1、1. The machine looked like a large, _ , old-fashioned typewriter. A) forceful B) clumsy C) intense D) tricky 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. Within two weeks of arrival, all fo
2、reigners had to _ with the local police. A) inquire B) consult C) register D) profession 4. Considering your salary, you should be able to _ at least twenty dollars a week. A) put forward B) put up C) put out D) put aside 5. As he has _ our patience, well not wait for him any longer. A) torn B) wast
3、ed C) exhausted D) consumed 6. These teachers try to be objective when they _ the integrated ability of their students. A) justify B) evaluate C) indicate D) reckon 7. Mrs. Morriss daughter is pretty and _, and many girls envy her. A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor 8. Tomorrow the mayor is to _
4、a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A) coordinate B) cooperate C) accompany D) associate 9. Im _ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams. A) realistic B) conscious C) register D) resolve 10. Can you give me even the _ clue
5、as to where her son might be? A) simplest B) slightest C) least D) utmost 11. Norman Davis will be remembered by many _ with not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend. A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection 12. Salaries for _ positions seem to be highe
6、r than for permanent ones. A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary 13. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. _, it has affected the traditional role of men. A) Above all B) In all C) At most D) At last 14. Science and technology have _ in importan
7、t ways to the improvement of agricultural production. A) attached B) assisted C) contributed D) witnessed 15. As an actor he could communicate a whole _ of emotions. A) frame B) range C) number D) scale 16. This is what you should bear in mind: Dont _ a salary increase before you actually get it. A)
8、 hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on 17. The ships generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _ instead of mechanically. A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically 18. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldnt _ her grip on my arm. A) loosen B) remo
9、ve C) relieve D) dismiss 19. He never arrives on time and my _ is that he feels the meetings are useless. A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference 20. Mrs. Smith was so _ about everything that no servants could please her. A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular 21. Last night h
10、e saw two dark _ enter the building, and then there was the explosion. A) features B) figures C) sketches D) images 22. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _. A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution 23. His temper and personality show that he can beco
11、me a soldier of the top _. A) circle B) rank C) category D) grade 24. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _ his point by relating his own experiences. A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D) displayed 25. Only those who can _ to lose their money should make high-risk investments. A) maintain B
12、) sustain C) endure D) afford 26. He found the _ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad. A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty 27. There has been a collision _ a number of cars on the main road to town. A) composing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging 28. _ elephants are dif
13、ferent from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers. A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame 29. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to _. A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace 30. As one of the worlds highest paid models, she had her face_ for five
14、million dollars A) deposited B) assured C) measured D) insured 31. I went along thinking of nothing _, only looking at things around me. A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief 32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has _ the quality of the programs. A)
15、 lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected 33. I must congratulate you _ the excellent design of the new bridge. A) with B) of C) at D) on 34. There is a fully _ health center on the ground floor of the main office building. A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected 35. For more than 20 y
16、ears, weve been supporting educational programs that _ from kindergartens to colleges. A) move B) shift C) range D) spread 36. The _ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline 37. The test results are beyond_; they ha
17、ve been repeated in labs all over the world. A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute 38. I was so _in todays history lesson. I didnt understand a thing. A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused 39. It _ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy bo
18、th. A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips 40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a _ to the movement of people from place to place. A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam 41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some _ shops in the r
19、esidential area. A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable 42. Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then _ it.“ A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating 43. This is not an economical way to get more water; _, it is very expensive. A) on the other hand B) on
20、 the contrary C) in short D) or else 44. It was the first time that such a _had to be taken at a British nuclear power station. A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction 45. _ that he wasnt happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel. A) Perceiving B) Penetrating
21、C) Puzzling D) Preserving 46. The board of the company has decided to _ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business. A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch 47. His business was very successful, but it was at the _ of his family life. A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D)
22、 expense 48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an _ source for researchers. A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable 49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it _mathematics, he is the best in the class. A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to 50. Docto
23、rs warned against chewing tobacco as a _ for smoking. A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession 51. When carbon is added to iron in proper _the result is steel. A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities 52. You should try to _ your ambition and be more realistic. A) reserve B) restr
24、ain C) retain D) replace 53. Nancy is only a sort of _ of her husbands opinion and has no ideas of her own. A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo 54. Now that spring is here, you can _ these fur coats till you need them again next winter. A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down 55. Ther
25、e is a _ of impatience in the tone of his voice. A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase 56. Please _dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning. A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult 57. At yesterdays party, Elizabeths boyfriend amused us by _ Charlie Chaplin. A) copying B) followin
26、g C) imitating D) modeling 58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power _. A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop 59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which _ all aspects of urban planning. A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces 60. The lecture which lasted abou
27、t three hours was so _ that the audience couldnt help yawning. A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired 参考答案： 1 B) clumsy 2.B) career 3.C) register 4.D) put aside 5.C) exhausted 6.B) evaluate 7.A) slender 8.C) accompany 9.A) realistic 10.B) slightest 11.D) affection 12.D) temporary 13.A) Above all 14.
28、C) contributed 15.B) range 16.D) count on 17.C) manually 18.A) loosen 19.C) inference 20.D) particular 21.B) figures 22.A) exception 23.B) rank 24.A) illustrated 25.D) afford 26.B) constant 27.C) involving 28.D) Tame 29.A) resign 30.D) insured 31. A) in particular 32. C) affected 33. D) on 34. B) eq
29、uipped 35. C) range 36. D) discipline 37. D) dispute 38.C) confused 39. B) entitles 40. A) barrier 41.C) mobile 42.D) exaggerating 43.B) on the contrary 44.B) precaution 45.A) Perceiving 46.C) expand 47. D) expense 48.B) indispensable 49.A) comes to 50.C) substitute 51.C) proportions 52.B) restrain 53.D) echo 54.B) put away 55.A) hint 56 D) consult 57. C) imitating 58.A) failure 59.D) embraces 60.A) tedious
