英语专四练习sublist 7 exercise with keys

Sublist 7
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1. Disney's early cartoon features are now considered _______________ in the field of animation. classics
2. Victoria has enacted a new bylaw which _______________ smoking in all public buildings. prohibits
3. The better your English language skills, the more you are able to talk about difficult _______________. topics
4. _______________ twins develop from the equal division of a fertilized egg. identical
5. After the birth of her little brother, Sophie was shocked to find that she was no longer the _______________ object of her parents' affection. sole
6. The _______________ economy of the U. S. is the envy of the world. dynamic
7. Our oil and gas reserves are _______________, so we must take steps to develop alternative energy sources. finite
8. In April of 1932, after 5 years of research, an American science professor _______________ vitamin C. isolated
9. It has taken my family a long time to _______________ to the cold of Canada. adapt
10. I'll be ready in a _______________ of minutes. couple
11. During the _______________ period of the Maya civilization, the great city of Tikal thrived in dense lowland jungle of what is now part of Guatemala. Classic 12. The Earth is a _______________ planet which has been forever changing throughout time. dynamic
13. People in this generation need to be able to _______________ to change quickly because of the dynamic nature of technological change in modern society. adapt 14. I like to remind my ESL students that the vocabulary we learn is never
_______________: there is always another meaning, another part of speech, another thing we can learn from a new word. finite
15. The genetic material of humans and chimpanzees is 98% _______________. identical
16. Fatima and Oscar make a lovely _______________. couple
17. There are over 200 satellites orbiting Earth _______________ for the purpose of private communications services, such as pagers, telephones, and computers. solely
18. Beach fires are _______________ during the summer months due to the fire hazard. prohibited
19. He injured himself while hiking in an _______________ area of the province and died because he couldn't get the proper medical care in time. isolated
20. American bartenders say they hear more complaints about work than any other _______________. topic
Exercise 2
eliminate transmit comprehensive decade adult somewhat foundation ideology media publication
1. She is _______________ older than her husband even though she looks younger. somewhat
2. Our advertising campaign will exploit the various _______________, including television, radio, newspapers, billboards and the Internet. media
3. After travelling in southern India for years, he finally put his experiences and knowledge to good use by writing a _______________ guide to life in the region. comprehensive
4. The 1960s were considered to be a _______________ of great change in our culture. decade
5. The Brazilian team will be _______________ from the World Cup competition if they lose tomorrow's game. eliminated
6. His belief in communist _______________ has suffered somewhat with the collapse of the regimes of Eastern Europe. ideology
7. A sincere desire to help our customers has always been the _______________ of our business philosophy. foundation
8. _______________ with instructions for playing musical instruments began to appear in Europe by the sixteenth century. publications
9. Children under 6 must be supervised by an _______________ at all times. adult
10. One way that AIDS is _______________ is through unprotected sex. transmitted
11. We need to do a _______________ review of the plan before putting any large amounts of money into the idea. comprehensive
12. Capitalist _______________ does not necessarily have to mean that the poor are left entirely on their own. ideology
13. When we are born, we have 300 bones, but by _______________, we have only
206. adulthood
14. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by _______________ one olive from each salad served in first-class. eliminating
15. Studies show that the world's governments spent $21,000 billion on the military in the three _______________ from 1960 to 1990. decades
16. Participation by the citizenry is the _______________ of democracy. foundation
17. Author Stephen King's _______________ of his novel as a serialization o n the Internet was a miserable failure. publication
18. She likes to mix different _______________, such as paint, plastic and sound in her art works. media
19. The planet Mars has a surface which is _______________ similar to that of our moon. somewhat
20. The concert was _______________ by satellite to over 100 different countries. transmitted
Exercise 3
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1 . Scientists estimate that hydrogen _______________ around 90 to 99 percent of all matter in the universe. comprises
2. Scientific knowledge accumulates through _______________ observations of the world around us. empirical
3. The first _______________ to show America was made in 1519. globe
4. The fastest _______________ of transportation in London is the Underground. mode
5. Personally, I do not _______________ the death penalty under any circumstances. advocate
6. They were able to _______________ from her sad look that she didn't get the job. infer
7. Visiting the wreck of the Titanic on the ocean floor is the _______________ deep sea diving adventure. ultimate
8. The essay must be _______________ by the end of the month. submitted
9. The mayor was _______________ in the newspaper as being against the proposal. quoted
10. I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a _______________ answer until we have a bit more information. definite
11. The Sahara Desert _______________ a total area equal to that of all of Europe. comprises
12. Keith Folse has noted that _______________ studies have shown that good second language readers, writers, speakers, and listeners have a more extensive vocabulary under their control. empirical
13. Some clusters of stars are shaped like a _______________, while others are open and uncrowded. globe
14. The _______________ we received from the mechanic who looked at our car was $500 for parts and labour. quote
15. _______________ for the poor say the government's tax cuts will not benefit those that need
help the most. advocates
16. Marxists believe that all of human history can be analyzed in terms of the dominant _______________ of production. modes
17. After quantitative data have been collected, they are _______________ to analysis. submitted
18. Arthur Conan Doyle once noted that from a drop of water, a logician could _______________ the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. infer
19. The _______________ source of all life is simply water. ultimate
20. My daughter is considering studying graphic arts, but she hasn't made a _______________ decision yet. definite
Exercise 4
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1. Canada has sent _______________ in the form of money and machinery to the region hit by the storms. aid
2. Every person's fingerprint is _______________. unique
3. Hello, I'd like to _______________ my reservation for my flight to Amsterdam. confirm
4. She was accused of cheating on the test, but she _______________ it. denied
5. After his _______________ from prison, Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa. release
6. My daughter always gets good _______________ at school, but my son's marks are usually pretty average. grades
7. When the teacher moved into administration, she had to do a _______________ shift in terms of her viewpoint and goals for the program. paradigm
8. A committee will meet tomorrow morning to appoint a _______________ to our late vice-president. successor
9. Bill Gates' continued efforts to _______________ and change have helped to keep Microsoft at the top of the computer world. innovate
10. The students were all _______________ with pencils, erasers and calculators for the test. equipped
11. Everest was not _______________ as the highest mountain peak on Earth until 1863. confirmed
12. A black bear was captured in the city and later _______________ in a forested area about 100 miles from here. released
13. The apples have been _______________ according to size, colour and taste. graded
14. In many developing countries, girls are marginalized and disadvantaged, and are _______________ access to a quality education. denied
15. Seat belts are necessary even if your car is _______________ with airbags. equipped
16. The new _______________ for a successful business is to encourage more input from the workers. paradigm
17. Boris Y eltsin prepared Vladimir Putin to be his _______________ as the leader of Russia. successor
18. Bennetton's _______________ advertising techniques brought them a great deal of attention, both positive and negative. innovative
19. While penguins cannot fly, they do flap their wings under water to _______________ in swimming. aid
20. The meanings of _______________ symbols, rituals, and institutions can be difficult to explain to different cultures. unique
Exercise 5
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1. In order to get an accurate reading of your temperature, you should close your mouth for a minute or so before _______________ the thermometer. inserting
2. The ocean is just barely _______________ from our house. visible
3. Y ou should learn some contextual clues to help you _______________ between the various parts of speech for English vocabulary which is unfamiliar to you. differentiate
4. Citric acid which is _______________ from fruits such as oranges and lemons can be used to make powerful cleaning products. extracted
5. _______________ to popular belief, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis can actually be somewhat beneficial to your health. contrary
6. We _______________ that if you're not completely satisfied with our product, you'll get your money back, no questions asked. guarantee
7. The boys were able to swim across the _______________ between the two islands in just under 30 minutes. channel
8. I didn't realize the car was in _______________, and I accidentally backed into the wall. reverse
9. Science does not yet have all the answers to explain the _______________ of black holes in space. phenomena
10. She _______________ a car accident in which both her parents were killed. survived
11 The Andromeda galaxy, which is about 12 billion billion miles away, is the most distant object _______________ to the naked eye. visible
12. The police were able to _______________ enough information from one of the boys arrested to formally charge the leader of the gang. extract
13. His view is completely _______________ to mine. He thinks it's a great idea, but I think it's stupid. contrary
14. In the mid 19th century, the waste for some 3 million Londoners was _______________ into rivers that flowed into the Thames. channelled
15. Rescue workers are still searching for _______________ of a plane that crashed into the side of a mountain in Alberta this morning. survivors
16. The party needs to develop a clear policy that _______________ it from the other parties. differentiates
17. A good job is almost _______________ once you finish this computer course. guaranteed
18. He quietly _______________ the key in the lock, and entered the room. inserted
19. _______________ such as earthquakes and hurricanes show us just how much power nature has. phenomena
20. Medical science alone cannot _______________ years of poor lifestyle choices. reverse
Exercise 6
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1. At least 100,000 different _______________ reactions occur in the normal human brain every second. chemical
2. I don't like to work overtime because my number one _______________ in life is to spend time with my children. priority
3. The government has so far refused to _______________ in the transit strike. intervene
4. We've just finished _______________ one of the bedrooms in our house into a playroom for the children. converting
5. Could you please _______________ these documents for me? file
6. Nuclear power plants produce a lot of dangerous waste that they continually need to _______________ of. dispose
7. Using virtual reality, doctors can experiment with new procedures on _______________ patients. simulated
8. Abraham Maslow defined a _______________ of needs which motivate man's behaviour. hierarchy
9. The muscles make _______________ or in_______________ movement of the body possible. voluntary
10. He did an analysis of the way children learn language for his Master's _______________. thesis
11. Tanzania has made health care a top _______________ since gaining its independence in 1964. priority
12. I usually go through my _______________ once in a while to get rid of stuff that is out of date. files
13. Thousands of drugs and _______________ are used worldwide, and many of them end up in our water systems. chemicals
14. When hiking in the wilderness, it is important to properly _______________ of anything you can't pack out. dispose
15. In the 16th century, Francisco Zabiel went to Japan to _______________ people to Christianity. convert
16. V ery few women have been able to penetrate the male-dominated _______________ of most large corporations. hierarchy
17. In 1979, the U.S. and Jamaica _______________ militarily in Grenada in order to prevent the establishment of a communist state on the island. intervened
18. A proper essay supports its _______________ using appropriate details. thesis
19. Computer models can _______________ a collision between galaxies and display it on a TV screen. simulate voluntary
20. The union took a _______________ pay cut to keep the company from going bankrupt.。