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. We are not on very good ____ with the people next door.
A. friendship
B. relations
C. will
D. terms
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42. Usually newspapers ____ for people with intellectual interests.
A. suit
B. furnish
C. regard
D. cater
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43. The overcrowded living conditions____ a heavy strain on the family.
A. set
B. put
C. made
D. pressed
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44. The supply of apples exceeds the ____ this year.
A. request
B. claim
C. requirement
D. demand
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45. I must take this watch to be repaired; it ____ over twenty minutes a day.
A. increases
B. progresses
C. accelerates
D. gains
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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
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47. I'm sorry we gave you such a short ____ of our visit.
A. caution
B. notice
C. information
D. preparation
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48. That old vase will ____ an attractive lamp-holder.
A. compose
B. form
C. make
D. assemble
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49. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial ____ to developing countries.
A. allowance
B. aid
C. loan
D. provision
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50. Nothing would stop me from ____ my ambition.
A. reaching
B. completing
C. achieving
D. obtaining
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51. He showed his ____ for the TV programmer by switching it off.
A. distaste
B. discontent
C. annoyance
D. boredom
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52. They are ____ the woods for the missing child.
A. seeking
B. looking
C. investigating
D. combing
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