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A) The secret of Alamogordo.
B) A new kind of war.
C) The destructive force of the first atomic bomb.
D) The selection of the test site for the first atomic bomb.
37. Which of the following is the main reason for choosing Alamogordo as the test site?
A) It always had an enjoyable climate.
B) It was connected to other cities by a railway.
C) Its location would hide the secret well.
D) It was situated in southwestern New Mexico.
38. When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
A) As soon as the secret was revealed
B) At dawn on July 16, 1945
C) Immediately after the test
D) Several weeks after the test
39. After the first atomic bomb explosion, everybody agreed that ________.
A) it was wise to choose Alamogordo as the test site
B) man had entered the age of nuclear warfare
C) it was not wise to use such a powerful weapon
D) it was not possible to keep the technology of making atomic bombs secret
40. The tone of this passage is one of ________.
A) anxiety
B) satisfaction
C) encouragement
D) fear
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 answer that best
completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single time through the centre.
41. The boy鈥檚 father bought him a large toy train ________.
A) which to play with
B) to play with it
C) to play with
D) at which to play
42. ________ you poor record in school, we think you should study harder.
A) In view of
B) In charge of
C) In spite of
D) In case of
43. There are more than fifty proposals ________ at the conference.
A) discussed
B) to be discussed
C) discussing
D) having been discussed
44. Police have ________ to the public to come forward with any information which
might help them in their inquiries.
A) urged
B) claimed
C) appealed
D) called
45. I am sorry I ________ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.
A) drew
B) hit
C) struck
D) knocked
46. Why don鈥檛 you have a night out? It would take your ________ off your worries.
A) cares
B) heart
C) head
D) mind
47. Some hard plastics can be ________ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A) substituted for
B) taken the place of
C) replaced in
D) given way to
48. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.
A) in
B) on
C) for
D) to
49. They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution ________ the problem.
A) in
B) to
C) on
D) with
50. In many American families, parents feel that children should make important
decisions ________.
A) to themselves
B) on themselves
C) of themselves
D) by themselves
51. There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other
has not adapted successfully.
A) to which
B) wherever
C) so that
D) as to
52. Some metals are better conductors of electricity than others ________ means that
the former have atom that contain more free electron than the latter.
A) that
B) this
C) which
D) it
53. A good friend is one who will ________ you when you are in trouble.
A) stand for
B) stand by
C) stand up to
D) stand up with
54. The speaker ________ his notes before the lecture.
A) ran down
B) ran into
C) ran out
D) ran over
55. I find this treatment very ________ to my health.
A) advisable
B) invaluable
C) beneficial
D) worthy
56. Don鈥檛 have him for a friend. He鈥檚 ________ a criminal.
A) anything but
B) but for
C) rather than
D) nothing but
57. Most doctors recognize that medicine is ________.
A) an art as much it is a science
B) as much an art as it is a science
C) as an art as much it is science
D) much an art as it is a science
58. As a ________ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
A) prior
B) previous
C) late
D) former
59. It is highly desirable that a new president ________ for this college.
A) appointed
B) be appointed
C) is appointed
D) has been appointed
60. The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be
________.
A) weakened
B) omitted
C) restricted
D) lowered
61. If the earth suddenly ________ spinning, we would all fly off it.
A) had stopped
B) stopped
C) has stopped
D) would stop
62. Is it advisable to ________ our body to the sunlight.
A) reveal
B) display
C) expose
D) show
63. He demanded that we explain what was happening, ________?