6级词汇练习

1.If you want this painkiller, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a ______.A) transaction B) permit C) settlement D) prescription2.The ______ from childhood to adulthood is always critical time for everybody.A) conversion B) transition C) turnover D) transformation3.It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ______.A) concession B) recession C) submission D) transmission4.His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his ______ as hedeveloped his own technique.A) descendants B) predecessors C) successors D) ancestors5.Failure in a required subject may result in the ______ of a diploma.A) refusal B) betrayal C) denial D) burial6.To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an ______ between an eye and acamera.A) image B) analogy C) imitation D) axis7. A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______ girls in school was probably the single mosteffective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today.A) assigning B) admitting C) involving D) enrolling8.The author of the report is well ______ with the problems in the hospital because he has beenworking there for many years.A) acquainted B) informed C) accustomed D) known9.When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were ______ by its complicated trafficsystem.A) evoked B) bewildered C) diverted D) undermined10.If Japan ______ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials.A) precludes B) terminates C) partitions D) expires11.They were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab.A) submerged B) drowned C) immersed D) dipped12.You should ______ to one or more weekly magazines such as Time or Newsweek.A) ascribe B) order C) reclaim D) subscribe13.The automatic doors in supermarkets ______ the entry and exit of customers with shopping carts.A) furnish B) induce C) facilitate D) allocate14.Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely ______ from this routine.A) deviated B) disconnected C) detached D) distorted15.The little girl was ______ by the death of her dog since her affection for the pet had been real anddeep.A) grieved B) suppressed C) oppressed D) sustained16. A visitor to a museum today would notice ______ changes in the way museums are operated.A) cognitive B) rigorous C) conspicuous D) exclusive17.Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are ______.A) inaccessible B) irreversible C) immovable D) irreplaceable18.Being impatient is ______ with being a good teacher.A) intrinsic B) ingenious C) incompatible D) inherent19.For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as ______.A) assured B) reserved C) intimate D) confidential20.Fortune-tellers are good at marking ______ statements such as “Your sorrows will change.”A) philosophical B) ambiguous C) literal D) invalid21.The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ______ the terms of the contract.A) in the vicinity of B) in quest of C) in accordance with D) in collaboration with22.The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ______.A) turbulently B) tremendously C) triumphantly D) tentatively23.He said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.A) gravely B) regrettably C) forcibly D) graciously24.The law on drinking and driving is ______ stated.A) extravagantly B) empirically C) exceptionally D) explicitly25.Their claims to damages have not been convincingly ______.A) refuted B) overwhelmed C) depressed D) intimidated26.Please don’t ______ too much on the pa inful memories. Everything will be all right.A) hesitate B) linger C) retain D) dwell27.The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______ to him, but one day he discoveredtheir difference.A) identical B) vertical C) parallel D) specific28.Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in westBloomfield to her hometown in Austria.A)completely B)sincerely C)absolutely D)increasingly29.Despite almost univ ersal ______ of the vital importance of women’s literacy, education remains adream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world.A) identification B) compliment C) confession D) acknowledgement30.In today’s medical, little ag reement exists on the ______ for defining mental illness.A) legislation B) requirement C) criteria D) measures31.The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against acompletely innocent old man is a clear sign of ______.A) impulse B) insanity C) inspiration D) disposition32.The Prime Minister was followed by five or six ______ when he got off the plane.A) laymen B) servants C) directors D) attendants33.There is no doubt that the ______ of these goods to the others is easy to see.A) prestige B) superiority C) priority D) publicity34.All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very good time.A) feast B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation35.The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive thefreight ______ are.A) payments B) charges C) funds D) prices36.The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated.A) assurance B) assumption C) sanction D) insurance37.Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______.A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry38.We are doing this work in the ______ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture39.While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ______ leading toa successful treatment could come much sooner.A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation40.Doctors are often caught in a ______ because they have to decide whether they should tell theirpatients the truth or not.A) puzzle B) perplexity C) dilemma D) bewilderment41.To ______ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.A) commend B) memorize C) propagate D) commemorate42.His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ______ his position in thegovernment.A) contrive B) consolidate C) heave D) intensify43.Please do not be ______ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened44.Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ______ them as soon as possible.A) rectify B) reclaim C) refrain D) reckon45.He wouldn’t answer the reporters’ questions, nor would he ______ for a photograph.A) summon B) highlight C) pose D) marshal46.The club will ______ new members the first week in September.A) enroll B) subscribe C) absorb D) register47.If you don’t ______ the chil dren properly, Mr. Chiver, they’ll just run riot.A) mobilize B) warrant C) manipulate D) supervise48.Already the class is ______ about who our new teacher will be.A) foreseeing B) speculating C) fabricating D) contemplating49.We should ______ our energy and youth to the development of our country.A) dedicate B) cater C) ascribe D) cling50.Just because I’m ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing me anyrespect.A) redundant B) trivial C) versatile D) subordinate51.Many scientists remain ______ about the value of this research program.A) skeptical B) stationary C) spacious D) specific52.Depression is often caused by the ______ effects of stress and overwork.A) total B) increased C) terrific D) cumulative53. A human’s eyesight is not as ______ as that of an eagle.A) eccentric B) acute C) sensible D) sensitive54.It is ______ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.A) abrupt B) absurd C) adverse D) addictive55.Shoes of this kind are ______ to slip on wet ground.A) feasible B) appropriate C) apt D) fitting56.We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly ______.A) rigorous B) confidential C) private D) mysterious57.The members of Parliament were ______ that the government had not consulted them.A) impatient B) tolerant C) crude D) indignant58.Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately ______, and still others aresupported by religious organizations.A) ensured B) attributed C) authorized D) endowed59.The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.A) intervened B) incurred C) provoked D) poked60.Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other______.A) drawbacks B) handicaps C) bruises D) blunders61.It was ______ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.A) addicted B) alleged C) assaulted D) ascribed62.The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.A) activated B) alleviated C) mediated D) deteriorated63.He is the only person who can ______ in this case, because the other witnesses were killedmysteriously.A) testify B) charge C) accuse D) rectify64.Professor Hawking is ______ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.A) dignified B) clarified C) acknowledged D) illustrated65.The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in interest rates.A) increased B) strengthened C) reinforced D) aggravated66.We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.A) assert B) impart C) ascertain D) notify67.All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ______ slowlyinto the sky.A) ascending B) elevating C) escalating D) lingering68.Many years had ______ before they returned to their original urban areas.A) floated B) elapsed C) skipped D) proceeded69.What you say now is not ______ with what you said last week.A) consistent B) persistent C) permanent D insistentitary orders are ______ and cannot be disobeyed.A) defective B) conservative C) alternative D) imperative71.Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe thiskind of ______ grouping is advisable.A) homogeneous B) instantaneous C) spontaneous D) anonymous72.Even sensible men do ______ things sometimes.A) abrupt B) absurd C) acute D) apt73.The commission would find itself ______ at every turn if its members couldn’t reach an agreement.A) collided B) savaged C) crumbled D) hampered74.Grain production in the world is ______ but still millions go hungry.A) staggering B) shrinking C) soaring D) suspending75.He developed a ______ attitude after years of frustration in his career.A) sneaking B) disgusted C) drastic D) cynical76.They believed that this was not the ______ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.A) climax B) summit C) pitch D) maximum77.Several guests were waiting in the ______ for the front door to open.A) porch B) vent C) inlet D) entry78.As the mountains were covered with a ______ of cloud we couldn’t s ee their tops.A) coating B) film C) veil D) shade79.We couldn’t really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid monthly ______.A) investments B) requirements C) arrangements D) installments80.The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an ______.A) illusion B) impression C) image D) illumination81. A good education is an ______ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.A) asset B) ethic C) inventory D) obligation82.Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ______ and theimportance you place upon the relationship.A) solidarity B) priority C) superiority D) hospitality83.The designer has applied for a ______ for his new invention.A) tariff B) discount C) version D) patent84.The toy maker produces a ______ copy of the space station exact in every detail.A) minimal B) minimum C) miniature D) minor85.An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ______.A) disposition B) discrepancy C) defect D) deficit86.They have decided to ______ physical punishment in all local schools.A) put away B) break away from C) do away with D) pass away87.Astronauts are ______ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.A) inclined to B) subjected to C) prone to D) bound to88.1Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include______ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.A) drawing on B) drawing in C) drawing up D) drawing down89.Up until that time his interest had focused almost ______ on fully mastering the skills andtechniques of his craft.A) restrictively B) radically C) inclusively D) exclusively90.All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor ______ of theirmulticultural communities.A) noticeable B) indicative C) conspicuous D) implicit91.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ______ is perfect.A) outlook B) vision C) horizon D) perspective92.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ______ with the ImperialMuseum.A) collection B) connection C) collaboration D) combination93.In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they weredismissed for ______, to retire at the age of 65.A) integrity B) denial C) incompetence D) deduction94.Others viewed the finding with ______, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passivesmoking and cancer remains to be shown.A) optimism B) passion C) caution D) deliberation95.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ______ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediatelybefore the launch.A) expedition B) controversy C) dismay D) disaster96.When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ______ to fall.A) timely B) simultaneous C) subject D) liable97.The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him.A) intentional B) intermittent C) intense D) intrinsic98.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.A) supersonic B) luminous C) audible D) amplified99.The results are hardly ______; he cannot believe they are accurate.A) credible B) contrary C) critical D) crucial100.T his new laser printer is ______ with all leading software.A) comparable B) competitive C) compatible D) cooperative101.The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.A) swayed B) bounced C) hopped D) darted102.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.A) shrugged B) tugged C) jerked D) twisted103.Many types of rock are ______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.A) flung B) propelled C) ejected D) injected104.With prices ______ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.A) vibrating B) fluctuating C) fluttering D) swinging105.The person who ______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.A) originated B) speculated C) generated D) manufactured106.______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.A) Concerning B) Ascertaining C) Assuming D) Regarding107.Her jewelry ______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.A) glared B) glittered C) blazed D) dazzled108.C onnie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would ______.A) deteriorate B) descend C) degrade D) decay109.We find that some birds ______ twice a year between hot and cold countries.A) transfer B) commute C) migrate D) emigrate110.As visiting scholars, they willingly ______ to the customs of the country they live in.A) submit B) conform C) subject D) commit111.More than 85 percent of French Canada’s population spe aks French as mother tongue and ______ to the Roman Catholic faith.A) caters B) adheres C) ascribes D) subscribes112.The professor found himself constantly ______ the question: “How could anyone do these things?”A) presiding B) poring C) pondering D) presuming113.Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.A) terminated B) elapsed C) overlapped D) expired114.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.A) relieve B) reconcile C) reclaim D) rectify115.How much of your country’s electrical supply is ______ from water power?A) deduced B) detached C) derived D) declined116.She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ______ in starting her own business.A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon117.The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are ______.A) intricate B) fragile C) subtle D) crisp118.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only ______ the crisis.A) accelerates B) prevails C) ascends D) precedes119.He blew out the candle and ______ his way to the door.A) converged B) groped C) strived D) wrenched120.Often such arguments have the effect of ______ rather than clarifying the issues involved.A) obscuring B) prejudicing C) tackling D) blocking。