Vocabulary (Unit 2)
1. Several police officers are being questioned about the______ of the documents
A. definition B. alteration C. qualification D. exception2. He is anxiously ______ the result of the medical tests.A. looking B. taking C. awaiting D. making
3. I tried to ______ in my speech how grateful we were for his help. A. communicate B. consider C. confer D. convey
4. The sound of the door closing ______ me into thinking they hadgone out.
A. believed B. received C. deceived D. relieved5. He uses a(n) _______ glass to read the tiny print. A. magnifying B. enhancing C. enlarging D. extending6. Can you ______ the writing on this envelope? A. decide B. decipher C. decode D. deduce7. He was charged with possessing a ______ passport. A. genuine B. false C. true D. fake
8. Political ______ is widespread throughout the country. A. corruption B. confession C. confusion D. collision 9. The suffering ______ on these children is terrible to see. A. conflicted B. inflicted C. reflected D. neglected
10. She was a bit _______ that she hadn’t been invited to the party. A. attached B. refused C. identified D. offended
11. With the ______ of a few spelling mistakes, it is a goodcomposition on the whole.
A. example B. aspect C. exception D. excuse
12. We are often ______ to say things we don’t mean out ofpoliteness.
A. compelled B. offended C. tend D. opposed
13. Are you hesitant about revealing your _______ when you chat onthe internet?
A. identification B. identity C. dignity D. digital14. Many people think cyberspace _______ dangers to us. A. poses B. makes C. takes D. imposes
15. Every mistake that she makes further ________ her authority. A. underlines B. underlies C. underpins D. undermines
16. You shouldn’t expect immigrants to _______ into an alien cultureimmediately.
A. take B. assimilate C. accept D. develop
17. My original statement has been completely ______by the media. A. distorted B. distressed C. distracted D. disposed
18. When he realised the police had _____ him, the man made for theexit as quickly as possible.
A. offended B. spotted C. stopped D. missed19. It's hard to ______ work after such a long vacation. A. get down to B. get on C. get around D. go back20. Actually the Web is no more ______ dangerous than anything elsein the world.
…. A. apparently B. negatively C. inherently D. positively21. The teacher was completely _______ by my excuse. A. taken up B. taken on C. taken over D. taken in
22. He _______ his company’s collapse by reckless speculation. A. brought out B. brought in C. brought about D. brought back23. The government has announced plans to ________ access tohigher education.
A. make up B. give up C. put up D. open up
24. A 200-year-old building is very old _________ American history. A. in terms of B. in sight of C. in view of D. in spite of
25. He was released from detention last week _________ three otherjournalists.
A. away from B. along with C. along from D. away with Keys:
1 B . 2.C . 3.D . 4.C 5.A.6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.D11.C 12. A 13.B 14.A 15.D16.B 17.A 18.B 19A 20.C21.D 22.C 23.D 24. A 25 B
1. However, growth in the new industry was able to _____ some ofthe decline in the iron and steel industry.
A. overturn B. overtake C. offset D. oppress
2. When the fighting started, police and reporters were soon _____.
A. to the spot B. on the spot C. in the spot D.of the spot
3. Many of the scientist and engineers are _____ in terms of howprofitable their achievements are.
A. passed B. graded C. judged D. chained4. He said he would _____ me to Mr. Li but actually he didn’t.A. comment B. suggest C. command D.recommend
5. If you were _____ by vulgar language, what would you do?A. destroyed B. violated C. attacked D. offended6. The jurors who lacked in basic law training were obviously not_____ pass a verdict.
A. competent to B. capable of C. capable to D.competent for
7. The report you heard from the government spokesman _____ thefacts. It is not reliable.
A. retorted B. extorted C. distorted D. distracted
8. _____ your education, I would suggest that you go for an
education loan and concentrate on your study. After all, you can startpaying off the loan after you finish studying.
A. As for B. As against C. As from D. As of9. I was really _____when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrass D.embarrasses
10. She has a great _____ for English teaching and students enjoy herclass very much.
A. kindness B. friendliness C. warmth D. affection
11. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, thepredominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.
A. inevitable B. constant C. overwhelming D. potential12. _____ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, thesecountries have for many years not felt any population pressure.A. Thanks to B. By means of C. In line with D.With regard to
13. On the crowded bus, he _____ his seat _____ an old man. A. yielded…to B. competed…with C. provided…with D. exchanged...with
14. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____ hisarguments in favour of the new theory.
A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D.on which to base
15. You _____ my authority by allowing children to do things I’veforbidden.
A. underestimated B. undermined C. unfolded D.unified
16. Some fish have a greater _____ for acid water than others.A. tolerance B. resistance C. dependence D.persistence
17. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in businessadministration.
A. bring around B. bring about C. bring out D. bring up18. Because of the snow, many parts of the countryside are only_____ by helicopter.
A. available B. appropriate C. accessible D. achievable
19. With the _____of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to theparty.
A. exhibition B. exception C. except D. reception20. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an _____ for breakingthe law.
A. excuse B. intention C. option D. approval
21. It’s very difficult to _____ the exact meaning of an idiom in aforeign language.
A. exchange B. transfer C. convey D. convert
22. The increase in student numbers _____ many problems for theuniversities.
A. imposes B. poses C. pauses D. probes23. We are completely _____ by his story and lent him the money atonce.
A. taken on B. taken off C. taken in D.taken for
24. He was strongly _____ my plan because he thinks the plan is notworkable.
A. supposed to B. appointed to C. assigned to D. opposed to
25. When she felt she could trust me she began to _____. A. open up B. act on C. speed up D. let out Keys:
1—5 C B C D D6—10 A C A A D
11—15 D A A D B16—20 A B C B A21—25 C B C D A
