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Part One: Structure Written ExpressionDirection: In each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put the letter of your choice in theANSWER SHEET. (25%)1. Thomas Wolfe portrayed people so that you came to know their yearnings, their impulses, andtheir warts----this was effective _____.A. motivation B. point of view C. characterization D. background2. The appeal to the senses known as ______ is especially common in poetry.A. imaginative B. imaginable C. ingenious D. imagery3. If youve got a complaint, the best thing is to see the person concerned and _____ with him.A. tell it B. have it out C. say it D. have it known4. There have been several attempts to introduce gayer colours and styles in mens clothing , butnone of them____A. ha caught on B. has caught him out, C. has caught up D. take roots5.The retired engineer plunked down $ 50,000 in cash for a mid-size Mercedes as a present for his wife --a purchase ______ ,with money made in the stock market the week before.A. paid off B. paid through C. paid cut D. paid for6.He has courage all right, but in matters requiring judgment, he has often been foundsadly_____.A. lack it B. absent C. in need of it D. wanting7. Danis Hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people could have fought so hardagainst environmental degradation _____ themselves now on the verge of losing the war.A. only found B. finding only C. only to find D, have only found8.The once separate issue of environment and development are now ____ linked.A. intangible B. indispensable C. inextricably D. incredibly9.The need to see that justice is done ____ every decision made in the courts.A. implants into B. imposes on C. impinges upon D. imprecates upon10. Two thirds of the US basketball players are black, and the number would be greater__the continuing practice of picking white bench warmers for the sake of balance.