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Vocabulary Exercises for Graduate StudentsSection ADirections: There are 100 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1.I n addition to some money in a savings bank account, my _____include property inherited from may father.A. assessB. assetsC. assessmentsD. access2.W hen a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _____and ask them questions.A. at lengthB. at randomC. in essenceD. in bulk3.G reat writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and_____.A. sensationsB. passionsC. emotionsD. moods4.H e has failed me so many times that I no longer place my _____on what he promises.A. relianceB. beliefC. creditD. faith5.T he statue would be perfect but for a few small_____ in its base.A. mistakesB. weaknessC. flawsD. errors6.T he machine needs a complete _____since it has been in use for over ten years.A. amendingB. fittingC. mendingD. innovating7.T hough he is the preident’s son, that does not _____him to criticize my work.A. verifyB. justifyC. qualifyD. dignify8.H is career was not noticeably _____by the fact that he had never been to college.A. preventedB. restrainC. hinderedD. refrained9. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat_____.A. disapprovalB. rejectionC. refusalD. decline10.The book proved to be very unreliable and so was quite _____to him in his research.A. invaluableB. uselessC. negligibleD. unusable11.If you want to know the train schedule, please _____at the booking office.A. acquireB. inquireC. requestD. require12.If no importance is attached to collecting information, we cannot survive in such a/n _____competitive society, because it is the basis on which we make our decisions.A. powerfullyB. forcefullyC. intenselyD. intensively13.He used to say he liked traveling by train, but now after eight hours standing in the corridor, he changed his_____.A. soundB. voiceC. toneD. tune14.The period of adolescence may be long or short, depending on social and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood.A. anticipationB. perspectiveC. propositionD. expectation15.The_____at the highest point in the United States is 20,000 feet at Mt McKinley in Alaska.A. evolutionB. elevationC. evaluationD. elaboration16.We are trying to make people more _____to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers.A. sensibleB. sensationalC. sensitiveD. sentimental17.The suspect gave a signed _____to the police.A. confessionB. confusionC. concessionD. controversy18.Although there are occasional outbreaks of gunfire, we can report that the rebellion has in the main been_____.A. canceledB. destroyedC. suppressedD. restrainedrge amounts of food imports placed a great strain on the country’s gol d_____.A. storageB. depositC. reservationD. reserve20.Near the scene of the crime, the police arrested two men whose behavior appeared_____.A. ambitiousB. ambiguousC. suspiciousD. notorious21.To a first-year student, the doctoral degree is a distant_____.A. aspectB. respectC. prospectD. spectaclepetition, they believe, _____the national character rather than corrupt it.A. enforcesB. confirmsC. intensifiesD. strengthens23.I could see that my wife was _____having that diamond, whether I approved of it or not.A.adequate forB. intent onC. short ofD. deficient in24.After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____work on a five language opera.A. confineB. indulgeC. resumeD. undergo25.He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to _____the consequences.A. answer forB. run intoC. abide byD. step into26.Mr. Black is not _____now, but he will be famous someday.A. significantB. dominantC. magnificentD. prominent27.She had on the dress that I used to admire more than anything else in her possession,a light blue one _____prettily with lace.A. ornamentedB. trimmedC. furnishedD. decorated28.Getting enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for _____vitamins.A. exceptionalB. exceedingC. excessD. external29.Some people think that a _____translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than a free translation.A. literalB. literaryC. liberalD. linear30.Our camp is so far from the highway that we feel _____from the world while we are there.A. shut outB. shut upC. shut offD. shut down31.Anyone who can study abroad is fortunate; but of course, it is not easy to make the _____from one culture to another.A. transactionB. transitionC. transmissionD. transference32.We _____that diet is related to most types of cancer but we don’t have definite proof.A. assureB. suspendC. ascertainD. suspecte33.He _____in court that he had seen the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed.A. testifiedB. witnessedC. justifiedD. identified34.Instead of answering the question, the manager _____his shoulders as if it were not important.A. raisedB. touchedC. shruggedD. patted35.I am sorry for the _____tone of your letter, but I feel sure that things are not so badwith you as you say.A. apologeticB. threateningC. pessimisticD. grateful36.A patient who is dying of incurable cancer of the throat is in terrible pain, which can no longer be satisfactorily _____.A. diminishedB. abolishedC. relaxedD. alleviated37.He misled management by giving it the idea that the older and more experienced men were not an ____but a liability.A. assetB. awardC. assistanceD. advantage38.In 400 AD., Chinese children played with a fan-like toy that span upwards and fell back to earth as _____ceased.A. emissionB. motivationC. rotationD. suspension39.As a good photographer, you must develop an awareness of the world around you and the people who _____it.A. integrateB. inheritC. innovateD. inhabit40.The fact that the earth’s surface heats _____provides a convenient way to divide it into temperature regions.A. infrequentlyB. irregularlyC. unsteadilyD. unevenly41.The television station is supported by _____from foundations and other sources.A. pensionsB. accountsC. donationsD. advertisements42.Professor Wu traveled and lectured throughout the country to _____education and professional skills so that women could enter the public world.A. prosecuteB. acquireC. advocateD. proclaim43.A major goal of the state travel agency is to _____more people to visit its country at the turn of the century.A. reduceB. expectC. arouseD. induce44.The author of the book has shown his remarkable keen _____into human nature.A. intellectB. insightC. perceptionD. understanding45.Though the doctors tried everything they couldn’t save him from the deep _____wound.A. shotB. punchC. pinchD. stab46.This apartment could _____a family of nine in a small space by using sofas, and dual purpose furniture, all built-in.A. resideB. possessC. embraceD. accommodate47.Although the a ctor’s performance seemed very _____, it was not dangerous as it looked.A. excitedB. brawlC. perilousD. courageous48.Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full _____.A. capacityB. strengthC. lengthD. possibility49.It was the custom of many American Indians to wear their hair in _____.A. brainsB. braidsC. bribesD. brides50.Though the model was _____ she insisted on keeping it as a souvenir.A. authenticB. erraticC. absoluteD. out of date51.Although I like the appearance of the house, what really make me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.A. visionB. stageC. pictureD. view52.The president made a _____speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A. vigorousB. tediousC. flatD. harsh53.He _____a piece of meat from the plate with his fork.A. stabbedB. slicedC. choppedD. cut54.Although the two players are _____in the tennis court, they are really good friends.A. partnersB. enemiesC. rivalsD. companions55.These young people have much to be dissatisfied with, and they sometimes do _____, but on the whole they study hard, knowing the problems the states is facing.A. grumbleB. frustrateC. frownD. perplex56.After the elections, the losing candidate congratulated his _____.A. controversyB. variationC. opponentD. grudge57.Her eyes _____with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.A. glistenedB. criedC. swelledD. melted58.We were digging to find some _____of the Viking period.A. tracksB. marksC. trailsD. traces59.Children used to _____ their parents; now they are inclined to regard from as equals.A. turn onB. look up toC. stand up toD. hang on to60.Leading cadres launch rectification campaigns at regular _____ to hear the masses views.A. interimB. interruptionsC. intervalsD. intersections61.The _____motion of the earth as it turns on its axis creates the change of reasons.A. perilousB. perfidiousC. constantD. plausible62.The problems requiring immediate solutions will be given _____at the meeting.A. priorityB. urgencyC. superiorityD. emergency63.According to the law of that country, the Parliament will have to be _____before the General Election.A. decomposedB. dispersedC. dissolvedD. disintegrated64.I was _____by their kindness and moved to tears.A.preoccupiedB. embarrassedC. overwhelmedD. counseled65.Now in China many large stores use discount coupons as _____to attract customers.A. motivesB. incentivesC. awardsD. rewards66.Football, baseball and basketball are _____sports that is, only a few people actually take part in them while many more only watch them.A. spectacleB. spectrumC. spectatorD. spectacular67.Convinced of the importance of education, modern states “invest” in institutions of learning to get back “interest” in the form of a large group of _____young men who are potential leaders.A. enlightenedB. cultivatedC. qualifiedD. nourished68.The students will be ____regarding the entrance examination.A. condonedB. deformedC. emulatedD. notified69.We had suffered all kinds of _____before we finished this task.A. affiliationsB. affectationsC. affectionsD. hardships70.If he insists upon being so _____, we will have to settle this matter in court.A. stubbornB. indignantC. abjectD. gauche71.This step is of great significance when viewed in the _____of the progress of the experiment.A. prospectiveB. respectiveC. perspectiveD. prescriptive72.When a hurricane is _____, the National Weather Bureau issues a warning.A. immaculateB. impertinentC. immenseD. imminent73.Despite the rescuers’ strenuous efforts, hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to _____.A. decreaseB. fadeC. looseD. faint74.Through the method of echo sounding, oceanographers can _____the depth of the ocean at a specific site in a matter of second.A. presumeB. ascertainC. evaluateD. designate74.Negotiations between the employers and the workers broke down because both sides were too _____.A. ingeniousB. indispensableC. incredibleD. incompatible75.The group of spectators was _____by the police who were at the scene of the accident.A. dispersedB. displacedC. disposedD. discharged76.Before the gases are discharged into the atmosphere they must be _____harmless.A. renderedB. disposedC. handledD. converted77.He _____after the car accident, although at first he wasn’t expected to live.A. pilled upB. pulled offC. pulled overD. pulled through78.But very few fear the slow catastrophe that is _____upon the world through environmental pollution.A. creepingB. crawlingC. mountingD. ascending79.In spite of the destruction caused by the earthquake, the people tried to _____their own business as if nothing had happened.A. go overB. go aboutC. go withD. go through80.We are prepared to make some concessions on minor details, but we can not _____on fundamentals.A. concentrateB. complementC. compensateD. compromise81.As for love of children, this love _____expressed through supplying material comforts, amusements, and educational opportunities.A. increasinglyB. tolerablyC. dynamicallyD. obediently82.Ralph and his companions would explore the woods on the estate for days_____.A. on showB. on timeC. on endD. on hand83._____ the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May.A. RegardingB. GivenC. PresumingD. Accepted84.So _____are businessmen by the constantly changing numbers that they often cannot determine whether they are making a profit or not.A. overwhelmedB. outgrownC. overexcitedD. outsold85.The border incident led to the two countries _____diplomatic relations.A. pulling offB. breaking offC. passing offD. falling off86.When it was announced, settlers _____raced into the territory in wagons and onhorseback to claim the best land they could find for themselves.A. literallyB. incidentallyC. dreadfullyD. largely87.The Food and Drug Administration also demands strict postmarketing _____to make sure the new drug is safe and effective.A. reviewsB. probesC. monitorsD. surveys88.Without a wholehearted _____to a keen forward-looking vision and a deep insight, you can not be a leader.A. obligationB. determinationC. resolutionD. commitment89.Try as we would, they could not be brought to give their _____.A. consentB. complaintC. contentD. completion90.Some professors prefer to control discussion while others prefer to guide the class without _____it.A. enforcingB. dominatingC. enlighteningD. disposing91.New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.A. expeditionB. executionC. excursionD. extraction92.Only the _____of the general manager, who knew of John’s personal difficulties, saved him from being dismissed.A. interrelationB. interruptionC. interventionD. interference93.The teacher set up those _____for no other purpose than to challenge the students toovercome them.A. principlesB. obstaclesC. standardsD. goals94.Soviet scientists reportedly agree with their American colleagues that warming trend in the Arctic has ______a slow cooling.A. swelledB. shiftedC. shedD. swung95.An extra part was added to the house in 1850, which spoilt the _____of its front.A. symmetryB. synthesisC. strategyD. similarity96.Because the pile of brick is being exhibited, the observers feel _____to debate its artistic merits.A. reducedB. obligatedC. likeD. inclined97.The individual can understand his own experience and _____his own fate only by locating himself within his period.A. gaugeB. decideC. changeD. guard98.Because most Americans find this food, shopping system economical and efficient, the large grocery store chain remains a _____of our society.A. basementB. fixationC. stationD. fixture99.Social structure organization is simply the way that people, groups, and institutions are organized with _____to one another.A. aspectB. regardC. respectD. perspective100.A social _____is a position in a social structure that determines where a person fits within the social order.A. statureB. statusC. stateD. statue101.A police officer is more likely to _____in his law enforcement tactics when he is not in view of reporters.A. composeB. inventC. improviseD. create102.A(n) _____manager has a variety of role relations with people occupying related statuses.A. personalB. personnelC. individualD. employment103.He ______himself as gentle and romantic toward a woman he was trying to impress.A. expressedB. conveyedC. demonstratedD. presented104.Culture is not merely something ______us, but a sort of shared language, of things and ideas that we both develop and use.A.imposed onB. depending onC. influencingD. inflicting105.The interviewer _____the applicant’s late arrival as a sign of disorganization, undependability or lack of interest in the job.A. translatedB. interpretedC. explainedD. understood106._____ of people are assembling in the street. What happened?A. An attitudeB. An aptitudeC. An altitudeD. A multitude107.My aunt _____a brightly-colored thread round her finger so as not to forget her appointment.A. woundB. curvedC. woundedD. bounded108.Once the contract was signed, the building contractor had to _____to complete the work without failure.A. UndertakeB. undersignC. understudyD. undermine109.The teacher made strenuous efforts to read the faint, _____handwriting in his student’s exercise books.A. illegalB. illiterateC. illegibleD. illustrative110.South Africa’s black majority got its first real _____ in governing early last December.A. sayB. taleC. speechD. come through111. Any child who is _____ made a victim of violence from brothers or sisters will have emotional troubles when he grows up.A. repeatedlyB. rarelyC. brisklyD. frequently112. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more __.A. at stakeB. at largeC. in forceD. in line113. Only by becoming aware of your real feelings will you be able to relieve youranxiety and make a more successful ____ to your situation.A. modificationB. alternationC. adjustmentD. conformity114. The appreciation of works of art is bound to be ___ by a particular world outlook.A. formulatedB. originatedC. prevailedD. dominated115. Grapes and other fruits are ____ to yield the juice from which wine is made.A. crashedB. crushedC. crackedD. cruised116. It has been estimated that about half the nation’s seven million handicapped youngsters are not being educated _____.A. efficientlyB. adequatelyC. moderatelyD. functionally117. My boss is totally ____; every time you ask him for a decision or even an opinion he just shrugs his shoulders.A. incredibleB. inconceivableC. inconclusiveD. incompetent118. We find that they frequently _____ avoidable errors because of a failure to reason correctly.A. come intoB. fall intoC. make intoD. enter into119. The meeting was ____ over by the mayor to discuss the tax raise in the city.A. presumedB. propelledC. presidedD. pricked120. A man who could ____ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.A. bear uponB. take onC. stand up toD. substitute121. A passion for the theater which may demonstrate all the ways of life can be a fairly satisfying ____ for life.A. substanceB. imitationC. repetitionD. substitute 122. They _____ those who didn’t conform to their ideas, and took advantage of those who agreed with them.A. exploredB. persecutedC. extendedD. pinched123. According to the international regulation, the playing of the national anthem____.A. repelsB. remarksC. precedesD. requires.124. We all knew from the very ____ that the plan would fail. Now you see it has become true.A. outcomeB. outsetC. upshotD. outbreak 125. His constant attempts to ____ his colleagues’ achievement eventually caused his dismissal.A. withdrawB. diminishC. restrainD. confine 126. They have ____ the dance many times for the better effect before they perform in the theater.A. overtakenB. interchangedC. entreatedD. rehearsed 127. Perhaps, if we could examine the manners different nations with ___, we shouldfind no people so rude as to be without rules of politeness.A. impartialityB. certaintyC. appreciationD. exactitude 128. Parents take a great interest in the _____ questions raised by their children.A. nastyB. naiveC. obscureD. offensive 129. He would go to endless ____ to help anyone he thought worthy of encouragement.A. difficultyB. obstacleC. troubleD. nuisance 130. Although turtles are ___ depicted as slow animals, one marine turtle is documented as having swum three hundred miles in only ten days.A. scientificallyB. literallyC. deliberatelyD. delightfully 131. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ____ loud continuous noise.A. subjected toB. filled withC. associated withD. attached to 132. She is so careless with her spelling that she often ____ letters in some words.A. leaves outB. leaves offC. leaves inD. leaves for 133. He stopped the car so ____ that he was hit by the car behind him.A. barelyB. strictlyC. abruptlyD. previously 134. This small village is only ______ by river.A. accessibleB. obtainableC. achievableD. attainable 135. The curtain had hardly ____ when shot startled the audience.A. raisedB. aroseC. risenD. arisen 136. The black people launched civil movement, struggling for ____ of slavery.A. abbreviationB. abolitionC. complementD. abortion 137. Social corruption results from some officials’ ____ of their power, so there must be effective laws to restrict the officials’ power.A. abuseB. useC. acquisitionD.accumulation138. Although he was given a (n) ____ for a business trip, he always complained about the hardship of the trip.A. pensionB. rewardC. bonusD. allowance 139. I like the professor’s lecture because he ____ his lecture with some vivid slide shows.A. exhaustedB. impressedC. amplifiedD. enhanced 140. The boss made an ____ decision because he was blind to facts.A. arbitraryB. affirmativeC. anguishD. ambitious 141. The museum had ____ copies for the original manuscripts to save wear and tear on the latter.A. tackledB. substitutedC. tickledD. testified142. Her professional ethics is now being questioned since she often ___ her reports tosuit the people she is speaking to.A. pilesB. valuesC. fuelsD. angles143. With the fall in the number of students studying science, we will have lost many with the potential of intellectual______.A. creativityB. credentialC. recreationD. credibility144. They could not go to the theater together because his free time never ____ with hers.A. collidesB. compliesC. coincidesD. copes145. Since I could not see anything through the microscope, ____ my careful adjustment,I gave up.A. for allB. above allC. after allD. in all146. The employment ____ for the next year is based in part on contract signed this year.A. outlookB. outbreakC. outcomeD. output147. After about an early age of 13, ______ have already been formed and ambition cast.A. particularsB. premisesC. perceptionsD. proceedings 148. When road traffic ___, the whole town looked very silent.A. declinedB. decayedC. diminishedD. dissolved149. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern European ____ Europe into a great war.A. insertedB. imposedC. plungedD. pitched 150. Plastics are lighter and more ___ resistant than metal, but they are not usually as strong.A. contractionB. collisionC. corrosionD. corruption答案1.B2.B3.C4.A5.C6.C7.C8.C9.C 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.D15.B16.C 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.C 21.C 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.D 27.B28.C29.A 30.C 31.B 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.C 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.D41.C42.C 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.D 47.C 48.A 49.B 50.D 51.D 52.A 53.A54.C55.A 56.C 57.A 58.D 59.B 60.C 61.C 62.A 63.C 64.C 65.B 66.C67.A68.D 69.D 70.A 71.C 72.D 73.B 74.B 74.D 75.A 76.A 77.D 78.A79.B80.D 81.A 82.C 83.B 84.A 85.B 86.A 87.D 88.D 89.A 90.B 91.A92.C93.B 94.B 95.A 96.B 97.A 98.D 99.C 100.B 101.B 102.B 103.D104.A105.B 106.D 107.A 108.A 109.C 110.A 111.A 112.A 113.C 114.D 115.B116.B 117.D 118.B 119.C 120.C 121.D 122.B 123.C 124.B 125.B 126.D127.A 128.B 129.C 130.B 131.A 132.A 133.C 134.A 135.C 136.B 137.A138.D 139.C 140.A 141.B 142.D 143.A 144.C 145.A 146.A 147.C 148.C149.C 150.C。