PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 41. For many patients, institutional care is the most ______ and beneficial form of care. A) pertinent B) appropriate C) acute D) persistent 42. Among all the changes resulting from the ______ entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important. A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable 43. Mr. Smith became very ______ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake. A) ingenious B) empirical C) objective D) indignant 44. Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ______ ones. A) turbulent B) tragic C) vulnerable D) suspicious 45. The ______ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientist s and philosophers alike. A) incompatible B) exceeding C) instantaneous D) eternal 46. She remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems. A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly 47. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ______. A) simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneously D) contemporarily 48. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______. A) vain B) vicinity C) court D) jail 49. Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major ______ in every family s budget. A) nutrition B) expenditure C) routine D) provision 50. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly room ______ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars. A) configuration B) constitution C) condemnation D) contamination