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Part I Basic English (50%)

A. Sentence Completion: (30%)

Directions: Each of the sentences below has one or more blank spaces indicating

where a word (or words) has been omitted. Each sentence is followed by

five words or sets of words lettered from A) to E). Select the lettered

word or set of words which, when inserted to replace the blanks, best fits

in with and completes the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Do it on

the Answer Sheet.

1. His theories, though criticized by economists of more orthodox bent, have had enormous ________ on government fiscal policy.

A) restraint B) impact C) acceptance D) tension E) reliance

2. Unwilling to admit that his program of tax abatement had failed to achieve its goal, the mayor attempted to _________ the attention of the electorate from the problem by ________ the issue with irrelevant statistics.

A) capture … complicating B) focus … confuting

C) divert … obfuscating D) remove … buttressing

E) compelling … falsifying

3. The deliberately alienated quality of his paintings is a reflection of the disconnection he sees as experience by those whose values are derived only from ________.

A) enterprise B) reading C) experience D) inspiration E) materialism

4. Although many people advocate personal sacrifice for the public good, their ________ often ends at the point where the call for their personal ________ begins.

A) self-control … resentment B) altruism … involvement

C) intention … supplication D) participation … invocation

E) contention … dispersal

5. Her credentials for the position were ________ in every respect but one; she could not speak a word of Turkish!

A) flawless B) essential C) inconsequential

D) pedestrian E) unacceptable

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