PartIII Vocabulary (20minutes)

　　41. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

　　A)terminal B)benefit C)fate D)estimate

　　42.To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

　　A)treatment B)delivery C)transmission D)departure

　　43.These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.

　　A)enthusiasm B)authority C)convention D)faith

　　44.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed last month.

　　A)observers B)witnesses C)audiences D)viewers

　　45.Politically these nations tend to be ______,with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

　　A)unstable B)reluctant C)rational D)unsteady

　　46.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

　　A)take to B)take out C)take away D)take on

　　47."You try to get some sleep. I'll _____the patient's breakfast, "said the nurse.

　　A)see to B)stick to C)get to D)lead to

　　48.TheLondon Marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands of runners participate every year.

　　A)Therefore B)Furthermore C)Accordingly D)Nevertheless

　　49.The bank refused to ______him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

　　A)credit B)borrow C)loan D)lease

　　50.The more a nation's companies _______factories abroad, the smaller that country's recorded exports will be.

　　A)lie B)spot C)stand D)locate

　　51.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

　　A)excuse B)intention C)option D)approval

　　52.Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.

　　A)goals B)aims C)targets D)destinations

　　53.It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.

　　A)storage B)reserve C)resource D)source

　　54."This light is too______ for me to read by. Don;t we have a brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.

　　A)mild B)dim C)minute D)slight

　　55.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be _______and go another day.

　　A)reliable B)probable C)feasible D)flexible

　　56.We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

　　A)get across B)get over C)get away D)get off

　　57.______recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

　　A) get across B)get over C)get away D)get off

　　58.jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting office,which was considered a promotion.

　　A)delivered B)exchanged C)transferred D)transformed