1、福建师范大学英语四级词汇练习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) concessio
2、ns 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 _ any
4、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) appeal10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _ that I thought Id better arrive on time.A) c
5、onfusion 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 very hi
6、gh, 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 over D) run
7、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) She no longer
8、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 and stress. A)
9、 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 through3) House pu
10、rchase 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 weakness of th
11、ese 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 yellow on the ou
12、tside 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) rebel C) chao
13、s 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) coarse D) delici
14、ous12) 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 governments de
15、cision 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) candidate C) colleague
16、 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) conviction C)
17、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 are governed b
18、y 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 where you purcha
19、sed. 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 frightening for
20、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 $ 69,000 for the fla
21、t, 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 be _ serious fl
22、ooding. 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) account of D) c
23、ount 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 guest.A) profile B
24、) 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 D) sequence18)
25、 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) enormously D) large
26、ly20) 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) parade D) show3) Th
27、e 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 deep sense of
28、 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 C) reversion D
29、) 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) integrated10) My job could be at _ if I make an error of judgment.A) danger B
30、) 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) application C) disposition D) disposal13) The governments _ is made
31、up chiefly of the money people pay in taxes.A) efficiency B) privilege C) revenue D) validity14) He _ in working twelve hours a day in his laboratory in spite of his rapidly declining health. A) persisted B) insisted C) resisted D) assisted15) We must not _ behind other nations in our efforts to hel
32、p those people made homeless by the great floods. A) decline B) delay C) lack D) lag16) Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a channel. A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switching17) The computer has become smaller and cheaper and _ more availab
33、le to a greater number of people. A) yet B) hence C) still D) nevertheless18) Decrease the _ of medicine as you feel better.A) therapy B) prescription C) injection D) dose19) He was a war_ in Europe during the Second World War.A) resident B) correspondent C) ambassador D) applicant20) _ rubbers are
34、widely used as a substitute for natural rubber.A) Practical B) Compound C) Raw D) SyntheticUnit 51) He made great efforts to _ her violent temper after she became his wife.A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2) There is a strong possibility that the fire was started on _.A) choice B) purpose C) int
35、ention D) design3) Carefully _, clear speech can now be understood by computers with only a 4-5 percent error rate. A) passedB) talked C) dictated D) declared4) This film is about a young man of_ origin, who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a rich banker. A) humbleB) harsh C) wicked D) wreck
36、ed5) By the time he reached the shelter of the station he was soaked _.A) wetB) to the skin C) on the skinD) over6) The old woman almost _ to death in the thick fumes. A) blockedB) provoked C) choked D) stroked7) Soldiers who die for their country are said to have made the _ sacrifice.A) supreme B)
37、superficial C) supplementaryD) superior8) _ has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished by law.A) Judgment B)Jury C) Justice D)Justification9) He will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it at_. A) detailB) extent C) degree D) length10) Nothing seems to be sure for cert
38、ain about the prediction of earthquakes _. A) for a long timeB) for the first time C) for the time being D) from time to time11) Immediately, she felt the floor _ as the children started to beat drums in the small room. A) shiverB) shake C) vibrateD) tremble12) _ vegetables are believed to be healthful and environmentally friendly.A) S
