新视野大学英语第四册读写教程-词汇练习+答案+补充

Unit 1

1) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _______ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness.

A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter

2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _________ will be made to the strikers.

A) sessions B) recessions C) concessions D) conferences

3) The noise was so loud that it was a _________ to the neighbors.

A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety

4) It's only by _____ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.

A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough

5) He is ______ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.

A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen

6) The government would not dare to ________ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.

A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize

7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so ________! It was delicious.

A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender

8) While they did not __________ any good results, they were still trying their best.

A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out

9) They did not ________ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.

A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal

10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _____ that I thought I'd better arrive on time.

A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark

11) I at last surrendered to the ________ and ate the last piece of chocolate.

A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm

12) I refused to tip the ______ , who left with an angry expression.

A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant

13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often _________ by money problems.

A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied

14) You take everything too _______! Relax and enjoy yourself.

A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically

15) You look thoroughly _______. Why don't you take a week's holiday?

A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off

16) Would it be more ______ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?

A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational

17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no ______ to pay them any money.

A) instinct B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation

18) She no longer believed in him for his _______ promises all these years.

A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow

19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _______ by force.

A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured

20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _______ to such shame and stress.

A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resisted

Unit 2

1)If a ________ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.

A)spot B) spill C) spark D) spray

2) After about an hour and a half the party ______ because there was not enough wine that evening.

A)broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke through

3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to ____ for various reasons.

A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last

4) Somewhat to my _______, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.

A)entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation

5) The political weakness of these countries _________their economic weakness.

A)compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to D) corresponded to

6) A series of tragic _______ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.

A)accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences

7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or ______ like Chinese.

A)direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave

8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of _______ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations.

A)revolt B) rebel C) chaos D) challenge

9) I promised to_________ the others at 5 a.m.

A)rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt

10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _______ without trial.

A)murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished

11) This swimming costume is made of ______ material.

A)elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious

12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on ________ down a car and a taxi last night.

A)collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush

13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease ______

A)for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good

14) The citizens in the neighborhood all___ for the local government's decision to close the small paint factory.

A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed

15) The government attempts to put down the______ of the president's sex scandal.

A)news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb

16) The fact that we underestimated our ______ led to our bitter defeat.