) the combination of c) whichever caused c) Some
d) there was the combination of d) what caused d) Others
61. a) whose campaigns 62. a) to improve living standards 63. a) In spite of
b) campaigned b) it improves living standards b) Nonetheless
c) who campaigned c) living standards should be improved c) While
d) being campaigned d) living standards could be improved d) Even so
The origins of baseball probably stretch back to 1839, ___64___ Abner Doubleday, a civil engineering
student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York and attempted ___65___ the rules
governing the playing of ___66___ games as 'town ball' and 'four old cats', the ancestors of baseball. By
the end of the Civil War, interest ___67 _ the game had grown rapidly. There were over 200 teams or
clubs, ___68___ toured the country playing rivals. They belonged to a national association of ' Baseball
Players' that had proclaimed a set of standard rules. These teams were amateurs or semi-professionals, but
as the game waxed in popularity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the
Cincinnati Red Stockings, ___69___ in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876
the present National League ___70___.
64. a) at which 65. a) standardizing 66. a) the
b) then b) to standardize b) same
c) when c) standardization c) some
d) in that d) standardize d) such
67. a) in 68. a) some 69. a) appeared
b) for b) those of which b) had appeared
c) about c) some of which c) was appearing
d) with d) of which d) has appeared
70. a) organised
b) was organised
c) had been organised
d) had organised
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PART II
COMPREHENSION
(1 pt. each; 65 pts.)
SECTION 1 : VOCABULARY
Questions 71-80
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.
71. He devised a folding toothbrush for travellers.
a) sold c) invented
b) brought d) described
72. Before landing the plane, the pilot checked with the tower for verification of her location.
a) information about c) mention of
b) guidance on d) confirmation of
73. Eagles deliberately position their nests in high trees or on cliffs away from other animals.
a) intentionally c) conveniently
b) independently d) constantly
74. Rhythm, although associated most often with music, is a component of poetry as well.
a) an element c) a virtue
b) an attraction d) a material
75. Most of the conversation between the men was intelligible.
a) rapid c) understandable
b) disagreeable d) negotiable
76. Proper insulation prevents heat loss during the winter and allows the building to remain cool in
summer.
a) aids c) reduces
b) stops d) produces
77. It is inevitable that smoking will damage your health.
a) invading c) unavoidable
b) unhealthy d) intriguing
78. Do you think your question is pertinent to the matter we are discussing?
a) perceptive c) discriminating
b) relevant d) apparent
79. The teacher asked the student to eliminate all the long sentences from the text.
a) replace c) cut down
b) take out d) substitute
80. Fish have lived on the earth longer than any other backboned animal and have shown great diversity
throughout their lifespan.
a) variation c) evolution
b) adaptation d) satisfaction
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Questions 81-90
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which best completes the meaning of each sentence.
81. A politician's private life should be _______ with his political beliefs so that people won't accuse him
of having double standards.
a) reasonable c) constant
b) considerate d) consistent
82. I can't possibly ________ with such behaviour in class so try to control yourselves.
a) get away c) put up
b) get on d) put away
83. The governor faxed a message to the Ministry of Interior Affairs and demanded a(n) ________ reply
so that he could take action immediately.
a) urgent c) genuine
b) accurate d) rational
84. The girl's ________ in Spanish made her a valuable translator.
a) competition c) eagerness
b) competence d) encouragement
85. People work very hard all their lives to ________ as many material possessions as possible.
a) accumulate c) require
b) acknowledge d) realise
86. Aspirin has become a widespread drug due to its ability to ________ all kinds of pain.
a) devastate c) accelerate
b) alleviate d) enhance
87. Jack _______ needs to be looked after. He cannot possibly continue his life as a bachelor.
a) exceptionally c) indefinitely
b) in particular d) desperately
88. The long-term _______ of the break up of the Soviet Union are still far from clear.
a) reasons c) implications
b) interactions d) solutions
89. Some people compare the ________ of a second language to the way a baby learns his first language.
a) experience c) adoption
b) exception d) acquisition
90. Being so hard-working and efficient, he ________ a promotion.
a) deserves c) supports
b) avoids d) invites
LANGUAGE
(1/2 pt. each; 35 pts.)
Questions 1- 70
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which best completes each sentence/paragraph.
1. There is ________ entertainment in the country that I would probably be bored.
a) so little c) such little
b) very little d) little
2. ________ the approaching storm, the wind began to blow hard and the sky became quite dark.
a) Because c) Now that
b) Resulting in d) Because of
3. ________ the rhinoceros is carefully protected, it will soon become extinct like some other species.
a) If c) Unless
b) As long as d) Whenever
4. In biology, a cell is defined as the smallest unit of life __________ all the components required for
independent existence.
a) contains c) it contains
b) is contained d) containing
5. I wish you ________ me that you didn't like fruit cake. I would have made something else.
a) told c) would tell
b) had told d) would have told
6. James is considering ________ his job as he isn't satisfied with the working conditions.
a) about changing c) changing
b) to change d) change
7. ________ we go to the cinema, a visit to the theatre is still something special.
a) Not only when c) As soon as
b) Once d) No matter how often
8. We can judge the success of your scheme ________ into account the financial benefits over the past
few years.
a) when to take c) after being taken
b) by taking d) of taking
9. I'd rather you ________ Michael's car. I may need mine to pick up my son from school.
a) borrow c) borrowed
b) will borrow d) would borrow
10. Did you remember ________ Tim that we can't come on Saturday?
a) telling c) that you told
b) to tell d) you told
11. The brakes need ________.
a) adjusted c) to adjust
b) to be adjusting d) adjusting
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12. The dentist asked the little boy if he _________ his teeth regularly.
a) brushes c) had brushed
b) brushed d) will brush
13. The larger the earth's human population grows, ________.
a) it becomes more difficult to satisfy basic human needs
b) satisfying basic human needs becomes more difficult
c) the more difficult it becomes to satisfy basic human needs
d) the satisfaction of basic human needs becomes more difficult
14. Although the fire was very small, everyone panicked and rushed out of the cinema, ________
complete chaos.
a) that caused c) caused
b) they caused d) causing
15. She ________ French for two years when she started to do her M.A. in Paris.
a) has been studying c) studied
b) had been studying d) was studying
16. It is necessary that she ________ her career no matter what difficulties lie ahead of her.
a) pursue c) pursued
b) must pursue d) will pursue
17. If I'd accepted the job, I ________ earning a good salary now.
a) would be c) would have been
b) were d) had been
18. Not having any time to spare, we couldn't visit all the places we ________ to.
a) would like c) will like
b) would have liked d) could have liked
19. The local restaurant serves ________ food that people go there from miles away.
a) such a good c) such good
b) very good d) so good
20. Scott Joplin is clearly the world's __________ composer of ragtime music.
a) very famous c) more famous
b) famous d) most famous
21. A discussion of group personality would ________ be complete without a consideration of national
character.
a) hardly c) nearly
b) almost d) rarely
22. ________ of the accident, the police rushed to the scene immediately.
a) Informing c) Having informed
b) Having been informed d) Been informed
23. I am not sure whether ________ present will make her as happy as ________.
a) your/my c) their/our
b) them/mine d) my/yours
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24. In order to proceed, we must agree ________ a plan of action.
a) with c) at
b) on d) in
25. By the time he ________ home, his children will have gone to bed.
a) had gotten c) gets
b) will get d) got
26. I prefer writing a term paper ________ taking an examination.
a) than c) instead
b) to d) from
27. It was in 1492 ________ Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World.
a) which c) when
b) that d) in which
28. Ride sharing ________ more popular ever since the government ________ making frequent
increases in gasoline prices.
a) became .... has started c) has become .... started
b) became .... started d) has become .... has started
29. The businessman had his store ________ up so that he could collect the insurance.
a) blow c) to blow
b) blowing d) blown
30. Only after they themselves become parents, _______ the difficulties of raising children.
a) people realise c) did people realise
b) do people realise d) people realised
31. ________ Americans, who seem to prefer coffee, the English drink a lot of tea.
a) Unlike c) While
b) Whereas d) Despite
32. His score on the exam was __________ to qualify him for a graduate program.
a) so good c) very good
b) too good d) good enough
33. Let's invite them to dinner some time, _______ ?
a) will we c) don't we
b) shall we d) won't we
34. ________ physical gestures and body language have different meanings in different cultures
is a commonly-accepted phenomenon.
a) That c) There are
b) Whether d) The
35. __________ may sometimes appear that children are crying when they are actually laughing.
a) They c) He
b) It d) There
36. Almost everyone in the class got a high grade on the exam. They all ________ hard.
a) might have studied c) must have studied
b) should have studied d) had to study
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It was almost dark when we arrived ___37__ the hotel ___38__ we were planning to spend the night.
37. a) to 38. a) which
b) at b) what
c) __ c) that
d) in d) where
Virtually ___39__ improvement in plumbing systems was made __40__ the time of the Romans until the
19th century.
39. a) not 40. a) from
b) no b) since
c) none c) during
d) not only d) by
The baby ___41___ from drowning by a quick-thinking teenager is making good progress and ___42___
to go home soon.
41. a) having saved 42. a) is allowing
b) being saved b) will be allowed
c) saved c) allows
d) was saved d) is being allowed
Studies show that students with high self-esteem get ___43___ ratings from both themselves and their
teachers than ___44___ with low self-esteem.
43. a) high 44. a) those
b) higher b) that
c) very high c) ones
d) the highest d) others
A group of scientists working in eastern Kazakhstan ___45___ an extraordinary discovery in the frozen
wastes: a tiny tooth less than 2 mm across. It belongs to a pouched mammal, or marsupial, which makes it
the first remains of a marsupial ever ___46___ in Asia.
45. a) reporting 46. a) to be found
b) has reported b) been found
c) is reporting c) having found
d) to report d) being found
It's a pity you ___47___ come to the picnic on Sunday. The weather was ___48___ cold but we
___49___ warm by eating Sarah's wonderful homemade soup. The picnic basket was quite heavy on the
way there, but it was ___50___ lighter when we carried it home. We played volleyball on the beach until
it started raining and ___51___ we came home – tired and wet, but feeling great.
47. a) hadn't 48. a) rather 49. a) had to keep
b) shouldn't b) much b) would keep
c) wouldn't c) enough c) have kept
d) couldn't d) too d) were able to keep
50. a) a lot 51. a) when
b) lots b) after
c) a lot of c) then
d) lots of d) before
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A speaker delivering a persuasive speech can make use of the testimonial technique. The speaker chooses
a person ___52___ by the audience. Sometimes the person is local, ___53___ more often he/she is a
national figure. Names __54___ Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight Eisenhower, and Martin
Luther King inspire good feelings in the audience. The speaker then implies that if one of these heroic
people ___55___ there, that person would do something this way or that way. There is ___56___ any
evidence that these people ever spoke about the particular issue, but the speaker claims he or she knows
___57___ these famous people would feel.
52. a) admiring 53. a) because 54. a) for example
b) admired b) indeed b) similar to
c) admiringly c) but c) as
d) admirable d) also d) like
55. a) would have been 56. a) seldom 57. a) however
b) were b) sometimes b) that
c) had been c) yet c) how
d) would be d) still d) why
It is widely believed that medical science has been gradually and systematically reducing civilisation's
diseases. In the past, ___58___ ignorance and superstition that resulted in epidemics like the medieval
plagues. However, during the 19th and 20th centuries, scientists finally managed to discover ___59___
infectious diseases and began to cure them with drugs and immunisation. Above all, improved technology
and advances in anaesthesia enabled surgeons to carry out sophisticated operations; penicillin and
antibiotics helped complete the advance. And yet, some people disagree. ___60___ point out that more
credit ought to be given to social reformers ___61___ for purer water and better sewage disposal so that
___62___. It is their opinion that the drugs and antibiotics merely speeded up the process. ___63___ this
contribution was valuable, it did not lower the level of disease in general.
58. a) that the combination of 59. a) that caused 60. a) Those
b) it was the combination of b) causing b) They
c) the combination of c) whichever caused c) Some
d) there was the combination of d) what caused d) Others
61. a) whose campaigns 62. a) to improve living standards 63. a) In spite of
b) campaigned b) it improves living standards b) Nonetheless
c) who campaigned c) living standards should be improved c) While
d) being campaigned d) living standards could be improved d) Even so
The origins of baseball probably stretch back to 1839, ___64___ Abner Doubleday, a civil engineering
student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York and attempted ___65___ the rules
governing the playing of ___66___ games as 'town ball' and 'four old cats', the ancestors of baseball. By
the end of the Civil War, interest ___67 _ the game had grown rapidly. There were over 200 teams or
clubs, ___68___ toured the country playing rivals. They belonged to a national association of ' Baseball
Players' that had proclaimed a set of standard rules. These teams were amateurs or semi-professionals, but
as the game waxed in popularity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the
Cincinnati Red Stockings, ___69___ in 1869. Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876
the present National League ___70___.
64. a) at which 65. a) standardizing 66. a) the
b) then b) to standardize b) same
c) when c) standardization c) some
d) in that d) standardize d) such
67. a) in 68. a) some 69. a) appeared
b) for b) those of which b) had appeared
c) about c) some of which c) was appearing
d) with d) of which d) has appeared
70. a) organised
b) was organised
c) had been organised
d) had organised
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PART II
COMPREHENSION
(1 pt. each; 65 pts.)
SECTION 1 : VOCABULARY
Questions 71-80
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or
phrase.
71. He devised a folding toothbrush for travellers.
a) sold c) invented
b) brought d) described
72. Before landing the plane, the pilot checked with the tower for verification of her location.
a) information about c) mention of
b) guidance on d) confirmation of
73. Eagles deliberately position their nests in high trees or on cliffs away from other animals.
a) intentionally c) conveniently
b) independently d) constantly
74. Rhythm, although associated most often with music, is a component of poetry as well.
a) an element c) a virtue
b) an attraction d) a material
75. Most of the conversation between the men was intelligible.
a) rapid c) understandable
b) disagreeable d) negotiable
76. Proper insulation prevents heat loss during the winter and allows the building to remain cool in
summer.
a) aids c) reduces
b) stops d) produces
77. It is inevitable that smoking will damage your health.
a) invading c) unavoidable
b) unhealthy d) intriguing
78. Do you think your question is pertinent to the matter we are discussing?
a) perceptive c) discriminating
b) relevant d) apparent
79. The teacher asked the student to eliminate all the long sentences from the text.
a) replace c) cut down
b) take out d) substitute
80. Fish have lived on the earth longer than any other backboned animal and have shown great diversity
throughout their lifespan.
a) variation c) evolution
b) adaptation d) satisfaction
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Questions 81-90
On your answer sheet, mark the alternative which best completes the meaning of each sentence.
81. A politician's private life should be _______ with his political beliefs so that people won't accuse him
of having double standards.
a) reasonable c) constant
b) considerate d) consistent
82. I can't possibly ________ with such behaviour in class so try to control yourselves.
a) get away c) put up
b) get on d) put away
83. The governor faxed a message to the Ministry of Interior Affairs and demanded a(n) ________ reply
so that he could take action immediately.
a) urgent c) genuine
b) accurate d) rational
84. The girl's ________ in Spanish made her a valuable translator.
a) competition c) eagerness
b) competence d) encouragement
85. People work very hard all their lives to ________ as many material possessions as possible.
a) accumulate c) require
b) acknowledge d) realise
86. Aspirin has become a widespread drug due to its ability to ________ all kinds of pain.
a) devastate c) accelerate
b) alleviate d) enhance
87. Jack _______ needs to be looked after. He cannot possibly continue his life as a bachelor.
a) exceptionally c) indefinitely
b) in particular d) desperately
88. The long-term _______ of the break up of the Soviet Union are still far from clear.
a) reasons c) implications
b) interactions d) solutions
89. Some people compare the ________ of a second language to the way a baby learns his first language.
a) experience c) adoption
b) exception d) acquisition
90. Being so hard-working and efficient, he ________ a promotion.
a) deserves c) supports
b) avoids d) invites