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. All the television viewers chose her as their _____ actress.
A. favorable
B. favorite
C. favored
D. favoring
正确答案是

42. She pointed out that her wages _____ no relation to the amount of work she did.
A. held
B. yielded
C. offered
D. bore
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43. His long beard is a _____ joke among his friends.
A. steady
B. standing
C. settled
D. stable
正确答案是

44. _____ her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.
A. In view of
B. By virtue of
C. With regard to
D. In recognition of
正确答案是

45. Mr. White was told again and again to _____ smoking but he just wouldn't listen.
A. cut through
B. cut down
C. cut off
D. cut away
正确答案是

46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _____ have killed or hurt several people.
A. equally
B. both
C. well
D. severely
正确答案是

47. The president shook hands with everyone, without _____ of rank.
A. conviction
B. exposition
C. distinction
D. recognition
正确答案是

48. Sometimes they _____ their students' poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.
A. attribute
B. assign
C. attach
D. associate
正确答案是

49. To _____ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.
A. assure
B. ensure
C. insure
D. ascertain
正确答案是

50. As a natural body substance, interferon (干扰素) has few side _____.
A. influences
B. effects
C. impacts
D. functions
正确答案是

51. The police _____ together all they had found out about the wanted man.
A. combined
B. mixed
C. pieced
D. joined
正确答案是

52. When Bob came in, Jean _____ her talk with Linda and talked to Bob.
A. broke off
B. cleared away
C. cut across
D. set apart
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