English Vocabulary Series
Vocabulary for College English Test Band 4
Lesson 1
consider
We consider that you are not to blame.
involve
Over the years I have gotten more involved in the planning of the action and stunts on my American movies and that makes me happy.
tend
So many young people—male and female alike—tend to overemphasize physical attributes.
include
America's working mothers say their ideal situation would include a part time job, rather than working full time or staying at home.
information
For further information please write to me.
issue
What's at issue here is the whole future of the industry.
offer
Television has begun to offer selected programmers from some foreign countries.
require
The work isn't up to the standard I require.
result
The traffic was very heavy and as a result I arrived late.
view
The house has a view over the sea.
level
The water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir reached the predetermined 135 meters Tuesday, five days ahead of schedule.
condition
The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been identified.
earn
Clinton lost the public trust as a person but earned it as a president.
likely
He says he just forgot about it—a likely story!
process
Throughout the process of reform and opening, we must combat corruption.
raise
The question of whether to raise taxes to cut the budget deficit is a real hot potato for a lot of politicians.
rate
The divorce rate is going up year by year as a result of the involvement of the other men or women.
access
Everyone should have access to education.
account
Her salary is paid into her bank account.
claim
The government's claim that war was necessary was clearly mistaken.
control
The fire was soon under control.
decline
The standard of education has declined in this country.
focus
Please focus your mind on the following problem.
Lesson 2
lack
Their actions lack consistency; they say one thing and do another.
promote
The football team was promoted to the first division.
situation
We hope the situation in Iraq can resume stability as soon as possible, and its people can enjoy peaceful lives.
ability
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or selfconfidence.
affect
Constant exposure to intense light affects the eyes adversely.
avoid
In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid being beaten.
communication
To be a player in information and communications technologies, you must be able to make quick decisions.
credit
Don't place credit in idle rumours.
demand
Airconditioners are in demand during hot summers.
influence
Distinguished daily newspapers like Washington Post or the New York Times exert
a powerful influence all over the country.
light
If you think about it, you will eventually see the light.
limit
You really are the absolute limit!
maintain
The improvement in his health is being maintained.
nature
This beautiful garden owes more to art than to nature.
opportunity
It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.
range
Both sides exchanged their views on a wide range of topics they were interested in at the meeting.
aware
One may be conscious of fear, but not altogether aware of the danger which is going on about one.
community
The community college is the most rapidly growing segment of higher education in the United States.
complete
It was a complete surprise to me.
concern
There is some cause for concern but no need for alarm.
Contain
It's hard to understand why English football fans easily get too excited and can not contain their enthusiasm.
contribute
Everyone should contribute what he or she can afford.
ensure
He would, when in office, ensure that all secret data be made public.
environment
We should take care of the environment, so that we have something to leave for our children.
fail
Some students failed to get a bachelor's degree because they failed the CET Band-4.
Lesson 3
feature
Even a skilled writercould not describe all the featuresthat make one face different from another.
function
What is his function on the committee?
ignore
You have been ignoring me.
impact
Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.
inform
He informed the police that some money was missing.
major
Shakespeare is one of the major writers.
nothing
I can't believe we did all that work for nothing.
particularly
Cotton grows well in that country,particularly in the east.
refer
The dispute was referred to the United Nations.
replace
We have replaced slave labour with／by machines.
seek
Most of the country's Internet users go online tochat or seek entertainment rather thanlook for jobs or conduct business.
speed
His speed and strength helped him win the race.
suggest
Jane's pale face suggested that she was ill,and her parents suggested thatshe should have a medical examination.
term
The President is now in his second term of office.
associate
We associate Egypt with the Nile.
association
According to the American Automobile Association,since 1964 all cars sold in the United Sateshave been equipped with seat belts.
case
A Dublin hospital found the first suspect case of SARS.
communicate
The Minister of Foreign Affairshas already communicated on this eventwith the American President.
damage
The court awarded ￡500 in damages to the injured.
expense
Most children in Britain are educated at public expense.
injure
After being wounded in the fighting,
he was in an accident
when his car was damaged but he himself not injured.
movement
Your contributions on the field of play have served tostrengthen the Olympic Movement and global sport.
occasion
We must rise to the occasion in order to win this game.
particular
Michael Jackson is particular about his clothes.
pick
She picked at her plate, without appetite.
practice
Knowledge is a treasure,but practice is the key to it.
preference
Do you have a preference for a particular food?
Lesson 4
risk
The whole future of the company is at risk.
specific
Some of the reports always speak on the general principle while neglecting a briefing on specific facts.
stick
If we stick at it,we should finish the job today.
store
A great part of the chain store's business comes from children.
adapt
Can you adapt your way of thinking to the new life style?
amount
Their traveling expenses amount to seven hundred dollars.
appeal
Her sense of humour appealed to him enormously.
apply
We should apply to the publishers for permission to reprint an extract.
approach
Few writers can approach Shakespeare in talent.
assume
Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming that the weather is favourable.
available
There were no tickets available for Friday's performance.
benefit
Equality and mutual benefit peaceful co-existence in foreign policy.
compound
Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
consult
Have you consulted with the other members of the team?
convey
This train conveys over three hundred passengers every day.
cultivate
Continue to carry forward and cultivate the national spirit.
distance
I could hear voices in the distance.
edit
They must have edited bits of the interview out.
effective
They took effective measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
employ
The firm employs the retired professor as an advisor.
estimate
Our best intelligence estimate continues to be that he is alive and probably someplace in those tribal areas on the western side of Pakistan.
exchange
There is an increase in the technical cooperation and cultural exchanges between China and other countries.
exhaust
Some web addicts often exhaust themselves by surfing the Internet for days on end.
factor
Her friendly manner is an important factorin her rapid success.
gain
No gains without pains.
indicate
In this map, the towns are indicated by a red dot.
media
CCTV has good media coverage of the Iraq War.
refuse
It was no easy matter finding lodgings. In most cases we were refused on some pretext or other, while we ourselves turned down a few places as unsuitable.
Lesson 5
relate
The generation gap makes it hard for childrento relate to their parents.
respect
Love, friendship, respect, do not unite peopleas much as a common hatred for something.
responsible
I am partly responsible for the confusion。
review
In our talks today,President Bush reviewed 30 years of Sino-US relation.
significant
The detective said thatthe time of murder was extremely significant.
spot
After his second display of insubordination,John was fired on the spot.
suffer
I'm so happy,so absorbed in the sensation of a tranquil existence,that my art is suffering.
treat
It's treated like it's some evil thingthat industry is doing,but if industry wasn't doing that,we would not have any new treatments.
various
Nowadays, moon cakes with their various flavors anddelicate packaging actually have become a kind of artwork.
adopt
Three concepts have been adoptedfor the Beijing Olympic Games,namely, the Green Olympics,the High-tech Olympics and the People’s Olympics.
annual
The cable networks earningshave been eroded over the past yearby an estimated $80 millionin annual losses from world championship wrestling.
attach
You'll be attached to this departmentuntil the end of the year.
attack
It immediately ran away when she saw it,and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
attract
Her attention was attracted by his smile.
award
The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorate Nobel,the great chemist.
background
I would also like tolearn more about the culture behind the language.
When you understand the cultural background,you can better use the language.
campus
In American universities,classes are often arranged in more flexible patterns and
many jobs on campus are reserved for students.
circumstance
Circumstances alter cases.
commit
China will, as always, commit itself to reform,openingup and modernization drive.
conflict
There has been a long and bitter conflictbetween employers and workers.
confuse
They confused me by asking so many questions.
considerable
The war in Iraq made a considerable impacton Russia's tourism business.
creative
We need some creative thinking to solve this problem.
crime
Last year,the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined.
crisis
Negotiations between the two countriesare approaching a crisis.
display
On New Year's Eve the display of fireworksoffers many attractions.
efficient
The new secretary is a quick,efficient worker,and the boss is quite satisfied with her.
entire
In order to hedge his betshe didn't tell the other party his entire plan.
expand
His modest businesseventually expanded into a supermarket empire.
expose
The crime of the corrupt officialsmust be exposed without any reserve.
gap
There were some unaccountable gaps in his story.
grant
The government gave us a grant to build another classroom.
growth
Russia President Putin stressed thatthe energy tariffs should be raised gradually
and in accordance with the growth in people's income.
harm
The car was badly damagedbut none of the passengers came to any harm.
Lesson 6
incident
The antiwar demonstration proceeded without incident.
individual
Success at Manchester United is abouta good footballing team not individuals.
loss
Frank was at a losswhen he attempted to address the group.
manner
He is a man with a very prim and precise manner.
model
They try to build their system of democracy on the American model.
necessarily
You should necessarily go to the party.
object
Making money was his main object in life.
observe
When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures,
so I did ten times more work.
obvious
His nervousness was obvious right from the start.
opinion
In the opinion of my doctor,I should be well enough to travel by next week.
property
The car is my property,you mustn't use it without my permission.
puzzle
Ive been puzzling over all the figures,trying to find what happened to the missing money.
regard
If money is regarded as God,it will punish you like a devil.
relieve
The doctor's explanation relieved me of my fears.
reserve
Is your holiday a reserved booking, sir?
reveal
If you reveal your secrets to the wind,you should not blame the windfor revealing them to the trees.
secure
Every citizen has the rightto live a peaceful and secure life.
side
People on both sides of the Taiwan Straitsshould inherit and carry forward
the fine traditions of the Chinese culture.
similar
The brothers look very similar.
single
Don't stake everything on a single cast of the dice.
strike
The plan strikes me as ridiculous.
supply
He was arrestedfor supplying arms to the terrorists.
abstract
A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.
activity
Progress is the activity of todayand the assurance of tomorrow.
adjust
We must adjust the relationshipbetween investment and consumptionto raise the proportion of consumptionin GDP gradually.
advocate
Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of lifeKelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed.
afford
I'd love to go on holidaybut I can't afford the time.
alone
Can't you just leave well enough alone?
appearance
Don't judge by appearances—appearances can be misleading.
approve
My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes.
Lesson 7
attribute
She attributes her successto hard work and a bit of luck.
average
The average percapita GNP will reach the standard ofmoderately developed countries.
blame
Don't always blame your own failure on others.
Sometimes you yourself are to blame.
casual
They had a casual meeting in the park.
complex
This is a complex substance。
it is made up of many simple substances.
concept
That company began searching for an agencyto handle a new restaurant concept.
confirm
The Iraqi weapons declaration earlier this monthleaves so many unanswered questions
that it is impossible to confirmthe accuracy of Iraq's claim.
consequence
The September 11 terrorist attackson the United Stateshave produced serious consequences.
consume
In the midseventiesAmericans consumed aboutseventeen million barrels of oil daily.
contrast
Careful contrast of the two plansshows up some key differences.
decorate
They decorated the wedding carwith ribbons and flowers.
define
When boundaries between countriesare not clearly defined,there's usually trouble.
delay
There was a delay of two hoursbefore the plane took off.
deposit
You should learn to deposit the sadnessinside your heart.
derive
We derive great pleasure from reading.
differ
Men are all alike in their promises.It is only in their deeds that they differ.
eliminate
The endless shirking in some government departmentsdoes great harm to our economic constructionand must be eliminated.
emotion
The speaker appealed to our emotionsrather than to our minds.
emphasis
Some dictionaries lay special emphasis on grammar.
equivalent
The income loss to rich industrial economiesmight be equivalent to just over 0.5% of GDP.
exaggerate
He always exaggerate to make his stories more amusing.
expectation
They had great expectations for their son，but he didn't really live up to them.
express
No words can express the grandeur of that parade.
failure
Failure is the mother of success.
Failure teaches success.
fashion
She paints in the fashion of Picasso.
impress
We were most impressed with your efficiency.
inquire
People called to inquire after the baby.
involved
The four men involved got killed one by one.
lower
My cabin was on one of the lower decks.
mild
He has too mild a nature to get angry,even if he has good cause.
mood
He's in no mood for telling jokes.
necessary
If necessary,we can always change the dates of our trip.
Lesson 8
neglect
He neglected to write and say “Thank you”.
nervous
The investors became nervousat the freezing of the assets.
pace
The old man walked at a very slow pace.
participate
Among all the exhibition participating nations,China had the biggest space,
the largest number of booksand the atmosphere was the most lively.
purchase
Leading banks in Shanghai are planningto finance installment purchase
to the individual house buyers.
purpose
Was your purpose in going to Beijing to see your family?
regardless
He continued speaking,regardless of my feelings on the matter.
remove
She used a hoe to remove weedsfrom the rows of tomato plants.
scene
After the explosion,the factory was a scene of total confusion.
shift
The candidate was constantly shifting his positionon the issues.
solution
Resorting to violence is not the best solutionto an argument.
source
The Pentagon has accelerated developmentof a new generation of advanced precision weaponry,according to US military sources.
step
The government must take steps to reduce unemployment.
stuff
On Christmas Day, families usually get together for a roast goose or stuffed turkey.
subject
I am French by birth and a British subject by marriage.
submit
I hope you can submit your term papersbefore the deadline.
symbol
The wedding ring is probably the oldest andmost widespread symbol of marriage.
temper
The unlucky owner mutters a curse at the manufacturer and,in a foul temper, goes looking for a repairman.
throw
They live within a stone's throw of the station.