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Test Yourself 1
1.
Inside,in the warm living room, with a
glass of wine to drink and Mozart to listen to on
the CD,
she was far from the tiredness
she had ___C___earlier.
A advocated
B
conceived
C
claimed
D accumulated
2.
If you've
worked for one employer for two years or more
before leaving to have your baby,you
may be __B___maternity
pay(
产妇薪酬）
A drawn
on
B entitled to
(
有权益）
C settled
for (
满足于）
D
rested on (
依靠）
3.
Tons
of
food
was
laid
out
on
the
big
table
and
crates
of
beer
were
____D__ready
for
consumption.
A
reserved
（保留）
B
expended
（花费）
C generated
（产生）
D
stacked
（一堆）
4.
You'd
better
keep
your
leaders___A____of
your
activities
so
that
they
can
ensure
you
are
adequately supported.
A informed
（告知）
B
amused
（有趣的）
C outlined
（概括）
D
swallowed
（吞咽）
5.
According to
the latest poll,the president's 43 percent support
has _B____to 32percent.
A
minimized
（最小化）
B
shrunk
（减少）
C
cited
（引证）
D
predicted
（预言）
6.
Managers might
not borrow as much as they should,if they want to
retain a large____C__of
borrowing power
in case of problems.
A
delivery
（递交）
B burden
（负担）
C reserve
（
D
deposit
（沉淀）
7.
It is said
that one____D__a work of art and brings it forth
as a child is _____and brought forth
into the world.
A
reproduces, reproduced
（繁殖）
B safeguards, safeguarded
(
防护措施）
C
tolerates,tolerated
（忍受）
D conceives,conceived
(
构思、怀孕）
8.
Our
case
against
piracy
was
won,but
over
$$75000
had
been
_B_____in
legal
costs
in
the
proceedings ,far more than the
compensation awarded by the court.
A advanced
（提高）
B
expended
（花费）
C
attained
（获得）
D
blasted
（爆炸）
9.
If the
environment is to be properly____C___policies must
be formulated which will encourage
the
green industry.
A
bluffed
（吓唬）
B promoted
（促进）
C
safeguarded
（保障）
D
varnished (
装饰
)
10.
Although
we
are
often
successful
in
securing
accommodation
for
people
with
AIDS,
it
is
a
problem which stretches
our _C_____to the full and needs taken care of
immediately.
A bonuses
(
奖金）
B dilemmas (
窘境）
C resource
(
资源）
D limitations
(
限制）
11.
Mark's latest
work ___D___the learning theories of the 1980s as
well as his own experience
in teaching
English to foreigners.
A
built on
（建立。
。
）
B left
out
（漏掉）
C brought
up
D drew
on
（运用）
12.
____D___the
pros and cons of being the son of one of the
famous,Rock replies:
among the most
blessed of people who ever lived.
A Fed on
（靠。生存）
B Headed
for
（朝。走）
C Brought down
D
pressed for
13.
Painting is the art of reaching the
soul through the eyes, but if the
picture___A___the eyes
and never
reaches the soul, the painter has fallen far short
of his aim.
to
(
吸引）
B settle
for
（。定下来）
C
fumbles with
（摸索）
D aims at
（瞄准）
14.
A
commission
was
appointed
to
__A____into
the
alleged
illegal
payments
by
the
football
club.
（调查）
B bounce
（弹跳）
C
render
（使）
D deceive
（欺骗）
15.
Under the
norms of international law, countries are
_A_____in using military force abroad to
defend their citizens from hostile
military action.
A justified
（正义的）
B refuted
C sheltered
D
identified
（证明身份）
16.
Statistics
are
__C____to
prove
the
depth
of
popular
misery:
falling
real
wages,
rising
unemployment ,and a
general collapse of living standards.
A concealed
（隐瞒）
B
grabbed
（抓）
C
cited
（引证）
D projected
（突出）
17.
The
claim
that
women
can
never
be
in
positions
of
public
responsibility
because
of
their<
/p>
荷尔蒙的）
imbalances
A poked
（戳
)
B injured
C refuted
(
驳斥）
D pleaded
18.
Once the
problem has been identified, the couple can start
appropriate treatment, and with
the
right treatment, Mr Goswamy_D______,many more
infertile (
不育的）
couples will
conceive.
A
exaggerates(
夸大）
B curses
（诅咒）
C betrays
D predicts(
预言）
19.
Every few
miles his suitcase _B_____out the back of the cart
and Tock became annoyed at
having to
stop and collect it all the time.
A arose
（引起）
B
bounced
（蹦）
C
collided
（撞）
D strayed(
偏离）
20.
While
I
am
waiting
on
platform,a
railway
employee
shouts
across
the
track
that
the
is
___A____,and
that the next train will be at .
B abridged
21.
The daughter
of an Indian laborer,Mrs Swami was _B___by her
husband and had to support
four
children on her own.
22.
Peter read
the letter twice before its meaning
_B_______
up
in
on
D. turned up
23.
A. mean business
concessions
up
up
24.
Mary___D____herself
for
making
the
silly
mistake
and
letting
the
golden
opportunity
slip
through her
fingers.
A. Amused
C. Blessed
D.
cursed
25.
Environmentalists
are
doing
everything
within
their
power
to
protect
the
birds
and_A_____the impact of the oil
spill.
A. minimize
D.
abridge
26.
But what
really __B_____the official statistics is that
they are based almost entirely on the
state economy.
A.
Burdens
B. Distorts
C. Confirms
D. Maintains
27.
The
___D___truth is that some youngsters are so out of
control they have to be detained .
A. Thoughtful
C mature
D
brutal
28.
Mary admired Max for his wit, although
she could not
A_______his
philosophy of life.
A.
Tolerate
B invade
C refute
D
interpret
29.
This is a matter which cannot be too
carefully watched since failure to comply
_B______you
liable to heavy
penalties.
A. Enables
B renders
C injures
D
flushes
30.
Their organization neither used
nor___D_____the use of violence in its struggle
for equality.
B.
enrolled
C
overheard
D
advocated
Test
Yourself
2
31.
It may be
possible to claim damages against a local
authority for negligently failing to ensure
that construction work complied with
the ___B_____ building regulations.
A magnificent
B relevant
C artificial
D
delicate
32.
A substantial proportion of educational
costs was __A____ to local authorities , although
the
latter
had
neither
sufficient
financial
nor
administrative
means
to
carry
out
their
new
assignments.
A
transferred
B withdrawn
C hurled
D
adjusted
33.
These
fads
for
physical
fitness____A_____lead
to
two
things:
a
great
deal
of
unnecessary