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词汇习题
100
1.
The curtain
have
_____ because of the strong sunlight.
A. faded
B. dulled
C. fainted
D. weakened
2. We need an umbrella on the beach to
give us some ______ at midday.
A shed
B shade
C shadow
D darkness
3. Business picked up in the stores
during December, but ______ again after Christmas.
A dropped out
B dropped on
C dropped upon
D dropped off
4. He’s suffered from
cancer
for many years; it is so strange that he has _____
to the present day.
A deprived
B
survived
C derived
D revived
5. The company has
the ______ right to print Mr.
Dare’s
books.
A virtual
B exclusive
C
overall
D flexible
6. Since the matter was extremely
______, we dealt with it immediately.
A tough
B tense
C
urgent
D instant
7.
Although they plant trees in this area every year,
the tops of some hills are still ______.
A
bare
B
vacant
C blank
D hollow
8. It took the man
several months to ______ the wide horse.
A tend
B cultivate
C tame
D breed
9. The
ratio of the work done by the machine ______ the
work done on it is called the efficiency of the
machine.
A against
B
with
C
to
D
for
10. The young man doesn’t know what
to ______ at the university; he can’t make up his
mind about his future.
A take over
B take after
C take in
D take up
11. Tom looked very much _____ when he
was caught cheating in the exam on the spot.
A
encouraged
B embarrassed
C disappointed
D excited
12.
It
is
impossible
to
______
the
number
of
people
in
China
who
have
acquired
an
adequate
knowledge
of
English.
A estimate
B judge
C check
D decide
13. If
you _____ your children well, you will be proud of
them.
A grow up
B bring up
C get up
D take up
14. I love boiled beef and potatoes;
it’s my ______ meal.
A
fond
B popular
C favorite
D
private
15 Free medical treatment in
this country covers sickness of mind as well as
_____ sickness.
A normal
B ordinary
C average
D regular
16. I know you think I’m
talking nonsense, but _____ you will realize I am
right.
A at one time
B in time
C
at times
D on time
17. Here are
comments about the behavior that people in Japan
usually expect on various _____.
A occasions
B
cases
C times
D circumstances
18. We
didn’t catch the train on
account of the traffic jam.
A basis
B charge
C
account
D behalf
19. The
flight was postponed because of technical problems
and was finally cancelled last week when a ______
was discovered.
A
defect
B defeat
C defender
D defence
20. The government is to send a
delegation to _____ the matter.
A
look into
B
look forward to
C
look down
D
look in
21. They don’t
want to be told that certain jobs or
offices are _____ to them just because they are
woman.
1
A opened
B open
C closed
D close
22. ______ a fire, hotel guests will be
asked to remain calm.
A
As a result of
B In the event of
C In the honor
of
D By means of
23. The price of beer _____ from
50cents to $$4 per liter during the summer season.
A
altered
B separated
C ranged
D differed
24. The manager
asked if it was possible for him to ______ the
investment plan within a week.
A work out
B put out
C make out
D set out
25. I’m very sorry to have
______ you with so many questions on such an
occasion.
A interfered
B impressed
C offended
D bothered
26. From the passage we can _____ that
this kind of disease can be cured.
A insult
B inspire
C refuse
D
infer
27. It is believed that ______
spending will certainly lead to the bankrupt.
A
natural
B mysterious
C public
D excessive
28. The team ______ twenty young people
who were carefully chose for the work.
A faces up to
B
get across
C
gives rise to
D
consists of
29. I can _____ some noise
while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud
noise.
A come up with
B
catch up with
C put up with
D keep up with
30.
Accord
ing to the ______ of the
contract, employees must give six months’ notice
if they intend to leave.
A laws
B rules
C
terms
D details
31. I don’t believe that ridiculous
scheme is ______ of our serious
consideration.
A worthless
B
worthwhile
C worthy
D worth
32.
This
article
______
more
attention
to
the
problem
of
cultural
interference
in
foreign
language
teaching
and
learning.
A
calls of
B calls up
C
calls in
D calls for
33.
Our family can’t afford to buy a piano,
__
____ the piano lessons.
A
let alone
B let in
C let on
D
let off
34. When she was busy tiding
the room, her little kid is always _____.
A under way
B on the way
C in the way
D
by the way
35. His failure to pay the
debts ______ the suspicion that he was not to be
trusted.
A concerns
B
confesses
C confuses
D
confirms
36. What was their _____ to
the proposal that a dam be built at the foot of
the mountain.
A. remark
B reaction
C comment
D opinion
37. If a scene is
likely to be offensive to the average person, then
you may shorten or ______ that scene.
A
decrease
B delete
C repay
D darken
38.
I
had
a
terrible
dream
last
night.
I
dreamed
that
I
was
running
after
something
I
wanted,
but
it
was
always
beyond
my _______.
A reach
B excess
C
control
D favor
39. It is not that I
mean to find _____ with you, but that you’ve
really made a serious mistake.
A weakness
B mistake
C error
D
fault
40. So _______ is the weather in
England that by lunchtime there could be thunder
and lighting.
A various
B
varies
C variable
D
variation
41. “ Sorry , there are
no
tickets _____ for
tomorrow’s performance.
”
the ticket officer said.
A
preferable
B considerable
C favorable
D available
42. A lot of people were ready to work
long hours because high unemployment meant that
they could
easily be
2
______.
A separated
B appointed
C
transferred
D replaced
43
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Researchers
are discovering that music can help healing
sorrows in a ______of ways.
A variety
B wonder
C
type
D thousand
44. Did you notice the _______on the
man’s face
when he heard that Kino had
found the pearl of the world.
A
appearance
B expression
C description
D outlook
45.
Those
who
support
the
nature
side
of
the
conflict
believe
that
our
____
and
behavior
patterns
are
largely
determined by
biological factors.
A . personalities
B.
characteristics
C. abilities
D. qualifications
46. The
pupils are told that they can ______ success if
they work really hard.
A get
B
achieve
C gain
D
acquire
47. Last night, the electric
lamps went out so we had to _____ candles to light
the room.
A lead to
B contribute to
C amount to
D
resort to
48. He knows nothing about
the car accident; it happened ______ to his
arrival.
A cautious
B curious
C
previous
D conscious
49. You did not
say that you were present, but words ______ that
you were.
A applied
B
implied
C replied
D
complied
50. Internet marketing
activities have _____ strategies to pull customers
into sites.
A figured out
B
let alone
C approved of
D focused on
51. He’s
something bad
-
tempered, but
he’s a good fellow _____ .
A in heart
B
out of heart
C
at heart
D by
heart
52. People were not satisfied
with the airport because the plane arrived one
hour behind _____.
A
time
B plan
C date
D
schedule
53. The government completed
the programs _____ great expense.
A in
B at
C of
D with
54. A written word is
a sign of a certain sound and that sound is _____
the sign of an idea.
A in turn
B in detail
C
in case
D in particular
55. After
years of hard work, researchers have discovered a
new ____ to cancer treatment.
A
approach
B method
C channel
D route
56. The actual cost of the
building was much higher than our original _____.
A consideration
B judgement
C estimate
D decision
57. When we think of communication, we
______ think of using words, talking face to face,
writing messages and
so on.
A shortly
B namely
C vainly
D normally
58.
Let’s ______ the minor issues for the
time being and concentrate on the important
ones.
A neglect
B ignore
C finish
D
eliminate
59. He can always _____
excellent proposal to help the company make
profit.
A come up with
B come upon
C come up to
D come out
60. If these are unavailable, there are
many useful study-skills guides which ____
learners to practice these skills
independently.
A enable
B
stimulate
C advocate
D
repeat
61. Mobile phones have proved to
______ with flight instruments and have a negative
effect on flight safety.
A interfere
B
disturb
C interrupt
D trouble
62.
In
fact,
the
desire
to
improve
one’s
material
life
is
an
absolutely
necess
ary
key
to
_____
and
social
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