MBA经典词汇100题

1] He gave the machine another ___ to see if it could work.A) chance B) trial C) operation D) attempt2] The ___ of the story was “ Look before you leap. “A) instruction B) moral C) comment D) statement3] Many people complain of the rapid ___ of modern life.A) rate B) pace C) speed D) growth4] They attempted to arouse nationalistic ___ against the foreigner.A) passions B) desires C) enthusiasm D) mood5] contributionThis week’s issue has ___ from several well-respected journalists.A) grants B) contributions C) assignments D) publications6] Television can be an excellent ___ for education.A) medium B) approach C) method D) mould7] The workers there held a(n) ___ to call for better working and living conditions.A) rally B) conjunction C) episode D) riot8] The newspaper uncovered a *** ___ involving several government officials.A) scandal B) shame C) conviction D) rumor9] They stood gazing at the happy ___ of children playing in the park.A) perspective B) view C) landscape D) scene10] The wise man exercises ___ in his behavior and enjoyments.A) limitation B) interest C) restriction D) restraint11] Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ___.A) views B) scenes C) sights D) scenery12] John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ___ for his organizing ability.A) scope B) space C) capacity D) range13] A ___ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.A) formula B) frame C) schedule D) sketch14] I undid the ___, and opened the case.A) scrapes B) sprays C) strokes D) straps15] The police set a ___ to catch the thieves.A) plan B) device C) trap D) trick16] Computer ___ affects the health of your computer just like their biological counterparts （对应物）make you sick.A) symptom B) virus C) gene D) therapy17] Against his ___, Mario was forced to leave the country.A) mind B) will C) instinct D) heart18] Yesterday was the twentieth ___ of the founding of the republic.A) ceremony B) anniversary C) occurrence D) entertainment19] The two countries are linked by ___ of friendship going back many years.A) knots B) joints C) connections D) bonds20] The government has devoted a larger slice of its national ___ to agriculture than most other countries.A) resources B) potential C) budget D) economy21] Why should anyone want to read ___ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?A) themes B) insights C) digests D) versions22] In nature, the ___ of plants is obviously related to climate.A) contribution B) attribution C) interaction D) distribution23] Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an ___ of the cost of repairing the roof.A) assessment B) estimate C) assumption D) evaluation24] Gas stoves can be used with greater ___ than the old coal-burners.A) faculty B) facility C) publicity D) intensity25] He made a ___ to build a successful business on his own in this district.A) disposal B) hint C) perspective D) resolve26] Hard up families may receive financial support from the welfare ___.A) fund B) finance C) capital D) money27] Coal is usually found underground, below several ___ of rock.A) floors B) stacks C) levels D) layers28] In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large ___ from his bank.A) finance B) capital C) loan D) debt29] During summer vacations some teachers attend ___ at colleges.A) studios B) seminars C) stadiums D) senates30] He went bankrupt and committed ___, leaving a widow and two children.A) murder B) penalty C) suicide D) execution31] There was a good deal of ___ to the introduction of foreign cultures.A) obstacle B) challenge C) resistance D) block32] Only people with a strong ___ can go climbing.A) construction B) constitution C) content D) convention33] The railway runs through a ___ under the mountain.A) channel B) tunnel C) canal D) highway34] The farmers in this country can improve their ___ by using better seeds and more fertilizer.A) yield B) growth C) harvest D) gain35] I think we need to see an investment ___ before we make an expensive mistake.A) guide B) cashier C) consultant D) assessor36] The ship’s captain and members of the ___ welcomed us on board.A) crew B) staff C) faculty D) team37] The problems requiring immediate solution will be given ___ at the meeting.A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency38] He has put his car entirely at our ___ for the holiday.A) usage B) disposal C) application D) disposition39] Under these ___, you might agree with us that it is rather difficult for your products to put a footing on this market.A) situations B) circumstances C) cases D) conditions40] Molecules are tiny ___, invisible except under a very powerful microscope.A) spots B) dots C) germs D) particles41] Scientists have found that lead can be ___ easily.A) dissolved B) digested C) melted D) mined42] I hope I haven’t ___ you in any way, I really meant to help you out of the trouble.A) raided B) tortured C) violated D) offended43] You look completely ___; you must go to bed immediately.A) consumed B) exhausted C) strained D) disposed44] The Prime Minister frequently wandered from his text to ___ on a point that had obviously caught his audience’s interest.A) elaborate B) stress C) explain D) speculate45] The school ___ itself on its academic record.A) claims B) boasts C) prides D) proves46] He found it hard to ___ the temptation to get drunk.A) resign B) resist C) refuse D) reserve47] If you don’t dry the knife, it will ___.A) ruin B) rust C) decay D) spoil48] It’s too late to change your mind now, so there’s no point in ___ tears over it.A) discarding B) streaming C) shedding D) flowing49] She ___ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.A) slipped B) skated C) spilt D) split50] The children had been ___ of the danger, but had taken no notice.A) warned B) alerted C) threatened D) persuaded51] Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience ___ greatly to his success in public life.A) contributed B) owed C) attached D) related52] Half the students were ___ as they bored with the lessons.A) yielding B) yawning C) stooping D) straining53] It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ___.A) scattered B) separated C) spaced D) divided54] The car accident was ___ to t he driver’s violation of the traffic regulations.A) assigned B) contributed C) attributed D) transferred55] This meat is rather tough; you have to ___ it for a long time.A) chew B) bite C) eat D) swallow56] This terrorist attack has been ___ by the entire international community.A) condemned B) scolded C) criticized D) blamed57] What these young men were doing ___ a threat to the safety of the whole neighborhood.A) constructed B) constituted C) contracted D) contributed58] Natural gas can be used to power cars by ___ their engines.A) converting B) condensing C) transferring D) transmitting59] Humidity（湿度）is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to ___ it.A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain60] The road was so icy that the drivers had trouble stopping their cars from ___.A) drifting B) cruising C) sliding D) sloping61] Once we’d ___ the subject of Jill’s wedding, we had nothing to say to each other.A) exerted B) executed C) exhausted D) explained62] Despite the rescuers’ strenuous （艰苦的）efforts, hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to ___.A) decrease B) fade C) loosen D) faint63] Don’t ___ to contact me if you need any more information.A) hesitate B) pause C) postpone D) frighten64] After a day’s work, people may feel ___ to relax themselves by reading or watching TV.A) inclined B) intended C) declined D) subjected65] This machine works very well so long as no one ___ with it.A) disturbs B) upsets C) interrupts D) interferes66] The design of the new library has to be ___ because of the reduced funds.A) polished B) converted C) modified D) moderated67] Suddenly the crowd ___ and moved back, and the police pushed through.A) parted B) departed C) distributed D) divorced68] I ___ you that I had no intention of offending you.A) convince B) persuade C) ensure D) assure69] Manual labor has been ___ by machines in most industries.A) exported B) rescued C) sacked D) replaced70] All our attempts to ___ the child from drowning were in vain.A) regain B) recover C) reserve D) rescue71] Please ___ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.A)restrain B) withdraw C) restrict D) prohibit72] These international events seem likely to ___, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1990s.A) revolt B) reform C) reverse D) replace73] The children was ___ for getting his shoes and socks wet.A) upset B) suffered C) complained D) scolded74] The professor’s wife was in the kitchen preparing a salad and ___ cold meat into neat, thin pieces.A) sawing B) chopping C) slicing D) splitting75] He had been sitting on the ground for so long that his legs became ___.A) strict B) strained C) solid D) stiff76] She cut her hair short and tried to ___ herself as a man.A) decorate B) disguise C) pretend D) trim77] In production cheaper materials are being ___ for the better, more expensive kind.A) discarded B) replaced C) substituted D) converted78] If you ___ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directionsA) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend79] Because of the strong sun Mrs. Williams’ new blue dining-room curtains ___ to grey within a year.A) faded B) fainted C) retreated D) vanished80] We watched as the plane ___ behind the clouds.A) lost B) escaped C) flew D) vanished81] All these stories are written in ___ English and should give no problem to readers even at an elementary level.A) obvious B) transparent C) plain D) fashionable82] Since this matter is very urgent and therefore has a ___ claim to my attention, I shall naturally consider it first.A) prior B) superior C) senior D) inferior83] They are conservatives; they don’t favor ___ policies.A) controversial B) crucial C) radical D) exclusive84] He was very ___ to go, but he had no choice.A) indifferent B) inclined C) resistant D) reluctant85] The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the ___ price for it is $28.A) virtual B) retail C) massive D) singular86] Drive very carefully; the roads are wet and ___.A) slippery B) smooth C) shallow D) sticky87] A window in the kitchen was ___; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.A) scattered B) scraped C) scratched D) smashed88] This advanced jet fighter needs no runway at all as it can make a ___ take-off or landing like a helicopter.A) straight B) direct C) horizontal D) vertical89] Since many insects have already become ___ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide （杀虫剂）.A) active B) resistant C) gradual D) tough90] In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total ___ for living expenses.A) acceptable B) advisable C) available D) applicable91] Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ___.A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively92] You have good reason not to trust him, but this time he is ___ trying to help you.A) honorably B) truthfully C) faithfully D) sincerely93] These goods are ___ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably94] Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as ___ other musicians.A) superior to B) more superior thanC) more superior to D) superior than95] I am sure I can ___ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.A) speak B) say C) talk D) tell96] The club chairman suggested that they should ___ their usual custom and finish the season with a concert instead of a dance.A) stick to B) depart from C) go by D) drift from97] In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ___ with the rapid changes of society.A) step B) pace C) touch D) progress98] ___ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.A) Prior to B) Ahead of C) Apart from D) But for99] The one pleasure that Einstein ___ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others.A) resulted from B) stirred up C) turned out D) derived from100] The speaker talked about sports in general and about football ___.A) in brief B) in sequence C) in short D) in particular。