million people live within 2,000 miles of the South Pole

[C] weather conditions within a 2,000 mile radius of the South Pole make settlements impractical

[D] only a handful of natives inhabit Antarctica

Section IV: Structure and Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the words which best complete the sentences. Put your choices in the brackets on the left. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

It was the largest experiment we have ever had; it ________ six houses.

[A] ended

[B] finished

[C] was

[D] lasted

ANSWER: [D]

36.   Music often ________ us of events in the past.

[A] remembers

[B] memorizes

[C] reminds

[D] reflects

37.   If I take this medicine twice a day it should ________ my cold.

[A] heat

[B] cure

[C] treat

[D] recover

38.   I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ________ what colour it was.

[A] make out

[B] look to

[C] look out

[D] take in

39.   I could tell he was surprised from the ________ on his face.

[A] appearance

[B] shock

[C] look

[D] sight

40.   The toy boat turned over and sank to the ________ of the pool.

[A] base

[B] depth

[C] ground

[D] bottom

41.   Mary never tells anyone what she does for a ________.

[A] job

[B] work

[C] profession

[D] living

42.   That boy is such a good violinist he will probably make quite a ________ for himself.

[A] star

[B] credit

[C] name

[D] character

43.   Old photographs give one a brief ________ of the past.

[A] glance

[B] glimpse

[C] sight

[D] look

44.   The novelist is a highly ________ person.

[A] imaginable

[B] imaginative

[C] imaginary

[D] imagined

45.   Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work ________ in other ways.

[A] payable

[B] respectful

[C] grateful

[D] rewarding

Section V: Error-detection and Correction

Each question consists of a sentence with four underlined parts (words or phrases). These parts are labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the brackets on the left. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down the correct word or phrase on the line following the brackets. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

You’ve to hurry up if you want to buy something because [A] there’s [B] hardly something [C] left. [D]

ANSWER: [C] anything

46.   The professor told the economics [A] student that he didn’t approve [B] in [C] his taking the advanced course before [D] he made a passing mark in Economics 1.

47.   Although a great number of houses in that area are still [A] in need of repair, [B] there have been [C] improvement in the facilities. [D]

48.   Mr. Gilmore is one of those men who appears [A] to be friendly [B] however, it is very hard to deal [C] with him. [D]

49.

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