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英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000题）

I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence:

1. The_ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people’s lives.

A. zephyr

B.zodiac

C.zyme

D.zest

2. It’s a_ timetable. Sometime lessons happen, sometimes they don’t.

A. haphazard

B.odious

C.haughty

D.handicapped

3. No men was allowed to_ on the livelihood of his neighbour.

A. wade

B.invoke

C.muffle

D.infringe

4. The poor man’s clothes were so_ that they couldn’t be repaired any more.

A. oozed

B.ragged

C.mopped

D.mocked

5. The scents of the flowers was_ to us by the breeze.

A. intercepted

B.detested

C.saturated

D.wafted

6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of_.

A.vagaboned

B.sabotage

C.paradox

D.tachyon

7. The actor amused the audience by_ some well-known people.

A. embroidering

B.rigging

C.yelping

D.mimicking

8. The speaker_ us with tales of exotic lands and buried treasure.

A. detour

B.offset

C.tantalized

D. ushered

9. I assure you there was no_ motive in my suggestion.

A. ulterior

B.stationary

C. vulgar

D. toxic

10. Government loan have been the_ of several shaky business companies.

A. tornado

B.salvation

C.delinquency

D. momentum

11. The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as_.

A. trophies

B. fillet

C. tulip

D. clown

12. We saw the canoe_, throwing its passengers into the water.

A. prostrate

B. overturn

C. simulate

D. brag

13. He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his_ alcoholically.

A. quittance

B. qualm

C. quail

D. quietus

14. The orphanage is just one of her_ causes.

A. phonetic

B. philanthropic

C. prevalent

D. lunatic

15. After a period of probation a_ becomes a nun.

A. soprano

B. hippie C novice D. monsieur

16. Despite his wealth and position, he has an_ personality.

A. unassuming

B. unprecedented

C. undermining

D. uncouth

17. The island is maintained as a_ for endangered species.

A. wetlands

B. sanctuary

C. mire D .heath

18. If you_ something, such as food or drink, you reduce its quality or make it weaker, for example by adding water to it.

A. adulterate

B. moor

C. vaccinate

D. sue