新视野第2册词汇题(一)

第二册

UNIT 1

1. The government has devoted a larger part of its national ___________ to agriculture than most other countries.

A. resources

B. potential

C. budget

D. economy

2. In western countries, it is the _________ for men to wear suits on formal occasions.

A. conviction

B. convention

C. confession

D. concession

3. The annual income of school teachers in this place was __________ at $ 900.

A. budget

B. predicted

C. account

D. assessed

4. His long illness and _____________ absence put him far behind in his study.

A. sequent

B. consequent

C. frequent

D. subsequent

5. If you want to learn English, you must first find a ____________ teacher.

A. able

B. desirable

C. competent

D. significant

6. Jane was the only one who ___ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and degree.

A. fulfilled

B. recovered

C. appreciated

D. rejected

7. We ______ his idea for a music club, and decided to have an art club instead.

A. turned

B. rejected

C. accepted

D. isolated

8. I appreciate ________ herself to the cause of education..

A. of her devoting

B. her to devote

C. her devoting

D. to devote

9. It is most ________ that he attend the conference.

A. desirous

B. desiring

C. desired

D. desirable

10. The neighbors let their radio blare late in night just to ______ us.

A. spit

B. despite

C. spite

D. inspire

11. She couldn’t hide her _______ at his foolish mistake.

A. amusement

B. fascination

C. hostility

D. recognition

12. The publisher’s ______ of his manuscript depressed him.

A. ejection

B. rejection

C. injection

D. dejection

13. It is highly desirable that every effort _______to reduce pollution in Beijing.

A. was made

B. be made

C. will be made

D. would be made

14. He is an artist, so these economic terms are not familiar _________ him.

A. with

B. of

C. to

D. on

15. Happiness does not necessarily ________ wealth.

A. go after

B. go with

C. go on

D. go out

C B

D B C A B C D C A B B C B

UNIT2

1. Bicycles are regarded as an _________alternative to buses whose fares have increased 5 times in the past 3 years.

A. economic

B. economical

C. economics

D. economized

2. He says what he thinks, __________ other people’s feelings.

A. regardless of

B. by virtue of

C. in case of

D. with regard to

3.The president, together with his wife ____ coming to the small town next week.

A. are

B. will

C. is

D. would be

4. We must see the ________ as well as the obverse side of things.

A. inverse

B. diverse

C. converse

D. reverse

5. We took ______________ from the storm in a barn.

A. shade

B. shelter

C. shadow

D. sheath