专八词汇竞赛试题及答案

精品文档外国语学院2008级英语专业八级词汇竞赛试题1. He has a _ in his back.A. croon B. crook C. crinkle D. crouch2. As the case of Amitar Ray and his family exemplifies, professional immigrants are among the most rapidly _ -first because of their occupational success and second because of the absence of strong ethnic networks that reinforce the culture of origin.A. assimilated B. consumed C. accustomed D. fascinated3. While researchers may not _ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought.A. authorize B. license C. counteract D. endorse4. I wouldnt say your stomach was big, and it is just slightly _.A. convex B. crabby C. crate D. crappy5. The operation on _ is very successful, and his eyesight will soon get right again.A. brow B. kidney C. eyelash D. cornea6. Her laughter is _!A. contagious B. corroborate C. congenial D. consonant7. He kept his _ in the crisis.A. property B. composure C. constellation D. connoisseur8. The patient has been in a _ for a week and doesnt seem to have any hope of recovery.A. dormancy B. hibernation C. coma D. sleep9. The motor boat _ the water up as it passed.A. churned B. arose C. filliped D. triggered10. He cleaned out _ of coal from the stove.A. dust B. cinders C. lampblack D. feculence11. Their _ greetings did not seem heartfelt.A. commensurate B. commentary C. ceremonious D. ataraxy12. Washing machines take advantage of _ to dry the clothes.A. centrifugation B. gravitation C. spin D. circumrotation13. Her long hair fell over her shoulders in a _ of curls.A. celeste B. creek C. cascade D. circle 14. She was always _ at her husband.A. captivated B. crabbed C. demagogic D. carping15. Without my glasses I _ into the wrong room.A. blundered B. bustled C. burrowed D. burlesque16. Is he a bass or a _?A. violoncellist B. conductor C. baritone D. composer17. Yesterdays _ killed a party of skiers and destroyed several trees.A. earthquake B. avalanche C. wrack D. tsunami18. Modern war needs _ operations and attack.A. amphibious B. amphibian C. amorphous D. amorous19. Heat often _ pain.A. aggravates B. alleviates C. dilutes D. distills20. The event acted as a _ for the war.A. buoy B. fuse C. signal D. catalyst 21. The kind of _ cream is very good. A . moisturized B moisturizing C moisture D . moisturize 22. The _ of details made most of the audience lose their interest in the report.A. maze B swamp C morass D. pitfall23. Many animals display _instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.A. cerebral B. imperious C. rueful D. maternal24. While she had the fever, she _for hours.A .raved B. sniggered C. tittered D. perforated25. The meeting took on a different _after his moving speech.A. presage B. posture C. travesty D. trauma26. If you spill hot liquid on your skin it will _you.A. scale B. scald C. shun D. shunt27. The guests, having eaten until they were_, now listened inattentively to the speakers.A. contraceptive B. satiated C. griped D. trespassed28. We saw the canoe_, throwing its passengers into the water.A. prostrate B. overturn C. simulate D. brag29. The orphanage is just one of her_ causes.A. phonetic B. philanthropic C. prevalent D. lunatic30. After a period of probation a_ becomes a nun.A. soprano B. hippie C novice D. monsieur 31. The_ warned the sleeping troops that the enemy was creeping near.A. pickpocket B. pickup C. pike D. picket32. The poor mans clothes were so _that they couldnt be repaired any more.A. oozed B. mocked C. mopped D. ragged33. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of_.A. vagabonded. B. sabotage C. paradox D. tachyon34. The actor amused the audience by _some well-known people.A. embroidering B. rigging C. mimicking D. yelping35. Government loan have been the _of several shaky business companies.A. tornado B. salvation C. delinquency D. momentum36. He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his _ alcoholically.A. quittance B. qualm C. quail D. quietus 37. That journalist has a _ writing style; he criticizes everyone he writes about.A. sardonic B. cynical C satirical D mocking 38. The air was _ with the perfume of the flowers.A. saturated B. filled C. soaked D. loaded 39. His _ strength was a counterpoise to the disease.A. robust B. sturdy C. powerful D. strong 40. The soldiers had to _ when they were beaten in battle.A. fall B. withdraw C retire D retreat41. Its the third time that he changed his mind; hes so_!A. fictitious B. ferocious C. fickle D. fragile 42. He is the special guest on a _ occasion.A. gala B. gaunt C. galactic D. gloom43. “Was the boss angry?” “Yes, he was really_”A. gaily B. fuming C. funky D. furtive 44. A _of wind upset the small boat.A. floppy B. fluid C. flurry D. flush 45. This act is a _violation of human rights. A. flagrant B. flaccid C. fragrant D. flair 46. The engineer _ his designing ideas to the board of directors.A. spoke B. expounded C. extrapolated D. exploited 47. He was _ to the position of a general manager of the company.A. exhorted B. exerted C. exhaled D. exalted 48. She was _of her sisters new fashionable dress.A. enviable B. envious C. admired D. admiring 49. _ in his book he forgot the time.A. Occupied B. Engulfed C. Engrossed D. Endorsed 50. Church _ has remained unchanged for many years.A. dregs B. dogma C. dosage D. dogwatch 51. He and I _from each other in choosing a suitable candidate.A. dissembled B. dissected C. dissented D. disseminated52. My secretary is very _, and she never tells anyone unconcerned anything about the company business. A. discreet B. discredited C. distressed D. disconcerted 53. Do you always _ to your parents wishes?A. defy B. defer C. defile D. deflate 54. That man is quite a _, and he always wears expensive new clothes. A. dainty B. dagger C. dandy D. sloven55. A sick person is likely to be _about his food.A. futile B. fuzzy C. fussy D. fulsome 56. The candidate _ at the reporters question. A. flared B. flashed C. flamed D. blazed 57. The hunter had to _ death when he suddenly found out that a bear was coming toward him. A. feud B. faze C. fester D. feign 58. You should spend your money carefully and avoid _.A. extravagance B. luxury C. grandeur D. splendor59. He had been five years in _.A. eject B. exile C. evict D. banish60. This sum of money is _ for our research.A. elated B. earmarked C. elicited D. eluded 61. The_ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on peoples lives.A. zephyr B. zodiac C. zyme D. zest62. The scents of the flowers were _ to us by the breeze.A. intercepted B. detested C. saturated D. wafted 63. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of_.A. vagabond B. sabotage C. paradox D. tachyon64. I assure you there was no_ motive in my suggestion.A. ulterior B. stationary C. vulgar D. toxic65. The hunter kept the lions skin and head as_.A. trophies B. fillet C. tulip D. clown66. Despite his wealth and position, he has an _ personality.A. uncouth B. unprecedented C. undermining D. unassuming67. The island is maintained as a_ for endangered species.A. wetlands B. sanctuary C. mire D .heath68. At weekends the beach is crowded with noisy _.A. trippers B. trappings C. tranquil D. transmutation 69. The guests, having eaten until they were_, now listened inattentively to the speakers.A. contracepted B. griped C. satiated D. trespassed70. If you spill hot liquid on your skin it will _you.A. scale B. shun C. scald D. shunt 71. Is there no escape from the _ cigarette smoke in restaurants?A. undercover B. ubiquitous C. lenient D. stoical 72. While she had the fever, she _for hours.A .raved B. sniggered C. tittered D. perforated73. The mice _when the cat came.A. rambled B. lingered C. scampered D. sauntered74. On August 18th the president announced a general _for political exiles.A. ado B. yoga C. quartet D. amnesty75. His desk is a _.A. shamble B. shambles C. squander D. squadron76. That reactionary theory has long been a vile_.A. yoga B. tether C. suffrage D. stench77. Vines are _ over the fences.A. trapped B. slink C. snooty D. straggling78. If you _ something, such as food or drink, you reduce its quality or make it weaker, for example by adding water to it.A. adulterate B. moor C. vaccinate D. sue79. The meeting took on a different _after his moving speech.A. presage B. posture C. travesty D. trauma80. Their business was war, murder, and_ .A. unison B. undertaking C. pillage D. truce81. He attempted to frighten us with the idea that global warming is not actually happening but is instead a _ staged by a shadowy network of overzealous environmentalists.A. coax B. hoax C. hawk D. mimic82. Manufacturers are rubbing their hands with _ as they prepare to cash in.A. glum B. grim C. glee D. glower83. He urged his supporters to continue their demonstrations, but asked that they not _ people from going to work or school, or destroy property.A. impeach B. impede C. impart D. impair84. Modern medical search results have proved that some diseases are present by _.A. heredity B. heresy C. heterodox D. hegemony85. The _ pressure of modern life grows to be extremely unbearable to him. A. insolent B. inquisitive C. indubitable D. insidious86. To compound its low status in the medical _, travel medicine has to rely on statistics that are patchy at best.A. hierarchy B. rank C. list D. catalogue87. The fretfulness of some parents, and the speed with which they _ the parenting skills of others, dominated the debate on Wednesday night.A. benign B. malevolent C. malign D. align88. He supplements his _ income by working on Saturdays.A. copious B. meager C. sterile D. scant89. He has been dedicated to the protection of the _ cultures that exist in Libya.A. ingenious B. indigenous C. ingenuous D. genuine90. The couple leads a _ life that will never be made into a major motion picture.A. pedestrian B. intriguing C. animated D. humdrum91. Rosie Perez wins most of the cheers when playing a no-talent Latino singer who _ her English and does awful versions of old show tunes.A. mingles B. wriggles C. mangles D. dingles 92. For the safest and most _-free online shopping experience, its best to stick with merchants you know and trust.A. harassment B. vexation C. agitation D. hassle93. Thompson, who has been criticized for a _ style of campaigning, at his desk, sleeves rolled up and busy at work.A. languish B. languid C. anguish D. lavish94. The tension illustrates the broader dilemma the U.S. faces in deciding how to deal with such sovereign funds: It relies on their capital inflows to bolster the U.S. economy, but some officials worry that foreign ownership of key U.S. companies could _ national security. A. jeopardize B. shield C. intimidate D. venture95. The UN threatened to _ economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.A. revoke B. provoke C. invoke D. evoke96. It was reported that undercover agents had _ the crime ring and eventually busted their gambling racket.A. saturate B. filter C. permeate D. infiltrate97, While the Democratic front-runners have equivocated, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who signed legislation allowing illegal immigrants to be licensed four years ago, was _ about his reasons. A. tangible B. distinct C. lucid D. equivocal 98. 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