Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)
　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on t he Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
　　41. The last half of the nineteenth century _______ the steady improvment in the means
　　of travel.
　　A) has witnessed
　　B) was witnessed
　　C) witnessed
　　D) is witnessed

　　42.The shy girl felt _______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's
　　questions.
　　A) amazed
　　B) awkward
　　C) curious
　　D) amused

　　43.Ann never dreams of _______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
　　A) there being a chance.
　　B) there to be a chance
　　C) there be a chance
　　D) being a chance

　　44.It was very kind of you to do the washing?up, but you _______ it.
　　A) mustn't have done
　　B) wouldn't have done
　　C) mightn't have done
　　D) didn't have to do

　　45.Frequently single?parent children _______ some of the functions that the absent
　　adult in the house would have served.
　　A) take off
　　B) take after
　　C) take in
　　D) take on

　　46.He gives people the impression _______ all his life broad.
　　A) of having spent
　　B) to have spent
　　C) of being spent
　　D) to spe nd

　　47.A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial _______.
　　A) mark
　　B) feature
　　C) trace
　　D) appearance

　　48.I'd rather you _______ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
　　A) don't
　　B) wouldn't
　　C) didn't
　　D) shouldn't

　　49.All things _______, the planned trip will bave to be called off.
　　A) considered
　　B) be considered
　　C) considering
　　D) having considered

　　50.John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person
　　learns by doing, and that teaching must _______ the curiosity and creativity of
　　children.
　　A) seek
　　B) stimulate
　　C) shape
　　D) secure

　　51.Criticism and self?criticism is necessary _______ it helps us to find and correct
　　our mistakes.
　　A) by that
　　B) at that
　　C)on that
　　D) in that

　　52.However, at times this balance in nature is _______, resulting in a number of
　　possibly unforeseen effects.
　　A) troubled
　　B) disturbed
　　C) confused
　　D) puzzled

　　53.If she doesn't tell him the truth now, he'll simply keep on asking her until she
　　_______.
　　A) does
　　B) has done
　　C) will do
　　D) would do

　　54.The patient's health failed to such an extent that he was put into _______ care.
　　A) tense
　　B) rigid
　　C) intensive
　　D) tight

　　55.Does everyone on earth have an equal right _______ an equal share of its r esources?
　　A) by
　　B) at
　　C) to
　　D) over