专四词汇测试1

专四词汇检测1 (Oct. 17, 2019)

1.Please _____ from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne.

A.refrain

B. prevent

C. resist

D. restrain

2.We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______ of the desert.

A.space

B. expanse

C. stretch

D. land

3.The scheme was ______ when it was discovered it would be very costly.

A.resigned

B. surrendered

C. released

D. abandoned

4.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.

A.dismissed

B. discharged

C. expelled

D. resigned

5.Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but _______ slightly in

the afternoon.

A.regained

B. recovered

C. restored

D. revived

e on, Jack, tell me the story. Don’t keep me in _____.

A.suspense

B. suspending

C. suspension

D. suspender

7.Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has _____ to be the Greatest American.

A.appointed

B. appeased

C. nicknamed

D. nominated

8.The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which

have become resistant to drug treatments.

A.regulating

B. halting

C. interrupting

D. combating

9.The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with

______ hope.

A.eternal

B. infinite

C. ceaseless

D. everlasting

10.His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in _____ to his income.

parison

B. proportion

C. association

D. calculation

11.Being color-blinded, Sally can’t make a ______between red and green.

A.difference

B. distinction

C. comparison

D. division

12.Keep this reference book; it may come in ______ one day.

A.handy

B. useful

C. convenient

D. helpful

13.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______ of the

earthquake.

A.consequence

B. aftermath

C. result

D. effect

14.As a developing country, we must keep _______ with the rapid development of the world

economy.

A.move

B. step

C. speed

D. pace

15.Reporters and photographers alike took great ______ at the rude way the actor behaved

during the interview.

A.annoyance

B. offence

C. resentment

D. irritation

16.On the road motorists should be aware of cyclists and be ______ towards them.

A.considerable

B. considering

C. considerate

D. considered

17.You must insist that students give a truthful answer ______ with the reality of their world.

A.relevant

B. simultaneous

C. consistent

D. practical

18.Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.

A.crude

B. fresh

C. rude

D. original

19.We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of ________ materials.

A.primitive

B. rough

C. original

D. raw

20.His ______ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.

A.indulgence

B. habit

C. action

D. engagement

21.Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing us _____ their sincerity.

A.with

B. for

C. in

D. of

22.The hopes, goals, fears and desires widely _____ between men and women, between the

rich and the poor.

A.alter

B. shift

C. transfer

D. vary

23.The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the _____ cause of the tides.

A.principal

B. basic

C. initial

D. elementary

24.Due to personality ______, the two colleagues never got on well in work.

A.contradiction

B. conflict

C. confrontation

D. competition

25.The company has capitalized _____ the error of judgment made by its business competitor.

A.in

B. over

C. with

D. on

26.Thousands of _____ at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding

performance.

A.audience

B. participants

C. spectators

D. observers

27.The novel contains some marvelously revealing ____ of rural life in the 19th century.

A.glances

B. glimpses

C. glares

D. gleams

28.Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ______ to a certain book or article

that has some bearing on the subject being studied.

A.reaction

B. comment

C. impression

D. comprehension

29.The heat in summer is no less _____ here in this mountain region.

A.concentrated

B. extensive

C. intense

D. intensive

30.The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into _____ care.

A.tense

B. rigid

C. intensive

D. tight

31.The scientists have made an _______ study of the viruses that cause the disease.

A.exhausted

B. exhausting

C. exhaustive

D. exhaustion

32.They are trying to _______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.

A.expose

B. exhaust

C. exhibit

D. exploit

33.I suggested he should _____ himself to his new conditions.

A.adopt

B. regulate

C. suit

D. adapt