新视野大学英语4单选题

1) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _______ the skin of a human being and cause

a potentially serious illness.

A) transmit B) plunge

C) penetrate D) filter

2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _________ will be made to the strikers.

A) sessions B) recessions

C) concessions D) conferences

3) The noise was so loud that it was a _________ to the neighbors.

A) nuisance B) trouble

C) worry D) anxiety

4) It's only by _________ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.

A) perfect B) total

C) sheer D) thorough

5) He is ______ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.

A) willing B) ready

C) eager D) keen

6) The government would not dare to ________ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.

A) put B) impose

C) force D) emphasize

7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so ________! It was delicious.

A) mild B) slight

C) light D) tender

8) While they did not __________ any good results, they were still trying their best.

A) count in B) count on

C) count up D) count out

9) They did not ________ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.

A) yield B) apply

C) resort D) appeal

10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _____ that I thought I'd better arrive on time.

A) confusion B) initiative

C) fuss D) bark

11) I at last surrendered to the ________ and ate the last piece of chocolate.

C) temptation D) charm

12) I refused to tip the ______ , who left with an angry expression.

A) porter B) employee

C) servant D) assistant

13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often _________ by money problems.

A) associated B) connected

C) assisted D) accompanied

14) You take everything too _______! Relax and enjoy yourself.

A) carefully B) gravely

C) seriously D) critically

15) You look thoroughly _______. Why don't you take a week's holiday?

A) run up B) run down

C) run over D) run off

16) Would it be more ______ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?

A) sensible B) sensitive

C) sentimental D) sensational

17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no ______ to pay them any money.

A) instinct B) influence

C) sympathy D) obligation

18) She no longer believed in him for his _______ promises all these years.

A) vacant B) empty

C) bare D) hollow

19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _______ by force.

A) protected B) guaranteed

C) preserved D) ensured

20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _______ to such shame and stress.

A) subjected B) attached

C) related D) resisted

21) ________ the fact that the medicine is inexpensive, it has a big market.

A) By means of B) By nature of

C) By way of D) By virtue of

22) The thought of seeing her again _____ him throughout the hardest time in his life.