英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解

二、词汇题（650题）

1. The manager asked his secretary if it was possible for her to ______ the investment plan

within five days. A) work out B) make out C) take out D) set out 2. She called me up______ she received my letter. A) promptly B) immediately C) quickly D) properly

3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge. A) obtaining B) gaining C) achieving D) acquiring 4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead. A) stuff B) matters C) substances D) materials 5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author. A) special B) unique C) rare D) unusual 6. Ann‘s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things. A) error B) mistake C) fault D) flaw 7. Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20. A) compose B) make C) write D) create 8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience A) clients B) clerks C) consumers D) customers

9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of ______.

A) discouragement B) persuasion C) encouragement D) confirmation 10. His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions A) up B) out C) on D) up with 11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______. A) excluded B) discharged C) driven D) dismissed 12. The lawyer really didn‘t know how to ______ the problem.

A) tackle B) cope

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C) deal D) dispose

13. A witness in a murder trial is ______ to know the facts in the case.

A) assumed B) resumed C) consumed D) assured

14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war. A) view B) scene C) sight D) landscape

15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth. A) entitled B) given C) granted D) assumed 16. It was ______ for Mary to wear a T shirt at the press conference. A) out of question B) out of place C) out of order D) out of practice 51 17. At the end of her trial, she was ______ to three years‘ imprisonment. A) found B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned 18. If you have a ______ to make about the quality, we are willing to help you. A) dislike B) discomfort C) discontent D) complaint

19. Although I had told them not to keep me waiting, they made no ______ to speed up the deliveries. A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress 20. John‘s black eye gave ______to rumours that he had been in a fight. A) rise B) reason C) suspicion D) impulse 21. It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air. A) sudden B) moment

C) minute D) once

22. The patient‘s condition is now ______; if he can‘t get proper treatment, he will die. A) vital B) urgent C) emergent D) critical

23. When the maid was questioned about the missing nacklace, she firmly ______ having seen it before. A) rejected B) refused C) denied D) ignored 24. The two countries have always been on good ______ with each other. A) friendship B) relations C) connection D) terms

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25. Mr. Wang wants to get his decayed tooth ______ this afternoon.

A) repaired B) mended C) filled D) cured 26. The engineer ______ a rare disease when he was working in Africa. A) took B) suffered C) caught D) infected 27. After the music had ______ there was a moment of absolute silence. A) died out B) died off C) died away D) died down 28. Fred‘s good nature makes him the most ______ boy in the school. A) well-known B) favorable C) preferable D) popular

29. What he described as a ____ detail, I thought, was the most important part of the plan. A) common B) plain C) mere D) flat 30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk. A) in no time B) by all means C) in no way D) on any account 31. There is pressure on the British Government to ____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the U.K. A) confine B) decrease C) restrain D) limit 32. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he doesn‘t have ______ passport. A) an operative B) a valid C) an effective D) an efficient 33. According to the psychoanalyst Signumd Freud, wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity. A) achievement B) accomplishment C) fulfilment D) establishment 34. The board of the company has decided to ____ its trade to all parts of the world. A) enlarge B) expand C) stretch D) extend 35.Accuracy and preciseness are vital in academic ____. A) circus B) cycles C) circles D) circuits

36．In many societies, a person who fails to conform to conventional behavior is likely to be ____ by others. A) avoided B) neglected C) retreated D) ignored 37. We are now living in an age where every mind feels the ____ of the new ideas. A) impact B) impulse

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C) impression D) shock

38. John‘s news report covering the conference was so ____ that nothing had been omitted.

A) concrete B) integrated C) comprehensive D) abstract 39. I thought you might be interested to hear about a ____ phenomenon which I had observed. It was really peculiar. A) revealed B) brilliant C) scarce D) curious 40. I hope Mrs. Smith will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my examination. A) account B) regard C) count D) observation 41. The lawyer asked the witness to ______ the facts just as he remembered them. A) setting down B) setting out C) putting across D) putting away 42. ____ of money prevented us from finishing the research work this year. A) Expense B) Lack C) Limit D) Short

43. Tall-growing crops should be planted where they will not shade or ____ with the growth of smaller crops. A) interrupt B) interfere C) disturb D) distract 44. The farmers are more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they have more at ____. A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat 45. The famers in the mountain area bring their ______ to town early each Saturday morning. A) products B) output C) manufactures D) produce 46. The lady was detained by the police at the airport because his passport was found to be ____. A) an artificial one B) an unnatural one C) an untrue one D) a false one 47. The ____ of the book, with the text on the left and the notes on the right, makes pleasant reading. A) layout B) system C) pattern D) style 48. In the long-distance race, Marvin took the lead , and ______ it till the end of the race.. A) obtained B) maintained C) persisted in D) insisted on 49. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy. A) preserve B) stay

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C) maintain D) reserve 50. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents ____.

A) at a time B) between time C) at times D) at the time 51. Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself. A) sociable B) reserved C) serious D) peaceful 52. Please give my ______sincere regards to all the members of your family. A) honest B) sincere C) true D) hopeful 53. With night falling we employed a guide to ______ us on our way up the mountain. A) take B) guide C) conduct D) lead

54. Current hiring policies in China seek to ____ equal employment opportunities for women and minority groups. A) continue B) confirmed C) provide D) presented 55. The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it. A) exactly B) completely C) thoroughly D) throughout

56. After giving birth to children, many women now take active part in sports and ______ of different kinds. A）matches B) games C) races D) events 57. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit. A) postpone B) lengthen C) delay D) prolong 58. He has recently got an interesting ______ in a textile factory. A) work B) job C) profession D) employment

59. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

A) remains B) rest C) container D) content 60. Papers clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ______ all over the floor. A) delivered B) scattered C) separated D) sprayed

61. The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing. A) respective B) respected

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186. It ____ him more than what was reasonable to have his watch repaired.

A) cost B) consumed C) wasted D) spent 187. The patient could no longer ____ between illusion and reality. A) compare B) contrast C) separate D) distinguish

188. Jean doesn‘t ______ her roommates and there are often disagreements between them. A) get on with B) take to C) put up with D) go on with 189. The _____ estimate of grains in gross national product suggested a fast recovery from economic recession. A) primary B) introductory C) preliminary D) previous 190. Airline seats should be ______ at least a fornight before you want to travel. A) book B) buy C) occupy D) preserve 191. You can see these apples ______ in size from small to medium. A) alter B) differ C) change D) vary 192. The bus driver ____ himself badly in the traffic accident. A) injured B) damaged C) hurt D) harmed

193. Every year a national plan outlines and ____ special problems for research. A) assigns B) assists C) designs D) delivers 194. Mr. Maxwell always takes a ______ with him to clean the windscreen of his car. A) cloth B) clothes C) clothing D) stuff 195. When you apply for your passport to be renewed, you have to send a ____ photograph. A) up-to-date B) fashionable C) recent D) modern 196. Peter came in and ______ something in Daddy‘s ear. A) shouted B) uttered C) screamed D) whispered 197. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly ______. A) flavored B) delicious C) tasteful D) desirable

198. She was extremely lucky; when her great-uncle died, she ______ a fortune. A) came by B) came over C) came into D) came about

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199. Advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ______ to the total cost of the product.

A) relationship B) match C) measure D) proportion 200. The noise was so faint that only those with excellent ______ were aware of it. A) ear B)listening C)hearing D) ears

201. Some teenagers are said to harbor a generalized resentment against society, which ____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature. A) rejects B) denies C) deprives D) declines 202. It won‘t ______ to postpone the matter for a few days. A) pain B) ache C) harm D) hurt 203. It was in the Far East that I ______ a liking for shellfish. A) achieved B) realized C) acquired D) required

204. The secretary went through the typescript carefully to ______ all errors from it. A) abandon B) eliminate C) discharge D) desert 205. The oral composition gave the student an opportunity to through speech first. A) showed B) expressed C) displayed D) revealed 206. Jean asked her elder sister to ______ the holes in the pocket of her trousers.

A) fill B) fix C) mend D) repair

207. The judges have decided who the prize winners will be, and will ______the names at the

closing ceremony tomorrow. A) declare B) name

C) claim

208. They gazed at the stars______ in the lake. A) shaded C) shadowed

D) announce B) reflected D) refreshed

209. The mayor refused to ______ on the rumor that he had voted against the new housing

project..

A) explain C) talk

B) scold D) comment

210. I have been trying to read this book all day, but somehow I can‘t ______ to it properly.

A) settle for B) settle in C)settle up D) settle down

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211. Every morning the managing director carries out an inspection of his factory to ______ that

everything is ready for the production of the day. A) see B) find C) look D) expect 212. That picture doesn‘t ______ here. It‘s too modern for the rest of the furniture. A) suit B) fit in C) fill in D) match in

213. The mother ______ yellow balls for green, to see if the baby would notice. A) replaced B)shifted C) transformed D) substituted 214. It was reported that an airliner ______west of Denver in the newspaper. A) banged B) crashed C) struck D) smashed 215. He had his leg ______trying to save a mate from a fall of coal.

A) damaged B) spoiled C) injured D) wounded

216. Children who are always given ______to by their parents soon become spoiled. A) in B) up C) out D) away 217. Difficulties and hardships have ______ the best qualities of the young geologist. A) brought up B) brought out C) brought about D) brought forth 218. Don‘t panic; just______ that rock and I‘ll come and fetch you down. A) hold on B) hold back C) keep on D) keep up 219. The little boy ______ his hiding place when he coughed. A) gave up B) gave over C) gave off D) gave away

220. Jean often makes good plans but she cannot ______ with any of them. A) carry on B) carry off C) carry through D) carry forward

221. The chairwoman doesn‘t often have much free time as her work ______ all her time. A) takes over B) takes away C) takes in D) takes up 222. The meeting was originally fixed for the 14th, but has been ______ to the 7th. A) brought forth B) brought in C) brought about D) brought forward 223. When all the tickets were sold, about fifteen people had to be ______. A) pushed away B) forced out C) driven back D) turned away

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224. Mr.Lamb tried to cope with the ever-increasing burden of his work, but finally he ______and

had to take a complete rest. A) broke up B) broke out C) broke down D) broke away 225. All the information they have collected in relation to that case ______ very little. A) makes up for B) comes up with C) adds up to D) puts up with

226. With increased taxation and rising prices, Mrs Lamb are going to______ on quite a lot of their daily necessities. A) cut off B) cut away C) cut out D) cut down 227. His mother ______ at his rude words and slapped him across the face. A) shouted B) cried C) flared up D) took back 228. Mr. Manson really ought to _____; all these late nights are doing him no good. A) bring down B) slow down C) pull through D) pass through 229. We can‘t ______why he has been behaving so oddly. A) figure on B) figure in C) figure out D) figure up

230. The graceful hill stands out clearly and distinctly ______ the blue sky. A) beneath B) against C) against D) under 231. The dripping of that water is ______ this stone. A) wearing on B) wearing down C) wearingout D) wearing away 232. The smell of the new paint will ______ in about a week. A) die off B) go off C) get off D) wear off 233. It is said that a heavy______ is imposed on foreign radios. A) tax B) fine C) duty D) rate

234. Mrs. Pierce behaved in the most extraordinary way at the party. I can‘t _____her behaviour at all.

A) account for B) count off C) count in D) take into account 235. Not long ago, Professor Lynd, whom you know very well, was ______ a car accident. A) related to B) included in C) involved in D) damaged by 236. The lack of job opportunities ______ the town hard that winter.

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A) hit C) shook B) beat D) swept

237. Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn‘t quite catch ______.

A) up B) at C) on D) out

238. It is difficult to ______a conversation with someone who only says?Yes‘and ?No‘. A) keep to B) keep up C) keep on D) keep down

239. Michael stayed up late studying before the examination in physics, and it ______ . He made an A.

A) paid out B) paid off C) paid up D)paid back 240. She couldn‘t ______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for her, A) take to B) take down C) take in D) take on 241. No one wishes to deal with a person who is accustomed to _____ . A) eat his words B) keep his word C) break his word D) swallow his word

242. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _____ research. A) carries out B) carries off C) carries about D) carries through 243. Mr. Williams has been invited to _____ the next discussion on this subject. A) address B) supervise C) take over D) preside over

244. They did considerable work to acquaint Western readers _____ the present status of the People‘s Republic of China. A) for B) in C) from D) with 245. To be a good composer, one must _____ the people and create the music they need. A) feel with B) feel like C) feel out D) feel about

246. The nation‘s economy was_____ up and would certainly show a great improvement in the next five years. A) rising B) getting C) looking D) showing 247. Ready to give a good account of themselves the players _____ in high spirits at the tournament.

A) took the floor B) took the field C) took the chair D)took the air 248. The microscopic viewpoint _____ the fundamental physical processes.

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C) programme D) appeal

373. He _____ in arguing about the fine points in the contract long after everyone else was

satisfied.

A) insisted B) held C) stuck D) persisted 374. The old man was _____ asleep in his chair. A) quite B) fast C) completely D) very 375. This is not the ______ picture, but just a copy of it. A) real B) actual C) true D) original

376. In fact the U.S. Congress _____ to the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.

A) agrees B) corresponds C) matches D) coincides 377. Negotiations about fixing the ______between the two countries are still going on. A) border B) boundary C) edge D) frontier 378. The work is not very profitable _____ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it. A) according to B) on the basis of C) in terms of D) in view of 379. Our library is well equipped and students have easy _____ to the books they want. A) access B) way C) path D) road

380. The witness‘s statement about the accident was very _____; we knew almost everything about it now. A) particular B) specific C) exceptional D) special 381. The two climbers was ______ from the top of the cliff on a rope held by his friends. A) suspended B) suspected C) relieved D) isloated 382. They lay almost flat and _____ through the tube like underground passage. A) climbed B) crawled C) slid D) glided

383. Through exposure to air, water, and organic matter, rocks _____ changes known as weathering（风化）. A) undergo B) transform C) undertake D) underline 384. Mr.Smith is paving the garden ______ with flat stones of various shapes. A) road B) way

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C) track D) path

385. The gentle sloping hills are ______ of northern Germany.

A) elementary B) characteristic C)fundamental D) primary

386. They have bought the cottage ______ renovating it and reselling it at a profit. A) in view of B) in respect of C) with a view to D)with respect of 387. There are many small ______ stores along the street in the area. A) specialized B)special C) specialty D)specialist

388. I‘m rather busy today; I would like to accompany you to the station, ______. A) somehow B) though C) therefore D) otherwise

389. Though_____ in Beijing, Mr. Li has always preferred to record the plain facts of small town life.

A) grown B) raised C) developed D) cultivated 390. None of the servants were ______ when Mrs. Smith wanted to send a message. A) available B) practicable C) approachable D) applicable

391. The newest satellite can ______ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time.

A) carry B) extend C) bring D) take 392. Don‘t ______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A) release B) relieve C) relate D) retain 393. It has been tested plastics tend to be ______ these acids. A) resistant to B) responsible to C) attached to D) contrary to 394. You can ______ this desk to the height of any child. A) treated B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied

395. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______. A) hurt B) damaged C) spoiled D) harmed 396. The captain had an ______ leg, made of wood. A) false B) artificial C) unnatural D) unreal

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397. Our limited budget makes it difficult for us to ______ their extravagant（奢侈的）way of

living.

A) rate B) pace C) speed D) growth 398. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A) ignored B) neglected C) refused D) denied 399. I can‘t give you ______ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.

A) an expense B) a charge C) an order D) a purchase 400. She made such a ______ contribution to the factory that they are naming one of the new buildings after her. A) genuine B) minimum C) modest D) generous 401. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ______. A) gaps B) length C) intervals D) distance 402. You can‘t afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ______ to put it right. A) decisions B) directions C) sides D) steps 403. The ______ of blood always makes him feel sick. A) sight B) look C) view D) form

404. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______ sicknesses. A) normal B) regular C) average D) ordinary 405. This hotel ______ $60 for a single room with bath a night. A)claims B) demands C) prices D) charges

406. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ______ to his confusion. A) extended B) added B) amounted D) turned 407. A completely new situation will _____ when the examination system comes into existence. A) arise B) rise C) raise D) arouse 408. It took him several months to ______ the wild horse. A) tend B) breed C) cultivate D) tame

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409. The view from the other side of the mountain was even more ______.

A) productive B) impressive C) positive D) decisive 410. Americans ______ have eggs, some meat, toast fruit and coffee at breakfast. A) normally B) continuously C) consequently D) traditionally 411. They had an accident on the road and didn‘t ______ at their hotel until after midnight. A) enter B) arrive C) check in D) reach 412. I bought this sixteenth-century diamond ring at a quite ______ price. A) dear B) cheap C) expensive D) reasonable 413. This kind of trees cannot be grown in such a cold ______ as ours. A) weather B) climate C) air D) season 414. I‘ll be unable to join you. Please _____ my name from the list. A) get rid of B) take away C) remove D) turn off 415. My mother ______ my forehead and told me I had a slight fever. A) moved B) touched C) sensed D) felt

416. It‘s true that many old people in the United States have to _____ loneliness. A) submit B) receive C) suffer D) endure 417. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ______ an accident. A) included in B) related to C) involved in D) subjected to 418. The result were ______ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them. A) insignificant B) tiny C) minor D) indispensable 419. Color-blind people often find it difficult to ______ between blue and green. A) compare B) separate C) contrast D) distinguish

420. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school ______ the master‘s degree in business administration. A) representing B) presenting C) offering D) supplying 421. There are certain ______ when you must interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something.

A) situations B) occasions

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C)conditions D) environment

422. Pupil who pass the test will be ______ to the next grade.

A) progressed B) proceeded C) promoted D) proposed

423. There was a ______ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election. A) delicate B) distinct C) distant D) downward

424. Throughout his life, Henry Moore ______ an interest in encouraging art in the city of Leeds. A)contained B) secured C) reserved D) maintained 425. What he told us about the affair simply doesn‘t make any ______. A) sense B) idea C) meaning D) significance

426. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master ______. A) race B) human C) blood D) brain 427. He is uninterested in education and seemingly unfit for other ______. A) purposes B) employment C) pursuits D) benefits

428. In the past twenty –five years, workers attained a new ______ of human dignity. A) statue B) station C) status D) state

429. Scholarships are too few to ______ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education. A) meet B) feed C) adopt D) accommodate 430. The life I lived ______ me into a new kind of human being. A) shaped B) led C) contributed D) guided 431. The price of the article is ______to its value. A) place B) question C) way D) proportion

432. His wife left him after a number of ______ attempts to persuade him to give up taking drugs. A) vain B) inefficient C) lost D) missing 433. At the interview for the job, he gave a good _____ of himself. A) opinion B) idea C) account D) appearance

434. All these children are well-disciplined and highly ______ to their teachers and parents.

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494. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _____by the same federal

laws.

A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain 495. The engineers are going through with their highway project, _____ the expenses have risen. A) even though B) just because C) now that D) as though 496. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____ to speed up deliveries. A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress 497. Stressful environment lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease. A) in turn B) in return C) by chance D) by turns 498. The tourist who doesn‘t have _____ passport is prevented from entering a country . A) an operative B) a valid C) an efficient D) an effective 499. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it. A) motive B) mind C) mood D) intention

500. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _____ attack their trainer. A) unexpectedly B) deliberately C)reluctantly D) subsequently 501. There is not much time left so I‘ll tell you about it _____. A) in detail B) in brief C) in short D) all in all

502. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____ . A) admitted B) acknowledged C) absorbed D) considered 503. Jim isn‘t _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester. A) gloomy B) dull C) awkward D) tedious

504. The perfection to which the pianist had _____ was achieved only by years of hard work. A) assumed B) accomplished C) attained D) completed 505. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday. A) In spite of B) But for C) Because of D) As for 506. Bob was completely _____ by the robber‘s disguise.

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A) taken away C) taken to B) taken down D) taken in

507. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than,

_____ at the other store. A) anyone B) the others C) that D) the ones 508. He has spent five years as _____ to a master-builder so that he might learn the trade. A) learner B) applicant C) apprentice D) sustitute 509. Those people _____ a general understanding of the prescient situation. A) lack of B) are lacking of C) lack D) are in lack 510. The book contained a large _____ of information. A) deal B) amount C) number D) sum

511. When she saw the clouds she went back to house to _____ her umbrella. A) carry B) fetch C) bring D) reach 512. We must _____ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible. A) assure B) secure C) ensure D) issue 513. He was knocked down by a car and badly _____. A) injured B) damaged C) harmed D) ruined 514.Industrial growth is _____ the wealth of a nation‘s economy. A) typical of B) dependent on C) essential to D) responsible for

515.It was a long time, however, before man began to build _____ shelters, because, until man learned to farm, he lived by hunting. A) permanent B) persistent C) eternal D) perpetual 516. He is indifferent _____ hardships and danger. A) of B) at C) in D) to

517. Please allow me to enter; I know you close the shop at noon, but it‘s _____ noon yet. A) hardly B) already C) almost D) nearly 518. In reading this document one should pay attention to even the _____ detail. A) smallest B) least C) faintest D) weakest

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519. Because the government was weak, the army became the _____ ruler of the country.

A) obvious B) appropriate C) alternative D) virtual 520. His compass proved _____ to him when he was lost in the unknown country. A) valuable B) expensive C) precious D) costly 521. Choose furniture that is______ with the modern style of the house. A) continuous B) consequent C) consistent D) considerate 522. On her face there was a look of the _____ despair. A) heaviest B) thickest C) longest D) deepest 523.We were _____ going to bed when the door bell rang. A) by virtue of B) on the point of C) at the mercy of D) on account of

524. You have to be patient because there are a lot more applications _____ yours. A) up to B) due to C) prior to D) as to 525. The ceremony was not for the _____ of the dead, but for the comfort of the living. A) sake B) purpose C) respect D) impression

526. Mr. Smith refused to ______ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt. A) hand in B) hand over C) hand out D) hand back 527. Using the right hand to shake hands is a ______. A) custom B) habit C) practice D) convention

528. More and more students take law as their major because lawyers‘ _____ are rather high. A) salaries B) wages C) fees D) charges 529. Any _____ to his illness as an excuse of his absence would only add to the teacher‘s doubt. A) reference B) consent C) introduction D) exception 530. Please join us if you have a _____for some wine tonight. A) attraction B) appeal C) fancy D) regard 531. The dress is available in a wide _____ of colors. A) line B) scale C) range D)extent

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532. The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.

A) presence B) consequence C) dependence D) absence

533. When we finally _____ to get home after the tiring journey, we could hardly move a step further.

A) tried B) succeeded C) managed D) endeavored 534. The newest satellites can _____ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time. A) carry B) bring C) extend D) take 535. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination. A) regard B) count C) account D) observation 536. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school _____ the master‘s degree in business administration. A) representing B) offering C) presenting D) supplying 537. Many Europeans _____ the continent of Africa in the 19th century. A) exploded B) expanded C) exposed D) explored 538. Pupils who pass the test will be _____ to the next grade. A) progresses B) proceeded C) promoted D) proposed

539. Splendid views over the mountain have often______ people to write poems. A) attracted B) induced C) driven D) inspired 539. Temperature in this district _____ from 30℉ to 106℉. A) arrange B) rank C) alter D) range

540. Data obtained from experiment are often used to ______ a scientific theory. A) confine B) confirm C) conform D) confess 541. There‘s little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war. A) retain B) endure C ) maintain D) survive

542. Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.

A) destroy B) resist C) spoil D) cancel

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543. The poet has ______ fame all his life, but has never experienced it.

A) pursued B) followed C) chasing D)proceed

544. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. A) cut across B) cut in C) cut down D) cut off 545. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities. A) resume B) consume C) assume D) restore 546. Jack likes _____ how well he could speak Chinese. A) writing off B) taking off C) showing off D) sending off 547. George took _____ of the fine weather to do a day‘s work in his garden. A) chance B) interest C) advantage D) charge 548. Hello. Is that 21035? Please put me _____to the manager. A) across B) up C) through D) over 549. He ______ a match and lit his cigarette. A) burnt C) fired

B) struck D) hit

550. Please _____ it that each of the students get a copy of the book.

A) see to B) see about C) manage D) try

551. Smith drove all the _____ to Los Angeles and was just in time for the opening ceremony of the 23rd Olympic Games. A) way B) road C) journey D) trip 552. He thought the painting was of little _____, so he let me have it for only ten pounds. A) cost B) value C) price D) expenses 553. When I was about seventeen, I suddenly developed an extraordinary passion _____ literature. A) for B) in C) on D) at 554. When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled, but she _____ me and walked on. A) ignored B) denied C) missed D) neglected

555. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house. A) take B) hold

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