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 B) make out C) take out D) set out 2. She called me up______ she received my letter. A) promptly B) immediately C) quickly D) properly

3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge. A) obtaining B) gaining C) achieving D) acquiring 4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead. A) stuff B) matters C) substances D) materials 5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author. A) special B) unique C) rare D) unusual 6. Ann‘s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things. A) error B) mistake C) fault D) flaw 7. Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20. A) compose B) make C) write D) create 8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience A) clients B) clerks C) consumers D) customers

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

A) discouragement B) persuasion C) encouragement D) confirmation 10. His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions A) up B) out C) on D) up with 11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______. A) excluded B) discharged C) driven D) dismissed 12. The lawyer really didn‘t know how to ______ the problem.

A) tackle B) cope

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C) deal D) dispose

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

A) assumed B) resumed C) consumed D) assured

14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war. A) view B) scene C) sight D) landscape

15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth. A) entitled B) given C) granted D) assumed 16. It was ______ for Mary to wear a T shirt at the press conference. A) out of question B) out of place C) out of order D) out of practice 51 17. At the end of her trial, she was ______ to three years‘ imprisonment. A) found B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned 18. If you have a ______ to make about the quality, we are willing to help you. A) dislike B) discomfort C) discontent D) complaint

19. Although I had told them not to keep me waiting, they made no ______ to speed up the deliveries. A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress 20. John‘s black eye gave ______to rumours that he had been in a fight. A) rise B) reason C) suspicion D) impulse 21. It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air. A) sudden B) moment

C) minute D) once

22. The patient‘s condition is now ______; if he can‘t get proper treatment, he will die. A) vital B) urgent C) emergent D) critical

23. When the maid was questioned about the missing nacklace, she firmly ______ having seen it before. A) rejected B) refused C) denied D) ignored 24. The two countries have always been on good ______ with each other. A) friendship B) relations C) connection D) terms

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

A) repaired B) mended C) filled D) cured 26. The engineer ______ a rare disease when he was working in Africa. A) took B) suffered C) caught D) infected 27. After the music had ______ there was a moment of absolute silence. A) died out B) died off C) died away D) died down 28. Fred‘s good nature makes him the most ______ boy in the school. A) well-known B) favorable C) preferable D) popular

29. What he described as a ____ detail, I thought, was the most important part of the plan. A) common B) plain C) mere D) flat 30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk. A) in no time B) by all means C) in no way 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 B) decrease C) restrain D) limit 32. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he doesn‘t have ______ passport. A) an operative B) a valid C) an effective D) an efficient 33. According to the psychoanalyst Signumd Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity. A) achievement B) accomplishment C) fulfilment D) establishment 34. The board of the company has decided to ____ its trade to all parts of the world. A) enlarge B) expand C) stretch D) extend 35.Accuracy and preciseness are vital in academic ____. A) circus B) cycles C) circles D) circuits

36．In many societies, a person who fails to conform to conventional behavior is likely to be ____ by others. A) avoided B) neglected C) retreated D) ignored 37. We are now living in an age where every mind feels the ____ of the new ideas. A) impact B) impulse

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C) impression D) shock

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

A) concrete B) integrated C) comprehensive D) abstract 39. I thought you might be interested to hear about a ____ phenomenon which I had observed. It was really peculiar. A) revealed B) brilliant C) scarce D) curious 40. I hope Mrs. Smith will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my examination. A) account B) regard C) count D) observation 41. The lawyer asked the witness to ______ the facts just as he remembered them. A) setting down B) setting out C) putting across D) putting away 42. ____ of money prevented us from finishing the research work this year. A) Expense B) Lack C) Limit D) Short

43. Tall-growing crops should be planted where they will not shade or ____ with the growth of smaller crops. A) interrupt B) interfere C) disturb D) distract 44. The farmers are more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they have more at ____. A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat 45. The famers in the mountain area bring their ______ to town early each Saturday morning. A) products B) output C) manufactures D) produce 46. The lady was detained by the police at the airport because his passport was found to be ____. A) an artificial one B) an unnatural one C) an untrue 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 B) system C) pattern D) style 48. In the long-distance race, Marvin took the lead , and ______ it till the end of the race.. A) obtained B) maintained C) persisted in D) insisted on 49. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy. A) preserve B) stay

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