雅思词汇练习题

1. The machine looked like a large, ________ , old-fashioned typewriter.
A) forceful B) clumsy C) intense D) tricky
2. Though she began her ______ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.
A) employment B) career C) occupation D) profession
3. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to _______ with the local police.
A) inquire B) consult C) register D) profession
4. Considering your salary, you should be able to _____ at least twenty dollars a week.
A) put forward B) put up C) put out D) put aside
5. As he has _______ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.
A) torn B) wasted C) exhausted D) consumed
6. These teachers try to be objective when they _______ the integrated ability of their students.
A) justify B) evaluate C) indicate D) reckon
7. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and _______, and many girls envy her.
A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor
8. Tomorrow the mayor is to _____ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A) coordinate B) cooperate C) accompany D) associate
9. I'm ______ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
A) realistic B) conscious C) register D) resolve
10. Can you give me even the _______ clue as to where her son might be?
A) simplest B) slightest C) least D) utmost
11. Norman Davis will be remembered by many _____ with not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend.
A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection
12. Salaries for ______ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary
13. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. _______, it has affected the traditional role of men.
A) Above all B) In all C) At most D) At last
14. Science and technology have _____ in important ways to the improvement of agricultural
production.
A) attached B) assisted C) contributed D) witnessed
15. As an actor he could communicate a whole _____ of emotions.
A) frame B) range C) number D) scale
16. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't _____ a salary increase before you actually get it.
A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on
17. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.
A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically
18. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't ______ her grip on my arm.
A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss
19. He never arrives on time and my ______ is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference
20. Mrs. Smith was so ______ about everything that no servants could please her.
A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular
21. Last night he saw two dark ______ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.
A) features B) figures C) sketches D) images
22. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _______.
A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution
23. His temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top _____.
A) circle B) rank C) category D) grade
24. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _____ his point by relating his own experiences.
A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D) displayed
25. Only those who can _____ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A) maintain B) sustain C) endure D) afford
26. He found the ______ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.
A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty
27. There has been a collision _______ a number of cars on the main road to town.
A) composing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging
28. _______ elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers.
A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame
29. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to _______.
A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace
30. As one of the world's highest paid models, she had her face_____ for five million dollars
A) deposited B) assured C) measured D) insured
31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.
A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief
32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected
33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.
A) with B) of C) at D) on
34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected
35. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.
A) move B) shift C) range D) spread
36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline
37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute
38. I was so ______in today's history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.
A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused
39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.
A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips
40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.
A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam
41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.
A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable
42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."
A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating
43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.
A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else
44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction
45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving
46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch
47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.
A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense
48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.
A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable
49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the best in the class.
A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to
50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.
A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession
51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.
A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities
52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.
A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace
53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.
A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo
54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.
A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down
55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase
56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult
57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.
A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling
58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.
A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop
59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.
A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces
60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.
A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired
参考答案：
1 B) clumsy 2.B) career 3.C) register 4.D) put aside 5.C) exhausted
6.B) evaluate
7.A) slender
8.C) accompany
9.A) realistic10.B) slightest
11.D) affection12.D) temporary13.A) Above all14.C) contributed15.B) range 16.D) count on17.C) manually18.A) loosen19.C) inference20.D) particular
21.B) figures22.A) exception23.B) rank24.A) illustrated25.D) afford
26.B) constant27.C) involving28.D) Tame29.A) resign30.D) insured
31. A) in particular 32. C) affected 33. D) on 34. B) equipped 35. C) range 36. D) discipline 37. D) dispute 38.C) confused 39. B) entitles 40. A) barrier 41.C) mobile 42.D) exaggerating 43.B) on the contrary 44.B) precaution 45.A) Perceiving
46.C) expand 47. D) expense 48.B) indispensable 49.A) comes to 50.C) substitute
51.C) proportions 52.B) restrain 53.D) echo 54.B) put away 55.A) hint
56 D) consult 57. C) imitating 58.A) failure 59.D) embraces 60.A) tedious。