Part I Structure and Vocabulary (20%)

　　Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.

( )1. No doubt, a trade mark pertains to a firm's _____ assets.

A) visible B) physical C) intangible D) actual

( )2. To build this highway, the investor has to come up with the traffic _____ of the prospective highway.

A) size B) volume C) capacity D) output

( )3. To the disappointment of the newly arrived teacher, there seemed to be a(n) _____ of discipline in that remote county school.

A) shortage B) lacking C) absence D) want

( )4. Without proper maintenance, the costly imported plants will be _____ out there sooner than expected.

A) worn B) destroyed C) damaged D) exhausted

( )5. When the output is given, the investor's returns on investment is to the largest extent up to the method of ______ of tangible assets he has invested in the first place.

A) appreciation B) calculation C) depreciation D) accounting

( )6. They are engaged in the research and development of a device that will be capable of _____ enemy's submarines at the deepest bottom of the sea.

A）finding B) discovering C) positioning D) detecting

( )7. The flood fighters told the reporters that they could _____ in that they had nationwide supports.

A) hold out B) put out C) carry out D) bring out

( )8. He could be _____ by the traffic jam or else he would have come to me by now.

A) left off B) dropped out C) got down D) held up

A) do away B) find fault C) come up D) fall in with

( )10. Many businesses' promotion campaigns _____ because they never fulfil what they have said in their ads.

A) pass away B) get by C) fall through D) give away