26. He is the most intrepid explorer in the present century.

　　A. successful B. fearless

　　C. reliable D. fearsome

　　27. It is not easy to remain tranquil when events suddenly change your life.

　　A. superior B. serious

　　C. severe D. serene

　　28. One symptom of the disease is a high fever.

　　A. symbol B. sign

　　C. cause D. pain

　　29. He was great vexed by the new and unexpected development.

　　A. astonished B. annoyed

　　C. enlightened D. contented

　　30. The clerk had been insolent to his superior once too often; now he was without a job.

　　A. affectionate B. rude

　　C. dishonest D. sly

　　31. The picture is tilted. “Please straighten it”.

　　A. high B. level

　　C. crooked D. adjustable

　　32. His employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Tom decided to ask for a raise.

　　A. despondent B. irresponsible

　　C. agreeable D. uncertain

　　33. At the end of the valley we turned right and made for the summit.

　　A. headed for B. went for

　　C. looked for D. searched for

　　34. Her type of woman can cope with life much more easily.

　　A. look after B. deal with

　　C. take care of D. take advantage of

　　35. He tried hard to restrain his tears from falling.

　　A. hold on B. hold up

　　C. hold back D. hold out

　　Part 3 Error Correction

　　This part consists of 15 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer, Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　36. The average age at which people begin to need eyeglasses vary considerably.

　　A. varies B. is varied

　　C. will vary D. has been varied

　　37. The dense Belgian fogs is caused by the cooling of humid surface air to a relatively low temperature.

　　A. must cause B. will be caused

　　C. are caused D. has been caused

　　38. That touching toads causes warts are still one of the most widely believed superstitions in America.

　　A. has B. have been

　　C. had been D. is

　　39. Sir Jonas Hanway was credited for introducing the umbrella into England, but the English were slow to adopt it.

　　A. with B. in

　　C. as D. at

　　40. The specific gravity of the water in the great Salt Lake is too great that one cannot sink or completely submerge in it.

　　A. so B. very

　　C. such D. indeed

　　41. Proper lighting is a necessary for good eyesight even though human night vision can be temporarily impaired by extreme flashes of light.

　　A. needful B. necessity

　　C. exigency D. need

　　42. Everybody wants paying properly for what they do.

　　A. to pay B. being paid

　　C. to be paid D. to be paid for

　　43. Don’t be late. I hate to be waiting for a long time.

　　A. being keeping B. be kept

　　C. to be kept D. be keeping

　　44. People whose property is stolen should report to the police.

　　A. had stolen B. is being stolen

　　C. had been stolen D. has been stolen

　　45. He didn’t to return earlier than 3 o’clock.

　　A. was not expected B. did not expect

　　C. was expected not D. was not expecting

　　46. The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics dedicated the honor to his high school physics teacher, he had been an inspiration during his early years.

　　A. who B. whom

　　C. which D. that

　　47. The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate his proposals called for higher taxes.

　　A. who B. whose

　　C. whom D. which

　　48. The children should say “thank you” to you when you gave them gifts.

　　A. had said B. be saying

　　C. have said D. saying

　　49. I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn’t know what to do.

　　“You may call your roommate.”

　　A. could have called B. might have called

　　C. would have called D. must have called

　　50. He painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He should choose a different color.

　　A. had to choose B. should have chosen

　　C. must have chosen D. could have been choosing