Part II Vocabulary

　　Section A

　　11. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native langue?

　　A. required B. necessary C. select D. permanent

　　12. In the end, both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications.

　　A. traditional B. novel C. capital-centered D. consumption-centered

　　13. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information to other students at their university or college.

　　A. disclose B. deliver C. spread D. analyze

　　14. In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.

　　A. plentiful B powerful C friendly D. wealthy

　　15. To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.

　　A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimuli

　　16. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hard work.

　　A. prevailed B failed C. boomed D shrank

　　17. The pressure on her from her family caused her to resort to the drastic measures.

　　A. turn to B keep to C stick to D. lead to

　　18. 1 shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard the news.

　　A. Stress B. dilemma C. misery D. surprise

　　19. If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will pile up sooner or later.

　　A. accumulate B. vanish C. linger D. emerge

　　20. The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government building

　　A. unskillfully B. violently C. ineffectively D. eventually

　　Section B

　　21. I would like to express my ______ to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department.

　　A. satisfaction B. gratitude C. pleasure D. sincerity

　　22. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, ______, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.

　　A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and for all

　　23. The two countries will assign counter-drug officials to their respective embassies on a ______ basis.

　　A. fundamental B. similar C. reciprocal D. reasonable

　　24. Tennessee’s population is nearly two-fifths rural, and no single city or group of cities ______ the state.

　　A. dominates B. manages C. manipulates D. controls

　　25. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is ______.

　　A. called for B. called off C. called on D. called up

　　26. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its ______ and duration, or the amount of shaking that occurs.

　　A. altitude B. magnitude C. multitude D. aptitude

　　27. The EI Nino has ______ affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.