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Part I Vocabulary and Structure Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word. 1. She watched me like a hawk yet allowed me to handle high pressure situations such as working during the lunch rush. C. manage 2.In time to come, we may even have to abandon the familiar paper currency. D. give up 3.Typically, the price of most commercial trees in tropical forests rises in value annually. C. yearly 4. A well-timed apology can do a lot to promote a head of state’s public image—in the 1990s, caring and sympathetic leaders are better vote winners than proud and determined ones. A. compassionate 5. Because science and technology are progressing and changing so rapidly, today’s engineers must study throughout their careers to make sure that their knowledge and expertise do not become obsolete. B. outdated 6. Grown-ups are notorious for expecting quicker answers. D. infamous 7. With corruption popular in many developing countries, some observers are suspicious that the money will actually reach the people it is intended for. A. dishonesty 8. Who is going to make the psychic payment （心理赔偿）for the transformation of America from the Land of Free to the Land of Lock? C. change 9. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright papers. D. enclosed 10. She is registered as disabled. B. recorded 11. One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps （车毂盖） around a corner, I almost bumped into our new general manager. B. collide with sb 12. But as political systems have become more sophisticated, the idea that governments or churches are faultless has become increasingly difficult to defend. A. complicated 13. The construction of the gigantic Egyptian pyramids at Giza during the 2500s B. C. was one of the greatest engineering feats of ancient times. C. hug