VocabularyandStructure
Unit 1 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.
1. The company may be reluctant to ________ too far from the basic terms of this agreement, but there are a number of things that are negotiable.
A. deviate B. disconnect C. detach D. distract Correct answer: A
2. As manager of our computer department, I ________ your employee, John Doe, for the prompt and polite service he provided to us last week.
A. comment B. celebrate C. claim D. commend Correct answer: D
3. Let us be exact in what we say so as to ________ any possibility of misunderstanding.
A. reply B. alleviate C. preclude D. proclaim Correct answer: C
4. She has remained loyal to him throughout his ________. A. shortcoming B. misfortune C. circuit D. tragedy Correct answer: B
5. The company has been developing in a big way and is gaining ________ internationally.
A. prestige B. dedication C. humanity D. persecution Correct answer: A
6. The glamorous actress always went shopping with many ________ crowding round her.
A. participants B. managers C. statesmen D. attendants Correct answer: D
7. When he is confronted with a ________, he usually makes an arbitrary decision by throwing a coin.
A. paradox B. prejudice C. dilemma D. conflict Correct answer: C
8. During the construction of high buildings, cranes (起重机) are used to ________ building materials to the upper floors.
A. toss
B. increase C. hoist D. enhance Correct answer: C
9. Students and teachers should have ________ attitudes toward each other.
A. respectful B. respected C. respective D. respectable Correct answer: A
10. My usual feeling of respect, ________ with a little fear, had been replaced by the warmest concern.
A. migrated B. matched C. mingled D. melted Correct answer: C
11. The purpose of many such small-scale adaptations is to ________ the enterprise forward.
A. propose B. doom C. toss D. propel
Correct answer: D
12. The pill cannot cure a common cold, but it can ________ the symptoms (症状).
A. aggravate B. alleviate C. medicate
D. bypass Correct answer: B
13. I did not switch on the light in case it should ________ her. A. glare B. shine C. faint D. dazzle
Correct answer: D
14. The crime was ________ by evidence of child abuse and the fact that the victim was very young.
A. increased B. strengthened C. reinforced D. aggravated Correct answer: D
15. Good television programs should ________ to different types of interest and taste among the public.
A. match B. cater C. adopt D. cling
Correct answer: B
16. Lawren was well off and able to ________ painting as his favorite pastime.
A. submit to B. take into C. participate in D. indulge in Correct answer: D
17. She ________ my suggestion that everyone should make a
donation to the handicapped soldier.
A. poured scorn on B. took pains with C. preclude vision from D. cast light upon Correct answer: A
18. The top managers are full of ________ toward the sales volume of mobile phones next year.
A. optimism B. endeavor C. attitude D. deliberation Correct answer: A
19. If the ________ guest is unable to pay, then the receptionist may refuse to accommodate that person.
A. prospective B. perspective C. permissive D. prominent Correct answer: A
20. As a small boy, Thomas Edison was slow ________ learning to read and write.
A. on B. with C. about D. in
Correct answer: D
21. This ________ accident can serve as a reminder to our future generations.
A. weak
B. tragic C. patriotic D. suspicious Correct answer: B
22. Fortunately, there is a more ________ attitude towards other religions in most parts of the world today.
A. impatient B. tolerant C. crude D. inevitable Correct answer: B
23. They got themselves in a mess by losing millions on loans to foreign countries and ________ borrowers at home.
A. prospective B. consistent C. dubious D. glamorous Correct answer: C
24. You must insist that students give a truthful answer ________ with the reality of their world.
A. proficient B. insistent C. consistent D. sufficient Correct answer: C
25. His ________ to help the poor people earn him great prestige.
A. dilemmas B. icons C. endeavors
D. accommodation Correct answer: C
26. Due to the ________ domestic market, the business has to adjust its import and export policies.
A. diligent B. tedious C. suspicious D. slack
Correct answer: D
27. He realized that it was difficult to ________ on this infertile land any longer.
A. inhibit B. inhabit C. gather D. retreat Correct answer: B
28. A national ________ is someone who, by the mere mention of his name, will remind people of his country.
A. icon B. cowboy C. pedestrian D. senator Correct answer: A
29. Members of society tend to cooperate ________ the goals they share.
A. in reward of B. in pursuit of C. in view of D. in light of Correct answer: B
30. One expert in psychology believes that people like jobs mainly because they need other people — to chat with, to ________ with, and to build relationships with.
A. hang up B. hang in C. hang out D. hang onto Correct answer: C
31. There is a standard method ________ officers are selected for promotion.
A. that B. where C. in that D. whereby Correct answer: D
Unit 2 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.
1. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.
A. vulnerable B. probable C. practicable D. sustainable Correct answer: C
2. That part of the city has long been ________ for its street violence.
A. responsible B. illegal
C. historical D. notorious Correct answer: D
3. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ________ by steam.
A. hauled B. towed C. tossed D. propelled Correct answer: D
4. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ________ ones.
A. vulnerable B. turbulent C. suspicious D. tragic
Correct answer: B
5. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ________.
A. vain B. proximity C. jail D. court
Correct answer: B
6. There is supposed to be a safety ________ which makes it impossible for trains to derail.
A. mechanism B. machine C. mechanics D. machinery
Correct answer: A
7. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ________ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people.
A. subjective B. liable C. inferior D. vulnerable Correct answer: D
8. In spite of the ________ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A. bleak B. feeble
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