PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

　　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. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.

　　A) hand

　　B) place

　　C) hold

　　D) reach

　　42. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.

　　A) adapted

　　B) acknowledged

　　C) assembled

　　D) appointed

　　43. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.

　　A) parallel to

　　B) level in

　　C) flat on

　　D) flush with

　　44. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear.

　　A) fainted

　　B) lightened

　　C) weakened

　　D) faded

　　45. The matter was soon forgot and never _____.

　　A) put into operation

　　B) taken into account

　　C) kept in sight

　　D) brought to mind

　　46. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with us.

　　A) comments

　　B) references

　　C) inquiries

　　D) remarks

　　47. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.

　　A) cut across

　　B) cut in

　　C) cut off

　　D) cut back

　　48. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.

　　A) addition

　　B) association

　　C) application

　　D) affection

　　49. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.

　　A) recovery

　　B) restoration

　　C) renewal

　　D) retreat

　　50. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.

　　A) efficiency

　　B) affection

　　C) effect

　　D) influence

　　51. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.

　　A) grip

　　B) seize

　　C) grasp

　　D) snatch