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清明节禁忌-写给老婆的检讨书
His handwriting is ________________
legible. 
A. barely B. seldom C. virtually D.
rarely 
 
In many of the dialogues we've
read, Socrates always says that he is so
________________ 
that he has to learn through
all kinds of conversations. 
A. literate B.
informative C. knowledgeable D. ignorant 
They met again after a(n) ________________ of
20 years. 
A. distance B. separation C. age D.
gap 
 
Teaching is a more ________________
occupation than sweating. 
A. intellect B.
intellectual C. intelligent D. intelligence 
I said hello to her, but she ________________
me completely! 
A. overlooked B. neglected C.
ignored D. blinded 
 
No.10 Downing Street
is the British Prime Minister's official
________________. 
A. office B. house C. home
D. residence 
 
They ________________ the
money to send him to university. 
A. lacked B.
are lacking C. lacked of D. lacked in 
 
He
seems to be ________________ common sense.
lacking in B. lack in C. lack D. lack of 
How did you ________________ to persuade him?
 B. fulfill C. succeed D. manage 
 
_______________, it always pays to be
diligent.A. At last   B. In the end  C. Finally
D. In 
the long run The crowd suddenly burst
into ________________A. laugh  B. laughters  C.
laughing  D. laughterIn a sudden
________________ of anger, the man tore up
everything 
within reach.A. attack  B. split
C. blast  D. burstFortunately I had
________________ 
enough money to go home.A.
hardly  B. scarcely  C. rarely  D. barelyIn order
to keep law 
and order, every one of us is
________________ to get a law education.A.
supposed  B. 
abound  C. about  D. due
 
 
15. 
We book early to ________________
ourselves of seats. 
A. ensure 
B. assure 
 
C. insure 
D. guarantee 
 
 
 
 
16.
In the long ________________ we all have to
pay the price of 
our follies. 
A. time 
B. period 
 
C. run 
 
D. future
 
 
 
 
17. 
Do you know the
________________ population of the city? 
A.
resident 
 
B. residence 
 
C.
dwelling 
 
D. residing 
 
 
 
18. 
John wants to ________________ for the
contest. 
A. take part 
 
B. attend 
C. sign up 
 
D. participate 
 
 
 
19. 
She slipped and the
wine ________________ all over her 
skirt.
A. split 
 
B. spit 
 
C. spill
 
D. scattered 
 
 
 
 
20.
They ________________ their children the
virtue of always 
telling the truth. 
A.
impress 
 
B. are impressed by 
 
C.
impress on 
 
D. impress with 
 
 
 
21. 
This song has a ________________
of nostalgia. 
A. flavor 
 
B. sensation
 
C. note 
 
D. feeling 
 
 
 
22. 
The rebellion was
________________ by government forces. 
A.
crashed 
 
B. crushed 
 
C. clashed
 
D. cracked 
 
 
 
 
23.
He speaks to the ________________ that the
same symbol 
carries different implication or
association in different cultures. 
A. affect
 
B. affection 
 
C. point 
D. effect 
 
 
 
 
24.
Today housework has been made much easier by
electrical 
________________. 
A. equipment
 
B. instruments 
 
C.
facilities 
 
D. appliances 
 
 
 
25. 
I was very interested in the
lecture, ________________ many 
of the
students. 
A. likely 
 
B. dislike 
C. unlike 
 
D. alike 
 
 
 
26. 
He was hit by a falling tree and
killed ________________. 
A. at last 
B. red handed 
 
C. on the spot 
D. off guard 
 
 
 
 
27.
Recent pressure at work may ________________
his 
behavior. 
A. on account of 
 
B.
take account of 
 
C. account for
 
D. take into account 
 
 
 
28. 
The five o'clock train of the daily
rush hour is always packed 
with
________________. 
A. visitors 
 
B.
pedestrians 
 
C. commuters 
 
D.
tourists 
 
 
 
 
29. 
Her
refusal ________________ all our hopes. 
A.
crashed 
 
B. crushed 
 
C. clashed
 
D. cracked 
 
 
 
 
30.
Don't put that delicate china in the
dishwasher—it may 
________________. 
A.
crush 
 
B. crack 
 
C. clash
 
D. crash 
 
 
 
 
31.
In ________________, he decided on a dash
through the 
flames. 
A. despise 
 
B.
desperation 
 
C. desperate 
 
D.
despairing 
 
 
 
 
32. 
He had
a(n) ________________ desire to justify himself.
A. bad 
 
B. urgent 
 
C.
despairing 
 
D. desperate 
 
 
 
33. 
These products, in total,
________________ about 80% of all 
our sales.
A. take on 
 
B. account for 
C. engage in 
 
D. occupy with
 
 
 
 
34. 
It's my pleasure
to ________________ you. 
A. serve 
 
B.
serve for 
 
C. wait 
 
D. tend on
 
 
 
 
35. 
________________
causes tend to produce 
________________
results. 
A. Like; likely 
 
B. Likely;
like 
 
C. Like; like 
 
D. Alike;
likely 
 
 
 
 
36. 
Louis
Herman, at the University of Hawall, has
________________ a series of new experiments
in which 
some animals have learned to
understand sentences. 
A. installed 
 
B.
equipped 
 
C. formulated 
 
D.
devised 
 
 
 
 
37. 
Physics is
________________ to the science which was
called natural philosophy in history. 
A.
alike 
 
B. uniform 
 
C. equivalent
 
D. likely 
 
 
 
 
38.
Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that
science has a very 
strong ________________ on
the everyday life of 
non-scientists as well as
scientists. 
A. impact 
 
B. affect 
C. motivation 
 
D. impression 
 
 
 
39. 
Once out of the earth's
gravity, the astronaut is 
________________ by
the problem of weightlessness. 
A. effected
 
B. inclined 
 
C. related
 
D. affected 
 
 
 
 
40.
In running around the corner, Mike
________________ with 
another boy. 
A.
crashed 
 
B. smashed 
 
C. collided
 
D. colluded 
 
 
 
 
Directions: Choose the best answer from the
four choices 
marked A, B, C and D. 
 
 
 
1. 
We ________________ that the
dog is lost; it always returns 
home on time.
A. consent 
 
B. wonder 
 
C.
doubt 
 
D. suspect 
 
 
 
2. 
I caught a ________________ of
the taxi before it 
disappeared around the
corner of the street. 
A. scene 
 
B.
vision 
 
C. glimpse 
 
D. look 
 
 
 
3. 
The director was
critical ________________ the way we were
doing the work. 
A. at 
 
B. in 
C. of 
 
D. with 
 
 
 
4. 
The doctor says I'm a little
________________ since my 
illness. 
A.
skinny 
 
B. slender 
 
C. taller 
D. underweight 
 
 
 
5. 
Clearness of ________________ is
more important than 
beauty of language. 
A.
interpretation 
 
B. comment 
 
C.
statement 
 
D. remark 
 
 
 
6. 
 
B. intention 
 
C. suspicion
 
D. expectation 
 
 
 
 
7.
I never even spoke to the man, much less
________________ him. 
A. insult 
B. to insult 
 
C. insulted 
 
D.
insulting 
 
 
 
 
8.
________________ my call to Room 505 please.
His behavior aroused public ________________.
A. inspection 
A. Transform 
B. Transmit 
 
C. Transfer 
 
D.
Transport 
 
 
 
 
9. 
One
cannot ________________ happiness
________________ wealth. 
A. consider...as
 
B. identify...with 
 
C.
regard...as 
 
D. think...as 
 
 
 
10. 
Animals in zoos are not in their
natural ________________. 
A. environment 
B. surroundings 
 
C. condition 
D. circumstance 
 
 
 
 
11.
The ________________ of the story is a hotel
in Paris during 
the war. 
A.
background 
 
B. setting 
 
C. back
 
D. history 
 
 
 
 
12.
He ________________ too closely
________________ the 
former government to
become a minister of ours. 
A.
identifies...with 
 
B. identifies...to 
C. is...identified to 
 
D.
is...identified with 
 
 
 
 
13.
In case of danger, the museum had all the
paintings 
________________. 
A. insured
 
B. ensured 
 
C. assured 
D. guaranteed 
 
 
 
 
14.
I hope their plan will work, but they
themselves are very 
________________ that it
will. 
A. doubtful 
 
B. confident
 
C. suspicious 
 
D. certain 
 
 
 
15. 
Fred ________________
the bag as his by telling what it 
contained.
A. recognized 
 
B. showed 
 
C.
identified 
 
D. said 
 
 
 
16. 
The picture ________________ my school
days to my mind. 
A. recollected 
 
B.
remembered 
 
C. reminded 
 
D.
recalled 
 
 
 
 
17. 
The
police matched the finger prints and found they
were 
________________, so the man was
arrested. 
A. equivalent 
 
B.
uniform 
 
C. identical 
 
D. likely
 
 
 
 
18. 
Ignorant people
are ________________ of Columbus' theory 
that
the earth was round. 
A. skeptical 
 
B.
suspected 
 
C. doubt 
 
D.
questionable 
 
 
 
 
19. 
Her
strange behavior made the police
________________of 
her killing her husband.
A. skeptical 
 
B. doubtful 
 
C.
uncertain 
 
D. suspicious 
 
 
 
20. 
Crude ores are minded and shipped
overseas or 
________________ long distances by
land to refineries and 
mills. 
A.
transferred 
 
B. transformed 
 
C.
transported 
 
D. transmitted 
 
 
 
21. 
Do you ever allow pleasure to
________________ duty? 
A. interfere in 
B. involve in 
 
C. affect with 
D. interfere with 
 
 
 
 
22.
It rained during the weekend so we couldn't
have a picnic as 
planned. But
________________, we had a nice rest at home
reading and watching some TV. 
A. to the
contrary 
 
B. in contrast 
 
C. on
the plus side 
 
D. in the end 
 
 
 
23. 
The celebration was a great
________________. 
A. opportunity 
B. chance 
 
C. occasion 
 
D.
possibility 
 
 
 
 
24. 
What
are your ________________ of being promoted?
A. opportunities 
 
B. chances 
C. occasions 
 
D. odds 
 
 
 
25. 
Her strange behavior
________________ our suspicions. 
A. arose 
B. rose 
 
C. raised 
 
D. aroused
 
 
 
 
26. 
Toward evening a
strong wind ________________. 
A. arose 
B. rose 
 
C. raised 
 
D.
aroused 
 
 
 
 
27. 
Put the
important document beyond the ________________
of children. 
A. reach 
 
B. range
 
C. limit 
 
D. scope 
 
 
 
28. 
How have the war ________________
on such a poet? 
A. affected 
 
B.
effected 
 
C. impacted 
 
D.
influenced 
 
 
 
 
29. 
He is a
man of great ________________ in the government
circles. 
A. impact 
 
B.
affect 
 
C. effect 
 
D. influence
 
 
 
 
30. 
The cup hit the
wall and broke on ________________. 
A. effect
 
B. influence 
 
C. affect 
D. impact 
 
 
 
 
31. 
Be
sure that the game you select is within the
________________ of your students' ability.
A. limitation 
 
B. domain 
 
C.
coverage 
 
D. range 
 
 
 
32. 
Make English study a part of your
daily ________________. 
A. ritual 
 
B.
practice 
 
C. norms 
 
D.
routine 
 
 
 
 
33. 
All
citizens should comply with social
________________. 
A. ritual 
 
B.
practice 
 
C. norms 
 
D. routine
 
 
 
 
34. 
The countries all
agreed to sign the ________________. 
A.
convention 
 
B. practice 
 
C. ritual
 
D. routine 
 
 
 
 
35.
Don't ________________ me in solving your
problems. 
A. concern 
 
B. engage 
C. involve 
 
D. mix 
 
 
 
36. 
If you want to know the
train schedule, please 
________________ at the
booking office. 
A. require 
 
B. acquire
 
C. inquire 
 
D. request 
 
 
 
37. 
Distinguished daily
newspapers like the Washington Post or 
The New
York Times ________________ a powerful
influence all over the country. 
A. affect
 
B. enforce 
 
C. release 
D. exert 
 
 
 
 
38. 
If
you want to see a doctor, you make an appointment
with 
him in advance. That is a common
________________ in the 
US. 
A. habit 
B. custom 
 
C. practice 
D. fashion 
 
 
 
 
39. 
The
policeman ________________ noted something
different 
about the fellow's accent. 
A.
undoubted 
 
B. doubtless 
 
C.
doubtful 
 
D. undoubting 
 
 
 
40. 
The plane occupies the west,
south and central parts of the 
continent,
though considerable variations are to be found
over 
so ________________ an area. 
A.
expensive 
 
B. expansive 
 
C.
extensive 
 
D. intensive 
 
 
 
Directions: Choose the best answer from
the four choices 
marked A, B, C and D. 
 
 
 
1. 
 
They
________________ the prisoner all freedom. 
A.
declined 
B. refused 
 
C. turned down
 
D. denied 
 
 
 
 
2. 
B. disapproved 
 
C. denied 
 
D.
refused 
 
 
 
 
3. 
His record
as a criminal ________________ him wherever he
went. 
A. went 
 
B. followed 
C. pursued 
 
D. surrounded 
 
 
 
4. 
You have to ________________
your word to spend your 
first-month salary in
the most effective way. 
He
________________making any statement to that
effect. 
A. contradicted 
A. promise
 
B. commit 
 
C. guarantee 
D. pledge 
 
 
 
 
5. 
B. to argue 
 
C. my arguing 
 
D.
me arguing 
 
 
 
 
6. 
 
B.
condemned 
 
C. indulged 
 
D.
sheltered 
 
 
 
 
7. 
By the
treaty each country ________________ itself to
assist 
the other in case of war. 
A.
promised 
 
The nurse ________________ the
spoiled child too much. 
A. addicted 
It's
no good ________________ with you. 
A. argue
B. ensured 
 
C. pledged 
D. assured 
 
 
 
 
8. 
She
does not like to ________________ her husband in
public. 
A. disapprove 
 
B. swear
 
C. contradict 
 
D. condemn 
 
 
 
9. 
 
B. reflected 
C. thought 
 
D. considered 
 
 
 
10. 
We see color because objects
________________ light. 
A. absorb 
 
B.
reflect 
 
The sunlight was ________________
in the water. 
A. pondered 
C.
respond 
 
D. cast 
 
 
 
11. 
He does a bit of writing, but
________________ he's a 
teacher. 
A. at
first 
 
B. in the beginning 
 
C.
after all 
 
D. first and foremost 
 
 
 
12. 
The weather today will
________________ between fine and 
cloudy.
There will be no rain. 
A. change 
 
B.
alternate 
 
C. alter 
 
D. differ
 
 
 
 
13. 
She placed her
gift in a box and ________________ it up with
a beautiful sheet of paper. 
A. wrapped
 
B. bound 
 
C. tied 
D. wound 
 
 
 
 
14. 
I
have ________________ to anybody coming into my
lesson. 
A. objection 
 
B. opposition
 
C. refusal 
 
D. denial 
 
 
 
15. 
The glass wall
________________ heat waves. 
A. mirrors 
B. absorbs 
 
C. reflects 
 
D.
imitates 
 
 
 
 
16. 
It's
________________ to borrow money from your uncle
to 
settle your debt to your cousin. That's
just robbing Peter to 
pay Paul. 
A.
ridiculous 
 
B. responsible 
C. risky 
 
D. reliable 
 
 
 
17. 
Liquids are like solids
________________ they have a 
definite volume.
A. at that 
 
B. in that 
 
C. for
that 
 
D. with that 
 
 
 
18. 
We are supposed to dress up as movie
characters for the 
party. What a
________________ idea! 
A. novel 
 
B.
fiction 
 
C. scientific 
 
D. decent
 
 
 
 
19. 
Reading in
________________ light does harm to the eyes.
A. black 
 
B. dark 
 
C.
dim 
 
D. blurred 
 
 
 
20. 
Her father reluctantly
________________to the marriage. 
A. approved
 
B. permitted 
 
C. consented 
D. allowed 
 
 
 
 
21.
Agriculture was a step in human progress
________________ which subsequently there was
not 
anything comparable until our own machine
age. 
A. in 
 
B. for 
 
C. to 
D. from 
 
 
 
 
22. 
It is
obvious that this new rule is applicable to
everyone 
without ________________. 
A.
exception 
 
B. exclusion 
 
C.
modification 
 
D. substitution 
 
 
 
23. 
Students or teachers can
participate in excursions to lovely 
beaches
around the island at regular ________________.
A. gaps 
 
B. rate 
 
C. length
 
D. intervals 
 
 
 
 
24.
Unable to resist the ________________, many
children turn 
their attention from printed
texts to the less challenging, more 
vivid
moving pictures. 
A. suspicion 
 
B.
temptation 
 
C. intention 
 
D.
sensation 
 
 
 
 
25. 
When she
was criticized, she claimed that it was outside
her 
________________ of responsibility. 
A.
field 
 
B. limit 
 
C. extent
 
D. range 
 
 
 
 
26.
The ________________ stuck on the envelope
says 
A. diagram 
 
B. label 
 
C.
signal 
 
D. mark 
 
 
 
27. 
In general, the amount that a student
spends for housing 
should be held to one-fifth
the total ________________ for 
living
expenses. 
A. acceptable 
 
B. available
 
C. advisable 
 
D. applicable 
 
 
 
28. 
Almost all job
applicants are determined to leave a good
________________ on a potential employer.
A. illusion 
 
B. reputation 
C. impression 
 
D. reflection
 
 
 
 
29. 
These overseas
students show great ________________ for
learning a new language. 
A. enthusiasm
 
B. authority 
 
C. convention 
D. faith 
 
 
 
 
30.
Complaining is usually most effective when it
is done politely 
but firmly, and especially
when the consumer can 
________________ what is
wrong with the item in questions. 
A. display
 
B. indicate 
 
C. demonstrate 
D. appeal 
 
 
 
 
31.
Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as
an 
________________ for breaking the law.
A. excuse 
 
B. intention 
C. option 
 
D. approval 
 
 
 
32. 
Shelly had prepared
carefully for her biology examination so 
that
she could be sure of passing it on her first
________________. 
A. intention 
 
B.
attempt 
 
C. purpose 
 
D. desire
 
 
 
 
33. 
Consumers should
complain in person whenever possible, but 
if
they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is
________________ to phone or write the
complaint in a letter. 
A. incredible 
B. acceptable 
 
C. favorable 
D. manageable 
 
 
 
 
34.
The semi-final will be a chance for the losing
team to get their 
________________ on the
winning team for their earlier 
defeat. 
A.
revenge 
 
B. temptation 
 
C.
certainty 
 
D. despair 
 
 
 
35. 
In order to improve our condition, the
old scheme must be 
________________. 
A.
adhered 
 
B. adapted 
 
C. addicted
 
D. adorned 
 
 
 
 
36.
I went through about four years of being
________________ 
to video games. 
A.
addicted 
 
B. absorbed 
 
C. indulged
 
D. appealed 
 
 
 
 
37.
His childhood experiences had a(n)
________________ 
influence on his work. 
A.
demanding 
 
B. fascinating 
C. enduring 
 
D. revealing 
 
 
 
38. 
When dancing, you must
________________ the movements 
of your arms
and legs. 
A. coordinate 
 
B. cooperate
 
C. accompany 
 
D. associate 
 
 
 
39. 
Improving the living
condition of rural residents has been an
important ________________ for governments in
developing 
countries. 
A. intention 
B. inspiration 
 
C. objective 
D. measurement 
 
 
 
 
40.
The soldier answered in the ________________
by nodding 
his head 
A. objective 
B. confirmation 
 
C. affirmative
 
D. concentration 
 
 
 
. 
I'm not sure whether I can gain any
profit from the investment, 
so I can't make
a(n) ________________ promise to help you. 
A.
exact 
 
B. defined 
 
C. definite
 
D. sure 
 
 
 
 
2.
Active smokers tended not only to have poorer
memories but 
also had trouble separating
important information from 
________________
details. 
A. certain 
 
B. insignificant
 
C. fundamental 
 
D. comparative
 
 
 
 
3. 
The rapid
development of communications technology is
transforming the ________________ in which
people 
communicate across time and space.
A. mood 
 
B. mission 
 
C.
manner 
 
D. vision 
 
 
 
4. 
As a mother, she is too
________________ towards her 
daughter, she
should let her see more of the world. 
A.
hopeful 
 
B. protective 
 
C. modest
 
D. confident 
 
 
 
 
5.
Children who are over-protected by their
parents may become 
________________. 
A.
hurt 
 
B. damaged 
 
C. spoiled 
D. harmed 
 
 
 
 
6. 
After
careful planning he began to approach the task
with 
________________ and energy.
A. determination 
 
B. perception
 
C. excursion 
 
D. aspiration 
 
 
 
7. 
________________
struggle over little things at the cost of
something larger they work toward. 
A.
Activists 
 
B. Celebrities 
 
C.
Perfectionists 
 
D. Medalists 
 
 
 
8. 
The boss was unable to
________________ his anger any 
longer and
burst into a fit of scream. 
A. hold back 
B. hold on 
 
C. hold off 
 
D.
hold up 
 
 
 
 
9. 
This large
book should ________________ a useful purpose.
We can use it for a doorstop. 
A.
resort 
 
B. pursue 
 
C. involve 
D. serve 
 
 
 
 
10. 
She
was the ________________ of a road accident and
has 
been living an inconvenient life because
of her broken leg. 
A. virtue 
 
B.
victim 
 
C. reverse 
 
D. release
 
 
 
 
11. 
Human development
is based not only on 
________________
biological states, but also on patterns of
access to social knowledge. 
A. cute 
B. essential 
 
C. innate 
 
D.
organic 
 
 
 
 
12. 
She lay at
the bottom of the stairs, ________________ in
pain. 
A. jingling 
 
B.
rattling 
 
C. thudding 
 
D.
whimpering 
 
 
 
 
13. 
Ruby is
a(n) ________________ girl and she makes friends
really quickly. 
A. shy 
 
B. uneasy
 
C. outgoing 
 
D. weird 
 
 
 
14. 
The dog pricked up its ears
at the ________________ of its 
master's keys.
A. jingle 
 
B. whimper 
 
C. thud
 
D. mute 
 
 
 
 
15. 
I
didn't have enough money to buy a new coat so I
just 
________________. 
A. came
along 
 
B. went without 
 
C. came
without 
 
D. went along 
 
 
 
16. 
I was bored silly at the lecture. The
dull speaker left me bored 
to
________________. 
A. amazement 
 
B.
astonishment 
 
C. distraction 
 
D.
confirmation 
 
 
 
 
17. 
All
this speaks more ________________ than anything
else 
about the rising living standards of the
people. 
A. doggedly 
 
B. generally 
C. particularly 
 
D. eloquently 
 
 
 
18. 
Mother is devoted to
Dad although they have some minor
________________ all the time. 
A.
tempers 
 
B. squabbles 
 
C. revolts
 
D. stuffs 
 
 
 
 
19.
My father would ________________ the glinting
silver coins 
on the counter so the cashier
could count them. 
A. toss 
 
B. define
 
C. stack 
 
D. spoil 
 
 
 
20. 
Humans are ________________
inhumane, which explains 
much of the misery
and suffering in the world. 
A. habitually 
B. critically 
 
C. logically 
D. innately 
 
 
 
 
21. 
My
grandfather had always taken a ________________
interest in my work, and I had an equal
admiration for the 
stories of his time.
A. splendid 
 
B. weighty 
C. vague 
 
D. keen 
 
 
 
22. 
The mere fact ________________ most
people believe 
nuclear war would be madness
does not mean that it will not 
occur. 
A.
what 
 
B. which 
 
C. that 
D. why 
 
 
 
 
23. 
Within
two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to
________________ with the local police. 
A.
inquire 
 
B. consult 
 
C. register
 
D. resolve 
 
 
 
 
24.
When all is said and done, I sense that a fear
of failure and a 
fear of unpleasant
________________ with others is at the
bottom of most ban-exams (废除考试) talk.
A. identification 
 
B. comparison 
C. association 
 
D. connection 
 
 
 
25. 
The story of the young
wizard has ________________ the 
imagination of
the world's children. 
A. captured 
 
B.
detected 
 
C. impacted 
 
D. reversed
 
 
 
 
26. 
Long before I went
there, the place was alive in my
________________. 
A. reflection 
B. perception 
 
C. imagination 
D. disillusion 
 
 
 
 
27.
Reducing the amount of sleep students get at
night has a 
direct ________________ on
their performance at school 
during the day.
A. infection 
 
B. impact 
 
C.
response 
 
D. erosion 
 
 
 
28. 
There have been many Americans who
have 
________________ fame in the arts not
only nationally, but 
internationally as well.
A. got 
 
B. obtained 
 
C.
required 
 
D. achieved 
 
 
 
29. 
Computer power now allows automatic
searches of fingerprint 
files to match a print
at a crime ________________. 
A. stage 
B. scene 
 
C. location 
 
D.
occasion 
 
 
 
 
30. 
If
the answer or evidence suggests they serve only
their 
own________________, they may be famous
persons but not 
heroes. 
A. stuff 
B. scheme 
 
C. rival 
 
D. fame
 
 
 
 
31. 
The government
promises to ________________ the 
economy to
full strength. 
A. retail 
 
B. restore
 
C. reverse 
 
D. renew 
 
 
 
32. 
I'm doing a survey and I
wonder if you have five minutes to
________________. 
A. halt 
 
B.
spend 
 
C. spare 
 
D. distract 
 
 
 
33. 
After all, if
it's true that what goes around comes around, why
not make sure that what's circulating around
you is the good 
________________? 
A. craft
 
B. stuff 
 
C. factor 
 
D.
impact 
 
 
 
 
34. 
He
________________ to his customers and halved the
price. 
A. leaked 
 
B. drew 
 
C.
quoted 
 
D. yielded 
 
 
 
35. 
The eyes of a very good reader move
quickly, taking long 
jumps and making very
short ________________. 
A. episodes 
B. pitches 
 
C. halts 
 
D. signs
 
 
 
 
36. 
Students or
teachers can participate in excursions to lovely
beaches around the island at regular
________________. 
A. gaps 
 
B. rate
 
C. length 
 
D. intervals 
 
 
 
37. 
Emergency services have
spared no ________________ to 
help people
whose homes were destroyed by the tornadoes.
A. effort 
 
B. price 
 
C.
expense 
 
D. value 
 
 
 
38. 
William Penn, the founder of
Pennsylvania, 
________________ defended the
right of every citizen to 
freedom of choice in
religion. 
A. peculiarly 
 
B.
indifferently 
 
C. vigorously 
 
D.
inevitably 
 
 
 
 
39.
The leader of the expedition ________________
everyone to 
follow his example. 
A.
promoted 
 
B. reinforced 
 
C.
sparked 
 
D. inspired 
 
 
 
40. 
In a remarkably short time, the hook
will break down and the 
fish will
________________ almost unharmed. 
A. lean 
B. persist 
 
C. remain 
 
D.
maintain 
 
 
 
Directions: Choose the
best answer from the four choices 
marked A, B,
C and D. 
 
 
 
 
1. 
Sometimes
the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on
________________ tasks and assignments, and
they can do 
this at their own speed. 
A.
private 
 
B. individual 
 
C.
personal 
 
D. own 
 
 
 
2. 
Though she began her
________________ by singing in a 
local pop
group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.
A. employment 
 
B. career 
 
C.
occupation 
 
D. profession 
 
 
 
3. 
I shall have companion in the
house after all these 
________________ years.
A. single 
 
B. sole 
 
C. alone
 
D. lonely 
 
 
 
 
4.
Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long
or too deeply, 
because their ________________
depends on their ability to 
run away from
attackers. 
A. dismissal 
 
B. survival
 
C. disposal 
 
D. arrival
 
 
 
 
5. 
Never before had
men released so much power at one time, 
nor
had any nation ever possessed weapon as terrible
and 
________________ as the atomic bomb.
A. negative 
 
B. possessive 
 
C.
intensive 
 
D. destructive 
 
 
 
6. 
Showing some sense of humor can be
a(n) 
________________ way to deal with some
stressful situation. 
A. effective 
 
B.
efficient 
 
C. favorable 
 
D.
favorite 
 
 
 
 
7. 
If you are
submitting your resume in English, find out if the
recipient (收件人) uses British English or
American English 
because there are
________________between the two 
versions.
A. variations 
 
B. exceptions 
C. contradictions 
 
D.
reflections 
 
 
 
 
8. 
Don't
________________ the news to the public until we
give 
you the go-ahead. 
A. release 
B. relieve 
 
C. relate 
 
D.
retain 
 
 
 
 
9. 
This created
a double-edged sword: The medications helped
________________ the pain but caused other
problems that 
could be worse than the pain
itself. 
A. remove 
 
B. retract 
C. relieve 
 
D. recover 
 
 
 
10. 
No wonder so many of us suffer
from ________________ 
fatigue, a kind of utter
exhaustion of the spirit. 
A. logical 
B. physical 
 
C. emotional 
D. original 
 
 
 
 
11. 
An
education expert points out that some young people
have 
a poverty of ambition and
________________. 
A. cooperation 
 
B.
illusion 
 
C. intention 
 
D.
aspiration 
 
 
 
 
12. 
The
Labor Party is on the horns of a dilemma with all
of the 
________________ publicity it has
received. 
A. relative 
 
B. negative
 
C. sensitive 
 
D. decisive 
 
 
 
13. 
We ________________ the
new neighbors to the high rate of 
burglaries.
A. expose 
 
B. declare 
C. warn 
 
D. alert 
 
 
 
14. 
Filled with odds and ends,
the hallway is dirty and in 
________________.
A. effect 
 
B. fashion 
 
C.
disorder 
 
D. despair 
 
 
 
15. 
As an aspiring actor he worked at an
ice-cream parlor before 
moving on to a series
of ________________ roles in the 
theatre.
A. slender 
 
B. light 
 
C. faint
 
D. minor 
 
 
 
 
16.
The process by which the fittest are singled
out for 
________________ is natural selection.
A. addiction 
 
B. circulation 
C. survival 
 
D. persistence
 
 
 
 
17. 
The city's
transport system is one of the most
________________ in Europe. 
A. effective
 
B. efficient 
 
C. postponed 
D. sufficient 
 
 
 
 
18.
In order to ________________ its popularity,
the drugstore 
invited a famous professor of
Chinese medicine to practice 
medicine there.
A. alter 
 
B. enhance 
 
C. drain
 
D. glow 
 
 
 
 
19. 
I
increased my ________________ trying to shake them
off, 
only to discover them catching up with
me. 
A. stride 
 
B. walk 
C. race 
 
D. extent 
 
 
 
20. 
This is a(n)
________________ goal for us. We shouldn't
have been so unrealistic. 
A. favorable
 
B. inevitable 
 
C. fundable 
D. unattainable 
 
 
 
 
21.
The Car Club couldn't ________________ to meet
the 
demands of all its members. 
A. ensure
 
B. guarantee 
 
C. assume 
D. confirm 
 
 
 
 
22.
Physics is ________________ to the science
which was 
called natural philosophy in
history. 
A. alike 
 
B. equivalent 
C. likely 
 
D. uniform 
 
 
 
23. 
Petrol is refined from the
________________ oil we take out 
of the
ground. 
A. fresh 
 
B. original 
C. rude 
 
D. crude 
 
 
 
24. 
Though ________________ in a big city,
Peter always prefers 
to paint the primitive
scenes of country life. 
A. grown 
 
B.
raised 
 
C. tended 
 
D. cultivated
 
 
 
 
25. 
It is quite
necessary for a qualified teacher to have good
manners and ________________ knowledge. 
A.
extensive 
 
B. expansive 
 
C.
intensive 
 
D. expensive 
 
 
 
26. 
I suffered from mental
________________ because of stress 
from my
job. 
A. damage 
 
B. release 
 
C.
relief 
 
D. fatigue 
 
 
 
27. 
The ________________ goal of the book
is to help bridge the 
gap between research and
teaching, particularly between 
researchers and
teachers. 
A. intensive 
 
B. concise
 
C. joint 
 
D. overall 
 
 
 
28. 
Did you know that the
backpacks that so many students carry 
today
were ________________ designed for the military?
A. directly 
 
B. incredibly 
C. originally 
 
D. inevitably
 
 
 
 
29. 
If he's made
mistakes, you should ________________ him 
and
not let personal considerations get in your way.
A. cultivate 
 
B. motivate 
 
C.
identify 
 
D. criticize 
 
 
 
30. 
If you ________________ the time and
money in projecting 
your programmes and ideas,
you will succeed. 
A. cooperate 
 
B.
enhance 
 
C. invest 
 
D. fund 
 
 
 
31. 
The phenomenon of
recessive (隐性的) unemployment 
deserves the
________________ attention of society as a
whole. 
A. cooperative 
 
B.
possessive 
 
C. protective 
D. collective 
 
 
 
 
32.
While reading the book, I was extremely amazed
at the 
________________ with which the author
explains this 
technical subject. 
A.
clarity 
 
B. adversity 
 
C.
diversity 
 
D. celebrity 
 
 
 
33. 
After the accounting scandal
(丑闻), there was a(n) 
________________ of
confidence in the auditors. 
A. erosion 
B. emission 
 
C. compassion 
 
D.
conviction 
 
 
 
 
34. 
With
spring coming, trees and grasses are
________________. 
A. yielding 
 
B.
striding 
 
C. restoring 
 
D.
flourishing 
 
 
 
 
35.
India's myths and songs are the
________________ for her 
books. 
A.
motivation 
 
B. reflection 
 
C.
inspiration 
 
D. temptation 
 
 
 
36. 
We should ________________ our
efforts in tree planting and 
forestation
making to prevent and cure sandstorms. 
A.
arouse 
 
B. drain 
 
C. gear 
D. reinforce 
 
 
 
 
37.
My fake diamond ring can pass for a
________________ 
diamond to the naked eye.
A. false 
 
B. actual 
 
C.
genuine 
 
D. artificial 
 
 
 
38. 
The expert is giving tips which will
help farmers 
________________ bigger cabbages.
A. fertile 
 
B. cultivate 
 
C.
flourish 
 
D. invest 
 
 
 
39. 
People expect the planet to be always
there, but we should 
not take the environment
________________. 
A. into granted 
 
B.
for granted 
 
C. into consideration 
D. for consideration 
 
 
 
40. 
The report notes that the link between
productivity growth and 
wage increases is
essential for economic and social
________________. 
A. diversity 
 
B.
credibility 
 
C. sustainability 
D. collectivity