Section III Reading Comprehension

　　Each sentence or passage below is followed by four statements. One of the statements is a suggestion which can be made from the information given in the original sentence or passage. Read them carefully and make your choice. Put your choice in the brackets on the left. (10 points)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　Dr. Smith made a long speech in which he implied that he was a friend of the Dean's.

　　[A] Dr. Smith was not a friend of the Dean's.

　　[B] Dr. Smith gave a talk in which he said he was a friend of the Dean's.

　　[C] Dr. Smith suggested in his speech that he was a friend of the Dean's.

　　[D] Dr. Smith made a moving speech in which he said he was a friend of the Dean's.

　　ANSWER: [C]

　　41. I find it difficult to drive home my point to the students.

　　[A] I find it difficult to make my point fully understood by my students.

　　[B] I find it difficult to drive my students home.

　　[C] I want to point out that it is difficult to give my students lessons on driving.

　　[D] My point is driving is especially difficult for my students.

　　42. You ought to stand up for him.

　　[A] You should get up when he comes in.

　　[B] You should support him.

　　[C] You shouldn't be afraid to argue with him.

　　[D] You must be of the same height as he is.

　　43. She took great pains to keep the rooms tidy.

　　[A] She was in great pain when she tried to keep the rooms tidy.

　　[B] She found it difficult to keep the rooms tidy.

　　[C] She made great efforts to keep the rooms neat and clean.

　　[D] She was unwilling to keep the rooms tidy.

　　44. At first everything went well with the project but recently problems kept cropping up.

　　[A] At first the quality of the project was satisfactory but recently its quality kept declining.

　　[B] The project proceeded smoothly at first but lately unexpected problems continually made their appearance.

　　[C] At first the operation of the project went on smoothly, but lately something went wrong with its operation.

　　[D] At first the project was thought to be satisfactory, but recently people found that there were actually lots of problems with the project.

　　45. The search for ways of preserving foods is not new. Primitive man learned that he could make foods last by drying them. The greatest single advance began in 1800 when a Frenchman, Nicolas Appert, discovered that he could preserve certain foods by sealing them in jars and keeping the air from them. The process was the start of the vast canning industry which brings us many foods in all seasons.

　　[A] Nicolas Appert's most important contribution to canning industry is his discovery that air causes food to spoil.

　　[B] Nicolas Appert was the first person to preserve foods in jars.

　　[C] Nicolas Appert learned from the primitive men the method of preserving food.

　　[D] To preserve foods Nicolas Appert put them into sealed jars to let them dry up.

　　Section IV Structure and Vocabulary

　　Fill in the blanks with the words which best complete the sentences. Put your choices in the brackets on the left. (10 points)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　The photo ________ happy memories of my early childhood.

　　[A] refreshes

　　[B] brings to mind

　　[C] stimulates

　　[D] reminds myself

　　ANSWER: [B]

　　46. It was the largest experiment we have ever had; it ________ six hours.

　　[A] ended

　　[B] finished

　　[C] was(C)

　　[D] lasted

　　47. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by ________ them that I managed to get them on.

　　[A] spreading

　　[B] squeezing

　　[C] extending(C)

　　[D] stretching

　　48. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ________ close examination.

　　[A] put up

　　[B] keep up

　　[C] stand up to(C)

　　[D] look up to

　　49. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical ________.

　　[A] facilities

　　[B] appliances

　　[C] instruments(C)

　　[D] equipment

　　50. Charles has not the least ________ of giving up his research.

　　[A] intention

　　[B] idea

　　[C] play(C)

　　[D] desire

　　51. That shop doesn't have brown sugar in ________ at the moment, but they expect to have some tomorrow.

　　[A] storage

　　[B] stock

　　[C] sale(C)

　　[D] demand

　　52. The country has a system of ________, most of which date back to the nineteenth century.

　　[A] watercourses

　　[B] rivers

　　[C] canals(C)

　　[D] channels

　　53. The farmers had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and ________.

　　[A] dusty

　　[B] earthy

　　[C] soiled(C)

　　[D] muddy

　　54. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very ________ about the food he eats.

　　[A] special

　　[B] peculiar

　　[C] particular(C)

　　[D] unusual

　　55. This is the ________ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

　　[A] actual

　　[B] genuine

　　[C] real(C)

　　[D] original