2015-2016-2 阅读词汇大赛(词汇篇) Test1

2015-2016第2学期阅读词汇大赛

词汇篇

Test One

（第3周）

Directions: There are 60 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then

mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. If the computer is _____ switched off, you may lose some data that you are working at.

A) originally B) accidentally

C) occasionally D) apparently

2. The ______ cause for complaint is cost, combined with a lack of confidence in the quality of the work

done.

A) important B) principal

C) initial D) overall

3. In the big flood, only 40 percent of the people ______.

A) remained B) lived

C) stayed D) survived

4. American women had been ______ the right to vote until 1920.

A) ignored B) denied

C) neglected D) refused

5. Gray tried to set ______ a few dollars of his salary each month for the preparation for his wedding

ceremony to be held next year.

A) aside B) off

C) about D) out

6. That George met his old friend Jim by ______ on the street yesterday was indeed a pleasant surprise.

A) occasion B) circumstance

C) way D) accident

7. Most of us were deeply impressed by his highly ______ design.

A) rewarding B) original

C) deliberate D) firm

8. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______.

A) appealed B) applied

C) approved D) appreciated

9. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.

A) vacant B) blank

C) hollow D) bare

10. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became ______ to the climbers.

A) visible B) obvious

C) apparent D) plain

11. Thirsty years ago, scientists ______ the theory that protons and neutrons are composed of three smaller

particles.

A) kept up with B) put up with

C) came up with D) caught up with

12. There is marked ______ between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south.

A) contact B) contract

C) contrast D) contest

13. Educators report that the generation growing up with television can ______ write an English sentence,

even at the college level.

A) barely B) seldom

C) baldly D) almost

14. Whenever in trouble, he will not ______ to ask me for help.

A) prefer B) decide

C) hesitate D) propose

15. Each study unit ______ a group of fifteen basic sentences related to a meaningful situation.

A) makes up B) contains

C) comprises of D) composes

16. You can not see the doctor ______ you have made an appointment with him.

A) if B) unless

C) except D) when

17. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company.

A) forceful B) tremendous

C) favorite D) profitable

18. Putting in a new window will ______ cutting away part of the roof.

A) include B) involve

C) resolve D) comprise

19. Whoever has skills and knowledge should be properly treated and rewarded ______ his educational

background.

A) regardless of B) on account of

C) let alone D) despite

20. The writer’s ______ of using the right word in the right place is proved in this article.

A) ability B) capability

C) capacity D) gift

21. The information on the peace talk comes from a reliable ______.

A) root B) origin

C) cause D) source

22. After the performance was over, the musician ______ his weary feet home.

A) pulled B) drew

C) dragged D) towed

23. The nurse ______ his pain by giving him a cold drink.

A) released B) relieved

C) related D) relaxed

24. His exhaustion was ______ when he fell asleep standing up.

A) appropriate B) observant

C) apparent D) obscure

25. What worried the scientist most was when the government would take ______ to fulfill its promise of

offering abundant fund for such a project.

A) act B) action

C) activity D) activist

26. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.

A) states B) proclaims

C) concerns D) relates