第二节形近词辨析(专四)

第二节形近词辨析

1.We have spent a lot ____amount of money on the project already

A.inconsiderable

B. inconsiderate

C. inaccurate

D. incomparable

2.Rumors were already beginning to _____that the project might have to be abandoned.

A.calculate

B. speculate

C. circulate

D. regulate

3.There have been apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate_____.

A.seniority

B. superiority

C. height

D. hierarchy

4.They were both glad to have gotten through the divorce proceedings without any visible signs of_____.

A.hostility

B. hospitality

C. humidity

D. humanity

5.There has been a ____lack of communication between the management and the union.

A.regretful

B. regretting

C. regrettable

D. regretted

6.The statement completely laid bare its ____for world conquest.

A.admiration

B. ambition

C. administration

D. accusation

7.Hearing the news, they are ____joy and sorrow.

A.alternatively

B. alternately

C. jointly

D. mutually

8.You can not imagine how___ I felt when I faced with so many difficulties.

A.overflowed

B. overthrown

C. overturned

D. overwhelmed

9.His __ was taken as a part of lawsuit between American aviation and Yahoo.

A.desperation

B. depreciation

C. deposition

D. depression

10.This course ____ several different aspects of economics.

A.embraces

B. elaborates

C. exaggerates

D. embarks

11.She refused to ____to my going abroad.

A.convert

B. contribute

C. correspond

D. contest

12.The housing prices in big cities is ____, but still many young people would rather buy a house than rent a room.

A.sneaking

B. soaking

C. soaring

D. spinning

13.The____ law did not make a clear distinction between the new and old land boundary.

A.adventurous

B. advantageous

C. ambitious

D. ambiguous

14.It was ___ that the school discriminated against Asian students.

A.assaulted

B. alleged

C. addicted

D. ascribed

15.Sometimes it is good to stop for a while to think about the past and ___he future.

A. contaminate

B. contemplate

C. consolidate

D. contradict

16. The police are trying to ____ who killed the old woman.

A. ascertain

B. ascribe

C. avert

D. assert

17. That you can not feel the movement of earth does not mean that the earth is really ____.

A. steady

B. sturdy

C. stubborn

D. stationary

18. With favorable weather conditions, it was a(n)______moment to set sail.

A. auspicious

B. suspicious

C. gracious

D. ferocious

19. The Tibet Autonomous Region is 1.22 million sq.km.in area,with an average _____ of over 4,000m above sea level.

A. aptitude

B. latitude

C. altitude

D. gratitude

20. Have you ever received _____ of what has happened to her?

A. the word

B. words

C. word

D. the words

21. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ____ at different villages.

A. unceasingly

B. gradually

C. continuously

D. continually

22. Members of Parliament are required to ____ all their financial interests.

A. discover

B. uncover

C. reveal

D. disclose

23. I hope to _________ my umbrella which I left in the taxi.

A. restore

B. retain

C. repel

D. retrieve

24. This program can help freshmen make a successful ________ into college life

A. transformation

B. transmission

C. transition

D. transaction

25. Will the widening ________between the rich and poor reverse?

A. cheat

B. charm

C. chase

D. chasm

26. You should not _____ your father’s advice. Anyway he is much more experienced than you in this matter.

A. deduce

B. deliberate

C. defy

D. denounce

27. After three hours of questioning the suspect broke down and ________.

A. acknowledged

B. recognized

C. conceded

D. confessed

28. Of course，talking about something which affects them personally is ______ motivating for students

A. chiefly

B. reflection

C. currently

D. eminently

29. Irresponsible financial in the US has a good claim to being the main cause of the crisis

A. registration

B. reflection

C. regulation

D. revelation

30. The original text has been modified so_____ that it is barely recognizable.

A. restrictively

B. angry

C. inclusively

D. intensively

31. The_____ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.

A. defending

B. guarding

C. shielding

D. protecting

32.He said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.