Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1.This pair of boots cost much less than yours for I bought them when the department store made a ____ of the stored goods. A. clearance B. reduction C. fortune D. deal 2.Lacking ____ political goals, the two parties quarrelled away. A. intricate B. coherent C. intrinsic D. distinct 3.I’m afraid that we might ____ some opposition to implement the daring plan. A. come across B. come up against C. come at D. come up with 4.A monument was built to ____ those who died in the civil war. A. congratulate B. remind C. commemorate D. memorize 5.Working far away from his home, he had to ____ from Oxford to London every day. A. commute B. wander C. ramble D. motion 6.A train is not ____ to a plane for speed. A. equivalent B. equal C. comparable D. agreeable 7.The couple has divorced as they are not ____. A. friendly B. sociable C. easygoing D. compatible 8.Growing too fast and lacking efficiency, our firm is no longer ____ in world market. A. competitive B. qualified C. complicated D. identical 9.The teacher ____ the book to his students for its wide coverage. A. commended B. commented C. promoted D. upheld 10.We have made a ____ to pay our bid on time. A. commitment B. responsibility C. commission D. commentary 11.The father ____ with his son to be less trouble to his mother. A. pleaded B. pledged C. petitioned D. prayed 12.The examination ____ me completely and I couldn’t answer it. A. augmented B. baffled C. assimilated D. banned 13.The stream was ____ after the heavy rain. A. flushing B. blushing C. foaming D. gasping 14.Few teams can ____ such a good record in European football. A. flatter B. boast C. brood D. buffer 15.The advertising campaign is intended to ____ sales. A. boom B. brace C. bunch D. boost 16.With her management skills and his marketing expertise, they make a ____ combination. A. bleak B. formidable C. brutal D. finite 17.Our household ____ is 800 yuan a month and we always try not to go beyond it. A. resource B. budget C. assessment D. asset 18.Although the two players are ____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A. partners B. companions C. enemies D. rivals 19.The ____ wind in this area is from the southwest. A. controlling B. prevailing C. persisting D. reigning 20.The climbers ____ their greatest ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain. A. realized B. retained C. obtained D. maintained 21.____ should always be less than income if you hope to live an easy life. A. Earnings B. Outcome C. Expenditures D. Compensation 22.The mental commodity most in demand will be practical wisdom rather than specialized ____. A. experiment B. expertise C. witness D. cleverness 23.Both Chinese traditions and Japanese customs are culture. A. occidental B.western C. oriental D. oval 24.If you get into a bath full of water,some of the water will ____ onto the floor. A. overlap B. overflow C. flourish D. flutter 25.A witness gave ____ that the accused was drunk at that time. A. testimony B. harmony C. monopoly D. report 26.Armed with the right tools and materials, the newlyweds(新婚夫妇) gaily ____ on the task of decorating their own home. A. embarked B. turned C. reclaimed D. resumed 27.Only a fool would ____ his life’s savings on the Stock Exchange in the hope of making easy money. A. gear B. descend C. gamble D. rely 28.Would you mind telling me what’s amusing you? You’ve been sitting there ____ from ear to ear for the past ten minutes. A. groaning B. mourning C. smiling D. grinning 29.When I saw their ____ faces, I knew something went wrong. A. damp B. gray C. dull D. gloomy 30.The department is ____ up for an increased intake of students. A. gearing B. arranging C. planning D. limbering