新视野读写词汇题

Vocabulary
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
Unit 1
1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.
A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflection
2. 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 to
3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up
4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.
A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire
5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.
A) access B) commitment C) opportunity D ) reward
6. With the supplies of nurses below _____, the local government decided to recruit(招募) volunteers.
A) acquirements B) assignments C) commitment D) requirements
7. Only when one is ______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.
A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective
8. It is better for you to be _____ about its consequences before you take any action.
A) positive B) absolute C) critical D) favorite
9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.
A) barrier B) commitment C) challenge D) access
10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.
A) get access to B) come across
C) reach out D) speak up
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 of
12. It is best to _____ wear through friction in designing the parts of every machine.
A) have insight into B) come up with
C) allow for D) reflect on
13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.
A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment
14. Now that we have learned to see things _____, we can find that there are two sides
to anything in the world.
A) in part B) from a perspective
C) on their part D) in perspective
15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.
A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating
16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.
A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness
17. For your study to stay in a ______ cycle, you must keep up with the progress of the course.
A) virtuous B) virtual C) visual D) vital
18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.
A) possibly B) probably C) like

ly D) normally
19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.
A) arose B) arisen C) arising D) arise
20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.
A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking
21. More new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilities
22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.
A) came across B) came about
C) came after D) came of
23. Now that they have done something ______ about the situation, it comes to return to normal.
A) unique B) effective C) absolute D) sequential
24. _____ you realize your trouble with English learning, you can take some effective steps.
A) By now B) From now on
C) Ever since D) Now that
25. These products are _____ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.
A) completely B) absolutely C) essentially D) necessarily
26. The team’s attempt to win the game was _____ by the opposing goalkeeper.
A) reaped B) frustrated C) given up D) caught up
27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
A) fully B) exclusively C) absolutely D) roughly
28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.
A) time B) addition C) sequence D) place
29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’s home through
the _____ of e-mail.
A) role B) medium C) modem D) sequence
30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little
idea about the cause of SARS.
A) rewarding B) demanding C) embarrassing D) requiring
Unit 2
1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this matter.
A) put out B) put off
C) put forth D) put down
2. The _____ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.
A) rhythm B) rite C) click D) identity
3. 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) powerful
4. The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.
A) mature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative
5. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.
A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgusted
6. Since evidence of the fraud came to light, Congress has been demanding a ______ investigation.
A) horrible B) thorough C) thoughtful D) weird
7. Tax cuts are the most important ______ the government has for stimulating the economy.
A) instruction B) toa

st C) instrument D) stuff
8. Spitting on the ground is not only ______ but also harmful to others’ health.
A) blasting B) banging C) grabbing D) disgusting
9. The residents here complain that they have been intensely _____ by the endless noises from the building sites for weeks.
A) annoyed B) pierced C) wrapped D) destroyed
10. The news made many scientists ______ that the living environment on the planet has been going worse.
A) awful B) upset C) tuneless D) lucky
11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.
A) fashion B) anchor C) section D) brow
12. The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.
A) defy B) expel C) attract D) appeals
13. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.
A) permanent B) perspective C) persistent D) persuasive
14. He made ______ alterations to his flat and then sold it at a huge profit.
A) offensive B) awful C) radical D) patient
15. Although there is no easy cure for SARS at present, some of its causes have been ______
by experts.
A) rebelled B) distracted C) bolted D) identified
16. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) ______ one teaches you a lot.
A) affirmative B) negative C) offensive D) tuneless
17. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater _____ on him than his school.
A) instrument B) identity C) communication D) influence
18. More and more people began to ______ the relationship between man and nature, especially after the event.
A) get rid of B) go too far
C) be concerned about D) burst into
19. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.
A) anchor B) appointment C) makeup D) toast
20. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.
A) reached for B) bolted out
C) burst into D) turn on
21. The meeting was very lively and informal with everyone chipping to supplement or _____ what the speakers said.
A) refute B) refuse C) confute D) confuse
22. He has ______ laughter.
A) infectious B) confused C) contagious D) intangible
23. The prime minister’s ______ suffered in his handling of the crisis.
A) feasibility B) responsibility C) acceptability D) credibility
24. He ______ the question as a scientist.
A) applied B) appreciated C) approached D) apprehend
25. What he said ______ a fairy tale.
A) sounded as B) sounded like
C) looked like D) looked as
26. I spoke slowly but I can't ______ my meaning ______.
A) come … across B) run … across
C) get … acro

ss D) take … across
27. The first time Joan went to the store, they overcharged her. The second time they charged her double. The third time they did this she ______ and made a nasty scene with the manager.
A) lost her face B) lost her cool
C) lost her heart D) lost her nerve
28. You can ______ only with hard work.
A) go ahead B) go around
C) get around D) get ahead
29. He confessed to the crime during his ______.
A) investigation B) interrogation C) installation D) inspiration
30. The peasants rose in ______ against the corrupt officials.
A) response B) reaction C) rebellion D) respect
Unit 3
1. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.
A) refer to it B) look to him
C) see to it D) turn to it
2. When a fire____ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A) broke off B) broke out
C) broke down D) broke up
3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.
A) focused upon B) imposed upon
C) dawned upon D) leaned upon
4. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.
A) see to it B) attain it
C) catch it D) make it
5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.
A) engaged B) occupied C) practiced D) undertaken
6. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.
A) clang to B) clung to
C) inclined to D) subjected to
7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.
A) cause…to B) subject…to
C) turn…to D) take…to
8. This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for
C) cares for D) allows for
9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.
A) worthy the price B) worth the price
C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy
10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.
A) apparently B) evidently C) absolutely D) actually
11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions.
A) interpret B) intervene C) interrupt D) interfere
12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.
A) interrupt B) exchange C) squeeze D) exit
13. His failure in love games threw him off his ____ of mind.
A) mood B) engagement C) sympathy D) balance
14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in clo

udy or sunny conditions.
A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied
15. At the party we found that shy girl ____ her mother all the time.
A) depending on B) coinciding with
C) adhering to D) clinging to
16. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great____.
A) pins B) stress C) crisis D) depression
17. She felt ____ at her sister’s good luck in finding jobs.
A) jealousy B) esteem C) envy D) respect
18. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.
A) spot B) locate C) place D) situate
19. We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.
A) vague B) dark C) mean D) dim
20. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.
A) increase B) extend C) broaden D) grow
21.The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.
A) crew B) rank C) circle D) staff
22. Due to the fact that she was naturally timid, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.
A) comprehension of B) study on
C) success in D) participation in
23. It was no use trying to discuss business with James, who was well-known for____ everything.
A) coping with B) trifling with
C) striving for D) doing well in
24. Jane is scolded by her boss because she left the office with the computer ____ yesterday.
A) on B) out C) unlocked D) unclosed
25. I have taken the mid-term exam, but I don’t know what my ____will be.
A) future B) career C) chance D) fate
26. I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told there was someone there.
A) in the dust B) in the dusk
C) in the lobby D) in the exit
27. In the eyes of most students, her teaching method is far from ____ .
A) content B) consent C) satisfied D) satisfactory
28. It was reassuring to have someone ____ whom he could ____ for a while.
A) upon…touch B) upon…pride
C) upon…lean D) upon…impose
29. The new cadets are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of the military college.
A) react to B) relate to
C) adapt to D) turn to
30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.
A) tremble at B) startle at
C) wander at D) amaze at
Unit 4
1. The young people are _____ of their responsibility toward society.
A) consistent B) conscious C) sensitive D) sensual
2. The problem with your conduct is that what you do is not _____ with what you say.
A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) cont

inual
3. She was so _____ in her job that she didn’t hear someone knocking at the door.
A) attracted B) drawn C) absorbed D) concentrated
4. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of the human society.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
5. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____of responsibility.
A) field B) limit C) extent D) range
6. The world is trying every means to _____the friendship between the two countries.
A) raise B) promote C) arise D) protest
7. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.
A) economical B) economy C) economic D) economics
8. His constant _____ with his peers has left its mark on his growth.
A) consent B) contract C) context D) contact
9. _____ with his new teaching method, we need to take a critical look at our traditional ones.
A) Cursed B) Depressed C) Impressed D) Fed up
10. So clear was his _____ of the case that others had no more to say.
A) attitude B) presentation C) comment D) remark
11. When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
A) conviction B) relaxation C) depression D) competition
12. Don’t take any action until you are fully_____ with the situation there.
A) consented B) content C) obvious D) acquainted
13. It is said that the math teacher seems _____ towards bright students.
A) liable B) partial C) beneficial D) preferable
14. The clothes a person wears may express his _____ or social position.
A) estate B) stature C) esteem D) status
15._____ with antique furniture, the castle brought us back in time to the Middle Ages.
A) Ornamented B) Covered C) Impressed D) Improved
16. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.
A) acquaintance B) encounter C) account D) interview
17. Newspapers vary greatly in their _____ to the government.320520
A) attitudes B) comments C) views D) opinions
18. A defect of vision prevents him from _____ his eyes accurately on an object.
A) emphasizing B) relaxing C) focusing D) achieving
19. In most cases, the _____ of a person who sits on a pin is to leap into the air.
A) reaction B) behavior C) function D) instance
20. Rich as they were in forms, the speaker’s_____ seemed unrelated to his speech.
A) signs B) gestures C) symptoms D) symbols
21. He built the team through both hard training and _____ discipline.
A) loose B) physical C) rigid D) slack
22. We were depressed _____ the bad news.
A) at B) in C) for D) on
23. She was delighted in _____ of friends and relatives.
A) accommodation B) entertainment C)

conviction D) commitment
24. The days when he was _____ his best is already a thing of the past.
A) in B) on C) with D) at
25. Some people are not willing to _____responsibility for the errors they made.
A) ensure B) assure C) assume D) resume
26. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.
A) conclusion B) assumption C) conviction D) determination
27. Animals can become unusually _____ when they are upset by a sudden environment change.
A) puzzling B) dominant C) aggressive D) vigorous
28. Try to _____ your mind into the future and imagine what life will be like then.
A) subject B) object C) project D) reject
29. The wife felt so angry at the husband’s dominance that she could remain _____ no longer.
A) positive B) passive C) optimistic D) pessimistic
30. Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.
A) picks up B) focuses on
C) accounts for D) is based on
Unit 5
1. My grandfather had suffered from cancer for two years. It was no surprise when I was told that he had ________.
A) passed off B) passed away
C) passed by D) passed over
2. ______ the question of the thing given to teaching preparations, there are two other requirements for a qualified teacher.
A) Except from B) Away from
C) Apart from D) Beside from
3. If it were not for the fact that he was a millionaire, she ______ him.
A) might never marry B) will never marry
C) would never have married D) would never marry
4. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by ______ them that I managed to get them on.
A) spreading B) squeezing C) stretching D) bending
5. You will probably _____ your team’s chance to win because you seem to have such a great _____ them.
A) affect; influence B) effect; influence
C) affect; effect on D) effect; affect on
6. A bridge can be defined ______ a structure getting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.
A) like B) as C) with D) to
7. When I took my car to the garage, they soon _____ what the trouble was.
A) emerged B) realized C) explored D) diagnosed
8. What made her heart _____ was the sight of many people begging in the streets.
A) bleed B) blood C) bleeder D) bled
9. Our country has launched a(n) _____ for healthy styles of living.
A) war B) battle C) campaign D) action
10. He departed _____ to catch the train only to find his ticket was left in home.
A) in hurry B) in haste
C) in a haste D) with haste
11. The contract will be signed _____ the ceremony.
A) prior to B) by priority of
C) previous of D) precious to
12. There are some areas which are still densely populated _____ their severe weather conditions.
A) due to B) with regard to
C) regardless of D) but for

13. He’s watching TV? He’s _____ to be cleaning his room.
A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered
14. The public has appealed to the government to find a _____ to the problem of pollution.
A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution
15. It was not until he arrived in class _____ realized he had forgotten his book.
A) when he B) that he
C) and he D) he
16. Seeing he was _____ with his luggage, I offered to help him.
A) infected B) embarrassed C) mugged D) confused
17. So little _____ with each other that the neighbors could not settle their difference.
A) agreed did they B) did they agree
C) they agree D) they did agree
18. It is advisable for us to _____ a more open policy.
A) adapt B) adjust C) agree D) adopt
19. There are several ways to _____ this problem.
A) implement B) approach C) thrust D) dispose
20. The conference _____ the possibility of closer trade links between the two countries.
A) explored B) implemented C) established D) constituted
21. _____ with the boy’s true love for her, the girl decided to entrust her life to him.
A) Acquired B) Imposed C) Infected D) Diagnosed
22. The runner went fastest in the middle_____ of the course.
A) fragment B) selection C) board D) segment
23. The more _____ you feel in yourself, the more chances you will stand to win the game.
A) significance B) intensity C) fortune D) confidence
24. Nothing is worse than the _____ between what is right and what is wrong.
A) connection B) establishment C) illustration D) confusion
25. His words might have _____ the lovely lady, but he was never aware of it.
A) cursed B) criticized C) hurt D) scolded
26. It is unwise of you to _____ to a conclusion before looking into the matter.
A) reach B) arrive C) draw D) leap
27. The _____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.
A) crisis B) thrust C) pressure D) approach
28. A dutiful official never _____ himself of his responsibility for his work.
A) reminds B) quits C) disposes D) risks
29. The official _____ his innocence by showing the fact.
A) approached B) explored C) established D) defined
30. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.
A) which B) because of
C) in that D) whereas
Unit 7
1. When crossing a busy street, we should be very _______ of the speeding cars.
A) ignorant B) cautious C) capable D) alert
2. I enjoyed all his novels with the ______ of his last.
A) excursion B) expedition C) exception D) explosion
3. Man is controlled by his _____ as well as by his reason.
A) instinct B) distinct C) institution D) impulse
4. Have _____ on him, he is only a boy.
A) care B) mercy C)

pity D) attention
5. Archeologists _____ great value to the set of ancient cooking vessels unearthed in Shanxi province.
A) granted B) devoted C) attached D) directed
6. I need to _____ my English if I’m going to Canada for my holidays.
A) polish up B) look through
C) add up D) go through
7. Although he was a good swimmer, he was swept away by the _____ and drowned.
A) current B) motion C) pressure D) air
8. Any blind exploitation of natural resources should be seen as a ____ against our offspring.
A) guilty B) sin C) robbery D) violence
9. No country ___ England has such a changeable weather
A) more than B) other than
C) rather than D) better than
10. North winds kept blowing all night long _____, and the earth was frozen.
A) with great effort B) in vast amount
C) with great violence D) in vain
11. The young man _____ his accuser and conducted his own defense in court.
A) opposed B) resisted C) confronted D) withstood
12. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people _____ harm them.
A) more than B) other than
C) rather than D) better than
13. I felt _____ for the stupid mistake I made.
A) innocent B) illegal C) guilty D) unlawful
14. I hate people who _____ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.
A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse
15. It was reported that 20 people were _____in the traffic accidents yesterday.
A) wounded B) injured C) cruised D) confronted
16. He explained to us what they _____ to do next year.
A) intended B) attended C) extended D) pretended
17. The housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
18. He has _____ a number of journals this morning for the information he needs badly.
A) looked through B) looked on
C) looked over D) looked at
19. The police had the photograph of the missing girl _____ in order to find her easily.
A) expanded B) amplified
C) multiplied D) enlarged
20. The river is _____ at the bank.
A) running away B) eating away
C) taking away D) bringing away
21. She may be _____ if you don’t reply to her soon.
A) injured B) wounded C) offended D) offensive
22. The equator is an _____ line.
A) imaginable B) imaginative C) imaginary D) imagining
23. Even as a child he showed an inclination to ______ over the other children.
A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect
24. The explorers were _____ straits almost impassable.
A) immune to B) confronted with
C) capable of D) transported
25. We _____ complete equality between men and women.
A) omit B) suggest C) advocate D) agree
26. A drugstore in America _____ not only medicines, but also sweets, drinks and other ar

ticles.
A) shaves B) handles C) polishes D) tosses
27. Judging from the order of importance, this matter should call for ____ consideration.
A) previous B) prior C) preceding D) prime
28. To have his story published, the young man certainly _____ it for at least three times.
A) contrives B) fries C) polishes D) advocates
29. Thanks to the progress in medicine, the life _____ of people throughout the world was greatly extended.
A) temple B) span C) dam D) residence
30. More and more _____ home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens trouble the older generation.
A) guilty B) instinctive C) automatic D) offensive

I. Vocabulary
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