经典词汇100题测试

1] He gave the machine another ___ to see if it could work.

A) chance B) trial C) operation D) attempt

2] The ___ of the story was “ Look before you leap. “

A) instruction B) moral C) comment D) statement

3] Many people complain of the rapid ___ of modern life.

A) rate B) pace C) speed D) growth

4] They attempted to arouse nationalistic ___ against the foreigner.

A) passions B) desires C) enthusiasm D) mood

5] contribution

This week’s issue has ___ from several well

-respected journalists.

A) grants B) contributions C) assignments D) publications

6] Television can be an excellent ___ for education.

A) medium B) approach C) method D) mould

7] The workers there held a(n) ___ to call for better working and living conditions.

A) rally B) conjunction C) episode D) riot

8] The newspaper uncovered a *** ___ involving several government officials.

A) scandal B) shame C) conviction D) rumor

9] They stood gazing at the happy ___ of children playing in the park.

A) perspective B) view C) landscape D) scene

10] The wise man exercises ___ in his behavior and enjoyments.

A) limitation B) interest C) restriction D) restraint

11] Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ___.

A) views B) scenes C) sights D) scenery

12] John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ___ for his organizing ability.

A) scope B) space C) capacity D) range

13] A ___ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

A) formula B) frame C) schedule D) sketch

14] I undid the ___, and opened the case.

A) scrapes B) sprays C) strokes D) straps

15] The police set a ___ to catch the thieves.

A) plan B) device C) trap D) trick

16] Computer ___ affects the health of your computer just like their biological counterparts

（对应

物）

make you sick.

A) symptom B) virus C) gene D) therapy

17] Against his ___, Mario was forced to leave the country.

A) mind B) will C) instinct D) heart

18] Yesterday was the twentieth ___ of the founding of the republic.

A) ceremony B) anniversary C) occurrence D) entertainment

19] The two countries are linked by ___ of friendship going back many years.

A) knots B) joints C) connections D) bonds

20] The government has devoted a larger slice of its national ___ to agriculture than most other

countries.

A) resources B) potential C) budget D) economy

21] Why should anyone want to read ___ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes

from reading the originals?

A) themes B) insights C) digests D) versions

22] In nature, the ___ of plants is obviously related to climate.

A) contribution B) attribution C) interaction D) distribution

23] Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an ___ of the cost of repairing the roof.

A) assessment B) estimate C) assumption D) evaluation

24] Gas stoves can be used with greater ___ than the old coal-burners.

A) faculty B) facility C) publicity D) intensity

25] He made a ___ to build a successful business on his own in this district.

A) disposal B) hint C) perspective D) resolve

26] Hard up families may receive financial support from the welfare ___.

A) fund B) finance C) capital D) money

27] Coal is usually found underground, below several ___ of rock.

A) floors B) stacks C) levels D) layers

28] In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large ___ from his bank.

A) finance B) capital C) loan D) debt

29] During summer vacations some teachers attend ___ at colleges.

A) studios B) seminars C) stadiums D) senates

30] He went bankrupt and committed ___, leaving a widow and two children.

A) murder B) penalty C) suicide D) execution

31] There was a good deal of ___ to the introduction of foreign cultures.

A) obstacle B) challenge C) resistance D) block

32] Only people with a strong ___ can go climbing.

A) construction B) constitution C) content D) convention

33] The railway runs through a ___ under the mountain.

A) channel B) tunnel C) canal D) highway

34] The farmers in this country can improve their ___ by using better seeds and more fertilizer.

A) yield B) growth C) harvest D) gain

35] I think we need to see an investment ___ before we make an expensive mistake.

A) guide B) cashier C) consultant D) assessor

36] The ship’s captain and members of the ___ welcomed us on board.

A) crew B) staff C) faculty D) team

37] The problems requiring immediate solution will be given ___ at the meeting.

A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency

38] He has put his car entirely at our ___ for the holiday.

A) usage B) disposal C) application D) disposition

39] Under these ___, you might agree with us that it is rather difficult for your products to put a

footing on this market.

A) situations B) circumstances C) cases D) conditions

40] Molecules are tiny ___, invisible except under a very powerful microscope.

A) spots B) dots C) germs D) particles

41] Scientists have found that lead can be ___ easily.

A) dissolved B) digested C) melted D) mined

42] I hope I haven’t ___ you in any way, I really meant to help you out of the trouble.

A) raided B) tortured C) violated D) offended

43] You look completely ___; you must go to bed immediately.

A) consumed B) exhausted C) strained D) disposed

44] The Prime Minister frequently wandered from his text to ___ on a point that had obviously

caught his audience’s interest.

A) elaborate B) stress C) explain D) speculate

45] The school ___ itself on its academic record.

A) claims B) boasts C) prides D) proves

46] He found it hard to ___ the temptation to get drunk.

A) resign B) resist C) refuse D) reserve

47] If you don’t dry the kn

ife, it will ___.

A) ruin B) rust C) decay D) spoil

48] It’s too late to change your mind now, so there’s no point in ___ tears over it.

A) discarding B) streaming C) shedding D) flowing

49] She ___ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.

A) slipped B) skated C) spilt D) split

50] The children had been ___ of the danger, but had taken no notice.

A) warned B) alerted C) threatened D) persuaded

51]

Franklin’s

ability

to

learn

from

observations

and

experience

___

greatly

to

his

success

in

public life.

A) contributed B) owed C) attached D) related

52] Half the students were ___ as they bored with the lessons.

A) yielding B) yawning C) stooping D) straining

53] It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ___.

A) scattered B) separated C) spaced D) divided