Word List 1(2004)

Word List 11. Please run and fetch a doctor. This man is ________ to death.A. drippingB. bleedingC. circulatingD. breeding2. I would like to open a deposit ________ in your bank.A. insuranceB. detailC. amountD. account3. As compared with wheat flour, corn flour is rather ________.A. harshB. rudeC. coarseD. course4. The U. N. resolution had a clear ________, that is, to drive the Iraqi army out of Kuwait（科威特）.A. objectiveB. objectionC. goalD. purpose5. The exterior of the museum was not very impressive, but its exhibits were ________.A. ruralB. marvelousC. routineD. royal6. A 30-kilometre neutral zone will leave the capital out of the ________ of heavy weapons.A. scaleB. extentC. rangeD. scope7. As he has ________our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.A. emittedB. engagedC. exertedD. exhausted8. ________ energy must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.A. accumulatedB. assembledC. gatheredD. collected9. Many people now ________ to work to save money and keep healthy.A. circleB. cycleC. orbitD. recycle10. There are no tickets ________ for Sunday’s performance.A. desirableB. flexibleC. arbitraryD. available11. I knew the visitor was woman because I could hear her ________.A. soundB. accentC. voiceD. noise12. Among the astronomers of ancient Greece two theories developed ________ the place of the earth in the universe.A. supposingB. givingC. concerningD. excluding13. Look out! The paint is still ________.A. wetB. dampC. humidD. moist14. It is ________ to sell and own guns in this country.A. illegalB. idleC. intimateD. initial15. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and above all ina quiet ________.A. siteB. neighborhoodC. sceneD. spot16. He took ________ to the plan.A. angerB. blameC. objectionD. rejection17. He wanted to say no, but ________ the courage.A. lackedB. insertedC. acquiredD. recovered18. Bad weather caused a ________ in the scheduled activities.A. lagB. launchC. collisionD. column19. Losses due to friction ________ in every machine and in every organization.A. displayB. earnC. happenD. occur20. Children learn their gesture when they ________ their parents’movements.A. resembleB. discoverC. illustrateD. imitate21. There is shallow water on both sides of the ________ in this river.A. canalB. channelC. routeD. path22. She couldn’t teach such________ children.A. dullB. dimC. passiveD. slight23. He has an ________ desire to be an excellent lawyer.A. eagerB. efficientC. adequateD. earnest24. He is a strong man and can lift the big stone with ________.A. affectionB. obstacleC. easeD. mercy25. The setting sun shone with a red ________.A. glowB. flashC. sparkD. beam26. The effective ________ of this rifle is 500 meters.A. exteriorB. rangeC. functionD. performance27. Hangzhou is remarkable for its ________.A. sightB. spotC. viewD. scenery28. A person who has been overworking is often ________.A. frightenedB. scaredC. tediousD. nervous29. This disease ________ a serious risk to life.A. consistsB. constitutesC. providesD. offends30. With our ________ efforts we managed to push the car back on the road.A. respectiveB. individualC. averageD. joint31. He speaks with a strong southern ________, making it difficult for northerners to understand him.A. toneB. accentC. languageD. dialect32. As ________ has it, the British people drive on the left side of the road.A. habitB. fashionC. modeD. custom33. The car crashed into a lamppost and was seriously ________.A. woundedB. damagedC. crushedD. injured34. There is no ________ to the house from the main road.A. avenueB. accessC. exitD. valley35. More than twenty people were killed by the ________of the bomb.A. flameB. glowC. flashD. blast36. He couldn’t ________ enough to keep his family from starvation.A. gainB. obtainC. earnD. attain37. He is never ________ of others for their wealth.A. jealousB. curiousC. crazyD. critical38. He ________his point by relating his own experiences.A. hintedB. illustratedC. motivatedD. located39. You shouldn’t have written in the ________. The book belongs to the library.A. borderB. marginC. boundaryD. blade40. The vacation was of ________ importance to her, for she was going to Switzerland.A. keenB. gloriousC. feasibleD. particularWord List 21. Nancy shared her husband’s________ for classical painting.A. visionB. reasonC. decisionD. passion2. The front of the car can ________ an impact at 100 miles per hour.A. processB. strainC. withstandD. smash3. We shall be much _______ if you will kindly lend us your car.A. obligedB. strainedC. thankedD. compelled4. China’s economic development was faster than what most western experts had ________.A. pointedB. predictedC. directedD. awaited5. Darwin’s ________ of evolution is very important to the development of modern thought.A. perceptionB. motionC. theoryD. concept6. In this city a family’s car als o indicates its social ________.A. gradeB. sourceC. rangeD. rank7. She speaks ________ but not very correct English.A. frequentB. flexibleC. fluentD. fluid8. He accomplished the mission with extraordinary ________.A. wiseB. wisdomC. motionD. mood9. ________ will be very hard to find during peak seasons at the Yellow Mountains.A. AccommodationB. AccessC. ApplicationD. Arrangement10. I smiled at her, but she didn’t ________.A. emergeB. overcomeC. respondD. glimpse11. He will become a soldier of the top ________.A. originB. sourceC. cycleD. rank12. Constant showers are ________ of the summer here.A. necessaryB. characteristicC. distinctD. indispensable13. Her ________ is very good; I’ve known her for years.A. championB. characterC. cataloguesD. personalities14. Mrs. Smith was robbed of her handbag by two ________ menA. liberalB. maskedC. jealousD. deceived15. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word. He just ________ it.A. swallowedB. chewedC. glancedD. skimmed16. The steep path up to the house is its only________.A. shortageB. disadvantageC. meritD. pride17. You should be objective when you ________ his ability.A. evaluateB. evaporateC. distinguishD. dominate18. Your plan is excellent in ________, but would it succeed in practice?A. imaginationB. theoryC. scienceD. contrast19. Ted has been working in a travel ________ for five years.A. unionB. missionC. agencyD. council20. This team ________ of only ten technicians, yet they have made lots of inventions in the past few years.A. constitutesB. consistsC. formsD. threatens21. The mayor and the council ________ the city.A. coordinateB. accelerateC. governD. manipulate22. This elephant was ________ for show.A. capturedB. arrestedC. releasedD. tamed23. I wasn’t quite sure what was________ by his word.A. impliedB. reflectedC. signedD. demonstrated24. The cook ________ the butter and sugar together.A. blendedB. bloomedC. blastedD. dipped25. There are many harbors on the east ________ of our country.A. bankB. shoreC. coastD. beach26. More than one hundred people ________ in the clean-up- the-campus campaign.A. checkedB. includedC. participatedD. ranged27. People with strong ________ are not often sick.A. formationB. constitutionC. structureD. tendency28. Mrs. Morris’ daughter is pretty and ________, and many girls envy her.A. slenderB. slightC. slipperyD. sole29. The ________ growth will most likely continue at a rapid pace.A. economicB. economyC. economicsD. economical30. This country is ________ desert land and can’t produce enough grain.A. exceedinglyB. namelyC. highlyD. largely31. Jenny is always ________ after praise and flattery.A. strainingB. strappingC. stressingD. strengthening32. That novel was very hard to understand, for it was written in a peculiar________.A. styleB. fashionC. approachD. pattern33. Tomorrow we are to ________ a group of Canadian businessmen on a trip around the city.A. overlookB. accompanyC. escapeD. secure34. Owing to ________ competition among the airlines, travelexpenses have been reduced considerably.A. aggressiveB. denseC. fertileD. fierce35. This material is designed to ________temperatures of up to 500 o C.A. withstandB. withdrawC. stretchD. witness36. ________ rainfall can damage the crops.A. ExtraB. ExcessiveC. Diverse D Sufficient37. The ________ weren’t in the least interference with the demonstrators.A. devicesB. channelsC. customsD. authorities38. ________ quantities of water are used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.A. AdditionalB. GloriousC. CompetentD. Excessive39. I ________ to swim rather than go to see a film this afternoon.A. resignB. fancyC. preferD. solve40. Tom was cold and conventional in ________.A. characterB. featureC. sketchD. outlineWord List 31. Those________ housewives are waiting for special sales.A. economicB. faithfulC. economicalD. grateful2. The officers were divided in their opinion about the ________.A. conquestB. dashC. missionD. strategy3. After the ________, the president shook hands with every guest.A. receptionB. acceptanceC. navigationD. instruction4. He has a habit of telling ________ whenever he meets his close friend.A. jokesB. incidentsC. accountsD. negotiation5. Last night he saw two dark ________ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.A. figuresB. chartC. framesD. sketch6. New York city, which ________ of being a melting pot, is now turning its back on new immigrants.A. toastedB. roastedC. boastedD. exaggerated7. It’s quite________ for children to be afraid of the dark.A. normalB. trueC. genuineD. typical8. The policeman ________ the thief but could not catch him.A. grantedB. cheatedC. chasedD. pursued9. He advised his son never to spend in ________ of his income.A. exceptionB. excessC. accessD. exit10. This young man is an ________ person and likely to start a fightA. inevitableB. aggressiveC. indispensableD. opposite11. The government ________ a nation-wide campaign to protect intellectual property.A. introducedB. assignedC. launchedD. sponsored12. The missile missed the ________ by 1 500 meters in its first experimental flight.A. endB. targetC. purposeD. terminal13. Although he is only twenty, he has got ________ judgment.A. approximateB. matureC. stableD. stiff14. He had a ________ plan to swim across the English Channel.A. gradualB. boldC. capableD. dramatic15. Ten days ago he informed his boss of his intention to ________.A. traceB. withdrawC. retreatD. resign16. He is responsible for ________ the activities of those organizations.A. correspondingB. creatingC. coordinatingD. constructing17. This new rule is applicable to everyone without________.A. accuracyB. exceptionC. impactD. precision18. They ________ that the policemen had beaten the students.A. ignoredB. functionedC. furnishedD. charged19. Let’s________ to get the work done q uickly.A. coordinateB. cooperateC. convertD. contact20. Seven people were killed by the ________ of the roof.A. collisionB. wreckC. collapseD. harness21. The ________of the US financial system is changing.A. indicationB. indexC. structureD. element22. This electric torch has an in-built battery, which must be ________ before it is completely exhausted.A. filledB. chargedC. fulfilledD. maintained23. Doctors and scientists are still ________ of the side effects of this new medicine.A. uncertainB. uneasyC. uniqueD. urgent24. Whether the games will be held as planned or not is ________.A. variableB. validC. uncertainD. ultimate25. Don’t ________ anything else in, or the bag will burst.A. stackB. stainC. staffD. stuff26. The army fired rockets and missiles at ________ in around the city.A. targetsB. aimC. destinationD. tension27. Owing to the strong ________, the central bank keeps raising its interest rates.A. organizationB. loanC. economyD. debt28. The television ________ between the two candidates will be held on Sunday.A. discussionB. disputeC. debateD. quarrel29. The book ________ off his hand after he fell asleep.A. slidB. slicedC. skimmedD. scanned30. This ________of losses over profits will ruin the company.A. burdenB. excessC. clueD. claim31. His ________ went too far. It was more than I could bear.A. privilegeB. rumorC. objectionD. joke32. The police ________ an investigation into the murder case.A. launchedB. setC. urgedD. trapped33. Many foreigners find the British class ________ difficult to understand.A. constructionB. contentC. contractD. structure34. The new Ford looks like any ________ car, but it has a very advanced engine.A. immigrantB. dynamicC. domesticD. normal35. The consumer committee, on behalf of many customers, ________a complaint against the manufacturer.A. filedB. piledC. implementedD. enforced36. He was tired of his wife’s ________ complaints.A. consistentB. constantC. temporaryD. content37. Do you believe that he has an income of six ________?A. figuresB. dataC. digitalD. numbers38. How many weekly ________ do you often read?A. articlesB. itemsC. intervalD. journals39. The commander ordered a(n) ______ attack upon the enemy without any hesitation.A. immediateB. immenseC. tremendousD. hostile40. The builders have ________ a difficult piece of work.A. accumulatedB. adjustedC. accompaniedD. accomplishedWord List 41. The teacher lost his ________ just because that student was ten minutes late.A. moodB. temperC. passionD. mind2. Scandinavian countries are ________ welfare states, where taxes are free.A. tropicalB. typicalC. obviousD. transparent3. For three successive years, the annual ________ of increase in grain production has been over 9%.A. rateB. paceC. proportionD. ratio4. My son was practicing ________ on an old typewriter.A. typingB. countingC. sewingD. writing5. He was engaged at a ________ of 100,000 dollars a year.A. savingsB. salaryC. depositD. measure6. Henry bought a telescope to ________ the stars.A. worshipB. observeC. witnessD. perceive7. We have an ________ amount of work to do if we want to finish it on time.A. exactB. exclusiveC. immenseD. intensive8. He is good at answering that ________ of questions.A. varietyB. trialC. figureD. type9. We’d like to ________ a table for five for dinner this evening.A. denyB. reserveC. retainD. occupy10. The President ________ Congress of the delay in passing his bill.A. scoldedB. criticizeC. scaredD. accused11. You should hire a more ________ manager than the one you currently have.A. sufficientB. effectiveC. efficientD. respective12. It is quite ________ of beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.A. peculiarB. modestC. typicalD. vigorous13. The mountain is of 2000 metres _______ above sea level.A. heightB. altitudeC. attributeD. dimension14. This is a public holiday-there is no ________ of rubbish today.A. combinationB. separationC. collectionD. assembly15. Bronze is a ________ metal made of copper and tin.A. complexB. compoundC. fluidD. dynamic16. This medicine is ________ against cancer.A. effectiveB. efficientC. evidentD. remarkable17. The daughter went shopping; ________, her mother cooked.A. once in a whileB. from time to timeC. rarelyD. meanwhile18. The ________ old building was surrounded by an enormous garden.A. grantB. grandC. utmostD. ultimate19. After a ________ he continued his story.A. processB. trialC. pauseD. halt20. Paul strongly denied that he was guilty of ________ innocent customers.A. robbingB. derivingC. graspingD. cheating21. We should make every effort to develop ________ energy sources.A. denseB. favorableC. preferableD. alternative22. The building is said to have been ________ in a fire two weeks ago.A. damagedB. hurtC. destroyedD. spoiled23. A man ________ her for $80 by selling her a watch which did not work.A. concealedB. revealedC. deceivedD. exposed24. She was ________ in spite of her illness.A. satisfactoryB. cheerfulC. cheeringD. content25. We won the game through a ________ effort.A. collectiveB. personalC. staffD. private26. To spend one night at one of those ________ hotels in the downtown area will cost you more than $100.A. gloriousB. brilliantC. royalD. grand27. A paperback ________ of a book is much cheaper than a hardback edition.A. editionB. copyC. royalD. mode28. Qingdao, being a famous summer ________, is very crowded in summer.A. resortB. regionC. spotD. bond29. The statistical figures in that report are not ________. You should not refer to them.A. directB. preciseC. accurateD. perfect30. Petrol is very light, and it ________ easilyA. spreadsB. scattersC. spillsD. evaporates31. The ship was ________ badly and they had to return to the port.A. leakingB. leaningC. penetratingD. piercing32. Most train tickets are ________ for two to five days, depending on the distance you travel.A. legalB. efficientC. vitalD. valid33. We will settle the dispute by peaceful ________.A. meansB. mannersC. regulationsD. trails34. When the federal government refused this request, the Southern states ________A. rebelledB. rousedC. arousedD. awoke35. The government ________ them permission to leave the country.A. suppliedB. grantedC. rejectedD. admitted36. I shall ________ my order for a new coat because my wife has bought me one from abroad.A. emphasizeB. assignC. recallD. retire37. He was one of the ________ of the accident.A. arrivalsB. giantsC. witnessesD. receivers38. In some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital ________ of milk.A. resourceB. fountainC. sourceD. outcome39. The storage ________ of this reservoir (水库) is two million cubic meters.A. qualityB. facilityC. quantityD. capacity40. Farming demands ________ forecasts of the weather.A. definiteB. accurateC. approximateD. positiveWord List 51. She placed her gift in a box and ________ it up with a beautiful sheet of paper.A. boundB. fastenedC. woundD. wrapped2. The doctors said that M olly’s mother had to ________ a minor operation.A. threatenB. undergoC. sufferD. survive3. The plane appeared to have crashed because of a ________ problem.A. mechanicB. mechanicalC. machineryD. mechanics4. They have ________ advanced shoe-making techniques to mass production.A. reducedB. appliedC. approachedD. confirmed5. What medicine did the doctor ________ for your headache?A. describeB. appointC. designateD. prescribe6. The currents of air ________ pressure on the sails so that the ship can move.A. exertB. utilizeC. executeD. monitor7. You must go through the customs in order to pass across the ________.A. borderB. zoneC. edgeD. location8. The natives believe that this cave is occupied by ________ spirits, and nobody dare enter it.A. illB. evilC. generousD. virtuous9. He ________ a large sum of money by buying and selling bonds.A. retainedB. obtainedC. remainedD. maintained10. The minister said he was resigning but refused to ________ on his reasons for doing so.A. displayB. disposeC. elaborateD. reflect11. Tom’s little daughter is learning the ________ of painting.A. s tretchB. visionC. technologyD. technique12. She has become very ________ lately, giving at least one party a month.A. crazyB. influentialC. socialD. principal13. The wildlife of this country is strictly ________.A. preservedB. reservedC. deservedD. deduced14. There is a hidden path beneath the cliff that leads to the________.A. altitudeB. roofC. peakD. horizon15. The minister ________ the importance of adult education.A. stressedB. strainedC. attachedD. depressed16. That young actress is a woman of ________ beauty.A. extraordinaryB. sincereC. loyalD. obvious17. No one has yet solved the problem of how to get rid of ________ waste.A. electronB. atomC. moleculeD. nuclear18. The scientists spent weeks constructing an ________ engine.A. artificialB. executiveC. elaborateD. clumsy19. The tower ________ a little to the west.A. twistsB. leapsC. leansD. curves20. The ________ of the book expressed his concern for the human future.A. authorityB. agentC. editorD. author21. The farmers tuned the once ________ land into good field.A. invaluableB. worthlessC. vainD. vacuum22. Seeing the benefits of new farming ________, the farmers became thirsty for knowledge.A. techniquesB. volumeC. capacityD. command23. I want a thermometer that is marked with both the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit ________.A. rangesB. scopesC. amountsD. scales24. London is one of the four important ________ centers of the world.A. fairsB. loanC. bondD. financial25. To most college students, financial ________ comes in two forms, that is, scholarship and loans.A. accountB. savingsC. resourcesD. aid26. The museum has a good range of ________ toys.A. superficialB. mechanicalC. supremeD. prime27. The reader may ________ his argument, but I certainly do not.A. generateB. graspC. liberateD. guarantee28. This shirt must be ________; it is too large for you.A. adoptedB. alteredC. adaptedD. converted29. Many former ________ won independence after World War II.A. communitiesB. coloniesC. societiesD. authorities30. Sam has never shown much ________ for his wife’s feelings.A. commissionB. attractionC. considerationD. satisfaction31. The city should take some measures to ________ the old temple.A. preserveB. reserveC. deserveD. conserve32. According to a police report, the knife ________ the victim’s heart.A. thrustB. penetratedC. bittenD. stung33. Here is a ________ of our product. You can take it home and try it.A. sampleB. model B. fashion D. specimen34. When the bell rang, the students went into their ________ classrooms.A. respectableB. respectiveC. responsibleD. respectful35. The two cars were broken to pieces in the ________.A. crackB. crushC. commissionD. collision36. Our proposals are still under________.A. affectionB. considerationC. generationD. allowance37. We wish to express our ________ to you for your help and supportA. attitudeB. multitudeC. altitudeD. gratitude38. When the sun came out, the snow ________ away.A. dissolveB. vanishedC. meltedD. floated39. Only when you have ________ sufficient data can you come to a sound conclusion.A. prescribedB. observedC. obtainedD. retained40. The full ________ of the news hit us several days later.A. impactB. impositionC. glanceD. objectionWord List 61. The field is so thickly grown with rice that there is ________ sufficient room for one to work in.A. scarcelyB. rarelyC. frequentlyD. gradually2. The frightened child ________ its mother’s hand.A. seizedB. capturedC. occupiedD. gripped3. A ________ cause of Adam’s failure is his pride.A. previousB. preciousC. observedD. primary4. The scientist ________ the distant stars all his life.A. noticeB. perceivedC. observedD. tended5. We should be ________ of the comfort of old people.A. instantB. loyalC. matureD. considerate6. There was a(n) ________ silence as each person waited nervously for the other to speak first.A. advisableB. erectC. uneasyD. accustomed7. By accident he poured alcohol on the stove, and ________ shot uptoward the ceiling.A. flamesB. flashesC. glowD. glory8. Even mere ________ of Henry’s name makes her sad.A. receptionB. mentionC. reactionD. repetition9. She ________ the Queen with a bunch of flowers on behalf of the girl students.A. presentedB. contributedC. sacrificedD. rendered10. The bridge is the ________ where they shot the film.A. addressB. structureC. settingD. site11. Do you ________ a French accent in his speech?A. implyB. infectC. affectD. detect12. With the introduction of sophisticated ________, inform- ation flows faster than it ever did.A. technologyB. craftC. professionD. trade13. ________ must be made before we reach an agreement.A. ArrangementB. ContractionC. ComprisesD. Compromises14. We’ve arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ________ and go another day.A. flexibleB. availableC. appropriateD. accurate15. That boy student did exercises to ________ his muscles.A. ensureB. expandC. confirmD. strengthen16. She ________ the clothes all night before she washed them.A. drippedB. soakedC. dumpedD. drained17. What Alice wears seems to be ________ every day.A. primeB. priorC. unusualD. capable18. The car was going at the ________ of 80 miles an hour.A. paceB. rateC. ratioD. image19. After years of ________ bee dance, the scientist found that the dances have certain patterns.A. observingB. viewingC. gazingD. staring20. We ________ that they immediately investigate the robbery case.A. justifiedB. transformedC. requestedD. informed。