雅思词汇练习题

1、The machine looked like a large, , old-fashioned typewriter.A) forcefulB) clumsyC) intenseD) trickyThough she began her by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famousHollywood movie star.A) employment B) careerC) occupation D) professionWithin two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to with t

2、he local police.A) inquireB) consultC) registerD) professionConsidering your salary, you should be able to at least twenty dollars a week.A) put forwardB) put upC) put outD) put asideAs he has our patience,well notwait for him any longer.A) tornB) wastedC) exhaustedD)consumedThese teachers try to be

3、 objective when they the integrated ability of their students.A) justifyB) evaluateC) indicateD)reckonMrs. Morriss daughter is pretty and , and many girls envy her.A) slenderB) lightC) faintD) minorTomorrow the mayor is to a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.A) coordinateB) coopera

4、teC) accompanyD) associateIm enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete againstthree strong teams.A) realisticB) consciousC) registerD) resolveCan you give me even the clue as to where her son might be?A) simplestB) slightestC) leastD) utmostNorman Davis will be remembere

5、d by many with not only as a great scholar butalso as a most delightful and faithful friend.A) kindnessB) friendliness C) warmthD) affectionSalaries for positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.A) legalB) optionalC) voluntaryD) temporaryMost people agree that the present role of women has

6、 already affected U.S. society. , it has affected the traditional role of men.A) Above allB)In allC) At mostD) At lastScience and technology have in important ways to the improvement of agriculturalproduction.A) attachedB) assistedC) contributedD) witnessedAs an actor he could communicate a whole of

7、 emotions.A) frameB) rangeC) numberD) scaleThis is what you should bear in mind: Dont a salary increase before you actuallyget it.A) hang onB) draw onC) wait onD) count onThe ships generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated instead ofmechanically.A) artificially B) automatically C) manua

8、llyD) syntheticallyThe little girl was so frightened that she just wouldnt her grip on my arm.A) loosenB) removeC) relieveD) dismissHe never arrives on time and my is that he feels the meetings are useless.A) preferenceB) conferenceC) inferenceD) referenceMrs. Smith was so about everything that no s

9、ervants could please her.A) specificB) specialC) preciseD) particularLast night he saw two dark enter the building, and then there was the explosion.A) featuresB) figuresC) sketchesD) imagesIt is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without .A) exception B) exclusionC) modificationD)

10、 substitutionHis temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top .A) circleB) rankC) categoryD) gradeDuring the lecture, the speaker occasionally his point by relating his ownexperiences.A) illustrated B) hintedC) citedD) displayedOnly those who can to lose their money should mak

11、e high-risk investments.A) maintain B) sustainC) endureD) affordHe found the media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.A) sufficientB) constantC) steadyD) plentyThere has been a collision a number of cars on the main road to town.A) composing B) consistingC) involvingD) engaging elephants

12、 are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including theirtempers.A) CultivatedB) RegulatedC) CivilD) TameTen days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to .A) resignB) rejectC) retreatD) replaceAs one of the worlds highest paid models, she had her facefor five million dollar

13、sA) depositedB) assuredC) measuredD) insuredI went along thinking of nothing , only looking at things around me.A) in particularB) in harmonyC) in doubtD) in briefCritics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has the quality ofthe programs.A) lessenedB) declinedC) affectedD) eff

14、ectedI must congratulate you the excellent design of the new bridge.A) withB) ofC) atD) onThere is a fully health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installedB) equippedC) providedD) projectedFor more than 20 years, weve been supporting educational programs that fromkindergart

15、ens to colleges.A) moveB) shiftC) rangeD) spreadThe at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention B) confinement C) principleD) disciplineThe test results are beyond; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiationB) conflictC) bargainD) dispute

16、I was so in todays history lesson. I didn t understand a thing.A) amazedB) neglectedC) confusedD) amusedIt you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buyboth.A) presentsB) entitlesC) creditsD) tipsDeserts and high mountains have always been a to the movement of peo

17、ple fromplace to place.A) barrierB) fenceC) preventionD) jamIn order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some shops in the residential area.A) flowingB) driftingC) mobileD) unstableMr. Smith says: The media are very good at sensing a mood and then it.D) exa

18、ggeratingA) overtakingB) enlarging C) wideningD) exaggeratingThis is not an economical way to get more water; , it is very expensive.A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in shortD) or elseIt was the first time that such a had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.D) predictionA) prese

19、ntation B) precaution C) preparationD) predictionthat he wasnt happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.D) PreservingA) PerceivingB) Penetrating C) PuzzlingD) PreservingThe board of the company has decided to its operations to include all aspects ofthe clothing business.A) mult

20、iplyB) lengthenC) expandD) stretchHis business was very successful, but it was at the of his family life.A) consumptionB) creditC) exhaustionD) expenseFirst published in 1927, the charts remain an source for researchers.A) identicalB) indispensableC) intelligentD) inevitableJoe is not good at sports

21、, but when it mathematics, he is the best in the class.A) comes tocomes up tocomes on tocomes around toA) comes tocomes up tocomes on tocomes around toDoctors warned against chewing tobacco as a for smoking.A) reliefB) revivalC) substituteD) successionWhen carbon is added to iron in proper the resul

22、t is steel.A) ratesB) thicknessesC) proportionsD) densitiesYou should try to your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserveB) restrainC) retainD) replaceNancy is only a sort of of her husbands opinion and has no ideas of her own.D) echoA) sampleB) reproduction C) shadowD) echoNow that spring is here

23、, you can these fur coats till you need them again nextwinter.put overput awayput offput downput overput awayput offput downThere is a of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hintB) notionC) dotD) phrasePlease dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seekB) inquireC) searc

24、hD) consultAt yesterdays party, Elizabeths boyfriend amused us by Charlie Chaplin.A) copyingB) followingC) imitatingD) modelingShe keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power .A) failureB) lackC) absenceD) dropThe group of technicians are engaged in a study which all aspects of urbanplanning.A) insertsB) gripsC) performsD) embracesThe lecture which lasted about three hours was so that the audience couldnt helpyawning.A) tediousB) boredC) clumsyD) tired1 B) clumsy 2.