PART III    GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 MIN.]
There are twenty-five sentences in this section.    Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.    Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.

41. The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.
A. presence
B. consequence
C. dependence
D. absence
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42. The first time he spoke in public he was _____ nerves.
A. overcome
B. inhibited
C. numbed
D. frozen
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43. Though he wasn't well educated, his _____ sense guided him through life.
A. common
B. usual
C. general
D. ordinary
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44. The Plate is made of a kind of plastic _____.
A. stuff
B. stiff
C. staff
D. stick
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45. The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A. favorable
B. gratifying
C. obliging
D. pleasing
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46. There is pressure on the American government to _____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the US.
A. limit
B. refrain
C. confine
D. decrease
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47. The word "must" is often used to indicate _____ while "might" refers to possibility.
A. capacity
B. probability
C. equality
D. ability
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48. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.
A. deceptive
B. defective
C. deficient
D. ineffective
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49. We couldn't cut the string because the _____ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A. edge
B. side
C. border
D. front
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50. In order to buy a house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
A. finance
B. capital
C. loan
D. debt
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51. Every year I have my doctor _____ on my physical condition.
A. check in
B. check up
C. check into
D. check out
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