Practice on Vocabulary

1. PracticeonVocabulary

2. Unit Five

3. 1. These comments are seen as implicit criticism of the school policies. A. unclear B. arbitrary C. unambiguous D. explicit 2. The United Kingdom is opposed to surrendering its monetary system. A. giving out B. giving up C. giving off D. giving to 3. Peter has given me a big check when he learns that I need money urgently. A. written out B. written to C. written down D. written on A B A

4. 4. It is very hard to tell the true causes of poverty and drug addiction. A. undermining B. underling C. underlying D. underlining 5. Prolonged and excessive use of alcohol can damage the brain, liver and other internal organs. A. Striking B. Consecutive C. Ever-lasting D. Continual 6. We did not have time to read the whole novel, so the teacher prepared an epitome for us. A. synopsis B. synthesis C. symposium D. symmetry C D A

5. 7. I didn’t stop at John’s house because he had visitors, and I didn’t want to butt in. A. incur B. intrude C. invade D. intercept 8. If something can be easily seen, we say that it is conspicuous. A. Picturesque B. desolate C. vigorous D. manifest 9. During his lifetime he was able to accumulate quite a fortune. A. attain B. acquire C. amass D. demonstrate 10. Paying a person what he has earned is equitable. A. asunder B. noticeable C. Rationale D. fair 11. In Utah, two major copper mining companies are about to merge. A. be founded B. be expanded C. come together D. go bankrupt 12. A passer-by put his life in danger to save the boy swimming in the river. A. mortified B. bolstered C. infuriated D. jeopardized 13. The old man’s hair becomes thinly scattered with age. A. sparse B. callous C. sober D. authentic B D C D C D A

6. 14. The boy fell from the roof and broke his arm. distorted B. stupefied C. grazed D. fractured 15. The American Civil War Research Database is dedicated to the task of the collection and dissemination of information on the individuals who were engaged in the most tragic four years of our great nation's history. A. spread B. thought C. acknowledgement D. process 16. Their house consists of three bedrooms, a sitting room, a kitchen, a dining-room and a study. A. porch B. pavilion C. pecker D. parlor D A D

7. B 17. I felt very _____ in my suit for everyone else was in jeans. A. infectious B. conspicuous C. extravagant D. dizzy 18. Wendy was _____ by the fear that her husband was involved in the crime. A. wretched B. dodged C. haunted D. baffled 19. The strike was caused by the management’s refusal to _____ with the unions. A. negotiate B. acknowledged C. accord D. comply 20. Her case attracted wide _____ because she was the last person in the world to suffer from small pox. A. testimony B. publicity C. prestige D. temperament 21. We had to abandon the climb because of _____ weather condition. A. erroneous B. authoritative C. unpredicted D. adverse C A B D

8. 22. It was _____ that they asked their friends to stay for the Spring Festival. A. of avail B. in vain C. to a fault D. in a hole 23. He was forever poking his _____ into things that didn’t concern him. A. nostril B. finger C. nose D. mouth 24. You can see the diamonds _____ under the bright lights. A. dazzling B. glaring C. illuminating D. sparkling 25. The official was charged with taking _____ from people who wanted favors in return. A. advantages B. benefits C. bonuses D. bribes 26. The doctors were sure they could cure my wife’s disease, but when _____ arose they lost hope. A. complications B. complexions C. compounds D. symptoms 27. When we drove along the vast grassland in the Midwestern area we saw cattle _____ in the pastures. A. groaning B. grazing C. greasing D. grieving B C D D A B

9. 28. His marked-personality charges were _____ by a series of unfortunate events. A. brought forth B. brought about C. brought out D. brought forward 29. There are a number of beds in each _____ of the hospital. A. Segregation B. ward C. compartment D. department 30. There was such an abundance of vegetables that year that many were left to _____ in the fields. A. Deteriorate B. rust C. rot D. degenerate 31. There will be _____ between two teams when they are both striving for something that only one of them can have. A. rivalry B. dispute C. match D. endeavor 32. In his article, he raises the possibility that education may in fact embrace real diversity and the intellectual growth of _____. A. population B. populace C. minority D. majority B B C A B

10. 33. That young man was a highly skilled mechanic; he _____ fixed my car. A. correctly B. absentmindedly C. readily D. definitely 34. Despite all the differences in customer requirements, a quality _____ can be created everywhere. A. sensation B. culture C. premise D. maintenance 35. Some nations are now _____ famine because their populations have grown beyond the carrying capacity of their lands. A. in quest of B. on the basis of C. in the vicinity of D. on the verge of 36. The part-time instructor taught Tom how to _____ the propeller to the model plane. A. chip B. cling C. cement D. clasp 37. Hurricanesperiodically _____ the Gulf Coast with destruction. A. menace B. mingle C. magnify D. mediate C B D C A

11. C 38. The old couple _____ several children of various races after the war. A. flattered B. facilitated C. fostered D. fluttered 39. The parts of the crashed car had to be _____ together in the garage. A. wavered B. withheld C. wedged D. welded 40. It’s dangerous for the visitors to _____ in the zoo with a fierce animal. A. rival B. trifle C. terrify D. reside 41. He was sent to prison for trying to _____ a policeman with money. A. corrupt B. interrupt C. erupt D. disrupt 42. Scientists were in fact astonished and_____ that this collision between comet and planet turn out to be the event of the century in our solar system. A. striven B. thrilled C. frightened D. dismayed D B A B

12. C 43. It would be of help if you were to _____ the report with an introduction. A. provoke B. presume C. prolong D. precede 44. If you are a member of a club, you must _____ to the rules of that club. A. comply B. correlate C. confirm D. conform 45. I should like to _____ this method to you; I have tried it myself and have always found it successful. A. commend B. command C. commence D. commit 46. The rebel army _____ the democratic government of the country lawlessly. A. Overlapped B. overthrew C. overwhelmed D. overtook 47. Through the fog we saw the _____ outline of a ship. A. implicit B. opaque C. literal D. subtle D A B D

13. 48. The actress _____ the terms of contract and was sued by the producer. A. violated B. legislated C. legitimated D. ventilated 49. The _____ loan from the local government saved the company from going bankrupt. A. contemporary B. timing C. timely D. temporary 50. The proposals to reduce the strength of the army have been the subject of much _____. A. controversy B. conviction C. contemplation D. consensus A C A The End