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 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
31. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his lecture.
A) to have students
B) for students’ being
C) for students to be
D) to students’ being(D)
32. You should have been more patient ________ that customer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.
A) of
B) with
C) for
D) at(B)
33. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ________.
A) has been accepted
B) have been accepted
C) was accepted
D) were accepted(C)
34. This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?
A) would you mind
B) would you please
C) will you like to
D) will you please to(B)
35. ________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A) As soon as
B) As well as
C) So far as
D) So long as(D)
36. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town ________ 50 households or more.
A) having
B) to have
C) to have had
D) having had(A)
37. People appreciate ________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A) to work
B) to have worked
C) working
D) having worked(D)
38. The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ________ himself.
A) injure
B) had injured
C) injured
D) would injure(C)
39. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.
A) up
B) to
C) in
D) at(B)
40. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which
B) that
C) what
D) where(A)