词汇
（C级）
1． We should not complain about taxes.
A. feel unhappy
B. say bad things
C. care
D. praise
2． What were the effects of the decision she made?
A. reasons
B. results
C. causes
D. bases
3． People don’t realize how serious this recession has actually been.
A. know
B. think
C. doubt
D. remember
4． First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
A. at any place
B. at any price
C. in any language
D. in any country
5． About a quarter of the works in the
A. third
B. fourth
C. tenth
D. fifteenth
6． In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
A. confuses
B. excites
C. scares
D. diverts
7． Passenger ships and planes are often equipped with ship-to-shore or air-to land radio telephones.
A. highways
B. railroads
C. sailboats
D. aircraft
8． The firemen acted quickly because lives were at stake.
A. in danger
B. in despair
C. out of condition
D. out of danger
9． Mary called me up very late last night.
A. shouted at me
B. visited me
C. telephoned me
D. waked me
10． Mary gets up at the same time every morning
A. arises
B. raises
C. arrives
D. stands up
11． Helen will leave immediately
A. far away
B. right away
C. right here
D. soon
12． Susan is looking for the dictionary, which she lost yesterday.
A. finding
B. looking up
C. looking at
D. trying to find
13． John talked over the new job offer with his wife
A. discussed
B. mentioned
C. accepted
D. rejected
14． While I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help
A. when
B. but
C. although
D. where
15． A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday
A. waited on
B. talked to
C. spoke to
D. stayed with
16． She has been the subject of massive media coverage
A. extensive
B. negative
C. responsive
D. explosive
17． The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links
A. rejected
B. investigated
C. proposed
D. postponed
18． Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.
A. demand
B. relay on
C. prepare for
D. create
19． Since the Great Depression, the
A. slight
B. surprising
C. sudden
D. harmful
20． Cement was seldom used in building during the middle ages
A. crudely
B. rarely
C. originally
D. symbolically
21． Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour
A. velocities
B. impulses
C. ratios
D. atrocities
22． The poet William Carlos Williams was a
A. doctor
B. professor
C. physicist
D. resident
23． Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches
A. conventionally
B. obviously
C. especially
D. inevitably
24． We shall take the treasure away to a safe place
A. clean
B. pretty
C. distant
D. secure
25． An important part of the national government is the foreign service, a branch of the department of state
A. a unity
B. a division
C. an embassy
D. an invasion
26． You must shine your shoes
A. lighten
B. clean
C. wash
D. polish
27． I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car
A. normally
B. seldom
C. continuously
D. usually
28． Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes
A. simultaneously
B. almost
C. absolutely
D. basically
29．
A. regularly
B. accidentally
C. sometimes
D. successfully
30． When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.
A. grow
B. wrap
C. hide
D. test
B级
1．
A. encouraged
B. endangered
C. endorsed
D. enlarged
2． Photojournalist Magaret White became famous for her coverage of significant event during the Second World War
A. baggage
B. orphanage
C. reportage
D. usage
3． Below 600 feet ocean waters range from dimly lit to completely dark
A. inadequately
B. hardly
C. faintly
D. sufficiently
4． In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the
A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper
5． Many of novelist Carson McCullers’ characters are isolated, disappointed people.
A. Solitary
B. gloomy
C. feeble
D. frugal
6． The workers finally called off the strike
A. put off
B. ended
C. canceled
D. participated in
7． John has made up his mind not to go to the meeting
A. wanted
B. promised
C. decided
D. agreed
8． I catch cold now and then
A. always
B. occasionally
C. constantly
D. regularly
9． He often finds fault with my work
A. criticizes
B. praises
C. evaluates
D. talks about
10． The little girl grasped her mother’s arm as she crossed the street
A. understood
B. had a hold over
C. took hold of
D. left hold of
11． In judging our work you should take into consideration the fact that we have been very busy recently
A. thought
B. mind
C. account
D. memory
12． The doctors have abandoned the hope to rescue the old man
A. left
B. given up
C. turned down
D. refused
13． Have you talked to her lately?
A. lastly
B. shortly
C. recently
D. immediately
14． Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed
A. convert
B. store
C. utilize
D. receive
15． Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors
A. managers
B. occupants
C. landlords
D. caretakers
16． Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments
A. assign
B. persuade
C. ask
D. order
17． We also want to use the water to irrigate barren desert land
A. hairless
B. bare
C. empty
D. bald
18． Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on one’s health
A. result
B. factor
C. cause
D. influence
19． I expect that she will be able to cater for your particular needs
A. meet
B. reach
C. provide
D. fill
20． John is collaborating with Mary in writing a book
A. cooperating
B. merging
C. combining
D. associating
21． Mary lost control of her car and collided with a tree
A. came across
B. ran into
C. met
D. knocked
22． Mary was compelled to take in washing to help support her family
A. pleaded
B. appealed
C. forced
D. instructed
23． I waned him to keep the matter confidential
A. private
B. safe