PART A: Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word or phrase (1), (2), (3), or (4) that best completes each sentence.

1- The geology student made a surprising discovery; the volcano believed to be ---------- was about to erupt.

 4) vulnerable

 3) temporary

 2) affable

 1) dormant

2- We waited for the storm to ---------- before we left.

 4) abate

 3) abide

 2) abridge

 1) abase

3- The minister desired the position simply for the ---------- associated with it.

 4) feature

 3) status

 2) origin

 1) scope

4- The ---------- researcher made sure to check her measurements multiple times.

 4) apposite

 3) vague

 2) diligent

 1) initial

5- Denver's impractical plan to build a subway system was ---------- in 1970s.

 4) scattered

 3) scrapped

 2) strived

 1) surmised

6- ---------- such as hair color and eye color are inherited genetically from one's parents.

 4) Enigmas

 3) Dimensions

 2) Omens

 1) Traits

7- The company has ---------- $1000 to the team to get the project started.

 4) allocated

 3) bestowed

 2) deposited

 1) ascribed

8- After a week the jury had still not reached a ----------.

 4) suspect

 3) sequence

 2) verdict

 1) status quo

9- Heavy rains had ---------- the expedition's progress through the north-west of the country.

 4) distressed

 3) hindered

 2) evaded

 1) abandoned

10- The rattlesnake is the most ---------- snake in the United States.

 4) ancestral

 3) zealous

 2) haphazard

 1) venomous

PART B: Cloze Test
Directions: Read the following passage and decide which choice (1), (2), (3), or (4) best fits each space.

     The ancient Romans built an extensive and (11) ---------- to serve their needs. The Roman road-building era began in 312 BC. The roads provided economic and military access from Rome to distant parts of its far-flung empire. The first road (12) ---------- the Appian Way, which led, from Rome to Brundisium (now Brindisi), a port (13) ---------- is now southern Italy. The Appian Way was the main route to Greece, and it ran over 560 km (350 mi). A second road, from Rome to Naples, provided the first stage of the route (14) ---------- by troops headed to Africa. Roman advances in road-building techniques included preparation of foundation soils and base courses, brick paving, and, (15) ----------, provision for adequate drainage.

11-

 2) durable road of systems

 1) system of durable roads

 4) durable system of roads

 3) roads of durable system

12-

 2) constructed was

 1) was to construct

 4) that was constructed

 3) was constructed

13-

 2) which it is

 1) in what

 4) where is

 3) in which it

14-

 2) was used

 1) using

 4) be used

 3) used

15-


 1) most important

 2) most importantly

  3) the most important     4) the more important