I. Vocabulary
　　Directions: There are 20 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 and　mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
　　1. He is a man you can rely on. He never goes back on his __.
　　A. word B. words C. permission D. saying
　　2. After second thought, she ___a better solution.
　　A. came up with B. added up to C. put up with D. made up for
　　3. The club has___ a new rule allowing women to join.
　　A. brought forth B. associated with C. turned over D. laid down
　　4. The performance will begin __ at eight thirty.
　　A. precisely B. consequently C. accordingly D. exceedingly
　　5. It's very discourteous to __ during some one's conversation.
　　A. inspect B. interrupt C. interfere D. instruct
　　6. His joke went too far. It was more than 1 could __.
　　A. get rid of B. put up with C. keep up with D. do away with
　　7. Will all those ___the proposal raise their hands?
　　A. in relation to B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in favor of
　　8. At the gathering, he talked __ about the matter, dampening everyone’s spirits.
　　A. in detail B. with ease C. on end D. in a confusing way
　　9. We cannot always ___the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
　　A. hang on B. count on C. hold on D. come on
　　10. I don't want to___ you in if you are what you say.
　　A. run B. catch C. make D. take
　　11. Mr. Brown is a ___old man and all his neighbors are __ to him.
　　A. respectful...respectable B. respectable...respective
　　C. respectable...respectful D. respective...respectable
　　12. I wish my son would stop __ and do something realistic.
　　A. hanging about B. hanging on C. hanging up D. hanging off
　　13. There are some ___flowers on the desk.
　　A. artificial B. false C. unreal D. untrue
　　14. We all can't __ why she married a man like this.
　　A. reason out B. figure out C. make believe D. take in
　　15. John wants to dispose ___his old car and buy a new one.
　　A. on B. in C. of D. to
　　16. He slept in the __ of the trees on such a hot day.
　　A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield
　　17. Ted agreed to __ the strike if the company would satisfy the demand of the workers.
　　A. call out B. call to C. call off D. call on
　　18.We are not ___to veto(否定) our own proposals.
　　A. likely B. possible C. probable D. potential
　　19. He agreed with the plan in ___, but thought that in practice it would not work.
　　A. attitude B. approach C. viewpoint D. principle
　　20. The conversation was so interesting that we were __ of the lateness of the hour.
　　A. negligible B. inattentive C. irrelevant D. oblivious