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English Test I (A)(2007, 10) Part I Words (20%) Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate word from the list below. improvise melded stranded inhibits provocative etiquette discreet boisterous petition incurred importuned loops thrill ingrained overtures John has a ____________ prejudice against all blacks. ingrained There I was, ____________ in New York with no passport, money or friends. stranded She was asked to sign a ___________ against plans to build on the local playing fields. petition My secretary is very ___________. She never tells anyone unconcerned anything about the companys business. discreet Halfway through the speech I forgot my words and had to __________. improvise A brook ____________ around their farm. loops They all ___________ substantial losses during the stock market crash.incurred We are making _____________ to the authorities for a free-trade agreement. overtures The play raises _________________ questions about sanity, innocence, and the possibility of a miraculous virgin birth. provocative The boy ___________ the teacher to raise his mark. Importuned Part II Phrases and idiomatic expressions (20%) Choose the one best answer to substitute the italicized part in each of the following sentences. 11) I paid him for six bottles of champagne, but he pulled a fast one on me and gave me six bottles of cheap wine. A. mistook me B. refused C. cheated me 12) She lives entirely alone, give or take the rats, bats and the moths. A. plus or minus B. apart from C. without 13) The lawyers for a bribed ex-lawmaker are pleading for leniency in punishment. A. arguing earnestly for B. arguing lamely for C. using a pretext for 14) My nurse manager told me off in front of everyone, including patients and staff. A. asked me to start off B. asked me to get out