词汇过关练习250题

词汇过关练习250题（1）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-211. A_________ gain or profit is the actual gain after all working expenses have been paid.A. grossB. netC. positiveD. negative2. A better working environment improves people's performance, and _________ productivity.A. furthermoreB. henceC. moreoverD. even3. A completely new situation will ________ when the examination system comes into exist-ence.A. riseB. ariseC. raiseD. arouse4. A cork will ________ in water, but a stone sinks.A. flyB. flowC. floatD. drift5. A dark suit is preferable _________a light one for evening wear.A. toB. thanC. forD. against6. A deputy director will be _________the whole factory next week when the director is away for a month.A. in favor ofB. in charge ofC. in place ofD. on behalf of7. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, it _________to the ground,A. crashedB. crushedC. dashedD. flashed8. A friendship may be _________, casual, situational or deep and lasting.A. identicalB. originalC. superficialD. critical9. A good newspaper publishes both __________ and foreign news.A. currentB. latestC. recentD. domestic10. A good teacher must know how to _________ his ideas.A. conveyB. displayC. consultD. confront11. A good way to ________ a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers.A. requireB. acquire eC. inquireD. sustainl2. A great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the _________ of becoming white collar workers.A. privilegeB. advantageC. profitD. preference13. A hush fell over the guests who had _________ for the wedding celebration.A. assembledB. participatedC. attendedD. summoned14. A Korean manufacturer has _________ us a price ten percent lower than yours.A. referredB. offeredC. gaveD. told15. A landing on Mars is within the _________ of current physical theory.A. dimensionB. volumeC. magnitudeD. scope16. A Love marriage, however, does not necessarily _________much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A. take overB. result inC. holds onD. keep to17. A man has to make ________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supplyB. assuranceC. provisionD. adjustment18. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable_________ .A. circumstanceB. requestC. receptionD. response19. A police officer was sent to ________ the crime.A. marchB. investigateC. surveyD. explore20. A product is to be considered as being __________, when introduced into the commerce of another country at less than its normal value.A. dischargedB. discardedC. disposedD. dumped21. A promotion of a country 's international trade position is associated with _________ of its currency.A. appreciationB. boomC. spiralD. prosperity22, A minor is going _________ the school that we will have three days off for this week.A. byB. aheadC. roundD. down23. A small child has to learn to keep its __________ before it can walk far.A. weightB. scaleC. balanceD. stability24. A standard test is supposed to be _________ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.A. subjectiveB. objectiveC. transparentD. influential25. A student sticking closely to the _________of the school is often praised by teachers.A.ordersB. regulationsC. principlesD. interests26. A week after her husband died, Mary broke ________ completely and had to go into hospital.A. upB. inC. downD. oat27. A wooden bridge is not strong enough to _________a railway train.A. retainB. supportC. maintainD. obtain28. A year ago the firm had a _________ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.A. totalB. grossC. netD. clear29. Able placed too much _________ on sports mad not enough on his studies.A. importanceB. emphasis30. Accord ing to Nobel’s famous will, the interest on his fund will be _________ to five people who have made great contributions to mankind daring the previous year.A. contributedB. devotedC. distributedD. allocated31. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _________, it will snow this afternoon.A. accurateB. preciseC. exactD. perfect32. Accuracy is to the programming of computers.A. fundamentalB. decisiveC. characteristicD. typical33. Adam is one of my best friends, He always ________ me whenever I am in trouble.A. stands outB. stands byC. stands upD. stands up to34. After 1978 the farm began to take _________ a new look.A. inB. onC, up D. to35. After a long struggle, he _________ his opponents.A. competed withB. got on withC. defeatedD. yielded to词汇过关练习250题（2）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-2136. After a meal in a restaurant, you ask the waiter for the _________C. receiptD. menu37. After a quick _________ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.A. glanceB. peerC. gazeD. scan38. After careful planning, John ________ a way of solving the problem.A. thought aboutB. thought ofC. thought overD. thought out39. After flying across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh became famous _________A. immediatelyB. overnightC. punctuallyD. promptly40. After his recovery from illness, he ________ his former position.A. assumedB. presumedC. consumedD. resumed41. After kiting in the United States for five years, I have _________myself to the American customs.A. adoptedB. adaptedC. adjustedD. accepted42. After negotiation, the two countries ________ the terms of peace.A. agreed withB. agreed inC. agreed toD. agreed on43. After several months of practice, I can ________ VOA without much difficulty.A. hearB. listen toC. realizeD. follow44. After the explosion, the factory was a _________of total confusion.A. situationB. sceneC. viewD. show45. After the good harvest, the young farmer _________ 2,000 yuan in the bank.A. set asideB. savedC. drewD. deposited46. After the lecture we went ________ to the city center.A. alongB. forthC. straightD. throughout47. After their misfortunes the once wealthy family slowly became _________ again.A. famousB. respectableC. prosperousD. impressive48. After trying this new medicine, he found it didn't ________ at all.A. affectB. effectC. workD. care49. Albert Einstein was a mathematical _________.A. inventorB. advocateC. architectD. genius50. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully _________ the risks and benefits.A. weighingB. valuingC. evaluatingD. distinguishing51. All of them _________technical innovations.A. are absorbed inB. ate absorbing inC. are absorbed toD. are absorbing to52. All of us were_________ that the old man could walk on his hands.A. shockedB. amazedC. frightenedD. pleased53. All students _________a loud laugh when Prof, Henry Mitchell told them the joke.A. let offB. let outC. let downD. let go54. ________ all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself.A. As forB. In spiteC. BesidesD. Despite55. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _________ very little.A. makes up forB. adds up toC. comes up withD. puts up with56. All the leading newspapers _________ the trade talks between China and the United States.A. reportedB. printedC. announcedD. published57. All things are interrelated with and interact ________ each other.A. fromB. onC. inD. down58. All workers in this factory are required to ________ at the age of 60.A. resignB. retireC. restrainD. retreat59. Alone in London, without friends, work or money, Shelley fell into ________A. despairB. disappointmentC. dissatisfactionD. disgust60. Although architecture has artistic qualifies, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ________A. obligationsB. observationsC. considerationsD. regulations6l. Although Asian countries are generally more _________ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India.A. conservativeB. confidentialC. comprehensiveD. consistent62. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was thebeautiful_______ through the window.A. visionB. lookC. pictureD. view63. Although I warned him of the possible danger, he never took any _________ of what I said.A. attentionB. remarkC. observationD. notice64. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _________ vision.A. vigorous R. exactC. acuteD. vivid65. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of thegovernment's_______ policies.A. economicalB. economyC. economicD. economics66. Although the main characters in the novel ate so true to life, they are entirely _________A. imaginaryB. imaginativeC. imagineD. imaginable67. Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work_________ in other ways.A. payableB. respectfulC. gratefulD. rewarding68. Although the two players are ________ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.A. partnersB. enemiesC. rivalsD. companions69. Although there are still many problems ahead, _________ our work has been successful.A. by and byB. by and largeC. by all meansD. by no means70. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises.A. moveableB. changingC. flexibleD. varying词汇过关练习250题（3）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-2171. American women were _________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A. ignoredB. neglectedC. deniedD. refused72. An argument was _________ because they disliked each other so intensely.A. possibleB. probable73. An elephant's trunk is its most noticeable ________A. SpecificB. characteristicC. peculiarD. particular74. Animals can become usually_________ when they are upset by a sudden environmental change.A. vigorousB. predominantC. aggressiveD. irritable75. Anything that is able to flow as liquid is a kind of ________ substance.A. mobileB. variableC. fluidD. movable76. Anything that is dropped from a height falls towards tile center of the earth because of the pull of _________.A. weightB. attractionC. gravityD. density77. Applicants are _________to provide evidence that their English is good enough to study in the United States.A. demandedB. obligedC. dueD. necessary78. Are the apples __________enough to eat yet?A. matureB. bigC. adultD. ripe79. Are you ________ when you say that you will help me?A. honestB. frankC. sincereD. profound80. _________ are you to leave your post.C. Without questionD. Out of the question81. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals_________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.A. relieveB. releaseC. dismissD. disclose82. As a matter of rule, the scrap value of a vessel can hardly be at ________ with the sound value.A. parB. bearishC. collapseD. rally83. As a salesman, he works on a (an) ________ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.A. incomeB. commissionC. salaryD. pension84. As all of us know, color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green.A. separateB. distinguishC. compareD. contrast85. As everyone knows, the exchange ________ fluctuates almost daily.A. rationB. ratioC. rateD. interest86 As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is ________to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable.A. attachedB. subsidiaryC. previousD. inferior87. As I was just getting familiar with this job, 1 had_________ to ask my boss.A. manyB. mostC. muchD. more88. As is well-known, knowledge is the __________condition for expansion of mind.A. indispensableB. indefiniteC. inevitableD. impossible89. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into _________ round the earth.A. circleB. orbitC. pathD. course90. As soon as it started to rain we turned round and _________ home.A. made forB. called forC. cared forD. searched for91. As the ________ of working too hard, the man became ill.A. endB. reasonC. causeD. result92. As die clouds drifted away, an even higher peak became ________ to tile climbers.A. obviousB. visibleC. presentD. apparent93. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _________our seat belt.A. fledB. lockedC. fastenedD. closed94. As we are on the point of _________ some important business with them, we should like to know exactly about their credit standing.A. transmittingB. transferringC. transactingD. transporting95. As your teacher advised, you should spend your time on something ________researching into.A. preciousB. worthC. worthyD. valuable96. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly to another subject.A. committedB. switchedC. favoredD. transmitted97. At the banquet, we all _________ our glasses and drank to each other's health.A. increaseB. liftC. raiseD. rise98. At the meeting, Robert argued _________in favor of the proposal.A. severelyB. heavilyC. forcefullyD. warmly99. At the moment there are a lot more________ to be filled in the company.A. variationsB. vacuumsC. vacationsD. vacancies100. At the present __________of progress, we shall shortly free ourselves from poverty and backwardness.A. rateB. paceC. speedD. growth101. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.A. resistedB. insistedC. persistedD. assisted102. Be here on Friday __________ the latest.A. atB. byC. forD. in103. Be sure to get a __________ electrician for the job.A. keenB. capableC. ableD. competent104. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.A. struck atB. stuck toC. strove forD. stood for105. Because he was_________of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.A. ignorantB. accustomedC. reluctantD. pathetic词汇过关练习250题（4）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-21106. Because his health is getting worse, he has to _________himself from drinking to excess.A. restrictB. confirmC. restrainD. confine107. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I ____________ to forget to offer it to other people.A. getB. likeC. tendD. used108. Because I was ________ in the conflict I was a welcome visitor.A．partial B. uninterestedC. neutralD. indifferent109. Because of bad weather the plane was ________ for half an hoar.A. delayedB. postponedC. drawn outD. put off110. Before moving to another city, Mr. Smith_________ of the house and the furniture.A. discardedB. dismissedC. dischargedD. disposed111. Before the formal contract is drawn up we'd like to restate the main points of the _________.A. agreementB. contractC. draftD. script112. Before the students set off, they spent much time setting a limit_________ the expenses Of the trip.A. toB. aboutC. inD. for113. Being a _______girl, she is easily moved to tears by touching stories.A. sensibleB. sensitiveC. emotionalD. severe114. Being extremely __________ to extreme cold, I do not like winter.A. sentimentalB. sensibleC. sensitiveD. sensational115. Bill doesn't _________ what people say about him. He' 11 go on just the same.A. careB. concernC. worryD. trouble116. Break the circuit first________fire.A. in line withB. for the sake ofC. in case ofD. at the risk of117. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ________ children as Coca-Cola.A. forB. inC. toD. withll8. By _________computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.A. coarseB. rudeC. roughD. crude119. By_________ Mr. Smith is a bus driver.A. occupationB. professionC. workD. employment120. By mutual consent, the negotiators _________ the religious issue, and concentrated on economic and political differences.A. took offB. kept offC. got offD. set off121. By next year, I shall have ________ all my debts.A. cleared upB. cleared offC. cleaned upD. cleaned away122. By the end of 1994, 559 kinds of products bad been _________green food,A. namedB. restrictedC. classifiedD. labeled123. By the end of the class, some students had ________ ink.A. finishedB. run out ofC. endedD. dried up s124. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school _________ the master's degree in businessadministration.A. representingB. presentingC. offeringD. supplying125. Can a novelist remain _________ to the problems of the world in which he lives?A. impartialB. indifferentC. carelessD. detached126. Can you think of a ________ excuse for our being late?A. flexibleB. reliableC. favorableD. reasonable127. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ________ loud continuous noise.A. subjected toB. filled withC. associated withD. attached to128. Children are _________to have some accidents as they grow up.A. obviousB. indispensableC. boundD. doubtless129. Children are very curious ________.A. at heartB. in personC. on purposeD. by nature130. China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us _________ a tough, challenging world.A. encounterB. acquaintC. presideD. confront131. China has declared her intention never to be the first to use nuclear weapons and has _________the nuclear powers to make similar declarations.A. called inB. called onC. called forD. called at132. China is trying to keep her population _________ down.A. birthB. increaseC. sizeD. growth133. Christmas is coming. It's just round the _________ .A. bendB. turnC. curveD. corner134. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _________attack their trainer.A. unexpectedlyB. deliberatelyC. reluctantlyD. subsequently135. Communication is the process of _________a message from a source to an audience via a channel.A. transmittingB. submittingC. transformingD. switching136. Competition, they believe, _________ the national character rather than corrupt it.A. enforcesB. confirmsC. intensifiesD. strengthens137. __________Conditions led to outbreaks in many cities.A. disasterB. calamityC. famineD. accident138. __________Conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.A. ContinuousB. ContinualC. ConstantD. Contrary139. Congress was then in session, and a fierce ________ was going on over ratification of the treaty.A. discussionB. debateC. quarrelD. contention140. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are__________in grocery stores.A. readyB. approachableC. probablyD. available词汇过关练习250题（5）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-21141. Customers may also be permitted to ________ their current accounts for a short period in anticipation of a credit item coming in.A. overextendB. overdrawC. overvalueD. overpay142. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ________ food for several days.A. go in forB. go overC. go withoutD. go out143. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to ________ the eyes from strong sunlight.A. preventB. ensureC. protectD. reserve144. David's university education gave him ________ over boys who had not been to college.A. a benefitB. a profitC. a viewD. all advantage145. Despite all the heated _________ they had, they remained the best of friends throughout their lives.A. viewpointsB. standpointsC. differencesD. arguments146. Did you ________ her for breaking the beautiful vase?A, scold B. accuseC. chargeD. complain147. Difficulties and hardships have _________the best qualifies of the young geologist.A. brought outB. brought aboutC. brought forthD. brought up148. Jobs were not so easy to _________ when I was a teenager.A. get byB. come offC. come byD. go for149. Do we have your permission to make _________ on this?A. subscribeB. subscriptionsC. substitutionsD. substitute150. Do you think the president will be able to ________ his promise not to raise taxes?A. catchB. fulfillC. captureD. find151. Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.A. dilemmaB. digestionC. diplomaD. disgust152. Doctor Smith was one of the_________ in cancer research.A. PioneersB. advocatesC. engineersD. founders153. Doctors keep trying to _________him of his dependence on the drug.A. breakB. robC. depriveD. relieve154. Doctors sometimes _________ old cures when modem medicine doesn't work.A. fall behindB. fail in withC. fall back onD. fall through155. Does brain power ________ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.A. descendB. declineC. deduceD. collapse156. Dogs are often praised for their_________ ；they almost never abandon their masters.A. faithB. loyaltyC. trustD. truthfulness157. Don't _________ your head about brining your manuscript to our office; we'll send someone for it.A. worryB. botherC. interruptD. interfere158. Don't be so _________as to believe every firing you hear.A. ignorantB. innocentC. interruptD. irritable159. Don't eat anything that will spoil your ________ for dinner.A. appetiteB. tasteC. interestD. appreciation160. Don't worry! I promise that he will see you again ________.A. long beforeB. before long161. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been_________ the goal of a practical and economical way to use sunlight to split water molecules.A. pursuingB. chasingC. reachingD. winning162. Dr. Smith failed many times but he finally _________to find a successful way to solve the problem.A. broke offB. broke downC. broke outD. broke through163. Daring the ________ larrups took all the troubles to irrigate their crops.A, draught B. naughtC. fraughtD. drought164. During the business depression half the machines in this factory were ________A. helplessB. vacantC. idleD. lonely165. During the nineteen years of his career, France Battista has won the __________of a wide audience outside Italy.A. enjoymentB. appreciationC. evaluationD. reputation166. During the trip Tom and I _________ driving the car. He would drive for about two hundred miles and then 1 would drive for about another hundred miles.A. took effectB. took turnsC. made effortsD. turned over167. Education is carried out __________the principles of the school.A. to keep pace withB. in relation to168. Employers expect their employees to be ________ for work.A. timelyB. punctualC. promptD. urgent169. England, Scotland and Wales ________ the island of Great Britain.A. consistB. composeC. makeD. combine170. English has become a communication ________ for people from different countries.A. mediumB. meritC. streamD. enjoyment171. Even after the teacher had entered the room she ________ talking.A. regrettedB. stoppedC. continuedD. finished172. Even if this possibility did not _________ to close scrutiny, his theory would still be trueA. look upB. stand upC. keep upD. hold up173. Even though he was guilty, the _________ judge did not send him to prison,A. mercifulB. impartialC. conscientiousD. conspicuous174. Even though she hadn't seen it for many years, the woman _________ bet son's handwriting.A. rememberedB. reorganizedC. recountedD. recognized175. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants, _________ the color of his skin.A. with the exception ofB. by vitae ofC. in the light ofD. regardless of词汇过关练习250题（6）作者：太奇MBA 时间：2007-05-21176. Every society bas its own peculiar customs and _________of acting.A. waysB. behaviorC. attitudesD. means177. Everyone_________he was innocent before heating the evidence against him.A. assumedB. grantedC. guessedD. imagined178. Every thing seems so since Robert left.A. flatB. evenC. tastelessD. stale179. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy.A. preserveB. stayC. maintainD. reserve180. Export products may be ________ to foreign markets through the associated agencies.A. dissolvedB. distributedC. deductedD. defaulted181. Falling sales and rising overheads have obliged die company to review each customer's__________ limit.A. creditB. currencyC. checkD. certificate182. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _____the same company.A. all elseB. much worseC. let aloneD. less likely183. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ________h. relatively B. actuallyC. comparativelyD. annually184. For the sake of calf future generations, we should make rational use of natural __________A. resourceB. resourcesC. materialD. materials185. Franklin's talent as an inventor was matched by his __________as a politician.A. abilityB. competenceC. capacityD. capability186. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sicknesses.A. normalB. ordinaryC. averageD. regular187. From ancient times, the valley of the Nile has been made __________ by the river's floods.A. fertileB. adequateC. wealthyD. abundant188. From here, we can see the bridge__________construction.A. belowB. byC. inD. under189. From this material we can ________ hundreds of what you may call direct products.。