英语专业八级词汇专项自测题第十套.doc

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 2 -918. If you _ , you suddenly shout something, for example because you are verysurprised.A. betoken B. chide C. assay D. ejaculate919. She trimmed the _ of the tulips before putting them in a vase.A. sprig B. spruce C. stakes D. stalks920. The previous week shed brought home a greasy-haired biker with _ all over hisarms.A. tattoos B. taboos C. teaks D. tenets921. My bike has had two _ in the last 3 weeks.A. purees B. punctures C. pumas D. pundits922.We put a _ between ; short and sighted to make the word shortsighted ,which describes a person who cannot see things that are far away.A. goody B. hyphen C. cocoon D. domino923. _ between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime.A. Obituary B. Headway C. Liaison D. Hunk924. Using tanks and heavy _ , they seized the town.A. artillery B. artifice C. artery D. artisan925. The troops _ the city, killing and injuring hundreds.A. adverted B. bombarded C. sprinted D. interlocked926. The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown in his morerecent work.A. interscience B. havoc C.matrix D. caricatures927. Senior citizen is a(n) _ for old person .A. mythology B. onset C. euphemism D. pal928. She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he _ her for months withflowers and expensive presents.A. wrung B. wriggled C. wonted D. wooed929. A flock of birds was already _ a cheerful morning chorus.A. overwor ing B. overstating C. warbling D. imprecating930. Most of Indias coffee exports are restricted by an export _ fixed under the rulesof the International Coffee Agreement.A. census B. stature C. ark D. quotaII. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrasesbeneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep themeaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:931. The boss smiled his assent to my request.A. objection B. disapproval C. refusal D. compliance932. He sells his things by auction.A. a private sale B. a winter sale C. a summer sale D. a public sale933. A microphone made her voice audible to the crowd.A. understandable B. perceptible C. indiscernible D. indispensable934. Florida is famous for its warm water as well as its azure skies.A. gray B. blue C. angry D. inept英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 3 -935. The baby babbled happily.A. laughed B. murmured C. climbed D. sang936. School boys usually have badges on their caps.A. albums B. lemons C. calcium D. emblems937. He baited his sister unmercifully.A. bothered B. slapped C. tolerated D. touched938. The rusty hinges creaked when the door opened.A. rang B. fell apart C. squeaked D. lessened939. John had no alternative but to run away from his creditor.A. money ender B. tutor C. customer D. boss940. Equal rights regardless of sex, race, or creed are guaranteed by the constitution.A. religious belief B. general belief C. fanatic belief D. ancient belief941. A1l the cribs are full, so you dont have to put any fodder in.A. stables B. sheds C. mangers D. barns942. The picture on the wall is a bit crooked.A. damaged B. spoiled C. awry D. funny943. When he accidentally stepped on its tail, the little dog cried out in pain.A. gulped B. flipped C. yelped D. purred944. It is no longer fashionable to put cuffs on the bottom trousers.A. colored stripes B. turned-up folds C. flowery designs D. buttons945. It is always dangerous to practice the cult of personality.A. danger B. character C. worship D. humanity946. Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very curious mind; at the age of three heperformed his first experiment.A. intricate B. indignant C. incidental D. inquisitive947. Bus service will have to be curtailed because of the transit strike.A. lengthened B. stopped C. changed D. reduced948. The last czar of Russia was Nicholas, who was forced from power in 1917.A. queen B. prince C. throne D. emperor949. The basement smelled damp after being closed for such a long time.A. dank B. stink C. blank D. junk950. The boys sat on the edge of the pool and dangled their bare feet in the water.A. hung B. stretched C. dipped D. kept951. Freckles of paint spattered on the floor.A. Spots B. Buckets C. Bottles D. Lots952. In Africa many fugitive slaves were killed by wild animals in the jungle.A. fleeing B. wage C. black D. wandering953. He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket.A. searched B. inserted C. took D. looked for954. All their efforts to solve the problem proved futile .A. unnecessary B. undesirable C. useless D. worthless955. The horse went off at fast gait down the road.A. pace B. run C. hop D. drive956. Look before you leap is a time-honored maxim.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 4 -A. saying B. theory C. statement D. supposition957. I was lost in the maze of narrow streets.A. route B. labyrinth C. way D. middle958. The meal he served was rather meager.A. scanty B. dull C. dingy D. lifeless959. Their landlady likes to meddle in her tenants affairs.A. stick her nose B. stick her mouth C. stick her feet D. stick her finger960. She spoke with a clear mellow voice.A. resolute B. stern C. soft D. subdued961. The thieves ransacked the room trying to find jewels.A. looted B. probed into C. raided D. thoroughly searched962. I heard a rap on the door, but when I opened the door there was nobody there.A. heavy bang B. heavy blow C.quick, light knock D. light rattle963. The childrens wagon rattled noisily down the hill.A. rolled B. drove C. chattered D. clattered964. There will be a short recess before the next game starts.A. discussion B. break C. interview D. interruption965. She held the reins tightly in order to keep the horse steady.A. bridle B. bride C. bribe D. bristle966. The salesman always had a smooth answer when a customer asked him aquestion.A. glib B. flat C. bland D. sleek967. The smoke has almost smothered me.A. weakened B. floored C. knocked D. suffocated968. With vegetation so sparse, the animals have to cover great distances in theirsearch for food.A. ranged B. dense C. widespread D. thin969. Its a sunny day and not a speck of cloud is to be seen.A. floating B. mark C. layer D. smallest bit970. Helen will play in the finals of the tennis tournament.A. game B. contest C. court D. displayIII.Fill in the blanks with the words given below Change the forms where necessary.A) troupe austere dreg sect newsreel chant bulwark scoop payoffpatio971. I had a(n) _ childhood because it was during the war and there were no luxuriesthen.972. People tend to regard drug addicts as the _ of society.973. I _ out the flesh of the melon with a spoon, and fill the centre with fruit salad.974. It has been alleged that the minister received a secret _ from an arms dealer.975. In the summer Jim and I have breakfast out on the _.976. When he was 16 he ran away from home and joined a religious _.977. When she was 18 she joined a dance _ and travelled all over Europe.978. The movie contains some recently discovered _ footage of the war.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 5 -979. There was a group of demonstrators _ anti-government slogans in the square.980. My savings were to be a(n) _ against unemployment.B) fib secrete paroxysm muslin reverberate scrawl obsess paroleincarnation truism981. She was out, so I _ a note to her and put it under the door.982. I can tel hes _ because hes smiling!983. Saliva is a liquid _ by glands in or near the mouth.984. Whilst this might sound like a(n) _ , it is nevertheless a crucial problem toaddress.985. She stopped drinking but began _ about her weight.986. He has applied for _ after serving 7 years of a 23-year sentence.987. She is a perfect _ of glamour.988. A 19th-century painting of a girl in a(n) _ dress hung on the wall.989. The narrow street _ with the sound of the workmens drills.990. She went into _ of delight when she heard that she had won first prize.C) dynamo nicotine vista oasis fray eulogy scud nipple seasoninggarland991. Members of the royal family rarely enter the political _.992. A(n) _ on a bicycle will power a pair of lights while the wheels are going round.993. The song was a(n) _ to the jogs of travelling.994. It was a windy day, and small white clouds were _ across the blue sky.995. She wore a(n) _ of white roses on her he