CET4核心词汇练习.doc

CET4 核心词汇练习1Niagara Falls is a great tourist _, drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attractionC) appointmentD) arrangement2. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families.A) access B) accommodation C) facilities D) furniture.3Some diseases are _ by certain water animals.A) transplantedB) transformedC) transportedD) transmitted4It is our _ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistentB) continuousC) considerateD) continual5Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _27%.A) byB) forC) toD) in6Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful _ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by whichB) to whichC) in thatD) so that7He is _ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.A) optimisticB) optionalC) outstandingD) obvious8The director was critical _ the way we were doing the work.A) atB) inC) ofD) with9In a sudden _ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A) attackB) burstC) splitD) blast10. In Britain people_ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallowB) disposeC) consumeD) exhaust11.Id _is reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into accountB) account forC) make up forD) make out12.She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _ enough to eat.A) mildB) slightC) lightD) tender13.The computer revolution may well change society as _ as did the Industrial Revolution.A) certainlyB) insignificantlyC) fundamentallyD) comparatively14.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough _.A) nuisanceB) troubleC) worryD) anxiety15.Young people are not _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.A) conservativeB) contentC) confidentD) generous16.Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _.A) grantedB) impliedC) exaggeratedD) remedied17.The clothes a person wears may express his _ or social position.A) curiosityB) statusC) determinationD) significance18.By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _ opportunity to change his mind.A) accurateB) urgentC) excessiveD) adequate19.I didnt know the word. I had to _ a dictionary.A) look outB) make outC) refer toD) go over20.It is said that the math teacher seems _ towards bright students.A) partialB) beneficialC) preferableD) liable21.In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _ trouble over the figures.A) extensiveB) spareC) extraD) supreme22.Everybody _ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A) assembledB) accumulatedC) piledD) joined23.Putting in a new window will _ cutting away part of the roof.A) includeB) involveC) containD) comprise24.In the _ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.A) faceB) timeC) eventD) course25.The British constitution is _ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.A) withinB) toC) byD) at26.Cancellation of the flight _ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.A) resultedB) obligedC) demandedD) recommended27.Without proper lessons, you could _ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.A) keep upB) pick upC) draw upD) catch up28.Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the bodys need for it from natural sources without turning _ the salt bottle.A) upB) toC) onD) over29.He always did well at school _ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.A) in spite ofB) regardless ofC) on account ofD) in case of30._ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.A) AsB) OnceC) AlthoughD) Lest31.All the key words in the article are printed in _ type so as to attract readers attention.A) darkB) denseC) blackD) bold32.I didnt _ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.A) assumeB) supposeC) meanD) hope33.In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.A) put downB) put outC) put upD) put off34.On New Years Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.A) incidentB) eventC) caseD) affair35.American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _ from the United States.A) transferB) deliveriesC) transportationD) transmissions36.He will surely finish the job on time _ hes left to do it in his own way.A) in thatB) so long asC) in caseD) as far as37.If this kind of fish becomes _, future generations may never taste it at all.A) minimumB) shortC) seldomD) scarce38.Agriculture was a step in human progress _ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.A) inB) forC) toD) from39.The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _ the other.A) emphasizingB) reinforcingC) multiplyingD) increasing40.Operations which left patients _ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.A) exhaustedB) abandonedC) injuredD) deserted41.I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived _ Susan caught up with me.A) whenB) whileC) untilD) though42.According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _: 77.2 years.A) scopeB) rankC) spanD) scale43.Our hopes _ and fell in the same instant.A) arousedB) aroseC) raisedD) rose44.A season ticket _ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.A) grantsB) promisesC) entitlesD) presents45.In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developing the sutdents productive skills.A) overB) ontoC) inD) on46.Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _.A) residentsB) inhabitantsC) lodgersD) settlers47.The fire was finally brought under control, but not _ extensive damage had been caused.A) afterB) beforeC) sinceD) as48.Purchasing the new production line will be a _ deal for the company.A) profitableB) tremendousC) forcefulD) favorite49.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert _ it means standing in a queue all night.A) providedB) whateverC) even ifD) as if50.Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak _ Chinese.A) smoothB) fluentC) fluidD) flowing51.He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won _ and a scholarship.A) statusB) fameC) faithD) courage52.The older New England villages have changed relatively little _ a gas station or two in recent decades.A) exceptB) besidesC) in addition toD) except for53.The Car Club couldnt _ to meet the demands of all its members.A) ensureB) guaranteeC) assumeD) confirm54.Extensive reporting on television has helped to _ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.A) gatherB) generateC) assembleD) yield55.Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.A) contribute toB) attribute toC) attend toD) devote to56.This article _ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A) calls forB) applies forC) cares forD) allows for57.He was punished _ he should make the same mistake again.A) unlessB) lestC) ifD) provided58.Petrol is refined from the _ oil we take out of the ground.A) freshB) originalC) rudeD) crude59.The lawyer advised him to drop the _, since he stands little chance to win.A) event B) incidentC) case D) affair（C）60.He is quite sure that its _ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) absolutely B) exclusivelyC) fully D) roughly（A）61.There was a big hole in the road which _ the traffic.A) set backB) stood backC) held upD) kept down（C）62.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _ roles in raising children.A) incapableB) indispensableC) insensibleD) infinite（B）63.Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication _.A) tragedyB) vacuumC) questionD) barrier（D）64. John was dismissed last week because of his _ attitude towards his job. A) peculiarB) vague C) remoteD) casual 65._ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.A) AccumulatedB) GatheredC) AssembledD) Collected（A）66.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural _.A) traditionB) transportationC) transmissionD) transformation（D）67.The _ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”.A) diagramB) labelC) signalD) mark（B）68.Mobile telecommunications _ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A) capacityB) potentialC) possessionD) impact（A）69.Reading _ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.A) behindB) betweenC) alongD) among（B）70.My brothers plans are very _; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.A) arbitraryB) aggressiveC) ambitiousD) abundant（C）71.The statistical figures in that report are not _. You should not refer to them.A) accurateB) fixedC) delicateD) rigid（A）72.The football game comes to you _ from New York.A) livelyB) aliveC) liveD) living（C）73.He _ to his customers and halved the price.A) leakedB) drewC) quotedD) yielded（D）74.The author of the report is well _ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.A) informedB) acquaintedC) enlightenedD) acknowledged（B）75.The ships generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _ instead of mechanically.A) manuallyB) artificiallyC) automaticallyD) synthetically（A）76.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum.A) proficientB) efficientC) potentialD) sufficient（D）77.Britain has the highest _ of road traffic in the worldover 60 cars for every mile of road.A) popularityB) densityC) intensityD) prosperity（B）78.In my opinion, hes _ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in allB) at bestC) for allD) by far（D）79.He didnt have time to read the report word for word: he just _ it.A) skimmedB) observedC) overlookedD) glanced（A）80.The leader of the expedition _ everyone to follow his example.A) promotedB) reinforcedC) sparkedD) inspired（D）81.The _ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.A) intensiveB) conciseC) jointD) overall（D）82.Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.A) influentialB) inferiorC) superiorD) subordinate（B）83.The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that _ lot.A) validB) vacantC) vainD) vague（C）84.Many people like white color as it is a _ of purity.A) symbolB) signC) signal D) symptom（A）85.I would never have _ a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.A) sought forB) accounted forC) turned upD) resorted to（D）86.During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _ silk from damage.A) sensitiveB) tenderC) delicateD) sensible（C）87.Though _ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.A) grownB) raisedC) tendedD) cultivated（B）88.If people feel hopeless, they dont bother to _ the skills they need to succeed.A) adoptB) acquireC) accumulateD) assemble（B）89.The shop assistant was dismissed as she was _ of cheating customers.A) accusedB) chargedC) scoldedD) cursed（A）90.Everyone should be _ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.A) attributedB) entitledC) identifiedD) justified（B）91.His wife is constantly finding _ with him, which makes him very angry.A) errorsB) shortcomingsC) faultD) flaw（C）92.Vitamins are complex _ that the body requires in very small mounts.A) mattersB) materialsC) particlesD) substances（D）93.The police are trying to find out the _ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.A) evidenceB) recognitionC) statusD) identity（D）94.All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _ they keep from someone they talk with.A) distanceB) scopeC) rangeD) boundary（A）95.We have planned an exciting publicity _ with our advertisers.A) struggleB) campaignC) battleD) conflict（B）96.John doesnt believe in _ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.A) standardB) regularC) routineD) conventional（D）97.Owing to _ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.A) fierceB) strainedC) eagerD) critical（A）98. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my reaction will be to tell the police.A) physical B) immediate C) sensitive D) sudden 99.A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _.A) precautionB) crisisC) emergencyD) urgency（C）100.The film provides a deep _ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings.A) insightB) imaginationC) fancyD) outlook（A）101.Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _ charged on public transport were more reasonable.A) feesB) faresC) paymentsD) costs（B）102.We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _.A) rejectionB) restrictionC) retreatD) recession（A）103The _ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospectsB) speculationsC) stakesD) provisions（B）104.I suffered from mental _ because of stress from my job.A) damageB) releaseC) reliefD) fatigue（D）105.The rest of the day was entirely at his _ for reading or recreation.A) dismissalB) survivalC) disposalD) arrival（A）106.You will not be _ about your food in time of great hunger.A) specialB) particularC) peculiarD) specific（B）107.Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _will continue into the next decade.A) emergencyB) trendC) paceD) schedule（C）108.You shouldnt have written in the _ since the book belongs to the library.A) intervalB) borderC) marginD) edge（A）109.The _ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roarB) exclamationC) whistleD) scream（C）110.This is the nurse who _ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompaniedB) attendedC) entertainedD) shielded（D）111.The advertisement says this material doesnt _ in the wash, but it has.A) contractB) shrinkC) slimD) dissolve（C）112.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _ us that he would try as hard as possible.A) insuredB) guaranteedC) assumedD) assured（C）113.The work was almost complete when we received orders to _ no further with it.A) progressB) proceedC) marchD) promote（D）114.A house with a dangerous gas _ can be broken into immediately.A) leakB) splitC) messD) crack（A）115.A dark suit is _ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourableB) suitableC) preferableD) proper（B）116.It was in the United States that I made _ with Professor Jones.A) acknowledgementB) acquaintanceC) recognitionD) association（A）117.Could you take a _ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bareB) vacantC) hollowD) blank（C）118.A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent t