VOCABULARY Section A Directions: There 80 sentences in this exercise. Beneath each sentence there are four choices. Choose the one word or phrase that you think best completes the sentences. 1. He was so ________ that he believed whatever he was told. A. credulous B. incredulous C. credible D. incredible 2. Milk of this kind doesn’t seem to _______ my baby. A. suit B. fit C. agree with D. match 3. Parents and teachers should work together to _______ students’ lives. A. effect B. make C. influence D. shape 4. We would like to _______ you in this research project. A. draw B. call on C. involve D. call at 5. There is always a(n) _______ smile on his face. A. sickly B. sick C. diseased D. ill 6. He promised that he would ______ at least two hours on his English study every day. A. put down B. put on C. put away D. put in 7. Michael ________ wild when he went shopping in town for the first time. A. went B. ran C. became D. grew 8. There’s so much variety of goods in the shops that you don’t have to______ the second best. A. choose B. make with C. do with D. make do with 9. The maths teacher is the only one she looks ________. A. for B. up C. up to D. upon 10. The two outlaws were so carried ________ in the spelling game that they forgot why they were there. A. off B. away C. out D. over 11. It was clear to everyone that my father indulged _______ the do-it-yourself game. A. / B. on C. for D. in 12. The birth of Tony Blair’s fourth son was truly ________, the first time in 152 years that a British Prime Minister has fathered a child while in office. A. historical B. historic C. historically D. history 13. Those who lost their husbands during World War II were _______ war widows. A. called as B. named C. referred to D. spoken of as 14. In China a young person comes of _______ on his/her 18th birthday. A. adult B. age C. year D. growth 15. Faced with so many competitive rivals, he felt his business was ________ to failure. A. due B. resulted C. doomed D. likely 16. Many students set ________ three hours a day to learn English. A. aside B. off C. out D. on 17. The new bridge will be designed in ______ with the international standards. A. relation B. line C. addition D. degree 18. He is always committed ______ his work. A. in B. of C. to D. on 19. Do you think that the students will _______ from this method of teaching? A. interest B. value C. benefit D. advantage 20. You should ask your son to ________ from bad company. A. work B. run C. keep D. manage 21. She has reached the _______ of her patience. A. top B. peak C. limit D. degree 22. ________ of danger, he jumped into the river all at once. A. Because B. In terms C. Instead D. Regardless 23. He took the ________ side of the argument, which was out of our expectation. A. next B. different C. another D. reverse 24. I didn’t want to get involved in the argument, so I held ________ my tongue when asked about my opinion. A. on B. up C. in D. off 25. A skillful reader is ________ to what is implied in the text. A. intensive B. alert C. allergic D. vigilant 26. He often ________ fun at his deskmate, who is undersized. A. pokes B. makes C. causes D. shows 27. Call me when you get ________ and I’ll pick you up at your work place. A. off B. from C. down D. over 28. The water supply will give ________ at the end of this week. A. off B. out C. in D. away 29. Sorry, I can’t bring ________ any proof of my story. A. on B. up C. about D. forward 30. Many students perfect themselves by learning French, Japanese and ________ like. A. those B. the C. such D. the other 31. The workers were on strike, ________ higher pay and better working conditions. A. requiring B. persisting C. demanding D. insisting 32. She is filial daughter and ________ over all of her money to her parents every month. A. makes B. puts C. turns D. gives 33. The writer ________ good with evil in his book. A. compares B. differs C. varies D. contrasts 34. We have to adjust ourselves ________ all kinds of situations. A. on B. to C. in D. towards 35. I wonder how this place has ________ for a four-star hotel. A. gone B. settled C. passed D. taken 36. They sent him to hospital as soon as he ________ out on the ground. A. passed B. fell C. dropped D. dragged 37. She has been ill for a month, which set her ________ in her studies. A. back B. off C. down D. in 38. Though he is not very rich, he always sets ________ some money to help the homeless. A. back B. aside C. in D. on 39. The magazines and newspapers were ________ with stories about her private life. A. flooded B. packed C. stuffed D. loaded 40. During his stay in Japan, he ________ some Japanese habits. A. learned B. earned C. had D. picked up 41. I know an excellent engineer, John ________, who works for a famous American company. A. by name B. with name C. the name D. as name 42. ________ cultural conflicts are more serious than language problems. A. For times B. At times C. Some times D. Sometimes 43. Her parents don’t ________ her boy friend, who is 15 years older than she. A. approve B. approve of C. agree with D. agree on 44. We will try to ________ those small conflicts before they come. A. get through B. get over C. pass D. smooth over 45. The government has ________ this application. A. agreed with B. approved C. approved of D. accepted 46. It is ________ that the opinions of students from different backgrounds converge. A. at this point B. here C. from this point D. in this point 47. We should ________ high standard for our kids. A. set B. settle C. put D. place 48. She is always ________ to helping the needy. A. ready B. willing C. committed D. like 49. The ________ of Confucianism have a profound influence on Chinese society. A. teachings B. sayings C. instructions D. dogma 50. She loves her ________ city, which she regards as her second hometown. A. adapted B. adopted C. temporary D. addicted 51. It is suggested that children should ________ the problems of real life as soon as possible. A. tackle with B. compromise C. be exposed to D. encounter 52. Her illness ________ our plan for the party. A. prevented B. blocked C. called for D. revoked 53. He ________ my anger and held back what he had said. A. sensed B. realized C. knew D. discovered 54. The boring lecture ________ me off. A. got B. turned C. let D. made 55. It’s a good suggestion and a new one ________. A. also B. anyway C. at that D. so on 56. He ________ to a quiet village after his failure in the election campaign. A. fled B. retreated C. disappeared D. reversed 57. People must be ________ to the responsibility to their own nation. A. woken B. realized C. known D. awakened 58. His suggestion was approved by a(n) ________ majority in the company. A. overwhelming B. countless C. many D. unlimited 59. It is not an easy job for the teacher to ________ the books because there are 100 students in this class. A. distribute B. pass C. send D. disperse 60. A headache is an ________ pain. A. inside B. internal C. external D. inherent 61. May likes ________ life. She quitted her job when she became a mother and devoted herself to the baby. A. internal B. domestic C. ordinary D. popular 62. During an economic crisis, jobs are hard to ________ by. A. pass B. get C. gain D. come 63. The police tried to hold the journalists ________ when the President came out of the car. A. back B. on C. off D. in 64. She is so satisfied with her present job that she hasn’t intended to ________ about finding another one. A. go B. search C. start D. wander 65. A multifaceted manager should not only understand the world of business, but also be ________ to the employees’ needs and feelings. A. sensitive B. sensible C. susceptible D. suspensive 66. She has ________ hobbies, such as skiing and swimming. A. reversed B. diverse C. varied D. changeable 67. They are ________ the causes of the accident. A. searching B. probing C. seeking D. ransacking 68. Jack is considered an eccentric as he ________ social conventions. A. disregarded B. neglected C. overlooked D. despised 69. Laughing at him is a(n) ________ because he is the headmaster’s son. A. mistake B. error C. blunder D. fallacy 70. How well patients ________ with doctors’ orders depends on patients’ personality. A. apply B. comply C. approve D. accept 71. A bird in the hand is worth two in the _______. A. trees B. bush C. forest D. cage 72. The best way to ________ your vocabulary is to read widely. A. spread B. extend C. expand D. enrich 73. It ________ on Helen Keller that everything had a name. A. occurred B. downed C. dawned D. hit 74. Drop ________ whenever you have time. You are always welcome. A. in B. down C. off D. out 75. You can find his office number in a telephone ________. A. book B. directory C. record D. operator 76. You had better keep him at ________ length; he is dishonest. A. hand’s B. finger’s C. arm’s D. leg’s 77. Those endowed ________ ingenuity and industry had more prospects of survival at that time. A. at B. with C. for D. on 78. It was ________ the driver’s carelessness that the accident happened. A. through B. for C. because D. with 79. I was ________ when I learned that they turned down your application. A. regret B. regretted C. regretful D. regrettable 80. I was impressed by his highly developed ________ of humour. A. idea B. feeling C. sense D. emotion Section B Directions: There are 40sentences in this exercise. Complete each sentence with an appropriate form of the word provided in the parenthesis. He is not used to life in the remote village because there were so few______.(distract) Because of the flood the villagers suffered a _____loss of animals and crops.(disaster) There has been a _____of interest in this author’s unique writing style.(revive) I was ____at being always told what to do and what not to do(fury) The company became _____within three years, which was beyond many people’s expectations.(profit) The _____ manager will interview you .(person) The man who is in charge of the _____is an excellent engineer.(install) Many people fear snakes because some of them are ______.(poison) The police car is in hot ______of a blue Honda.(pursue) Some students have succeeded in schools not only because of their _____ but their hard work as well.(intelligent) He is an ____engineer.(electric) If I did something wrong ,it was only through ______(ignore) It’s a _____fact that America declared war on Japan in 1941.(history) We kept her ____of the news that her son died in the accident .(inform) Several years ago she couldn’t have _____that she would marry such a man .(see) The discovery of the new drug has _____the treatment of many diseases. (revolution) He sometimes does ____ work on weekends in the office.(add) To save money, he often buys ____textbooks(use) Winston Churchill is _____one of the greatest politicians the world has ever known (doubt) ______never come singly .(fortune) He worked with great ______and hoped to finish it ahead of schedule.(efficient) Johnny behaved very ______last night (child) He hates _____people like John.(honest) Being ____ at work is an advantage in some way .(emotion) I am interested in painting, which ______ some of my attention from my study .(distraction Harry went to his doctor for _____because of a bad headache. (consult) I may say in all ______that I really appreciate your advice.(sincere) The latest lecture is just a ____of the professor’s earlier opinions.(repeat) Dealing with those problems is my _____for the time being.(prior) A more ______person would have forgiven your error.(charity) Although he had been treated badly, he didn’t feel any _____. (recent) No one knew why he behaved so _____(ridicule) I am always _____of anyone who asks me to answer questionnaires in the streets.(suspicion) The newcomer failed to accomplish his work on time ,yet the boss was kind enough to make _____for his inexperience. (allow) Though John gets a high pay, he works in that a company under heavy____. (press) The book _____when he picked it out from the shelf.(integrate) He felt there existed a(n)______barrier between them, so he didn’t accept her love.(visible) There is a(n)_____rule in our factory that anyone who has been promoted should treat the rest of us to dinner.(write) He made ______visits to the old living in the nursing home nearby.(period) It’s hard to predict exactly _____changes in spring.(climate) Key