高考单词辨析

V ocabulary Tests

Test 1

Choose the answer from A，B，C，D or E which best completes each sentence. 1．He doesn't ______ to take a holiday this summer.

A．suppose B．design C．determine D．plan

2．She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their ______ . A．pleasure B．ease C．peace D．delight

3．He still looks ______ after his illness.

A．shaded B．discoloured C．fair D．pale

4．The manager ______ one of the hotel servants of stealing the money. A．complained B．blamed C．accused D．scolded

5．I feel ______ of his being able to buy a new car.

A．jealous B．unfair C．greedy D．mean

6．She's not really poor; she just ______ to be poor.

A．invents B．acts C．pretends D．reports

7．Does anyone ______ the plans we have made?

A．Differ B．oppose C．quarrel D．Disturb

8．After a thorough search, the police ______ most of the missing jewels. A．retreated B．refreshed C．recorded D．recovered

9．The school ______ is worn on the boys' caps.

A．stamp B．label C．figure D．badge

10．Take my ______ , young man, and Don't Drive so fast.

A．emphasis B．notice C．advertisement D．advice

11．It was a minor illness, and she soon ______ it.

A．got around B．got over C．got on with D．got on

12．A power failure completely ______ the cake she was baking. A．Damaged B．weakened C．spoiled D．Despaired 13．The town stands mainly on the left ______ of the river.

A．slope B．coast C．bank D．beach

14．The water could not flow freely because the pipe was ______ . A．blocked B．trapped C．loaded D．forced

15．He lost his ______ with the horse and beat it hard.

A．spirit B．nature C．mind D．temper

16．The committee is under ______ to reach agreement before midnight. A．Duty B．pressure C．control D．influence

17．We all like that teacher because of his nice ______ of humour.

A．skill B．Feelings C．principle D．sense

18．They spent the afternoon ______ blackberries in the wood.

A．picking B．selecting C．cutting D．gaining

19．He was quite ______ as an actor in the 1950s

.A．great B．high C．famous D．honorable

20．You'll have to buy some new shoes as these are ______ .

A．used up B．wasted away C．broken Down D．worn out

Test 2

Choose the answer from A, B, C, D or E which best completes each sentence.

1．A coach carrying football ______ crashed into a lorry on the motorway. A．watchers B．Fans C．people D．madmen

2．We are ______ your request and will shortly reply to it.

A．thinking B．realizing C．searching D．considering

3．The car was repaired but not quite to the owner's ______ .

A．joy B．pleasure C．regard D．satisfaction

4．He passed the ______ test but he failed the written examination.

A．skilful B．practical C．working D．efficient

5．He said the government would Do its best to ______ the problem of unemployment. A．Decide B．answer C．solve D．relax

6．In my mother's ______ ,it is essential to eat a big breakfast.

A．opinion B．idea C．confidence D．principle

7．The social services are chiefly ______ with the poor, the old and the sick. A．influenced B．related C．suffered D．concerned

8．If you hear the fire ______ , leave the building quickly.

A．advice B．alarm C．publicity D．notice

9．On her face there was a look of the ______ Despair.

A．heaviest B．thickest C．strongest D．longest

10．They cheered ______ when their favorite won the race.

A．sharply B．freely C．loudly D．slowly

11．David likes country life and has Decided to ______ farming.

A．go in for B．go back on C．go through D．go together

12．For a beauty competition you need a pretty face and a good ______ .

A．form B．formation C．frame D．figure

13．I held the little bird in my hand and felt its heart ______ .

A．bumping B．Driving C．striking D．beating

14．The nurse put a ______ round Jack's bleeding knee.

A．ribbon B．bandage C．sheet D．scarf

15．Her husband ______ a butcher's shop in the town.

A．governs B．Directs C．conducts D．manages

16．She knew the poem by ______ though she had read it only a few times. A．heart B．mind C．spirit D．memory

17．I Don't think that car is ______ the money you paid for it.

A．equal B．satisfactory C．worth D．Deserving

18．Suddenly there was a ______ of lightning followed by a clap of thunder.

A．ray B．flash C．stream D．flame

19．She closed the window and Drew the ______ before switching on the light. A．coverings B．shades C．carpets D．curtains

20．He sat on the barrel of a big gun to have his photograph ______ .

A．placed B．made C．held D．taken

Test 3

Choose the answer from A, B, C, D or E which best completes each sentence.

1．He ran Down the beach and ______ into the sea.