阅读练习(二)猜词

Figure out the meaning of the underlined word and choose the best answer.

1. That young man is always ready to pay compliments to a pretty young lady.

a. expressions of praise and admiration

b. expressions of dislike and hatred

c. expressions of love and affection

2. People build houses mainly for shelter from the climatic elements.

a. the weather or the powers of nature

b. a particular group of people

c. the first or most simple things one has to learn about a subject

3. There was no compulsion on him to go with her. He could stay at home if he liked.

a. requirement

b. suggestion

c. force

4. The Great Depression in the 1930s was a time of misery and human suffering.

a. a period of reduced business activity and high unemployment

b. a feeling of sadness and hopelessness

c. a process of social changes

5. Many people have been put into prison for tax evasions.

a. avoidance

b. payment

c. excuses

6. The busy road is a menace to the children’s safety.

a. guarantee

b. protection

c. danger

7. His initial success fortified his resolve to be a scientist.

a. changed

b. strengthened

c. caused

8. He is very quick-tempered. He can rarely restrain his anger in front of others.

a. remove

b. show

c. control

9. He has been occupied with collecting stamps for many years.

a. successful in

b. absorbed in

c. productive in

10. I had a weary day yesterday; I couldn’t even move my legs by the time I went back home.

a. an exhausting

b. an unusual

c. a fascinating

11. Can you see what this not says --- his writing is almost illegible.

a. illiterate

b. unreadable

c. illegal

12. Our difficulties were compounded by the language barrier.

a. made lighter by adding

b. solved by removing

c. made worse by adding

13. His interest gave me an incentive and I worked twice as hard.

a. idea

b. inspiration

c. encouragement

14. Many readers do not realize how much faster they can read and they plod along at one-third their possible speed all their lives.

a. read carefully

b. read quickly

c. read slowly

15. The students spend so many hours reading every day that they get eyestrain.

a. tired

b. pain in the eyes

c. squint eyes

16. Carol flaunts before her classmates her new coat which she bought yesterday.

a. shows off

b. talks about

c. tries on

17. She pleaded with the officer to give her a ticket.

a. discussed with

b. argued with

c. asked in a begging way

18. My brain may be old, but it is not addled.

a. confused

b. damaged

c. stupid

19. He was the glee club manager, but he couldn’t sing a note.