337
328. Ballet is believed to
originate in
the courts of Italian royal families in
the 1400s.
A) develop into
B) begin in
C) be supported by
D) coexist with
E) be forbidden
329. There were a number of limiting factors on the
output
of consumer
durables in 1973-74.
A) outflow
B) production
C) income
D) reduction
E) stability
330. Your
outrageous
behavior was more shocking than entertaining.
A) diminutive
B) sinful
C) tentative
D) offensive
E) atrocious
331. Perhaps you have
overlooked
your mistakes in your last test and that
is why you made the same mistakes on this test.
A) perused
B) confused
C) neglected
D) not received
E) browsed
332. It was no surprise when they were told that their great-grand mother
had
passed away
.
A) survived
B) slipped
C) died
D) gone on a trip
E) dozed off
333. Watermelon crops must be rotated
periodically
with other crops to
avoid fungal disease.
A) constantly
B) simultaneously
C) regularly
D) rarely
E) eternally
334. As the saying goes, those who live by the sword will
perish
by the
sword.
A) breathe
B) survive
C) vanish
D) win
E) flourish
335. Tattooing involves putting
permanent
designs on the body by
pricking holes and filling them with ink.
A) lasting
B) colorful
C) visible
D) short-lived
E) skin-deep
336. Everybody should read periodicals which are
related
to his profession.
A) appropriate
B) apparent
C) perceptive
D) discriminating
E) exceptional
337. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to
pile
up
at the post office.
A) be delivered
B) accumulate
C) get lost
D) be returned
E) dispel
338. A Japanese company
pioneered
the use of the Bessemer process
for making steel and improved the quality of steel.
A) hid
B) initiated
C) explored
D) disguised
E) illustrated
339. Share prices on the Stock Exchange
plunged
sharply in the morning.
A) fell
B) retrieved
C) skyrocketed
D) recovered
E) fluctuated
340. The toxic material coming out of the factory chimney
polluted
the
atmosphere.
A) contaminated
B) intoxicated
C) congested
D) cremated
E) littered
341. The doctor was forced to
postpone
his vacation because so many
of his patients were ill.
A) expand
B) schedule
C) limit
D) put off
E) cancel
342. We were forced to
postpone
the meeting when one of the managers
had a traffic accident.
A) call off
B) do without
C) put off
D) see about
E) announce
343. During the war, the shipping lanes proved
prone
to attacks, so
measures had to be taken to deter them.
A) futile
B) dangerous
C) susceptible
D) feasible
E) impossible
344. The
praiseworthy
rescue of the men stranded on the mountaintop
was really a creditable deed.
A) hard to believe
B) daring
C) unusual
D) risky
E) challenging
345. Peace will soon
prevail
in spite of those who want the war to
continue.
A) fail
B) surrender
C) triumph
D) collapse
E) comprise
346. If a pilot
prevents
a plane crash by making a safe emergency
landing he may laugh later as he describes his experience.
A) defends
B) permits
C) averts
D) allows
E) obscures
347. Most meat-eating animals use their teeth to seize and kill
prey
.
A) attackers
B) nourishment
C) enemies
D) victims
E) carcass
348. The superintendent was the
principal
speaker at the school board
meeting.
A) sole
B) main
C) outstanding
D) director
E) last
349. Many of the old people do not get housing benefits because the
government is slow in
processing
applications.
A) providing
B) working on
C) raising
D) trying
E) justifying
350. The 1950s were one of the most distinguished and
productive
periods in the history of American poetry.
A) tactful
B) fertile
C) profitable
D) talented
E) proficient
351. Her mother tried in vain to wake Ann from a
profound
sleep.
A) proper
B) light
C) drowsy
D) deep
E) sweet
352. Smoking has already been
prohibited
in many government offices
in the United States.
A) permitted
B) taught
C) banned
D) revoked
E) encouraged
353. Although most Politicians would like to think they are infallible, they
are
prone to
error, like the rest of us.
A) disgusted with
B) afraid of
C) disposed to
D) inclined to
E) attracted to
354. Many
properties
of the atmosphere affect the amount of solar
radiation that reaches the earth.
A) belongings
B) impurities
C) levels
D) characteristics
E) layers
355. Today only a few countries enjoy
prosperous
economies.
A) static
B) stable
C) flourishing
D) poor
E) parsimonious
356. Mr. Brown is a
provident
person who saves something each month.
A) punctual
B) rash
C) thrifty
D) adventurous
E) considerate
357. Professor Smith said that
punctuality
was imperative at the university.
A) being efficient
B) being courteous
C) being on time
D) being cheerful
E) being flawless
358. He
purchased
some antique furniture, paintings and statues and
shipped them to America.
A) picked out
B) exchanged
C) sold
D) bought
E) mended
359. The basic drive in philosopher’s life was the
pursuit
of knowledge
and of happiness.
A) glorification
B) communication
C) quest
D) dissemination
E) examination
360. She tells all kinds of
queer
stories, and she enjoys a large audience.
A) interesting
B) boring
C) strange
D) clever
E) confusing
361. The
quest
for the cure for AIDS is still going on in many Countries.
A) hypothesis
B) search
C) margin
D) prelude
E) absence
362. She said even her doctors warnings would not compel her to
quit
smoking.
A) condemn
B) prohibit
C) stop
D) extol
E) prosecute
363. Unconscious learning is now considered to be of
questionable
worth.
A) invaluable
B) dubious
C) superficial
D) secondary
E) primary
364. The young politician
radiates
goodwill when he speaks of projects
to help the poor.
A) hates
B) exposes
C) emits
D) hides
E) loathes
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