PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 min.]
Direction: There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer in your answer sheet.

41. A good harvest was obtained ______ the worse drought in sixty years.
A. though
B. despite
C. because of
D. even
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42. They told me that Professor Liu ______ here for twenty years by this winter.
A. had taught
B. had been teaching
C. would be teaching
D. would have been teaching
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43. The Chinese are ______ great people.
A. a
B. the
C. some
D. /
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44. His wife and secretary ______ also ______.
A. has.. invited
B. have.. invited
C. is... invited
D. are.. invited
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45. Their income increased ______ 21% over that of the previous year.
A. at
B. with
C. by
D. to
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46. We've produced ______ this year ______ we did ten years ago.
A. twice more cotton.., than
B. twice as much cotton.., than
C. twice the cotton.., as
D. twice as much cotton.., as
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47. They exchanged views on the question ______.
A. of whom selected
B. to select whom
C. of whom to select
D. of whom being selected
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48. The man was questioned by the police because he was seen ______ around the bank.
A. wander
B. to wander
C. wandering
D. wandered
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49. John was ______ to be found. I looked ______ for him, but in vain.
A. anywhere.., nowhere
B. somewhere.., nowhere
C. nowhere.., anywhere
D. nowhere.., everywhere
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50. He phrased the matter in ______ that there would be no understanding of it.
A. this way
B. that way
C. such a way
D. such way
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51. She was all alone in the world ______ an old aunt.
A. except
B. except for
C. but
D. only
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52. The mechanical engineer has resigned, making the task ______.
A. all the more difficult
B. all more difficult
C. very more difficult
D. the more difficult
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