托福雅思SAT基础段词汇题.doc

托福雅思SAT词汇题集Exercise One1. In his wifes eyes, his _ to their marriage life has been far from perfect since their wedding ceremony.A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflectionrequirement something that someone needs or asks forcommitment a promise to do something or to behave in a particular wayparticipation the act of taking part in an activity or eventreflection careful thought, or an idea or opinion based on this2. In the event of SARS, some _ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.A) came up to B) lived up to C) faced up to D) caught up tocome up to To be coming up to a time or state means to be getting near to it.live up to If someone or something lives up to what they were expected to be, they are as good as they were expected to becatch up When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them3. Experts have _ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept upput up with If you put up with something, you tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or e up with If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.keep up If you keep up with someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed4. If people feel hopeless, they dont bother to _ the skills they need to succeed.A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire Require to need somethingInquire to ask someone for informationAcquire to obtain something by buying it or being given enquire especially BrE another spelling of inquire5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained _ to Beijing University.A) admission B) allegiance C) opportunity D) rewardadmission a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrongallegiance loyalty to a leader, country, belief etcopportunity a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do somethingreward something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _.A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervalsGap a space between two objects or two parts of an object, especially because something is missing length the measurement of how long something is from one end to the otherdistance the amount of space between two places or thingsinterval the period of time between two events, activities etc7. Only when one is_ of ones getting behind is one more likely to catch up.A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effectivecritical if you are critical, you criticize someone or somethingaware if you are aware that a situation exists, you realize or know that it existsvisual relating to seeingeffective successful, and working in the way that was intended8. He had a/n _ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked by the terrible tsunami following the earthquake.A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollowempty having nothing insidebare not covered by clothesblank a blank face or look shows no emotion, understanding, or interesthollow having an empty space inside9. As an ideal _ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.A) barrier B) dedication C) challenge D) accessbarrier a rule, problem etc that prevents people from doing something, or limits what they can dodedication hard work or effort that someone puts into a particular activity because they care about it a lotchallenge 1【something difficult】2【question something】3【competition】4【stop】5【in law】something that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interestingaccess the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc10. When her business goes from bad to worse, she tends to _ for advice.A) get access to B) come across C) reach out D) speak upget across get across gets across; getting across; got across or gotten across come across If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.reach out to to show people that you are interested in them and want to listen to themspeak up If you speak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing.11. The most important for us now is to _what is to be done next.A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind ofallow of to make it possible for something to happen or be accepted reflect on to influence peoples opinion of someone or something, especially in a bad way feel like feel as if/as though When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down. I felt like Id really achieved something.remind of to seem similar to someone or something else12. American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) deniedignore to deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know aboutrefuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do neglect to fail to look after someone or something properlydeny to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something13. Good habits of keeping good hours have proved to be of much _ to our health. A) benefaction B) benefit C) immunity D) commissionbenefaction something, especially money, that someone gives a person or organization in order to help them do something good or when someone gives money in this way benefit an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from somethingimmunity the state or right of being protected from particular laws or from unpleasant things commission a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something 14. The medicine the doctor gave me _ my headache so that I could concentrate on my study.A) reducedB) improvedC) releasedD) relievedreduce to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price .improve to make something better, or to become betterrelease a feeling that you are free from the worry or pain that you have been sufferingrelieve to reduce someones pain or unpleasant feelings Drugs helped to relieve the pain. 15. As a(n) _ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.A) unwillingB) demandingC) harassingD) frustratingunwilling not wanting to do something and refusing to do itdemanding needing a lot of ability, effort, or skilla demanding jobharass to make someones life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening themfrustrating adj making you feel annoyed, upset, or impatient because you cannot do what you want to do16. The _ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before, as he is an aggressive man.A) uniquenessB) eagernessC) awarenessD) effectivenessunique informal unusually good and special uniqueness n Ueager very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to doeagerness n U People were pushing each other out of the way in their eagerness to get to the front.awareness knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or situationeffective successful, and working in the way that was intendedeffectiveness n U 17. While studying he was financially dependent_ his wife and he thought he owed her a debt of gratitude.A) onB) ofC) toD) fromdepend on/upon sb/sth to trust someone or something and know that they will help you or do what you want or expect them to dodependent on needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, be healthy etc 18. Anyone who goes against the social order is _ to answer for his action.A) possibleB) probablyC) likely D) normallypossible adj if something is possible, it can be done or achievedprobably adv used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true etclikely adj something that is likely will probably happen or is probably truenormally adv usually19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _ from carelessness.A) aroseB) arisenC) arisingD) arisearose arisen the past tense of arisearise if a problem or difficult situation arises, it begins to happen20. _ his sister, Jack is reticent and does not easily make friends with others.A) DislikeB) UnlikeC) AlikeD) Likingdislike to not like someone or somethingunlike completely different from a particular person or thingalike if people or things are alike, they are similar in some wayliking noun a feeling of enjoying or liking something:21. More new _ will be opened up in the job market for those with a good CET-6 score report.A) opportunitiesB) necessitiesC) realitiesD) probabilitiesopportunity a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do somethingnecessity something that you need to have in order to livereality U and C what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thoughtprobability U and C how likely something is, sometimes calculated in a mathematical way22. Unlike the problems I _ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.A) came acrossB) came aboutC) came afterD) came ofcome across If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by e about When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it e after come after sb phr v to look for someone in order to hurt them, punish them, or get something from themcome off to happen as planned or to succeed23. Now that they have not done anything _about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.A) uniqueB) effectiveC) absoluteD) sequentialunique informal unusually good and specialeffective successful, and working in the way that was intendedabsolute complete or totalsequential relating to or happening in a sequence24.Having been warned of the seriousness of his disease, the naughty boy _ the medicine quickly and then drank some olive juice.A) suckedB) swallowedC) lickedD) digestedsuck to take air, liquid etc into your mouth by making your lips form a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull it inswallow to make some of the liquid in your mouth go down your throat because you are frightened or nervouslick to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, wet it, clean it etcdigest to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use25. These products are _ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.A) completelyB) absolutelyC) essentiallyD) necessarilycompletely to the greatest degree possibleabsolutely adv completely and in every wayessentially adv used when stating the most basic facts about somethingnecessarily If you say that something necessarily happens or is the case, you mean that it has to happen or be the case and cannot be any different.26. The teams attempt to win the game was_ by the opposing goalkeeper.A) shockedB) frustratedC) given upD) caught upshock If you have a shock, something suddenly happens which is unpleasant, upsetting, or very surprising.frustrate If something frustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.give up If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.catch up To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached.27. He is quite sure that its _ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) fullyB) exclusivelyC) absolutelyD) roughlyfully Fully means to the greatest degree or extent possible.exclusively Exclusively is used to refer to situations or activities that involve only the thing or things mentioned, and nothing else.absolutely adv completely and in every way roughly not exactly = about, approximately approximately28. The police wanted the victim of the robbery to describe all the events of that morning in _.A) processB) additionC) sequenceD) placeprocess a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular resultaddition n in addition used to add another piece of information to what you have just saidsequence n U and C the order that something happens or exists in, or the order it is supposed to happen or exist inin place a) in the correct positionb) existing and ready to be used29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each others home through the _ of e-mail.A) roleB) mediumC) modemD) consequencerole the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have onit medium plural media /-di/ or mediums n C a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etcmodern belonging to the present time or most recent timeconsequence something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions30. In their own eyes, it is rather _ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.A) rewardingB) commandingC) embarrassingD) requiringrewarding adj making you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important, even if you do not earn much moneycommanding adj only before noun having the authority or position that allows you to give ordersembarrassing adj making you feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortablerequire to need somethingExercise Two1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _ different viewpoints on this international issue.A) put outB) put offC) put forthD) put downput out If you put out an announcement or story, you make it known to a lot of people.put off If you put something off, you delay doing it.put forth If someone puts forth a plan or proposal, they suggest it.put down If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there.2. It is well known that the _ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.A) rhythmB) regulationC) clickD) identityrhythm a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movementsregulation an official rule or orderclick a short hard soundidentity someones identity is their name or who they are3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to change brain chemistry.A) influential B) monstrous C) vigorous D) powerfulinfluential adj having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behavemonstrous adj very wrong, immoral, or unfair unusually largevigorous adj using a lot of energy and strength or determinationpowerful adj a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other peoples actions4. The footballer made a(n) _ gesture, which made the audiences blood boil and they tried to stir up trouble.A) immature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative immature adj someone who is immature behaves or thinks in a way that is typical of someone much younger - used to show disapprovaloffering n a book, play, piece of music etc that someone has written recentlysomething that is given to Godsomething that is given as a present to please someoneoffensive adj very rude or insulting and likely to upset peoplehesitate v to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not surehesitative n5. However, at times if this balance in nature is _, that will result in a number of possible unforeseen effects. A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgustedtroubled adj worried or anxious having many problemsdisturbed adj not behaving normally because of a mental conditionconfused adj unable to understand or think clearly what someone is saying or what is happeningdisgusted adj very annoyed or upset by something that is not acceptable6. As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite _and he might easily wander off the paths of truth.A) rational B) arbitrary C) mechanical D) unpredictablerational adj rational thoughts, decisions etc are based on reasons rather than emotionsarbitrary adj decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairlymechanical adj affecting or involving a machineunpredictable adj changing a lot so it is impossible to know what will happen7. Tax cuts are the most important _ the government has for stimulating the economy. A) instruction B) equipment C) instrument D) stuff instruction n the written information that tells you how to do or use somethingequipment n the tools, machines, clothes etc that you need to do a particular job or activityinstrument n a small tool used in work such as science or medicinestuff n used when you are talking about things such as substances, materials, or groups o