英语专业四级词汇练习3.doc

19. When I caught him _me, I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop. A. cheatingB. cheatC. to cheatD. to be cheating20. John said that he didnt quite _ and asked me to repeat what I had said. A. snatch upB. summon upC. catch onD. watch out21. Others viewed the findings with _, nothing that a cause and effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. A. optimism B. passion C. caution D. deliberation22. They are _ investors who always make thorough investigations both on local and international markets before making an investment. A. indecisiveB. implicitC. cautiousD. conscious23. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to _ the weekly staff meeting. A. presideB. introduceC. chairD. dominate24. With the hospitality so _ of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests. A. characteristicB. uniqueC. specialD. particular25. She was complaining that the doctor was _ too much for the treatment he was giving her. A. expendingB. offeringC. costingD. charging26. This hotel _ $ 60 for a single room with bath. A. claimsB. demandsC. pricesD. charges27. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight _ are. A. paymentsB. chargesC. funds D. prices28. Most people in the modern world _ freedom and independence more than anything else. A. illuminateB. fascinateC. cherish D. embody29. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _ the police. A. called in B. calling inC. call inD. to call in 30. The old lady has developed a _ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time. A. perpetualB. permanentC. chronicD. sustained31. The new colleague _ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company. A. confessesB. declaresC. claims D. confirms32. In the present economic _ we can make even greater progress than previously. A. airB. moodC. areaD. climate33. They believed that this was not the _ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning. A. climaxB. summitC. pitchD. maximum34. At the party we found that shy girl _ her mother all the time. A. depending onB. coinciding withC. adhering toD. clinging to 35. A ship with a heavy load of timber is reported to have sunk _ the coast of California. A. offB. onC. atD. in36. It is fortunate for the old couple that their sons career goals and their wishes for him _. A. coincideB. collaborateC. complyD. conform37. His tastes and habits _ with those of his wife. A. combineB. competeC. coincideD. compromise38. Mary once _ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music. A. mergedB. collaboratedC. coincidedD. constituted39. He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in _ with the Imperial Museum. A. collectionB. connectionC. collaborationD. combination40. The helicopter _ a light plane and both pilots were killed. A. coincided withB. stumbled onC. tumbled toD. collided with41. The morning news says a school bus _ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately. A. bumpedB. collidedC. crashedD. struck42. It is reported that thirty people were killed in a _ on the railway yesterday. A. collisionB. collaborationC. corrosionD. confrontation43. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments. A. regulatingB. haltingC. interrupting D. combating44. Very few scientists _ with completely new answers to the worlds problems. A. come toB. come roundC. come onD. come up45. Shes fainted. Throw some water on her face and shell _. A. come roundB. come alongC. come onD. come out46. One day I _ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college. A. came acrossB. came aboutC. came afterD. came at47. If you happen to _ my lost papers while youre looking for your book, please let me know at once by telephone. A. come acrossB. come upC. come toD. properly48. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A. come up withB. come outC. come roundD. come up to49. Advanced computer technology has _ an answer to accurate weather forecasting. A. set upB. come up withC. filled in D. faced up to50. The service was held to _ the sacrifice of those who died in the war. A. commemorateB. memorizeC. rememberD. remind51. To _ important dates in history, countries create special holidays. A. commendB. memorizeC. propagateD. commemorate52. The ceremony will _ as soon as the minister arrives. A. completeB. commenceC. disperseD. descend53. Stop shouting! I cant hear the football_. A. judgementB. interpretationC. commentaryD. explanation54. By signing the lease we made a _ to pay a rent of $ 150 a week. A. conceptionB. commissionC. commitmentD. confinement55. Well _ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it. A. compensateB. remedyC. supplementD. retrieve56. To _ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. A. commenceB. compromiseC. compensateD. compliment57. Do employers in your country _ workers for injuries suffered at their work? A. conformB. conflictC. compelD. compensate58. The insurance company paid him $10,000 in _ after his accident. A. compensationB. installmentC. substitutionD. commission59. In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for _, to retire at the age of 65. A. integrityB. denialC. incompetenceD. deduction60. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most _ areas in Japanese life. A. sophisticated B. competitiveC. considerateD. superficial61. Movie directors use music to _ the action on the screen. A. contaminateB. complimentC. contemplateD. complement62. We find it impossible to_ with the latest safety regulations. A. accordB. unifyC. obeyD. comply63. If you want to set up a company, you must _ with the regulations laid down by the authorities. A. complyB. adhereC. confirmD. accord64. All visitors are requested to _ with the regulations. A. complyB. agreeC. assistD. consent65. All students in this university are requested to _ with the regulations. A. yieldB. complyC. submitD. consent66. Visitors are asked to _ with the regulations. A. contrastB. consultC. complyD. conflict67. People who refuse to _ with the law will be punished. A. obeyB. consentC. concealD. comply68. Many countries have adopted systems of _ education in order to promote the average level of education. A. constrainedB. compulsoryC. cardinalD. conventional69. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, _ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16. A. compellingB. forced C. obliged D. compulsory70. He _ his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance. A. retainedB. concealedC. conceivedD. shielded71. It is difficult to _ of a plan to end poverty. A. ponderB. reckonC. speculateD. conceive72. Scientists first _ the idea of the atom bomb in the 1930s. A. imaginedB. conceivedD. consideredD. acknowledged73. Anne couldnt concentrate _ what she was doing while her family were watching TV. A. to B. on C. forD. in 74. The rising crime rate is _ major concern of _ society. A. the, theB. a, / C. a, theD. /, the75. The story that follows _ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days. A. concernsB. statesC. proclaimsD. relates76. His ideas are invariably condemnedas _ by his colleagues. A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical77. The mayor was asked to _ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions. A. constrainB. conductC. condenseD. converge78. The man in the corner confessed to _ a lie to the manager of the company. A. have toldB. be toldC. being toldD. having told79. The teacher _ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination. A. confidentiallyB. proudlyC. assuredlyD. confidently80. Well be very careful and keep _ what youve told us strictly. A. rigorousB. confidentialC. privateD. mysterious81. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as _. A. assuredB. reservedC. intimateD. confidential82. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local_. A. collisionsB. combatsC. contradictionsD. conflicts83. As visiting scholars, they willingly _ to the customs of the country they live in. A. submitB. conformC. subjectD. commit84. All the students have to _ to the rules and regulations of the school. A. confirmB. confrontC. confineD. conform85. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _ well to human needs. A. adheresB. reflectsC. conformsD. satisfies86. All individuals are required to _ to the laws made by their governments. A. obeyB. conformC. concedeD. observe87. The vast majority of people in any given culture will _ to the established standards of that culture. A. confineB. conformC. confrontD. confirm88. Another big issue _ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. A. confiningB. confirmingC. conforming D. confronting89. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; _, it should rank high on any list of science fiction. A. consistentlyB. consequentlyC. invariablyD. fortunately90. Although Asian countries are generally more _ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. A. conservativeB. confidentialC. comprehensiveD. consistent91. To _ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. A. conserveB. conceiveC. convertD. contrive92. The city suffered _ damage as a result of the earthquake. A. consideredB. considerateC. considerableD. considering93. Writing is a slow process, requiring _ thought, time, and effort. A. significantB. considerableC. enormousD. numerous94. On a small farm in a dry climate one should not grow crops that need _ space and a lot of water to ripen. A. quantitativeB. significantC. extensiveD. considerable95. Its very _ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep. A. concernedB. carefulC. considerableD. considerate96. The construction of a 5-million-ton iron and steel works is now under_. A. conclusionB. contributionC. continuationD. consideration97. You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world. A. relevantB. simultaneousC. consistentD. practical98. It is our _ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means. A. consistent B. continuous C. considerateD. continual99. What you say now is not _ with what you said last week. A. consistentB. persistentC. permanentD. insistent100. These figures are not consistent _ the results obtained in previous experiments. A. toB. withC. forD. in101. What a _person says or does today agrees with what he said or did yesterday. A. consistentB. harmoniousC. constantD. sensible102. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _ his position in the government. A. contriveB. consolidateC. heaveD. intensify103. The presidential candidate _ his position by winning several primary elections. A. enforcedB. enrichedC. intensifiedD. consolidated104. A visitor to a museum today would notice _ changes in the way museums are operated. A. cognitiveB. rigorousC. conspicuousD. exclusive105. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from _ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars. A. configurationB. constitutionC. condemnationD. contamination106. I think we need to see an investment _ before we make an expensive mistake. A. guideB. entrepreneur C. consultantD. assessor107. In Britain people _ four million tons of potatoes every year. A. swallowB. disposeC. consumeD. exhaust108. Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _ has risen steadily. A. consumptionB. dissipationC. disposalD. expenditure109. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not _ contact with the outside world. A. loseB. fallC. missD. fail110. Young people are not _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in. A. conservationB. contentC. confidentD. generous111. We are doing this work in the _ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. A. contextB. contestC. pretextD. texture112. Our journey was slow because the train stopped _ at different villages. A. unceasinglyB. graduallyC. continuouslyD. continually113. _ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A. Subject toB. Contrary toC. Familiar toD. Similar to114. In sharp _ to John, who is frank, Henry is too sophisticated. A. conflictB. contrastC. comparisonD. contradiction115. Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A. attribute toB. attend toC. contribute toD. devote to116. Medical research has shown that the widespread use of cigarettes contributes _ the increase of cancers. A. towardsB. for C. withD. to117. Franklins ability to learn from observations and experience _ greatly to his success in public life. A. contributedB. owedC. attachedD. related118. Im sure your suggestion will _ the problem. A. contribute to solvingB. be contributed to solve C. contribute to solveD. be contributed to solving 119. After several nuclear disasters, a _ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. A. quarrelB. suspicionC. verdictD. controversy120. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customers _ rather than the companys. A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience121. Our new house is very _ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes. A. adaptableB. comfortableC. convenientD. available122. John doesnt believe in _ medicine; he has some remedies of his own. A. standardB. regularC. routineD. conventional123. The cells were designed to _ sunshine to electricity to run a motor. A. modifyB. alterC. convertD. exchange124. More often than not, it is difficult to _ the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English. A. exchangeB. transferC. conveyD. convert125. During the conference the speaker tried to _ his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision. A. complyB. imposeC. implyD. convey126. Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing us _ their sincerity. A. withB. forC. in D. of127. The United States is trying to _ the serious problems created by the energy crisis. A. put up withB. submit toC. comply withD. cope with128. His intelligence and experience will enable him to _ the complicated situation. A. cope withB. settle downC. intervene inD. interfere with129. I have never met the professor though I have been in correspondence _ him for several years. A. withB. byC. ofD. to130. The manager needs an assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence. A. count on B. count inC. count upD. count out131. The plane _, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground. A. smashedB. crushedC. plungedD. crashed132. His lectures on Roman history would do credit _ a real expert. A. in B. toC. of D. with133. In todays medical, little agreement exists on the _ for defining mental illness. A. legislationB. requirementC. cri