1、1. a.() without any interesting, attractive or positive features ()(of land or soil) dry and with no plants growingA) thermalB) barren C) planetaryD) incompatible2. be not affected by sth., or not have to do it or pay iA) make sth. out of sb. / sthB) give sb. the axeC) be exempt from D) be dripping
2、with sth3. A. botanical B. ecological C. interwoven D. greasyA) exquisitB) mortal C) disjointedD) frugality4. express an opinion about sth.A) approve ofB) enquire aboutC) enquire aboutD) voice an opinion on 5. most common, greatest in number or amount, most powerful, or most importanA) casinoB) pred
3、ominant C) testimonyD) petitioner6. v.() disagree strongly with a person or group () crash into each otherA) collide B) decentralizeC) injectD) alienate7. n.()the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting()sth. new and unusualA) hierarchyB) timberC) novelty D) gasoline8. from a certain way of t
4、hinking about sth.A) from a perspective B) distract (sb.) from sthC) appeal toD) make sth. out of sb. / st9. a.big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious wayA) majestic B) vulgarC) legislativeD) bizarre10. a.() not good enough()not containing or having enough of sth.A) deficient B) orchestr
5、alC) reigningD) eligible11. n.() an emotional state in which sb. or sth. is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people () sb. or sth. that is so important to you that you are always thinking about themA) testimonyB) collapseC) obsession D
6、) conversion12. a.() with little or no hair on your head () not having enough of what usu. covers sth.A) prematureB) rectangularC) bald D) exquisite13. attractive in a fashionable wayA) stylish B) negligibleC) intelligibleD) repressive14. n. a time when all the people in a play, concert, etc. practi
7、ce before a public performancen. a time when all the people in a play, concert, etc. practice before a public performanceA) rehearsal B) perfumeC) criterionD) outrage15. n.a long piece of classical music played by a large orchestraA) ecosystemB) trappingsC) courieD) symphony 16. v. fasten or stick s
8、th. to sth. ElseA) reshuffleB) deduceC) surpassD) affix 17. n.() a feeling of fear or sadness that remains with you for a long time after an unpleasant experience () a permanent mark on your skin or an objectA) meditationB) scar C) accessoryD) meditation18. n.a passage between rows of seats, e.g. in
9、 a church, theater, plane, etc., or between the shelves of a supermarketA) aisle B) laymanC) trillionD) testimony19. n.() a large group of people, animals or things, esp. an organized one () a large group of soldiers, usu. consisting of several battalionsA) timberB) conformityC) elasticityD) regimen
10、t 20. a. consisting of things or people that are of the same typeA) bizarreB) negligibleC) homogeneous D) intelligible21. v.() walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall () hit your foot against sth. while you are walking or running, so that you fall or almost fall () make a mistake when you are
11、speakingA) consolidateB) stumble C) flapD) converge22. n.() sb. who is given the title saint by the Christian church after they have died, because they have been very good or holy () sb. who is very good, kind, or patientA) brasB) beverageC) quotaD) sain 23. think that sb. or sth. is good, right, or
12、 suitableA) play the oddsB) approve of C) be / get stuck on sthD) subject to sth24. v.() divide into parts because of disagreement () break or crackA) fracture B) strollC) embodyD) collide25. v.() emphasize the fact that sth. is important or true () draw a line under a word or sentence to show that
13、it is importantA) administrateB) underscore C) teaseD) stipulate26. Two hundred people called the radio station to _ the price of the concert tickets.A) affix value toB) peel offC) enquire about D) preside over27. A _ of movie fans cheered as the actors passed by.A) figureB) regiment C) famineD) dec
14、k28. His wife knew he was drunk when she heard him _ home in late nights.A) rearB) restrainC) stumbling D) scratch29. Every time before she goes out to a party, she spends hours and hours _ herself.A) blossomB) castC) grooming D) despise30. The museum is famous for a large collection of th-century E
15、uropean _.A) associationB) advantageC) costumes D) echo31. In the book, the writer invites the readers to look at climate change _ .A) from a new perspective B) peel offC) shut offD) on the rise32. In the past decade, many US states have decreased their budget _ to higher education.A) loyaltyB) allo
16、tment C) lensD) nonsense33. The questionnaires were sent _ email to technology education supervisors.A) via B) alterC) accordinglyD) assemble34. The villagers feel greatly thankful for the man who _ the idea to build this bridge across the river.A) is exempt fromB) came up with C) stick toD) wore ou
17、t35. She was eaten up with _ when she heard that her colleague had been given a promotion.A) simplicityB) spanC) jealousy D) soda36. The company violated business _ by bribing a government official to win the contract. A) nerveB) perspectiveC) ethnics D) peach37. They all agreed that the _ focus of
18、the economic policy should remain on inflation.A) uprightB) wearyC) predominant D) vital38. ol choir does not have enough _ time to prepare for public performances.A) determinationB) rehearsal C) gestureD) inhabitant39. It is hard to believe that these grown men _ racing toy cars.A) are exempt fromB
19、) are so obsessed with C) affix great value toD) reach out40. I didnt want to spend hours driving every day, so I decided to _ a place to live near the school.A) seek out B) in orderC) peel offD) plunge into41. The recommended dosage of the medicine is one _ two or three times a day.A) lidB) fluidC)
20、 capsule D) curse42. We are looking for someone with an _ personality to fill the sales representative position.A) royalB) outgoing C) pessimisticD) flat43. Years later when he recalled the accident, he said there must have been some _ power that saved his life.A) oppositeB) irregularC) divine D) in
21、tensive44. Violence is a _ problem in schools, and it can involve students from various family backgrounds.A) fruitfulB) horizontalC) humidD) chronic 45. He had a low, _ voice, which made him very popular among female movie audiences.A) orientalB) sensual C) plainD) republican46. In the _, the autho
22、r says that it took him eight years to write the book.A) standpointB) preface C) stuffD) tomb47. A. madam B. mercury C. saints D. microscopeA) oppressB) degenerated C) peelD) quicken48. Her story _ together personal experiences and historical events.A) knitsB) pitch C) layoutD) halt49. Dont you think the new sports hall is a rather _ building?A) barren B) narrowC) overseasD) previous50. Music instruction is seen by some as too _ to be researched.A) subjective B) opticalC) prosperousD) respectful