二、词汇题（650题）

1. The manager asked his secretary if it was possible for her to ______ the investment plan within five days.

A) work out C) take out

2. She called me up______ she received my letter.

A) promptly C) quickly

B) immediately D) properly B) make out D) set out

3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge.

A) obtaining C) achieving

B) gaining D) acquiring

4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead.

A) stuff C) substances

B) matters D) materials

5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author.

A) special C) rare

B) unique D) unusual

6. Ann‘s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things.

A) error C) fault

B) mistake D) flaw

7. Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20.

A) compose C) write

B) make D) create

8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience

A) clients C) consumers

B) clerks D) customers

9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of ______.

A) discouragement C) encouragement

B) persuasion D) confirmation

10. His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions

A) up C) on

B) out D) up with

11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______.

A) excluded

C) driven

B) discharged D) dismissed

12. The lawyer really didn‘t know how to ______ the problem.

A) tackle C) deal

D) dispose B) cope

13. A witness in a murder trial is ______ to know the facts in the case.

A) assumed C) consumed

B) resumed D) assured

14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war.

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A) view C) sight

B) scene D) landscape

15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth.

A) entitled C) granted

B) given D) assumed

16. It was ______ for Mary to wear a T shirt at the press conference.

A) out of question C) out of order

B) out of place D) out of practice 51

17. At the end of her trial, she was ______ to three years‘ imprisonment.

A) found C) sentenced

B) convinced D) condemned

18. If you have a ______ to make about the quality, we are willing to help you.

A) dislike C) discontent

B) discomfort D) complaint

19. Although I had told them not to keep me waiting, they made no ______ to speed up the deliveries.

A) trial C) action

B) attempt D) progress

20. John‘s black eye gave ______to rumours that he had been in a fight.

A) rise C) suspicion

B) reason D) impulse

21. It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.

A) sudden C) minute

B) moment D) once

22. The patient‘s condition is now ______; if he can‘t get proper treatment, he will die.

A) vital C) emergent

B) urgent D) critical

23. When the maid was questioned about the missing nacklace, she firmly ______ having seen it before.

A) rejected C) denied

B) refused D) ignored

24. The two countries have always been on good ______ with each other.

A) friendship C) connection

B) relations D) terms

25. Mr. Wang wants to get his decayed tooth ______ this afternoon.

A) repaired C) filled

B) mended D) cured

26. The engineer ______ a rare disease when he was working in Africa.

A) took C) caught

B) suffered D) infected

27. After the music had ______ there was a moment of absolute silence.

A) died out C) died away

B) died off D) died down

28. Fred‘s good nature makes him the most ______ boy in the school.

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A) well-known C) preferable

B) favorable D) popular

29. What he described as a ____ detail, I thought, was the most important part of the plan.

A) common C) mere

B) plain D) flat

30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk.

A) in no time C) in no way

B) by all means D) on any account

31. There is pressure on the British Government to ____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K.

A) confine C) restrain

B) decrease D) limit

32. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he doesn‘t have ______ passport.

A) an operative C) an effective

B) a valid D) an efficient

33. According to the psychoanalyst Signumd Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity.

A) achievement C) fulfilment

B) accomplishment D) establishment

34. The board of the company has decided to ____ its trade to all parts of the world.

A) enlarge C) stretch

35.Accuracy and preciseness are vital in academic ____.

A) circus C) circles

B) cycles D) circuits B) expand D) extend

36．In many societies, a person who fails to conform to conventional behavior is likely to be ____ by others.

A) avoided C) retreated

B) neglected D) ignored

37. We are now living in an age where every mind feels the ____ of the new ideas.

A) impact C) impression

B) impulse D) shock

38. John‘s news report covering the conference was so ____ that nothing had been omitted.

A) concrete C) comprehensive

B) integrated D) abstract

39. I thought you might be interested to hear about a ____ phenomenon which I had observed. It was really peculiar.

A) revealed C) scarce

B) brilliant D) curious

40. I hope Mrs. Smith will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my examination.

A) account C) count

B) regard D) observation

41. The lawyer asked the witness to ______ the facts just as he remembered them.

A) setting down C) putting across

B) setting out D) putting away

42. ____ of money prevented us from finishing the research work this year.

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A) Expense C) Limit

B) Lack D) Short

43. Tall-growing crops should be planted where they will not shade or ____ with the growth of smaller crops.

A) interrupt C) disturb

B) interfere D) distract

44. The farmers are more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they have more at ____.

A) danger C) loss

B) stake D) threat

45. The famers in the mountain area bring their ______ to town early each Saturday morning.

A) products C) manufactures

B) output D) produce

46. The lady was detained by the police at the airport because his passport was found to be ____.

A) an artificial one C) an untrue one

B) an unnatural one D) a false one

47. The ____ of the book, with the text on the left and the notes on the right, makes pleasant reading.

A) layout C) pattern

B) system D) style

48. In the long-distance race, Marvin took the lead , and ______ it till the end of the race..

A) obtained C) persisted in

B) maintained D) insisted on

49. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.

A) preserve B) stay C) maintain D) reserve 50. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents ____.

A) at a time C) at times

B) between time D) at the time

51. Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

A) sociable C) serious

B) reserved D) peaceful

52. Please give my ______sincere regards to all the members of your family.

A) honest C) true

B) sincere D) hopeful

53. With night falling we employed a guide to ______ us on our way up the mountain.

A) take C) conduct

B) guide D) lead

54. Current hiring policies in China seek to ____ equal employment opportunities for women and minority groups.

A) continue C) provide

B) confirmed D) presented

55. The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it.

A) exactly C) thoroughly

B) completely D) throughout

56. After giving birth to children, many women now take active part in sports and ______ of different kinds.

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A）matches C) races

B) games D) events

57. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit.

A) postpone C) delay

B) lengthen D) prolong

58. He has recently got an interesting ______ in a textile factory.

A) work C) profession

B) job D) employment

59. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

A) remains C) container

B) rest D) content

60. Papers clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ______ all over the floor.

A) delivered C) separated

B) scattered D) sprayed

61. The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

A) respective C) respectable

B) respected D) respectful

62. The autumn air felt ______ so she went to fetch a coat.

A) cool C) cold

B) chilly D) fresh

63. The melting of the snow has caused flooding by _____ rivers

A) increased C) overgrown

B) expanded D) swollen

64. Make sure you ______ your food properly before you swallow it.

A) have C) chew

B) eat D) bite

65. The leather goods failed to _____ the required standard and were sent back to the shop.

A) live up to C) come up to

B) face up to D) give way to

66. With an eighty-hour week and little change of enjoyment, life must have been very ______ for the nineteenth-century factory workers.

A) weary C) dark

B) anxious D) dreary

67. Peter wants to rent a flat, ______ , one reasonably near his company.

A) eventually C) if possible

B) in fact D) really

68. One of the tigers has got ______. Warn everyone of the danger.

A) lose C) loosened

B) loose D) lost

69. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______ sickness.

A) usual C) ordinary

B) regular D) average

70. Now my parents live partly on their pension and partly on the ______ of their savings account.

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