四级词汇精练240题

　　本部分有四级词汇练习8套，共计240题，囊括四级核心常考词汇，词组，为四级考试完型、阅读、写作、听力等各个部分提供强有力的词汇支持。

　　这些词汇练习的目的在于培养一种良好的解题思路和习惯--立足词汇最基本的含义，提高现有词汇知识的利用率。冷静处理看似意思相同的选项，这都需要在做题时有清晰的解题程序和思考方法。

　　通过提供的意群和语境来判断，不能简单地望文生义，四级词汇题很多选项干扰性很强，。

　　注意：这些词汇的用法也经常在完型填空里考查，短语也常出现在阅读理解中，一定要融会贯通，为四级考试以及未来其它考试打下良好的基础！

　　Exercise One

　　1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.

　　A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflection

　　2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.

　　A) came up to B) lived up to C) faced up to D) caught up to

　　3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.

　　A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up

　　4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.

　　A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire

　　5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.

　　A) admission B) commitment C) opportunity D) reward

　　6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.

　　A) gapsB) lengths C) distancesD) intervals

　　7. Only when one is ______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.

　　A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective

　　8. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.

　　A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow

　　9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.

　　A) barrier B) commitment C) challenge D) access

　　10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.

　　A) get access to B) come across C) reach out D) speak up

　　11. The most important for us now is to _____ what is to be done next.

　　A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind of

　　12. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

　　A) ignored B) refused C) neglectedD) denied

　　13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.

　　A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment

　　14. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.

　　A) reduced B) improved C) releasedD) relieved

　　15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.

　　A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating

　　16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.

　　A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness

　　17. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife.

　　A) onB) of C) toD) from

　　18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.

　　A) possible B) probably C) likely D) normally

　　19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.

　　A) arose B) arisen C) arising D) arise

　　20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

　　A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking

　　21. More new _____ will be opened up in the job market for those with a good CET6 score report.

　　A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilities

　　22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.

　　A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came of

　　23. Now that they have not done anything ______ about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.

　　A) unique B) effective C) absolute D) sequential

　　24. He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.

　　A) sucked B) swallowed C) lickedD) digested

　　25. These products are _____ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.

　　A) completely B) absolutely C) essentially D) necessarily

　　26. The team’s attempt to win the game was _____ by the opposing goalkeeper.

　　A) shocked B) frustrated C) given up D) caught up

　　27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.

　　A) fully B) exclusively C) absolutely D) roughly

　　28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.

　　A) time B) addition C) sequence D) place

　　29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail.

　　A) role B) medium C) modem D) sequence

　　30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.

　　A) rewarding B) demanding C) embarrassing D) requiring

　　Exercise Two

　　1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this international issue.

　　A) put out B) put off C) put forth D) put down

　　2. The _____ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.

　　A) rhythm B) regulation C) click D) identity

　　3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

　　A) influential B) monstrous C) vigorous D) powerful

　　4. The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.

　　A) immature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative

　　5. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.

　　A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgusted

　　6. As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.

　　A) rational B) arbitrary C) mechanical D) unpredictable

　　7. Tax cuts are the most important _____ the government has for stimulating the economy.

　　A) instruction B) equipment C) instrument D) stuff

　　8. Spitting on the ground is not only ______ but also harmful to others’ health.

　　A) shaming B) banging C) grabbing D) disgusting

　　9. The residents here complain that they have been intensely _____ by the endless noises from the building sites for weeks.

　　A) annoyed B) pierced C) wrapped D) destroyed

　　10. The news made many students ______ that many universities still bind the issue of diploma with their

　　CET4 results.

　　A) awful B) upset C) tuneless D) lucky

　　11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.

　　A) fashion B) anchor C) section D) brow

　　12. The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.

　　A) sticks B) holds C) attract D) appeals

　　13. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.

　　A) permanent B) perspective C) persistent D) persuasive

　　14. He made ______ alterations to his house and then sold it at a huge profit.

　　A) offensive B) horrible C) radical C) patient

　　15. Although there is no easy cure for this fatal disease at present, some of its causes have been ______by experts.

　　A) rebelled B) distracted C) bolted D) identified

　　16. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) ______ one teaches you a lot.

　　A) affirmative B) negative C) offensive D) tuneless

　　17. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater _____ on him than his school.

　　A) instrument B) identity C) communication D) influence

　　18. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor on his mother’s side.

　　A) natural B) neutral C) nervous D) native

　　19. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.

　　A) offer B) appointment C) make up D) toast

　　20. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.

　　A) reached for B) bolted out C) burst into D) turn on

　　21.Writing is a slow process, requiring ____ thought, time and effort.

　　A) significant B) considerable C) great D) numerous

　　22. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ____ for two months.

　　A) pile B portion C) sequence D) file

　　23. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.

　　A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers

　　24.During the conference the speaker tried to _____to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.

　　A) comply B) impose C) imply D) convey

　　25. He ____ his control by making his students quiet.

　　A) assessed B) asserted C) acquired D) monitored

　　26. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____ away all the rocks.

　　A) repel B) pull C) transfer D) dispose

　　27.Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?

　　A) intimateB) emotional C) intenseD) supreme

　　28. Although most dreams apparently happen______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.

　　A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D)instantaneously

　　29. According to the instructions we received, we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___

　　A) source B) resources C) origin D) original

　　30. _____ the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.

　　A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

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　　Exercise Three

　　1. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.

　　A) refer to it B) look to him C) see to it D) turn to it

　　2. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every ____ for the job.

　　A) privilegeB) obligation C) qualificationD) quality

　　3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.

　　A) focused upon B) imposed upon C) dawned upon D) leaned upon

　　4. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.

　　A) see to it B) attain it C) catch it D) make it

　　5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.

　　A) engaged B) occupied C) practiced D) undertaken

　　6. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.

　　A) clang to B) clung to C) inclined to D) subjected to

　　7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.

　　A) cause…to B) subject…to C) turn…to D) take…to

　　8. This article ____more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

　　A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for

　　9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.

　　A) worthy the price B) worth the price C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy

　　10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.

　　A) apparently B) evidently C) absolutely D) actually

　　11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions.

　　A) interpret B) intervene C) interrupt D) interfere

　　12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.

　　A) interrupt B) exchange C) squeeze D) exit

　　13. His constant failures in love finally threw him off his ____ of mind.

　　A) mood B) engagement C) sympathy D) balance

　　14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

　　A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied

　　15. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.

　　A) put forward B) pick out C) turn upD) pick up

　　16. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great____.

　　A) upset B) stress C) crisis D) oppression

　　17. His political ______ came to an end 20 years ago.

　　A) occupation B) employment C) career D) profession

　　18. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.

　　A) spot B) locate C) place D) situate

　　19. We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.

　　A) vague B) dark C) mean D) dim

　　20. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.

　　A) increase B) extend C) broaden D) grow

　　21.The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.

　　A) crew B) rank C) circle D) staff

　　22. Due to the fact that she was naturally shy, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.

　　A) taking part of B) study on C) success in D) participation in

　　23. It was no use trying to discuss business with James, who was well-known for____ everything.

　　A) coping with B) trifling with C) handing with D) doing well in

　　24. Jane is scolded by her boss because she left the office with the computer ____ yesterday.

　　A) on B) out C) in D) unclosed

　　25. In ______ to the government’s call, a great number of people from different walks of life went to the frontline to fight the flood.

　　A) return B) admission C) response D) order

　　26. I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told there was someone there.

　　A) in the dust B) in the dusk C) in the lobby D) in the exit

　　27. In the eyes of the teachers, the textbooks are far from ____.

　　A) content B) consent C) satisfied D) satisfactory

　　28. Due to the _______difficulty, he has to do several part-time jobs.

　　A. economic B. financial C. economical D. economics

　　29. The freshmen are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of this college.

　　A) react to B) relate to C) adapt to D) turn to

　　30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.

　　A) tremble at B) startle at C) wander at D) amaze at

　　Exercise Four

　　1.The young people are _____ of their responsibility toward society.

　　A) consistent B) conscious C) sensitive D) reliable

　　2. The problem with your conduct is that what you do is not _____ with what you say.

　　A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual

　　3. She was so _____ with her job that she didn’t hear someone knocking at the door.

　　A) attracted B) drawn C) occupied D) concentrated

　　4. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of the human society.

　　A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact

　　5. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.

　　A) field B) limit C) extent D) range

　　6. The world is trying every means to _____ the friendship between the two

　　countries.

　　A) raise B) promote C) arise D) protest

　　7. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.

　　A) economical B) economy C) economic D) economics

　　8. His constant _____ with his peers has left its mark on his growth.

　　A) consent B) contract C) context D) contact

　　9. _____ with his new teaching method, we need to take a critical look at our traditional ones.

　　A) Cursed B) Depressed C) Impressed D) Fed up

　　10. So clear was his _____ of the case that others had no more to say.

　　A) attitude B) presentation C) comment D) remark

　　11. When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.

　　A) conviction B) relaxation C) depression D) competition

　　12. Don’t take any action until you are fully _____ with the situation there.

　　A) consented B) content C) obvious D) acquainted

　　13. It is said that the math teacher seems _____ towards bright students.

　　A) liable B) partial C) beneficial D) preferable

　　14. The clothes a person wears may express his __D__ or social position.

　　A) estate B) stature C) esteem D) status

　　15. _____ with antique furniture, the castle brought us back in time to the Middle Ages.

　　A) Ornamented B) Covered C) Impressed D) Improved

　　16. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.

　　A) acquaintance B) encounter C) account D) interview

　　17. Newspapers vary greatly in their _____ to the government.

　　A) attitudes B) comments C) views D) opinions

　　18. A defect of vision prevents him from __ ___ his eyes accurately on an object.

　　A) emphasizing B) relaxing C) focusing D) achieving

　　19. In most cases, the _____ of a person who sits on a pin is to leap into the air.

　　A) reaction B) behavior C) function D) instance

　　20. Rich as they were in forms, the speaker’s _____ seemed unrelated to his speech.

　　A) signs B) gesture C) symptoms D) symbols

　　21. He built the team through both hard training and _____ discipline.

　　A) loose B) physical C) rigid D) slack

　　22. We were depressed _____ the bad news.

　　A) at B) in C) for D) on

　　23. She was delighted in _____ of friends and relatives.

　　A) accommodation B) entertainment C) conviction D) commitment

　　24. The days when he was _____ his best is already a thing of the past.

　　A) in B) on C) with D) at

　　25. Some people are not willing to _____ responsibility for the errors they made.

　　A) ensure B) assure C) assume D) resume

　　26. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.

　　A) conclusion B) assumption C) conviction D) determination

　　27. Animals can become unusually _____ when they are upset by a sudden environment change.

　　A) puzzling B) dominant C) aggressive D) vigorous

　　28. Try to _____ your mind into the future and imagine what life will be like then.

　　A) subject B) object C) project D) reject

　　29. The boy felt so angry at the girl’s dominance that he could remain _____ no longer.

　　A) positive B) passive C) optimistic D) pessimistic

　　30. Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.

　　A) picks up B) focuses on C) accounts for D) is based on

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　　Exercise Five

　　1. It seems that some entertainment stars don’t attach much importance to their public _____.

　　A) shape B) image C) status D) figure

　　2. ____ the question of the time given to teaching preparations, there are two other requirements for a qualified teacher.

　　A)Except B)Away from C) Apart from D) Beside from

　　3. If it were not for the fact that he was a billionaire, she ____ him.

　　A)might never marry B) will never marry

　　C) would never have married D) would never marry

　　4. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

　　A) spreading B) squeezing C) stretching D) bending

　　5. You will probably _____ your team’s chance to win because you seem to have such a great ______ them.

　　A) affect influence B) effect; influence C) affect;effect on D) effect;affect on

　　6. A bridge can be defined ____ a structure getting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.

　　A) like B) as C) with D) to

　　7. When I took my car to the garage, they soon____ what the trouble was.

　　A) emerged B) realized C) explored D) diagnosed

　　8. What made her heart _____ was the sight of many people begging in the streets.

　　A) bleed B) blood C) bleeder D) bled

　　9. Our country has launched a(n) ____ for healthy styles of living.

　　A) war B) battle C) campaign D) action

　　10. He departed ____ to catch the train only to find his ticket was left in home.

　　A) in hurry B) in haste C) in a haste D) with haste

　　11. The contract will be signed _____ the ceremony.

　　A) prior to B) by priority of C) previous of D) precious to

　　12. There are some areas which are still densely populated ____ their severe weather conditions.

　　A) due to B) with regard to C) regardless of D) but for

　　13. He’s watching TV? He’s ____to be cleaning his room.

　　A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered

　　14. The public has appealed to the government to find a ____ to the problem of pollution.

　　A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution

　　15. It was not until he arrived in class _____ realized he had forgotten his book.

　　A) when he B) that he C) and he D) he

　　16. Seeing he was _____ with his luggage, I offered to help him.

　　A) infected B) embarrassed C) mugged D) confused

　　17. So little ____ with each other that the neighbors could not settle their difference.

　　A) agreed did they B) did they agree C) they agree D) they did agree

　　18. It is advisable for us to ____a more open policy.

　　A) adapt B) adjust C) agree D) adopt

　　19. There are several ways to _____ this problem.

　　A) implement B) approach C) thrust D) dispose

　　20. The conference ____ the possibility of closer trade links between the two countries.

　　A) explored B) implemented C) established D) constituted

　　21. ______ with the boy’s true love for her, the girl decided to entrust her life to him.

　　A) Acquired B) Imposed C) Infected D) Diagnosed

　　22. The runner went fastest in the middle ____ of the course.

　　A) fragment B) selection C) board D) segment

　　23. The more ____ you feel in yourself, the more chances you will stand to win the game.

　　A) significance B) intensity C) fortune D) confidence

　　24. Nothing is worse than the ____ between what is right and what is wrong.

　　A) connection B) establishment C) illustration D) confusion

　　25. His words might have _____ the lovely lady, but he was never aware of it.

　　A) cursed B) criticized C) hurt D) scolded

　　26. It is unwise of you to ____ to a conclusion before looking into the matter .

　　A) reach B) arrive C) draw D) leap

　　27. The ____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.

　　A) crisis B) thrust C) pressure D) approach

　　28. A dutiful official never ____ himself of his responsibility for his work.

　　A) reminds B) quits C) disposes D) risks

　　29. The official ____ his innocence by showing the fact.

　　A) approached B) explored C) established D) defined

　　30. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

　　A) which B) because of C) in that D) whereas

　　Exercise Six

　　11. The train _____ into the station at nine.

　　A) pulled B) dragged C) hauled D) pushed

　　12. All the leaders should attach much importance to their public _____.

　　A) shape B) image C) status D) figure

　　13. Our ___ from London to Paris is by way of Dover and Calais.

　　A) route B) way C) road D) routine

　　14.In ______ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of fighting the flood.

　　A) return B) admission C) response D) order

　　15. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by

　　demonstration.

　　A) optimism B) enthusiasm C) pessimism D) indignation

　　17. In interpersonal relations, people should be

　　_____ with each other.

　　A) shameful B) frank C) reserved D) indifferent

　　18. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.

　　A) sore B) painful C) tender D) sour

　　19. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of ______.

　　A) damage B) harm C) injury D) ruin

　　20. Every time when I go back to my hometown, I usually spend two days ____ of my relatives.

　　A) going the rounds of B) rounding up

　　C) making the rounds of D) rounding on

　　21. Happiness doesn’t necessarily ______ money.

　　A) go for B) go through C) go back D) go with

　　22. It’s a disgusting thing to hear him ____ his achievements.

　　A) complaining of B) showing up C) breaking up D) boasting of

　　23. Control of noise is a complex technology, and it is most ______ when applied to the original design of the noisy source.

　　A) effective B) responsible C) wicked D) considerable

　　24. Sometimes, things go in the direction ____ our original expectations. A) alien to B) opposite to C) subject to D) native to

　　25. Success in school _______ much hard work.

　　A) calls for B) calls off C) calls up D) calls on

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　　Exercise Seven

　　1.When crossing a busy street, we should be very _______ of the speeding cars.

　　A) ignorant B) cautious C) capable D) alert

　　2. I enjoyed all his novels with the ______ of his last.

　　A) excursion B) expedition C) exception D) explosion

　　3. Man is controlled by his _____ as well as by his reason.

　　A) instinct B) distinct C) institution D) impulse 4. Have _____ on him, he is only a boy.

　　A) care B) mercy C) pity D) attention

　　5. Archeologists _____ great value to the set of ancient cooking vessels unearthed in Shanxi province.

　　A) granted B) devotedC) attached D) directed

　　6. I need to _____ my English if I’m going to Canada for my holidays.

　　A) polish up B) look through C) add up D) go through

　　7. Although he was a good swimmer, he was swept away by the _____ and drowned.

　　A) current B) motion C) pressure D) air

　　8. Any blind exploitation of natural resources should be seen as a ____ against our offspring.

　　A) guilty B) sin C) robbery D) violence9. The favorable changes in her appearance are often ____ through hairdressing.

　　A) afflicted B) affected C) effected D) infected

　　10. North winds kept blowing all night long _____ , and the earth was frozen.

　　A) with great effort B) in vast amount C) in vain D) with great violence 11. The young man _____ his accuser and conducted his own defense in court.

　　A) opposed B) resisted C) confronted D) withstood12.Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people _____ harm them.

　　A) more than B) other than C) rather than D) better than13. I felt _____ for the stupid mistake I made.

　　A) innocent B) illegal C) guilty D) unlawful

　　14. I hate people who _____ the end of a film.

　　A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse

　　15.It was reported that 20 people were _____ in the traffic accidents yesterday.

　　A) wounded B) injured C) cruised D) confronted16.He explained to us what they _____ doing in the next year.

　　A) intended B) attended C) extended D) pretended

　　17. The housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.

　　A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility

　　18.He has _____ a number of journals this morning for the information he needs badly.

　　A) looked through B) looked on C) looked over D) looked at19.The police had the photograph of the missing girl _____ in order to find her easily.

　　A) expanded B) amplified C) multiplied D) enlarged

　　20.The river is _____ at the bank.

　　A) running away B) eating away C) taking away D) bringing away

　　21. She may be _____ if you don’t reply to her soon.

　　A) injured B) wounded C) offended D) offensive

　　22. The equator is an _____ line.

　　A) imaginable B) imaginative C) imaginary D) imagining

　　23.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ______ over the other children.

　　A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect

　　24. The explorers were _____ straits almost impassable.

　　A) immune to B) confronted with C) capable of D) transported

　　25. We _____ complete equality between men and women.

　　A) omit B) suggest C) advocate D) agree

　　26. A drugstore in America _____ not only medicines, but also sweets, drinks and other articles.

　　A) shaves B) handles C) polishes D) tosses

　　27. Judging from the order of importance, this matter should call for ____ consideration.

　　A) previous B) prior C) preceding D) prime

　　28. To have his story published, the young man certainly _____ it for at least three times.

　　A) contrives B) fries C) polishes D) advocates

　　29. Thanks to the progress in medicine, the life _____ of people throughout the world was greatly extended.

　　A) temple B) span C) dam D) residence

　　30. More and more _____ home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens trouble the older generation.

　　A) guilty B) instinctive C) automatic D) offensive

　　Exercise Eight

　　1. The sun _____ from behind the clouds it got warmer.

　　A) emerged B) immersed C) existed D) embraced

　　2. I haven’t read the report properly --- I’ve only _____ into it (浏览).

　　A) dined B) dimmed C) dipped D) dripped

　　3. Her achievement was more _____ in that she had come from such a remote area.

　　A) popular B) famous C) remarkable D) understandable

　　4. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.

　　A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which

　　5. There may be a(n) ____ of truth in this idea, disagreeable though it may seem.

　　A) element B) factor C) advantage D) concept

　　6. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.

　　A) preserve B) serve C) conserve D) reserve

　　7. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.

　　A) concretes B) concerns C) proclaims D) relates

　　8. He _____ the good chance to present his proposal to the director, and at last, it was adopted.

　　A) realized B) seizedC) delivered D) released

　　9. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.

　　A) carried out B) carried off C) carried on D) carried forward

　　10. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

　　A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of

　　11. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _____ of the people.

　　A) typical B) representative C) characteristic D) responsible

　　12. It will need a _____ to save the firm from running downhill.

　　A) mystery B) therapy C) miracle D) source

　　13. After answering an telephone from her boyfriend, she _____ herself to read a book.

　　A) imposed B) composed C) transferred D) transformed

　　14. Although he was getting on in years, his experience gave him a(n) _____ over his rival.

　　A) priority B) benefit C) profit D) advantage

　　15. I am firmly _____ that this plan would do much good to our company.

　　A) composed B) convinced C) recognized D) satisfied

　　16. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.

　　A) think B) associate C) imagine D) assist

　　17. I’m sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.

　　A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless

　　18. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan, and I don’t want it to fail.

　　A) invented B) invited C) invested D) involved

　　19. A small terrorist group has ______ responsibility for the bombing in Baghdad.

　　A) claimed B) acclaimed C) exclaimed D) reclaimed

　　20. For the currency to keep _____, the government has to adopt some strong measures.

　　A) concrete B) fertile C) productive D) stable

　　21. _____ your advice, I have decided to read the article once more.

　　A) Acting as B) Acting upon C) Acting for D) Acting up

　　22. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.

　　A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture

　　23. The meeting was in full ______ (活跃) when we arrived.

　　A) rock B) swing C) swim D) sway

　　24. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.

　　A) transport B) transplant C) transact D) transfer

　　25. In human friendship an important _____ is “forgive and forget”.

　　A) principal B) primary C) principle D) chiefly

　　26. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation.

　　A) magnify B) enlarge C) enhance D) strengthen

　　27. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.

　　A) takes away B) takes over C) takes up D) takes in

　　28. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.

　　A) set … aside B) set … out C) set … in motion D) set … down

　　29. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.

　　A) inevitable B) constantC) overwhelming D) potential

　　30. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.

　　A) possession B) potential C) capacity D) impact

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　　Exercise 1: BCCCA DBCAC BDBDB BACCB AABBC BCCBC

　　Exercise 2: CADCB BCDAB ADACD BDBBC BDCDB BAADB

　　Exercise 3: CCCDA BBABA CCDBD BCBAB DDBAC BDBCD

　　Exercise 4: BACDD BCDCB CDBDA BACAB CABDC CCCBC

　　Exercise 5: BCCCA BDACB ACBDB ABDBA CDDDC DCACC

　　Exercise 6: ADACD BABCD DABA

　　Exercise 7: BCABC AABCD BCCAB AAADB CCABC BDCBC

　　Exercise 8: ACCCA DBBCB BCBDB BACAD AABDC CCCDC