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A Vocabulary TestBook 1, New Horizon College EnglishName: Class: Grade: Major: Date: Score: I. Directions: In this part, you are required to complete the sentences by choosing the most appropriate words from the answers marked A, B, C and D.1. We were to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book.A. alarmed B. amazed C. amazing D. alarming2. The American couple about the high cost of visiting Europe. A. frustrated B. intimidated C. complained D. pleased3. He translated not only from the English, but also, on , from the French. A. rise B. increase C. chance D. occasion4. I dont think Im of your success at your present job. A. cautious B. envious C. worthy D. conscious5. They will him of any progress they make in the experiment. A. tell B. inform C. mention D. respond6. That company has a fairly small , about fifteen to twenty people. A. worker B. staff C. stuff D. employment7. The offices are conveniently in the centre of the city. A. placed B. lie C. located D. put8. The curiosity to know what was in the letter was so strong that the boy could not himself from opening it. A. restrain B. control C. restraint D. hold9. Parents should take full for their childrens actions. A. obligation B. duty C. responsibility D. assignment10. The old couple are having the 50th of their wedding. A. year B. anniversary C. congratulations D. congratulation11. The factory a new method of making wine to improve the quality of its goods. A. adapted B. adjusted C. adopted D. adorned12. to her marriage, she used to live in New York. A. Before B. In front C. Prior D. Previous13. He is polite enough not to about his theory. A. complain B. boast C. mention D. speak14. He doesnt into self-pity because of his job as a trashman; instead, he feels proud of it as he thinks it is an essential task. A. walk B. register C. retreat D. enter15. Everyone has the right to live where he wants to, of the color of his skin. A. despite B. although C. regardless D. considering16. Tom admits that watching TV sometimes him from his homework. A. disturbs B. interrupts C. annoys D. distracts17. John was going to Mary by telling his friends how much weight she had gained. A. overestimate B. implement C. embarrass D. startle18. With the coming of the Internet, people have to the most recent events that happen in the world. A. excess B. right C. access D. solution19. Its no use just telling me to do it; suggest some ways to do it. A. minimum B. positive C. continual D. spontaneous20. He was to learn that he failed the exam. A. frustrated B. frustrating C. frustration D. frustrative21. I hope that foreign language learning can give you some into another culture. A. understanding B. perspective C. impression D. insights22. In senior middle school, my English teacher was kind and with all the students. She never punished us for our incorrect answers. A. satisfied B. patient C. impatient D. strict23. The new words I came across in reading my understanding. A. stopped B. hindered C. facilitated D. benefited24. The recent discovery his previous idea that this kind of animal became extinct (never in existence) 200 years ago. A. committed B. defined C. reinforced D. convinced25. Age shouldnt be a(n) to love and happy marriages. A. barrier B. access C. contributor D. element26. He suddenly became that he was the only man who wasnt wearing a suit at the party. A. considerate B. considerable C. conscious D. cautious27. He became extremely when his wife died. A. eagerness B. annoying C. depressed D. depressing28. The age of the participants in the experiment from 12 to 60. A. changes B. transforms C. alters D. ranges29. He was completely in his work and didnt hear me come in. A. engage B. absorbed C. committed D. occupied30. It was difficult to how many people had been killed in the tsunami. A. remark B. estimate C. statistics D. respond31. Those absent are asked by the teacher to for their failure in attending the class. A. explain B. answer C. represent D. account32. Hell get if you keep bugging him. A. offensive B. annoyed C. disgusting D. worried33. How does the idea to you? A. attract B. hold C. appeal D. agree34. Modern music may have a negative as well as a positive one on teenagers. A. affect B. infect C. influence D. power35. The experiment will be explained in great . A. details B. lengths C. contents D. extents36. She looked a bit when you made a joke of her. A. offensive B. disgusting C. offended D. embarrassing37. People know that babies cry by when they are hungry. A. born B. instinct C. distinct D. extinct38. In Britain, packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning to them. A. sticked B. clung C. tied D. attached39. We must be careful not to do anything that might the suggested peace talks. A. endanger B. enlarge C. expand D. risk40. They threatened to use if we wouldnt give them the money. A. power B. violent C. violence D. might41. Opening the door, he found himself by a dozen policemen with gun. A. met B. encountered C. confronted D. come across42. Through the event, Eric has proved himself to be of making important decisions all alone. A. able B. ignorant C. capable D. lack43. Now people realized that natural could be used up. A. sources B. resources C. materials D. resorts44. She was unable to express her fear of the horrible stranger. A. large B. tense C. alarming D. intense45. A most significant function of the weather map is to a general picture of conditions in the air around the earth at a given time. A. exemplify B. reveal C. apply D. associate46. Every term students are given the opportunity to their instructors. A. comment B. judge C. evaluate D. estimate47. The company has its main office from New York to Chicago. A. changed B. ranged C. transferred D. altered48. The government decided to make a new on agriculture to benefit farmers. A. impulse B. performance C. measure D. policy49. The animals that are most suited to the environment will . A. survive B. live C. survive on D. live on50. If you your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try to make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy. A. compose B. impose C. depend D. base51. I want to see Dynamic Yunnan, but the problem is that there is no ticket . A. free B. available C. leaving D. unoccupied52. I have to your invitation because Mother expects me at home tonight. A. reject B. refuse C. decline D. accept53. He is very capable and can every task you assign him. A. finish B. complete C. end D. accomplish54. She to become very angry if you annoy her. A. intends B. tends C. prone D. inclined55. Be careful not to get in any affairs. A. interfered B. involved C. included D. concerned56. He wrote a letter to the company, asking them to deliver the goods at their earliest . A. time B. convenience C. service D. convention57. Feeling that the direction for the exercise was difficult to understand, the students asked the teacher to it. A. clarify B. respond C. demonstrate D. state58. After how to do it, the chemical experts told the graduates to begin the experiment the way they did. A. clarifying B. illustrating C. demonstrating D. stating59. I thought the painting was but it was a fake. A. realistic B. true C. actual D. genuine60. The man, who had been that the plane would be on time, sighed with relief. A. sure B. ensured C. assured D. insured61. The university of 16 schools with a total number of over 25,000 students. A. composes B. constitutes C. makes D. consists62. He is not one of those who prefer furniture to classical one for their houses. A. present B. temporary C. contemporary D. current63. His goal of life is having a company of his own and running it well. A. absolute B. ultimate C. peculiar D. outstanding 64. He got due to his outstanding achievements. A. promoted B. proposed C. preserved D. protested65. We are advised to always on what we do and what we think so as to improve ourselves. A. rely B. reflect C. act D. impose66. She used to be terribly shy, but a year abroad has completely her. A. transferred B. transported C. transformed D. transmitted67. In order to succeed in an interview, one must himself with not only his own field but also the details of the post he desires. A. familiar B. acquaint C. equip D. acquaintance68. It takes me quite a long time to to the new job. A. apply B. respond C. react D. adjust69. There are more and more people strongly canceling CET-4 and CET-6. A. advocate B. support C. demand D. propose70. A responsible person always keeps what he says with what he does. A. connected B. consistent C. related D. associatedII. Spell the following words with the help of their meanings and the first letters. 1. r v. give or receive sth. in return for work or services 2. rh n. a regular pattern of sounds that come again and again 3. co v. cause (different parts, body parts, etc.) to work together very well 4. pre a. stated clearly and accurately; exact/particular 5. es vt. set up (esp. a school, an organization, etc.) 6. d n. a period of ten years 7. en vt. make greater, as in value, beauty, or standing; increase 8. al a. giving a choice from among more than two things 9. pr vt. order as a medicine or treatment; state (what must be done) 10. su n. the act of finding out information about sth.; study vt. look at or consider as a whole III. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition.1. Hong Kong was handed to China in 1997.2. I cant figure why he quit the job.3. One thing that she cant stand is that they have treated her as an irresponsible teacher.4. Twice he had raised the money and started a small business of his own, and twice he failed.5. We