词汇练习一.docx

1、词汇练习一词汇练习一(共15页)词汇练习一Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.Its a pity the two concerts _; I wanted to go to both of them.A. clashB. crashC. crushD. collide2.Johns black eyes _ rumors that he had been in a fight.A. contributed toB. came toC. gave rise toD. at

2、tributed to3.The _ of the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities has undergone long periods of exploration and practice.A. foundationB. settlementC. settingD. establishment4.They heard the _ of swords and realized that the fighting began.A. clashB. crashC. crushD. collision5.The companys

3、_ to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.A. promiseB. agreementC. consentD. commitment6.The council has_ large amounts of money to housing projects.A. spentB. usedC. consumedD. committed7.The most risky sports for women, in _ order of magnitude, are basketball, athl

4、etics, and tennis or squash.A. droppingB. descendingC. fallingD. decreasing8.Id like to give you a _ of how to cook this delicious dish.A. showB. displayC. illustrationD. demonstration9.It just doesnt _; why would she do a thing like thatA. make meaningB. make pointC. make senseD. make out10.They pl

5、otted the _ of the government.A. overturnB. overrunC. overthrowD. overtake11.Scientists know that our brain_ with aging.A. deterioratesB. contractsC. decreasesD. shrinks12.Will this woolen sweater _ when washed in hot waterA. fadeB. vanishC. shrinkD. contract13.The postal administration _ commemorat

6、ive stamps every year.A. issuesB. distributesC. contributesD. dispatches14.There is no immediate _ of peace. People living at the boarders will have to continue suffering.A. opportunityB. chanceC. prospectD. promise15.She doesnt like the _ of living alone.A. prospectB. futureC. hopeD. perspective16.

7、This system is extremely _ because it runs on half price electricity.A. economicB. economicalC. thriftyD. saving17.We are willing to make any concessions to that _.A. purposeB. goalC. aimD. end18.The local government _ a campaign against waste.A. establishedB. launchedC. initiatedD. developed19.Thei

8、r research appears in the October 19 _ of the journal Nature.A. versionB. editionC. seriesD. issue20.The scientist _ that nuclear power was a safe and unpolluted energy source.A. assuredB. assertedC. assumedD. assaulted21.He had hoped to set a new world record, but was _ by bad weather.A. defeatedB.

9、 destroyedC. disappointedD. frustrated22.Have you seen the latest _ of the periodicalA. copyB. issueC. versionD. edition23.In recent years a number of _ satellites have been put into orbit.A. communicationB. transportationC. transportationsD. communications24.The _ from the balcony was breathtaking.

10、A. perspectiveB. prospectiveC. prosperityD. prospect25.He hopes to _ this city into a centre for trade and tourism in the Middle East.A. transferB. transmitC. transportD. transform26.The two cars _ into each other in the middle of the road. Fortunately nobody was seriously injured.A. crushedB. clash

11、edC. crashedD. collided27.He _ suicide at the peak of his career, which was unexpected and surprising.A. committedB. performedC. madeD. did28.Both sides _ themselves to settle the dispute peacefully.A. committedB. promisedC. agreedD. devoted29.The initials, WWF, _ World Wide Fund for Nature.A. stand outB. stand forC. stand upD. stand up for30.He is a very good student, being both _ and intelligent.A. industrialB. smartC. industriousD. conscious31.Mr. Jones has _ himself as one of the foremost doctors treating cancer patients.A. establishedB. strength