I. Vocabulary
　　Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence andmark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
　　1. High in the sky a __ of birds was flying southward.
　　A. swarm B. flock C. crowd D. herd
　　2. American people are highly___ , and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others.
　　A .moving B. mobile C. motional D. movable
　　3. You'll have to buy some new shoes as these are __.
　　A. used up B. wasted away C. broken down D. worn out
　　4. Will all those __ the proposal raise their hands?
　　A. in relation to B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in favor of
　　5. The hotel __ only $50 for a double room in the slack season.
　　A. claims B. prices C. charges D. demands
　　6. In arithmetic the rules of addition are basic, and all the other rules are built on this__.
　　A. basis B. base C. bases D. basic
　　7. He is among those lucky students who have won ___to first rate university.
　　A. permission B. admittance C. profession D. admission
　　8. Children never want to go to bed at the proper time. They always want to ___ late.
　　A.take up B.stand up C.stay up D.set up
　　9. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their cars, and this ___ creates further problems.
　　A. after all B.in turn C.in case D.in time
　　10. The mechanic examined the car engine ___but could find nothing wrong with it.
　　A. throughout B. exactly C. thoroughly D. altogether
　　11. He was unable to ___ to the group what he meant.
　　A. get in B. get across C. get along D. get off
　　12. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ___ so much noise.
　　A. resist B. tolerate C. sustain D. undergo
　　13. I broke my relationship with Anne because she always found ___.
　　A. error B. mistake C. flaw D. fault
　　14. His discovery counts ___nothing though he tried very hard.
　　A.on B.for C.in D.up
　　15. Difficulties and hardships have ___the best qualities of the young geologist.
　　A. brought out B. brought about C. brought forth D. brought up
　　16. If you ___in taking this attitude, we'll have to ask you to leave.
　　A.insist B.keep C.resist D.persist
　　17. Richard doesn't think he could ever___ what is called "free-style" poetry.
　　A. take on B. take over C. take to D. take after
　　18. American women were ___the right to vote until 1920.
　　A.ignored B.denied C.rejected D.refused
　　19. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to ___ the investment plan within a week.
　　A. work out B. put out C. make out D. set out
　　20. He kept rubbing the child until ___ he fell asleep.
　　A. long after B. soon after C. before long D. long before