张汉熙高级英语词汇练习

Lesson 1

The Middle Eastern

Bazaar

Ⅰ

. Word explanation

1. conceivable

A. reasonable

B. imaginable

C. considerable

D. credible

2. din

A. muted noise

B. loud distinct noise

C. tinkling sound

D. continuous, confusing noise

3. penetrate

A. make a round about way into

B. force a way into

C. get into easily

D. dash into

4. deaden

A. to die

B. of, or related to death

C. to lessen

D. no longer alive

5. sepulchral

A. overwhelmed

B. pleasant

C. picturesque

D. grave-like

6. persecution

A. cruel treatment

B. bringing a case to the law court

C. violation of one's right

D. unfairness

7. preliminary

A. previous

B. prospective

C. would-be

D. preparatory

8. burnished

A. polish

B. smooth and shiny

C. having been burned

D. something made of copper

9. delicate

A. complicated

B. fine and fragile

C. beautiful and intricate

D. tiny and easily broken

10. girder

A. an I-shaped iron beam

B. closely organized association

C. ancient trade union

D. a tree trunk

11. particular

A. partly

B. generally

C. special

D. participant

12. extend

A. stretch out

B. intent

C. intend

D. trend

13. purchase

A. perch

B. chase

C. buy

D. pay

14. bargain

A. negotiate

B. barge

C. boat

D. gain

15. peculiarity

A. particular

B. characteristic

C. specific

D. species

16. customer

A. custom

B. tradition

C. convention

D. purchaser

17. deprive

A. depict

B. take away

C. rub

D. rob

18. distinct

A. distinguish

B. distance

C. clear

D. distract

19. engrave

A. cut

B. tomb

C. gloom

D. grave

20. humble

A. hunch

B. hump

C. respect

D. lowly

Hiroshima---

the “Liveliest City in

Japan”

Ⅰ

. Word explanation

1. elderly

A. olderly

B. mid-age

C. approaching mid-age

D. past mid-age

A. the wall of a building

B. the front of a building

C. in front of a building

wall in front of a building

3. ignorance

A. disregard

B. pretend not to see

C. lack of knowledge

D. neglect

4. demolish

A. decrease

B. . erect

C. tear down

D. set aside

5. inhibit

A. live

B. dwell

C. suppress

D. unlock

6. barge

A. a kind of cloth

B. a kind of clothing

C. a colour

D. a boat

7. scar

A. a wound

B. a hidden wound

C. a mark on the skin

D. a mark of damage

8. commit

A. to do

B. to commission

C. to trust

D. to place an order

9. preserve

A. to keep from danger

B. . to serve in advance

C. . to save

D. . to reserve

10. consist of

A. be composed of

B. be composed of

C. contain

D. include

11. lump

A. lamp

B. mass

C. limp

D. lung

12. gratitude

A. appreciation

B. thankfulness

ulness

the above

13. halt

A. stop

B. prevent

C. salute

D. alter

14. destination

A. destiny

B. desperate

C. goal

D. doom

15. sketch

A. stretch

B. skeptic

C. scratch

D. draw

Lesson 3

Ships in the Desert

Ⅰ

. Choose the best words to complete

the sentences.

1. This thought _______ their

objections.

A. underlied

B. processed

C. scattered

D. slipped

2. She wore a dress that _______ her

stomach.

A. pointed

B. revealed

C. burned

D. chart

3. The boiling water _______ the

glass.

A. crashed

B. stretched

C. changed

D. cracked

4. The patient showed signs of

________.

A. distress

B. layers

C. atmosphere

D. slab

5. The trade union _______a new

contract with the owner.

A. monitored

B. absorbed

C. negotiated

D. comprehend

6. The bank required collateral to

_______ the loan agreement.

A. adjust

B. ecure

C. reserved

D. shimmered

7. The film will soon be _______.

A. threatened

B. understood

C. released

D. shimmered

8. The noise outside _______ my

attention.

A. distracts

B. transforms

C. resists

D. changes

9. The amount of rain _______ the

growth of crops.

A. influenced

B. effected

C. affected

D. impacted

10. He _______ several important

changes.

A. emerged

B. submerged

C. restrained

D. effected

11. Scientists _______ that there is no

animal life on the Mars.

A. present

B. assume

C. assess

D. require

12. This is a fact even our enemies

have to _______.

A. hold

B. leapfrog

C. complicate

D. acknowledge

13. He tried to _______ his anger.

A. disarm

B. restrain

C. pose

D. include

14. I have got _______ in the quarrel

between Tom and Jack.

A. involved

B. inspired

C. concluded

D. accomplished

15. An airliner _______ west of the

city last night.

A. arose

B. landed

C. crashed

D. dropped

16. I saw a clearly __ shape outside the

window in a flash of light.

A. developed

B. accelerated

C. viewed

D. defined

17. The milk __ over the table.

A. distributed

B. reshaped

C. lasted

D. spilled

18. Can't you guess the meaning of the

word from the _______?

A. environment

B. atmosphere

C. context

D. relationship

19. The children were thin and badly

in need of ________.

A. precedents

B. sustenance

C. species

D. regulation

20. This microscope has a ________ of

eight.

A. magnification

B. acceleration

C. transformation

D. collision

Lesson 5

Speech on Hitler’s Invasion

of the U.S.S.R

Ⅰ

. Word explanation

1. conviction

A. convention

B. well established fact

C. the state of being convinced

D. certainly

2. consult

A. advice

B. suggest

C. look up

D. go to a person

3. private

A. person

B. one's own

C. previous

D. preserve

4. count on

A. depend on

B. expect

C. take into account

D. all of

5. enlist

A. win over

B. attractive

C. obtain

D. both A and C

6. means

A. unkind

B. to represent

C. average

D. method

7. onslaught

A. invasion

B. aggression

C. fierce attack

D. annexation

8. cataract

A. cataclysm

B. waterfall

C. disaster

D. flood

9. prey

A. sth. killed

B. speak to God

C. please

D. enemy

10. ally

A. join or unite

B. without the company of others

C. the centre of sth.

D. volunteer

11. fortify

A. multiply by forty

B. strengthen

C. a stronghold

D. fortress

12. doom

A. grave

B. sepulchral

C. terrible fate

D. barge

13. prelude

A. introductory movement

B. to lure in advance

C. tyrant

D. steadfast

14. intervene

A. invade

B. aggression

C. intermezzo

D. interfere

15. ferocious

A. brutishly violent

B. attacking on purpose

C. benign situation

D. obedient

16. presently

A. right away

B. now

C. deliver

D. gift

17. portion

A. pork

B. part

C. port

D. proper

18. horde

A. class

B. squad

C. company

D. throng

19. primordial

A. prime

B. introductory

C. primitive

D. element

20. smart

A. painful

B. wisdom

C. foe

D. folly

21. vestige

A. trace

B. vest

C. invest

D. privilege

22. resolve

A. solve

B. settle

C. revolve

D. determine

23. accomplish

A. accompany

B. achieve

C. compliment

D. complement

24. distinction

A. distinct

B. distinguished

C. difference

D. instinct

25. rescue

A. recover

B. queue

C. obscure

D. obscure

Lesson 6

Blackmail

Ⅰ

. Word explanation

1. cryptic

A. hidden

B. strange

C. mystery

D. sacred

2. errand

A. task

B. a trip to get sth.

C. a written message

D. a piece of business

3. offensive

A. attract

B. aggression

C. intervening

D. onslaught

4. swift

A. quick

B. smooth

C. timely

D. swept

5. abrupt

A. sudden

B. erect

C. erupt

D. corrupt

6. blandness

A. frankness

B. mildness

C. polite

D. blank

7. swinging

A. full of life

B. move back and forth

C. turn around

D. turn out

8. hunch

A. doubt

B. double

C. suspect

D. intuitive feeling

9. poise

A. self-assurance

B. poison

C. direct attention

D. pointless

10. discreet

A. secret

B. hidden

C. careful

D. volunteer

11. inevitable

A. certain

B. not to prevent

C. not to avoid

D. evident

12. adept

A. adapt

B. adopt

C. add

D. expert

13. rivet

A. attach

B. tie down

C. fasten firmly

D. hammer

14. abundant

A. absolute

B. complete

C. profuse

D. thorough

15. respite

A. postponement

B. respect

C. in spite of

D. despite

16. spacious

A. special

B. large

C. magnificent

D. glorious

17. appoint

A. point to

B. name

C. important

D. furnish

18. apparent

A. appearing

B. parental

C. disappear

D. evident

19. reproving

A. understanding

B. comforting

C. blaming

D. approve

20. essential

A. sensitive

B. sentimental

C. fundamental

D. primordial

Lesson 7

The Age of Miracle Chips

Ⅰ

. Word explanation

1. miracle

A. wonder

B. myth

C. misery

D. strangeness

2. rug

A. old cloth

B. blanket

C. woollen mat

D. rag

3. abundant

A. abandon

B. plentiful

C. large

D. much

4. inert

A. idle

B. unattractive

C. active

D. inner

5. fleck

A. spot

B. flicker

C. remark

D. drop

6. means

A. monstrous

B. clumsy

C. ugly

D. loose

7. immense

A. enormous

B. infinite

C. definite

D. endless

8. drudgery

A. toil

B. hardship

C. agony

D. affliction

9. execution

A. exertion

B. performance

C. exploitation

D. extraction

10. boost

A. boots

B. height

C. increase

D. tighten

11. ingredient

A. mixture

B. particle

C. blend

D. component

12. fantasy

A. reverie

B. legend

C. nightmare

D. imagination