大学英语第四册词汇练习.docx

1、大学英语第四册词汇练习Unit 11) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness. A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _ will be made to the strikers. A) sessions B) recessions C) concession

2、s D) conferences3) The noise was so loud that it was a _ to the neighbors. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety4) Its only by _ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed. A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough5) He is _ on all kinds of wine - beer, whi

3、sky, and so forth. A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen6) The government would not dare to _ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk. A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so _! It was delicious. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender8) While they did not _ an

4、y good results, they were still trying their best. A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out9) They did not _ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting. A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal 10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _ that I thought Id better arrive on time

5、. A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark11) I at last surrendered to the _ and ate the last piece of chocolate. A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm12) I refused to tip the _ , who left with an angry expression. A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant13) Divorce rate in the US is

6、very high, which is often _ by money problems. A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied14) You take everything too _! Relax and enjoy yourself. A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically15) You look thoroughly _. Why dont you take a weeks holiday? A) run up B) run down C) run ov

7、er D) run off16) Would it be more _ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one? A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _ to pay them any money. A) instinct B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation18) Sh

8、e no longer believed in him for his _ promises all these years. A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _ by force. A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured20) It mustve taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _ to such shame

9、and stress. A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resistedUnit 21) If a _ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.A) spot B) spill C) spark D) spray2) After about an hour and a half the party _ because there was not enough wine that evening.A) broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke thro

10、ugh3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to _ for various reasons. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last4) Somewhat to my _, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation5) The political

11、weakness of these countries _their economic weakness.A) compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to D) corresponded to6) A series of tragic _ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as ye

12、llow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or _ like Chinese.A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of _ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations. A) revolt B)

13、 rebel C) chaos D) challenge9) I promised to_ the others at 5 a.m.A) rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _ without trial.A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished11) This swimming costume is made of _ material.A) elastic B) clumsy C) co

14、arse D) delicious12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on _ down a car and a taxi last night. A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease _A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good14) The citizens in the neighborhood all_ for the local

15、governments decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed15) The government attempts to put down the_ of the presidents sex scandal.A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb16) The fact that we underestimated our _ led to our bitter defeat.A) opponent B) candidat

16、e C) colleague D) advocate17) The girls were all _ of Grace because she was so pretty, with beautiful hands and a face like a film-stars. A) greedy B) controversial C) competitive D) jealous18) The Watergate _ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post. A) shame B)

17、conviction C) rumor D) scandal19) Japanese banks, once _ competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.A) bold B) fierce C) wild D) harmful20) 5000 people held a protest march and_ against sexual discrimination.A) rally B) conjunction C) episode D) riotUnit 31) Prices of goods

18、are governed by the cost of the _ materials, as well as by the cost of production. A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw2) In the countryside there are no _ and no free medical care for the aged. A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards3) You are legally _ take faulty goods back to the store wh

19、ere you purchased. A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D)assigned to4) The headmaster has_ views about what his pupils should wear. A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable5) She made a _of $200 to the Childrens Hospital.A) publication B) donation C) acquisition D) quotation6) It is fr

20、ightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; its like being in a car without _. A) brakes B) controls C) gears D) signals7) Environmental protection is _ national and local economic development. A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to8) She made a _ of $ 69,0

21、00 for the flat, which was accepted. A) currency B) proposal C) bid D) purchase9) After the recent bomb attacks, members of the public are being warned to be _ at all times and to look out for any suspicious packages. A) alert B) aware C) cautious D) nervous10) If the rain doesnt stop, people will b

22、e _ serious flooding. A) facing with B) faced with C) subjecting with D) subjected with11) It was _ to the media that the president had resolved to fight.A) leaked B) loosened C) relieved D) issued12) How do you _your long absence from classes without asking for leave?A) account for B) count on C) a

23、ccount of D) count for13) They were _ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively. A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned14) Most flowers will not _ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive15) I decided to keep a low _, after all I was a gues

24、t.A) profile B) position C) attitude D) mood16) If you throw away your credit card _ and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buy things in your name.A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label17) I eventually found the letter I was looking for under a _ of papers.A) stock B) stack C) piece

25、D) sequence18) A small _ plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.A) assembled B) dominated C) monitored D) chartered19) Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed to the proposal of constructing a power plant in the area that is _ populated. A) densely B) vastly C) enorm

26、ously D) largely20) In the _ of physics, Albert Einstein was a genius. A) settlement B) operation C) realm D) scopeUnit 41) The prisoner remained _ throughout his trial.A) clumsy B) deaf C)dumb D) still2) The Olympic Games began with a _ of all the competing nations.A) exhibition B) display C) parad

27、e D) show3) The editor _the manuscript to half of its original length.A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4) Bombing, which was _ in the city center, has destroyed most of the major buildings. A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5) His _need to be loved springs from a

28、 deep sense of insecurity. A) crucial B) terminal C) intensive D) desperate6) The child finished the dessert and then _ the plate. A) scratch B) clicked C)licked D) scraped7) In 1974 and 1975, the economy plunged into the worst _ since the Great Depression of the 1930s. A) reservation B) recreation

29、C) reversion D) recession8) Be careful with the cat. It may _ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrape C)tear D) scratch9) They have all _ significant amounts of time and energy in this project. A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated 10) My job could be at _ if I make an error of judgment.A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11) Studies showed that June is the _ month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospitals. A) high B) peak C) common D) rush12) He has put his car entirely at our _ for the holiday.A) usage B) appl