Vocabulary Test 1
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2005年GCT工硕英语考前词汇综合练习
Vocabulary Test 1
1. He proved himself a ______successor to the former Prime Minister.
A. worthwhile B. worthiness
C. worthy D. worth
2. Your radio is too loud, turn the ______down.
A. volume B. voice
C. sound D. tone
3. The Channel Tunnel is one of the biggest engineering projects ever ______.
A. understated B. undertaken
C. undergone D. underneath
4. He comes from a poor country village in the mountains, so it’s very hard for him to pay the whole school year’s ______at one time.
A. money B. fare
C. fees D. tuition
5. Anthony is a very ______person and never wastes anything.
A. miserly B. thrifty
C. economic D. conservative
6. He is seriously ill because his girlfriend has just deserted him. Why don’t you try some occupational ______to remove his mind from distress?
A. operation B. therapy
C. injection D. medicine
7. The government used their emergency powers to ______the truth about the accident.
A. suppress B. manipulate
C. control D. manage
8. The ______of the member countries is supposed to be held recently at Geneva.
A. summit B. summary
C. suffering D. summon
9. The ghostly presence was just a (n)______sensation of some people.
A. objective B. subjunctive
C. subjective D. objected
10. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and thousands of jobs are at ______.
A. danger B. loss
C. threat D. stake
11. The ______of these islands is still in dispute and the three countries are to have a conference next month to settle the issue.
A. sovereignty B. right
C. authority D. power
12. That organization ______persons of different political stands.
A. owns B. embraces
C. composes D. consists
13. We would never have secured our independence without the aid you ______.
A. pursued B. requested
C. presented D. rendered
14. Women are ______against the restrictions on job opportunities.
A. proceeding B. negative
C. revolving D. urgent
15. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ______.
A. artistic B. artificial
C. arbitrary D. mechanical
16. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ______to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
A. impression B. reaction
C. comprehension D. sentiment
17. We’d decided to sell our car, but then we began to have second ______.
A. plans B. minds
C. ideas D. thoughts
18. The mystery guest on the show is ______other than the President.
A. no B. none
C. not D. nothing
19. During the recession they ______the workers off for three months.
A. gave B. laid
C. called D. dropped
20. I haven’t enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do ______.
A. nothing B. none
C. without D. nobody
Vocabulary Test 2
1. Obviously he was ______by the shop owner when she was shoppingin that store.
A. supposedB. supplemented
C. sweptD. cheated
2. The report mentioned that some important people had attended the closing ______.
A. surgeonB. suspicion
C. ceremony D. target
3. The blood ______in the body and provides what the body needs.
A. swellsB. circulates
C. tastesD. tempted
4. His explanation has ______this mystery and helped us to understand better.
A. surveyedB. clarified
C. surrenderedD. torn
5. Many job _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education
A. opportunitiesB. necessities
C. realitiesD. occurrences
6. The earthquake in the past ten years caused many buildings to ______.
A. collapse B. terrify
C. tendD. threaten
7. My ______will fully support my plan in building the dam there.
A. threatsB. treatments
C. trianglesD. colleagues
8. His poor health ______him to resign from his job.
A. compelled B. treasured
C. transplantedD. trimmed
9. The bus ______with the truck on the highway last night.
A. unitedB. undertook
C. vanishedD. collided
10. The city is ______of three sections, which are separated by rivers.
A. upsetB. valued
C. composed D. ventured
11. The firms are not allowed to set up any trade ______among them.
A. barrier B. blame
C. benefit D. duty
12. The street was ______by the police for fear that there was a bomb.
A. deceivedB. delivered
C. damagedD. blocked
13. The economy in this city was ______by the new investment from abroad.
A. cancelled B. boomed
C. buriedD. crowded
14. On ______of the school, I’d like to welcome you all.
A. behalf B. dairy
C. decadeD. delight
15. He is a ______boy because he was not afraid of fighting with the bad man.
A. dampB. delicate
C. cruelD. bold
16. There used to be an old city here, which was ______under the river about 2000 years ago.
A. insultedB. insulated
C. buried D. interrupted
17. The trip to the west has been ______due to the lack of the funds.
A. insistedB. canceled
C. infectedD. inferred
18. What he suggested will be ______to your plan.
A. infiniteB. intimate
C. inflexibleD. beneficial
19. His birthday was ______in a big hotel and attended by about 200 people.
A. inspectedB. installed
C. celebrated D. interfered
20. The windy weather is ______of this city in spring.
A. supremeB. characteristic
C. suspiciousD. sympathetic
Vocabulary Test 3
1. You need to ______the time for the meeting or you will come late.
A. measureB. maintain
C. confirm D. mend
2. All of his friends came and ______him on his success.
A. concentratedB. melt
C. congratulated D. mounted
3. The team ______twenty young people who were carefully chosen for the work.
A. faces up toB. gets across
C. gives rise toD. consists of
4. That country was ______by the Allies in the Second World War.
A. persistedB. condensed
C. persuadedD. conquered
5. The ______expressed their passive view about the government’s policy.
A. critics B. politics
C. economicsD. tractors
6. At that time work was mainly ______to slaves in that society.
A. blamedB. complained
C. restrictedD. expected
7. I didn’t expect to ______my teacher in the street yesterday.
A. refer to B. wok with
C. deal with D. run into
8. A sign announcing “No Meeting” was ______on the door.
A. removed B. hung
C. delayed D. panted
9. She has ______a large sum of money from her father.
A. inherited B. presented
C. hostedD. turned
10. The manager has to be ______because he could not keep his promise.
A. replacedB. pasted
C. frightenedD. patched
11. At this moment, they are still ______with many economic problems.
A. centered B. believed
C. referred D. confronted
12. The conference was ______by one hundred experts in this field.
A. announcedB. declined
C. attended D. planned
13. It is believed that ______spending will certainly lead to the bankrupt.
A. naturalB. mysterious
C. moistD. excessive
14. With a ______, he didn’t care about what his friend said.
A. contempt B. motivation
C. receptionD. realization
15. The guests are often very well ______by the host in that city.
A. recoveredB. refreshed
C. reassuredD. entertained
16. The medical report confirms that the flu has ______almost everyone in this area.
A. infected B. raised
C. recommendedD. insulated
17. From the passage we can ______that this disease can be cured.
A. insult B. inspire
C. refuseD. infer
18. As the price keeps going up, ______has turn into double figures.
A. recreationB. inflation
C. refugeD. reduction
19. The ______of jet travel has made the world seem smaller.
A. remarkB. relationship
C. removalD. innovation
20. The factors which would influence the learning will _____ with each other.
A. interact B. install
C. innovate D. intend
Vocabulary Test 3
1. I’m very sorry to have ______you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. interfered B. impressed
C. offended D. bothered
2. Withtheconstantchangeoftheconditions,theoutcomeisnotalways______.
A. favorable B.predictable
C.dependable D.reasonable
3. When people become unemployed, it is ______which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. laziness B. idleness
C. poverty D. inability
4. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy .
A. schedulesB. skyscrapers
C. speculationsD. scolding
5. The price of beer ______from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A. altered B. separated
C. ranged D. differed
6. The scientist said that many animals seem to be highly ______to various signals associated with earthquakes.
A. scared B. resistant
C. sensitive D. sensual
7. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary ______.
A. investment B. savings
C. income D. capital
8. The mayor expressed his gratitude for the timely assistance that people from other cities have kindly _____ to his citizens after the city was struck by the earthquake.
A. rendered B. secured
C. sought D. furnished
9. The purpose of the survey was to ______the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform B. instruct
C. acquaint D. notify
10. The students failed to meet the necessary ______for admission to the course.
A. fulfillment B. requirements
C. qualities D. competency
11. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance ______for $3 000.
A. accountB. receipt
C. assessmentD. claim
12. ______a fire, hotel guests will be asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of B. In the event of
C. By reason ofD. By means of
13. When ______, the duck keeps its eyes and ears closed, using its bill to locate food.
A. submittedB. sunk
C. soakedD. submerged
14. As we all know, houses are ______to be at rest with respect to the earth but the earth itself is not motionless.
A. resumedB. assumed
C. speculatedD. consumed
15. The whole area of national and local governments was subjected to a thorough financial
______, and inefficiency and waste were attacked.
A. searchB. survey
C. stabilityD. strain
16. The employer must ______that the applicants for the post have the proper qualifications.
A. verify B. justify C. warrant D. perceive
17. Professor Johnson planned to go over my paper sentence by sentence with me in his office
this morning, but he hasn’t ______yet.
A. turned round B. turned up C. turned on D. turned in
18. We hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, but I wonder if they’ll really _____
again.
A. rule out B. come on C. catch on D. wear out
19. The government sent a delegation to ______the matter.
A. look intoB. look forward to
C. look downD. look in
20. Our firm regrets to inform you that the computers you ordered last month are ______.
A. out of practiceB. out of reach
C. out of stockD. out of work
Vocabulary Test 5
1. The vacuum cleaner is a valuable labor-saving ______action.
A. deviceB. engine
C. pieceD. instrument
2. The flight was postponed because of technical problems and was finally cancelled last week when a ______was discovered.
A. accidentB. defect
C. damageD. defeat
3. When she was crossing the road, she was knocked down by a motor-car and lay ______by the roadside.
A. asleepB. thoughtless
C. unconsciousD. unaware
4. The novels he has written have shown his ______ability as an author.
A. literalB. literally
C. literatureD. literary
5. The reader is urged to be a leader, rather than a follower; to rely on his own power, rather than to ______.
A. informB. conform
C. deformD. reform
6. He would much ______it if you could do him the favor.
A. awardB. apply
C. appreciateD. anticipate
7. If our ______is correct, then the space-craft should reach the moon on Monday.
A. calculationB. composition
C. communicationD. vision
8. San Francisco’s Chinese community, comprising 67, 000 ______is the largest concentration of Chinese outside of Asia.
A. visitorsB. workers
C. adultsD. inhabitants
9. We didn’t catch the train on ______of the traffic congestion.
A. basisB. charge
C. accountD. behalf
10. Though he has suffered from cancer for so many years, it is so strange that he has ______to the present day.
A. deprivedB. survived
C. derivedD. revived
11. During the races there were two accidents to motor-cyclists including one ______accident.
A. fatalB. killing
C. deadlyD. deathly
12. Business picked up in the stores during December, but ______again after Christmas.
A. dropped outB. dropped on
C. dropped overD. dropped off
13. His misbehavior and ______dismissal from the firm was reported in the newspaper.
A. improperB. inefficient
C. subsequentD. frequent
14. Every citizen has the sacred ______to defend his country.
A. rightB. objective
C. authorityD. obligation
15. We need an umbrella on the beach to give us some ______at midday.
A. shedB. shade
C. shadowD. dark
16. ______to the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
A. PriorB. Close
C. EarlierD. Next
17. If you are an electrician, you will know the difference between an alternating and a direct ______.
A. conductorB. circuit
C. cableD. current
18. The company has the ______right to print Mr. Dare’s books.
A. virtualB. exclusive
C. overallD. flexible
19. Digging the foundation is the first ______of our building project.
A. solutionB. procession
C. phaseD. achievement
20. The curtains have ______because of the strong sunlight.
A. fadedB. dulled
C. faintedD. weakened
综合练习答案与注释
Vocabulary Test 1
1. 答案为C。worthwhile意思是“值得花费时间、金钱或精力的”。worthy可以表示“值得尊重或者考虑的”，用这一意思时通常做定语。worthiness是worthy的名词形式。worth用作表语，意思是“有某种价值的；值得（做某事）”。本句需要填入一个作定语的形容词，所以，C是正确答案。
2. 答案为A。volume意思是“音量，响度”，voice意思是“嗓音”，sound意思是“声，声音，声响”，tone指“音调，音质；语气，腔调；（乐器的）音质，音色”。
3. 答案为B。understate意思是“有节制地陈述或表达；少说，少报”，undertake意思是“承担，负起……的责任”，undergo意为“经历，经受；接受，承受”，underneath意为“在……的下面（介词）；在下面，向下（副词）；底部，底面（名词）”。
4. 答案为D。money泛指“金钱，货币”；fare指（公共汽车、轮船、计程车等的）票价；fee指付给私人教师、医生等的服务费，酬金；tuition尤指大专院校的学费。
5. 答案为B。miserly意思是“似守财奴的，吝啬的”，thrifty意思是“节检的，节约的”，economic意思是“经济学的，经济的”，conservative意思是“保守的，守旧的”。
6. 答案为B。operation指“手术”，therapy指“疗法”，injection指“注射”，medicine指“医术，医学；药”。occupational therapy指“职业疗法”，即给患者创造性或生产性工作以治疗其身心某些疾病的方法。
7. 答案为A。suppress意思是“阻止……被知道或看到”，manipulate指“熟练地控制或操纵（某事物）”，control意思是“控制”，manage意思是“负责（谋事物），管理，经营”。
8. 答案为A。summit意思是“峰会，首脑会晤”，summary意为“小结”，suffering指肉体或内心的痛苦，summon意为“传唤，传讯；（法院的）传票”。
9. 答案为C。objective意为“客观的”，subjunctive意为“虚拟语气的”，subjective意为“主观的”，object意思是“反对，抗议”，作动词。
10. 答案为D。at a loss意思是“不知如何是好，茫然，不知所措”，at stake 指“凶吉难卜，好坏无法预料”。可以说in danger 或under threat,但不可以说at danger或at threat。
11. 答案为A。sovereignty指“国家主权”；right指“对某事物的正当要求，做某事的权利”，通常说right to sth./to do sth.；authority指“权利，权威；职权，权限”，power指“（人的）能力，（生理或精神上的）能力；操纵力，影响力；职权，权势”。
12. 答案为B。own尤指以法定权利拥有某物；embrace 表示“欣然接受”；compose意为“创作(乐曲或诗歌)”，表示“由…构成”时，应用be composed of 这一表达；consist of 意思是“由构成”。根据题意及各选项的用法，正确答案为B。
13. 答案为D。pursue意为“追求追逐”，request意为“口头或书面的要求，请求”，present表示“授予，赠予；介绍，引见；提出；呈递”等意思，render意为“给予”。
14. 答案为A。 proceed against sb. 意为“起诉某人”；negative用作形容词意为“拒绝的，怀疑的，不同意的”；revolve意为“反复思考，被仔细考虑”；urgent意为“紧急的，极力主张的”。 B、C、D三项均不与against 连用。
15. 答案为C。artistic意为“艺术的，艺术家的；富有艺术创造力的”；artificial意为“人工的；虚假的；人为的”；arbitrary意为“任意的；武断的”；mechanical意为“机械的；机械似的，呆板的”。
16. 答案为A。impression意为“（人、事件、经历等留下的）印象”，reaction意为“反应”，comprehension意为“理解，理解力”，sentiment意为“情绪，伤感”。
17. 答案为D。second thoughts意思是“（经重新考虑后）改变想法”。
18. 答案为B。none other than固定短语，用以加强语气。句意为：该节目的神秘嘉宾不是别人，正是总统。
19. 答案为B。lay sb. off意思是“暂时解雇（工人）”。
20. 答案为C。do without意思是“没有……也行”。
Vocabulary Test 2
1题：答案为D。suppose假设；supplement补充；sweep扫地；cheat欺骗。
2题：答案为C。surgeon外科；suspicion怀疑；ceremony仪式；target预算。
3题：答案为B。swell膨胀；circulate循环；taste品尝；tempted 引诱。
4题：答案为B。survey调查；clarify 澄清；surrender投降；torn斯裂。
5题：答案为A。opportunities机会；necessities必需品；reality真实，现实；occurrences
发生。
6题：答案为A。collapse崩塌；terrify使害怕；tend趋势；threaten危险。
7题：答案为D。threat威胁；treatment对待；triangle三角；colleagues同事。
8题：答案为A。compel迫使；treasure珍惜；transplanted移植；trim 修剪。
9题：答案为D。unite 团结；undertake 承担；vanish消失；collide 与相撞。
10题：答案为C。upset沮丧；value珍视；compose由组成；venture冒险。
11题：答案为A。barrier壁障；blame指责；benefit受益；duty责任。
12题：答案为D。deceive 欺骗；deliver送；damage损坏；blocked阻塞；封锁。
13题：答案为B。cancel撤消；boom 繁荣；bury 埋；crowd使拥挤。
14题：答案为A。behalf 代表；dairy牛奶场；decade十年；delight高兴。
15题：答案为D。damp潮湿的；delicate娇气；cruel冷酷的；bold勇敢的。
17题：答案为B。insist坚持；cancel取消；infect感染；infer暗示。
16题：答案为C。insult 侮辱；insulate绝缘；bury 埋；interrupt打断。
18题：答案为D。beneficial有益的。
19题：答案为C。inspect 调查；install安装；celebrate庆祝；interfere 干涉。
20题：答案为C。supreme最高的；characteristic 特有的；suspicious怀疑的；sympathetic
同情的。
Vocabulary Test 3
1题：答案为C。measure 测量；maintain 保持；confirm确认；mend修补。
2题：答案为C。concentrate集中精力;melt 溶化；congratulate庆祝；mount 簦上。
3题：答案为 D。face up to 面对；get across 克服；give rise to 引起；consist of组成。
4题：答案为D。persist 坚持；condense压缩；persuade 说服；conquer打败，征服。
5题：答案为A。critic 评论者；politics 政治；economics 经济学；tractor 拖拉机。
6题：答案为C。blame 指责；complain抱怨；restrict限制；expect期待。
7题：答案为D。refer to指；wok with与…工作；deal with处理；run into碰见。
8题：答案为B。remove 移开；hang挂；delay推迟；pant 喘气。
9题：答案为A。inherit 继承；present展示；host主持；turn转动。
10题：答案为A。replace 取代；paste 贴；frighten恐吓；patch 修补。
11题：答案为D。center围绕；believe相信；refer特指；confront面对。
12题：答案为C。announce声明；decline下降；attend参加；plan计划。
13题：答案为D。natural自然的；mysterious神秘的；moist潮湿的；excessive超量的。
14题：答案为A。contempt蔑视；motivation动机；reception招待；realization实现。
15题：答案为D。recover恢复；refresh提神；reassure 确保；entertain招待。
16题：答案为A。infect 感染；raise扶养；recommend推荐；insulate绝缘。
17题：答案为D。insult侮辱；inspire激励；refuse拒绝；infer暗示。
18题：答案为B。recreation娱乐；inflation通货膨胀；refuge避难处；reduction减少。
19题：答案为D。remark评论；relationship关系；removal去掉；innovation发明。
20题：答案为A。interact相互作用；install安装；innovate创新；intend打算。
Vocabulary Test 4
1题：答案为D。interfere 干涉; impress 打动; offend 冒犯; bother 打扰。
2题：答案为B。favorable 良好的; predictable 可预测的; dependable 可靠的; reasonable 合理的。
3题：答案为B。laziness 懒惰; idleness 赋闲；poverty 贫穷；inability 无能力；这句话的意思是无事可做往往比没有薪水更糟糕。
4题：答案为A。schedules 日程，时间表；skyscrapers 摩天大厦；speculations 投机；scolding 责备。
5题：答案为C。range在……区间变化；alter 改变；separate 分开；differ 与……不同。
6题：答案为C。sensitive 敏感的；scared害怕的；resistant 抵抗的；sensual 肉体感觉的)。
7题：答案为D。做生意开始的时候需要筹集资capital；investment 投资；savings 积蓄；income 收入。
8题：答案为A。render assistance and support to sb. 给予某人的帮助；secure 确保；sought 寻找；furnish 供应。
9题：答案为C。acquaint sb with sth: 使某人熟知某事；inform 告知；instruct 指导；notify 通知。
10题：答案为B。meet requirements for: 满足对……的要求。Fulfillment 完成；
qualities品质；competency 能力。
11题：答案为D。an insurance claim: 保险索赔；Account 账目；receipt收据；
assessment 估价。
12题：答案为B。in the event of: 如果……发生；as a result of 作为……的结果；by reason
of 由于，因为；by means of 依靠。
13题：答案为D。submerged 沉在水里；submitted 被上交的；sunk 凹陷的；soaked
湿透的。
14题：答案为B。assume 假定；resume 恢复；speculate 推测；consume 消耗。
15题：答案为B。survey 调查；search 搜寻；stability 稳定；strain 紧张。
16题：答案为A。verify 验证；justify 证明……是正当的；warrant 保证；perceive 察觉。
17题：答案为B。turn up 出现；turn round 翻转；turn on 打开；turn in 上交。
18题：答案为C。catch on 流行；rule out 取消；come on加油；wear out 筋疲力尽。
19题：答案为A。look into 调查；look forward to 希望；look down 往下看；look in
顺路拜访。
20题：答案为C。out of stock 脱销；out of practice 久不练习；out of work 失业。
Vocabulary Test 5
1题：答案为A。 device 器械；engine发动机；piece碎片；instrument仪器。
2题：答案为B。 accident事故；defect缺陷；damage破坏；defeat失败。
3题：答案为C。 asleep睡着的；thoughtless缺乏考虑的；unconscious无知觉的；unaware不知道的。
4题：答案为D。 literal文字上的；literally逐字地；literature文学；literary文字上的。
5题：答案为B。 inform告”；conform顺从；deform破坏形象；reform改革。
6题：答案为C。 award授予；apply运用；appreciate感激；anticipate期望。
7题：答案为A。 calculation计算；composition作文；communication通讯；vision视觉。
8题：答案为D。 visitor访问者；worker工人；adult成人；inhabitant居民。
9题：答案为C。 basis基础；charge控告；on account of由于；on behalf of代表。
10题：答案为B。 deprive剥夺；survive幸存；derive产生；revive复活。
11题：答案为A。 fatal致命”；killing杀死；deadly致命的；deathly象死一般的。
12题：答案为D。 drop out退出；drop on偶然拜访；drop over顺便来访；drop off减少。
13题：答案为C。 improper不合适的；inefficient没有效率的；subsequent随后的；frequent经常的。
14题：答案为D。 right权利；objective目的；authority权威；obligation义务。
15题：答案为B。 shed棚；shade阴凉；shadow影子；dark黑暗的。
16题：答案为A。 prior to在前；close接近；earlier早于；next下一个。
17题：答案为D。 conductor导体；circuit电路；cable电缆；current电流。
18题：答案为B。 virtual实际上的；exclusive专有的；overall大体上的；flexible灵活的。
19题：答案为C。 solution解决；procession行列；phase阶段；achievement成就。
20题：答案为A。 fade褪色；dull迟钝；faint暗淡；weaken削弱。
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