Part I Vocabulary and Structure (20 marks)

1. Either dye or oil paints_    _to color cloth.

  A. is used     B. be used     C. are used     D. was used

2. Her close friend and fellow actress _    _always encouraging her to write a book about her own biography.

  A. is     B. are     C. were     D. will

3. The number of people browsing in the bookshop _    _sharply during lunch hour.

  A. increase     B. are increased    C. increases     D. is increased

4. What       used as chief building materials today _    _steel and concrete.

  A. have been / are      B. is / are   C. are / are       D. are / is

5. There _    _ never been hard feelings between the neighbors on this block.

  A. has     B. have     C. is     D. were

6. All the students were excited at the          of a weekend sports competition.

A. opinion       B. view       C. thought       D. idea

7. The traveler’s passport established his         .

  A. proof       B. evidence       C. identity       D. case

8. I advise you not to place your          in such a remedy.

  A. passion       B. attention       C. faith       D. hope

9. Can you tell me the          for applying for citizenship in this country?

  A. procedures     B. processes     C. stages     D. phases

10. Tell me the names of the          in this room.

  A. elements     B. matters     C. substances     D. objects

11. So little known         that they had to ask for a guide.

  A. by this area     B. this area    C. was this area    D. this area had been