詞匯與閱讀理解測試

　　Test 1

　　21. I was always taught that it was _____ to interrupt.

　　A) rude C) rough

　　B) coarse D) crude

　　22. It was a small country house but it was large _____ urban standards.

　　A) at C) by

　　B) for D) from

　　23. Texas, the second largest state of America, is _____ in natural resources.

　　A) wealthy C) scattered

　　B) abundant D) deposited

　　24. Small boys are _____ questioners. They ask questions all the time.

　　A) original C) peculiar

　　B) imaginative D) persistent

　　25. Most students have _____ for those who cheat in exams.

　　A) shock C) sorrow

　　B) scorn D) shame

　　26. The _____ of finding gold in California were good in the 1840s.

　　A) proposals C) prospects

　　B) promises D) privileges

　　27. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _____.

　　A) out of work C) out of stock

　　B) out of reach D) out of practice

　　28. Have you anything to say _____ the proposal?

　　A) with regard to C) on behalf of

　　B) in contrast to D) for the purpose of

　　29. There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has _______ poverty.

　　A) fallen into C) resulted in

　　B) consisted in D) come up to

　　30. The bomb will _____ the moment it is touched.

　　A) go on C) go off

　　B) go out D) go over

　　31. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses _____.

　　A) in between C) far apart

　　B) among them D) from each other

　　32. The drowning child was saved by Dicks _____ action.

　　A) acute C) profound

　　B) alert D) prompt

　　33. Children and old people do not like having their daily _____ upset.

　　A) habit C) practice

　　B) routine D) custom

　　34. The manager promised to have my complaint _____.

　　A) looked through C) look over

　　B) looked into D) look after

　　35. You cant be _____ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.

　　A) very C) too

　　B) quite D) so

　　36. Children are _____ to have some accidents as they grow up.

　　A) obvious C) bound

　　B) indispensable D)doubtless

　　37. _______ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

　　A) In case of C) Because of

　　B) In spite of D) But for

　　38. In your first days at the school youll be given a test to help the teachers to _____ you to a class at your level.

　　A) locate C) deliver

　　B) assign D) place

　　39. The story that follows _____ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.

　　A) concerns C) proclaims

　　B) states D) relates

　　40. These excursions will give you an even deeper _____ into our language and culture.

　　A) inquiry C) input

　　B) investigation D) insight

　　41. The mother didnt know who _____ for the broken glass.

　　A) to claim C) to accuse

　　B) to blame D) to assist

　　42. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should _____ no time in catching up.

　　A) delay C) lag

　　B) lose D) lessen

　　43. The magician picked several persons _____ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

　　A) by accident C) at random

　　B) on occasion D) on average

　　44. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　　A) likely C) uniform

　　B) alike D) equivalent

　　45. Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.

　　A) violently C) sincerely

　　B) enthusiastically D) deliberately

　　46. There is no easy solution to Japans labour _____.

　　A) decline B) shortage C) rarity D) vacancy

　　47. Im sure your suggestion will _____ solving the problem.

　　A) contribute to C) attribute to

　　B) attend to D) devote to

　　48. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.

　　A) in case of C) in line with

　　B) for the sake of D) at the risk of

　　49. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

　　A) but for C) due to

　　B) in spite of D) with regard to

　　50. The new washing machines are _______ at the rate of fifty a day.

　　A) turned out C) turned up

　　B) turned down D) turned in

　　Test 2

　　21. We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of _______ materials.

　　A) primitive C) original

　　B) rough D) raw

　　22. It is up to the Government to tackle the air pollution problem and _______ measures in line with the councils suggestions.

　　A) set about C) fill up

　　B) work out D) bring over

　　23. Many people, if not most, _______ literary taste as an elegant accomplishment, by acquiring which they will complete themselves, and make themselves finally fit as members of a correct society.

　　A) look on C) look in

　　B) look down D) look into

　　24. The car accident was _______ to the drivers violation of the traffic regulations.

　　A) assigned C) attributed

　　B) contributed D) transferred

　　25. She is a very _______ student. Shes always talking about travelling to outer space.

　　A) imaginary C) imaginable

　　B) imaginative D) imagining

　　26. His lectures on Roman history would do credit _______ a real expert.

　　A) in C) of

　　B) to D) with

　　27. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I _______ a rest.

　　A) deserve C) conceive

　　B) preserve D) receive

　　28. The construction of a 5-million-ton and steel works is now under _______.

　　A) conclusion C) continuation

　　B) contribution D) consideration

　　29. Mary found it difficult to _______ Jims father when he disapproved of their marriage.

　　A) stand for C) stand by

　　B) stand out D) stand up to

　　30. President Bandas background as a doctor has given him _______ into the medical problems that face the country.

　　A) a view C) an insight

　　B) a vision D) a sight

　　31. He _______ from his job in order to engage in full-time writing.

　　A) held C) undertook

　　B) resigned D) assigned

　　32. The West is traditionally the land of the pioneers and the cowboys, where _______ could be easily made in cattle or land.

　　A) fortunes C) opportunities

　　B) property D) treasure

　　33. Vostok is close to the coldest spot in the world, where an _______ minus 128.6 was recorded in 1983.

　　A) unreliable C) incredible

　　B) extra D) impossible

　　34. I dont mind a bit if you bring your friends in for a drink, but it is rather too much when sixteen people arrive _______ for dinner.

　　A) unusually C) consequently

　　B) excessively D) unexpectedly

　　35. Faced with all the difficulties, the girl _______ her mother for comfort.

　　A) turned over C) turned to

　　B) turned down D) turned up

　　36. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

　　A) guilt C) charge

　　B) blame D) accusation

　　37. We _____ Edisons success to his intelligence and hard work.

　　A) subject C) attribute

　　B) distribute D) refer

　　38. The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of _____ case.

　　A) an operation C) an urgency

　　B) an emergency D) an incident

　　39. Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after her husbands boat had been _____.

　　A) wrecked C) decayed

　　B) collapsed D) fired

　　40. After college, Jeffrey hopes to ______ a career in medicine.

　　A) pursue C) chase

　　B) follow D) seek

　　41. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____ all the toys they had taken out.

　　A) put off C) put up

　　B) put out D) put away

　　42. There is an undesirable _____ nowadays to make films showing violence.

　　A) direction C) concentration

　　B) tradition D) trend

　　43. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling _____.

　　A) income C) wages

　　B) allowances D) pay

　　44. He failed to supply the facts relevant _____ the case in question.

　　A) for C) to

　　B) with D) of

　　45. Young peoples social environment has a _____ effect on their academic progress.

　　A) profound B) solid C) complete D) gross

　　46. The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six _____ libraries specially serve the countryside.

　　A) mobile B) drifting C) shifting D) rotating

　　47. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof.

　　A) assessment C) announcement

　　B) estimate D) evaluation

　　48. When Jack was eighteen he _____ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.

　　A) took to C) took up

　　B) took for D) took on

　　49. It is rather _____ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.

　　A) misleading C) boring

　　B) embarrassing D) demanding

　　50. A good teacher must know how to _____ his ideas.

　　A) convey B) display C) consult D) confront

　　Test 3

　　21. To call the music of another music-culture primitive is _____ ones own standards on a group that does not recognise them.

　　A) putting C) forcing

　　B) emphasizing D) imposing

　　22. The prisoner has been _____ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy.

　　A) ensured C) deprived

　　B) informed D) convinced

　　23. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year _____.

　　A) guarantee C) confirmation

　　B) safety D) conservation

　　24. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _____ the nurse Florence Nightingale.

　　A) in line with C) in honour of

　　B) in favour of D) in place of

　　25. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.

　　A) departing C) decreasing

　　B) depressing D) descending

　　26. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality hed tell them so.

　　A) humble C) minor

　　B) awkward D) inferior

　　27. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.

　　A) retain C) maintain

　　B) remain D) sustain

　　28. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its _____.

　　A) boundaries C) confinements

　　B) limitations D) restraints

　　29. He _____ so much work that he couldnt really do it efficiently.

　　A) put on C) brought on

　　B) took on D) turned on

　　30. _______ should any money be given to a small child.

　　A) Of no account C) On no account

　　B) From all accounts D) By all accounts

　　31. The microscope can _____ the object 100 times in diameter.

　　A) develop C) magnify

　　B) increase D) multiply

　　32. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

　　A) withdraw C) abandon

　　B) eliminate D) diminish

　　33. The cars were _______ because it was impossible to go any further in the fog.

　　A) sacrificed C) abandoned

　　B) transported D) removed

　　34. The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen _______.

　　A) irritation C) reception

　　B) prediction D) anticipation

　　35. He has _______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

　　A) gone on C) gone with

　　B) gone in for D) gone through with

　　36. Of all the soldiers they had the _______ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest.

　　A) recognition C) recreation

　　B) reservation D) reputation

　　37. Advanced computer technology has _______ an answer to accurate weather forecasting.

　　A) set up C) filled in

　　B) come up with D) faced up to

　　38. Police have found new evidence that _______ his story.

　　A) reforms C) confirms

　　B) maintains D) displays

　　39. Already there are sawmills that can not operate at full _____ because of wood shortages.

　　A) convenience C) capability

　　B) conference D) capacity

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　　40. He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably _______ after a meal and a rest.

　　A) renewed C) reshaped

　　B) recreated D) refreshed

　　41. His intelligence and experience will enable him to _______ the complicated situation.

　　A) cope with C) intervene in

　　B) settle down D) interfere with

　　42. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _______ it.

　　A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain

　　43. The fire must have _______ after the staff had gone home.

　　A) broken down B) broken up C) broken out D) broken off

　　44. A series of border incidents would _______ lead the two countries to war.

　　A) inevitably B) consistently C) uniformly D) persistently

　　45. If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be _______ for forty-five minutes.

　　A) expanded B) prolonged C) delayed D) exceeded