专四词汇练习(1)

1.His dominant________was to take all things into earnest consideration.

A. Trait

B.trail

C. trace

D.track

2.Both properties occupy a region long known as the lung of Haikou for its green________and fresh air.

A.vision

B.scene

C.desperate

D.delicate

3.If you fulfill this________task, you could well deserve a promotion.

A.desolate

B.desirable

C.desperate

D.delicate

4.Although he tried to focus on homework, the boy was________by his favorite cartoon.

A.distracted

B.displaced

C.dispersed

D.discarded

5.His greatest is his utterly natural and profoundly good musical instinct.

A.capacity

petence

C.gift

D.aptitude

6. Your ability to argue is of no________if you get your facts wrong.

A. ground

B. avail

C. practice

D. Consequence

7. The man is very angry because his friend borrowed his car behind his back. The underlined part means________

A. secretly

B. publicly

C. suddenly

D. disappointedly

8. ________ increases in the oil price have prompted anxiety among the car owners.

A. Abrupt

B. Ample

C. Acute

D. Automatic

9.Throughout our lives, mothers are there with an encouraging word, a sympathetic ear, and a(n) ________ heart.

A. obedient

B. tame

C. tender

D. Temperate

10.Embracing globalisation, Shanghai has become one of the most ________ cities in the world.

A. active

B. dynamic

C. energetic

D. Vigorous

11. My aunt tried her best to ______the situation, but the damage was already done.

A. adjust

B. regulate

C. rectify

D. amend

12. Michael is holding a ______ in the company and expects to be promoted soon.

A. minor

B. inferior

C. secondary

D. Subordinate

13. I wish you break a leg in the coming English speech contest. The underlined part means ____.

A. get injured

B. play well

C. good luck

D. have fun

14.I have a car now but my sister______owner

A.initial

B.original

C.primitive

D.primary

15. The principal stressed using multimedia teaching would never replace the one-to-one _____ _____ between pupil and teacher.

A. perceptions

B. consultations

C. interactions

D. Interruptions

16.They’ve made a great __________ forward with their road building in the last few years.

A. bounce

B. bound

C. hop

D. leap

17.Your books and magazines are almost in a __________; go and put them in order.

A. chaos

B. disorder

C. mess

D. riot

18.The animal protection group is calling on people to__________ fur coats and care for wild animals

A. ban

B. forbid

C. veto

D. Boycott

19. No one could ever __________ this government of not caring about the poor.

A. accuse

B. charge

C. condemn

D. Prosecute