词汇练习一

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.

It's a pity the two concerts ________________; I wanted to go to both of them. A. clash B. crash C. crush D. collide

John's black eyes ________________ rumors that he had been in a fight. A. contributed to B. came to C. gave rise to D. attributed to

2.

3.

The ________________ of the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities has undergone long periods of exploration and practice. A. foundation

4.

B. settlement C. setting D. establishment

They heard the ________________ of swords and realized that the fighting began. A. clash B. crash C. crush D. collision

5.

The company's ________________ to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success. A. promise B. agreement C. consent D. commitment

6.

The council has________________ large amounts of money to housing projects. A. spent B. used C. consumed D. committed

7.

The most risky sports for women, in ________________ order of magnitude, are basketball, athletics, and tennis or squash. A. dropping B. descending C. falling D. decreasing

8.

I'd like to give you a ________________ of how to cook this delicious dish.

9.

A. show B. display C. illustration D. demonstration

It just doesn't ________________; why would she do a thing like that A. make meaning B. make point C. make sense D. make out

10. They plotted the ________________ of the government.

A. overturn B. overrun C. overthrow D. overtake

11. Scientists know that our brain________________ with

aging.

A. deteriorates B. contracts C. decreases D. shrinks

12. Will this woolen sweater ________________ when washed in

hot water A. fade B. vanish C. shrink D. contract

13. The postal administration ________________ commemorative

stamps every year.

A. issues B. distributes C. contributes D. dispatches

14. There is no immediate ________________ of peace. People

living at the boarders will have to continue suffering. A. opportunity B. chance C. prospect D. promise

15. She doesn't like the ________________ of living alone.

A. prospect B. future C. hope D. perspective

16. This system is extremely ________________ because it runs

on half price electricity. A. economic B. economical C. thrifty D. saving

17. We are willing to make any concessions to that

________________. A. purpose B. goal C. aim D. end

18. The local government ________________ a campaign against

waste.

A. established B. launched C. initiated D. developed

19. Their research appears in the October 19 ________________

of the journal Nature. A. version B. edition C. series D. issue

20. The scientist ________________ that nuclear power was a

safe and unpolluted energy source. A. assured B. asserted C. assumed D. assaulted

21. He had hoped to set a new world record, but was

________________ by bad weather. A. defeated B. destroyed C. disappointed D. frustrated

22. Have you seen the latest ________________ of the

periodical A. copy B. issue C. version D. edition

23. In recent years a number of ________________ satellites

have been put into orbit. A. communication B. transportation C. transportations D. communications

24. The ________________ from the balcony was breathtaking.

A. perspective B. prospective C. prosperity D. prospect

25. He hopes to ________________ this city into a centre for

trade and tourism in the Middle East. A. transfer B. transmit C. transport D. transform

26. The two cars ________________ into each other in the middle

of the road. Fortunately nobody was seriously injured. A. crushed B. clashed C. crashed D. collided

27. He ________________ suicide at the peak of his career,

which was unexpected and surprising. A. committed B. performed C. made D. did

28. Both sides ________________ themselves to settle the

dispute peacefully. A. committed B. promised C. agreed D. devoted

29. The initials, WWF, ________________ World Wide Fund for

Nature. A. stand out B. stand for C. stand up D. stand up for

30. He is a very good student, being both ________________ and

intelligent. A. industrial B. smart C. industrious

D. conscious

31. Mr. Jones has ________________ himself as one of the

foremost doctors treating cancer patients. A. established B. strengthened C. verified D. confirmed

32. Running around the corner, Mike ________________ with

another boy. A. crashed B. smashed C. collided D. crushed

33. Some diseases are ________________ by certain water

animals. A. transplanted B. transformed C. transported D. transmitted

34. In children's minds the Spring Festival is

________________ with nice food and presents. A. related B. joined C. associated D. combined

35. An economic crisis usually comes in ________________ with

serious unemployment in a country. A. connection B. relation

C. association D. combination

36. The ________________ in big cities is controlled by red

and green lights. A. traffic B. transport C. communication D. transportation

37. The ________________ of the new international economic

order is the essence of his article. A. establishment B. institution C. foundation D. construction

38. The article appeared in the fourth ________________ of the

magazine. A. version B. edition C. print D. issue

39. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new

model in order to ________________ its improved features. A. advocate B. exhibit C. demonstrate D. reveal

40. The workers marched in ________________ to the Minister's

office. A. destruction

B. petition C. demonstration D. passion

小题 Correct 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. D

20. B 21. D 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C