考博英语词汇题

词汇题汇总（练习）

1 A scientific law is liable at any time to need modifying. This happens when fact is discovered wh ich seems to_____ what the law would lead one to expect.

A. prove

B. support

C. contradict

D. discourage

2 The scientific and medical prizes have proved to be the least______, while those for literature and peace by their very nature have been the most exposed to critical differences.

A. radical

B. prominent

C. confidential

D. controversial

3 After several nuclear disasters, a ______ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

A. quarrel

B. suspicion

C. verdict

D. controversy

4 Our interests seem to ______ at this point.

A. constrain

B. condense

C. conduct

D. converge

5 Rescue teams from all over the world ______ on the earthquake-stricken area after the news s-pread that the quake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, had claimed a toll of 15000 lives.

A. diversified

B. disseminated

C. converged

D. accelerated

6 The ______ of electrical energy into thermal energy is a process that is easily carried out at 100 % efficiency.

A. conversion

B. convention

C. conversation

D. version

7 Without Bob’s testimony, evidence of bribery is lacking and ______ in the case will be impossibl

e.

A. verdict

B. sentence

C. conviction

D. acquittal

8 The two countries have developed a ______ relation and increased a great deal in foreign trad

e.

A. managerial

B. lethal

C. metric

D. cordial

9 Chemistry is closely______ with other studies: physics, biology and so on.

A. corresponded

B. concerned

C. correlated

D. cooperated

10 It is not enough to observe behaviors and _____ them with physiological events that occur at t he same time.

A. correlate

B. comply

C. correspond

D. pertain

11 Being the manager of a large corporation, he has a great deal of ______ to deal with every day .

A. correspondents

B. correspondence

C. incidence

D. dependence

12 Since its inception, Pakistan has strived desperately to ______India, cultivating ties with any st ate willing to help it.

A. counteract

B. counterfeited

C. counterchange

D. counterbalance

13 A briefcase full of counterfeit money was found on the counter.

A. forged

B. currency

C. substituted

D. cash

14 He displayed a complete lack of courtesy and tact in dealing with his employer.

A. tenacity

B. curiosity

C. civility

D. hostility

15 What is missing from TV news_______ would fill a book.

A. coverage

B. dissemination

C. declaration

D. consultation

16 The none of students in the class likes the mistress, who is used to being_____ of everything t hey do.

A. emotional

B. optimistic

C. interested

D. critical

17 The ______ question in this case is whether the accused had a motive for this crime or not.