第二部分 词汇 第一章 词义辨析

1.Beginners are expected to be familiar with the ______ of the reading material before they come to the

class.

A. condition B. concept

C. contest D. content

2. Usually a child’s behavior is a ______ of his family environment.

A. recognition B. reflection

C. return D. record

3. We need to consider what ______ we will be using for language training.

A. abilities B. appliances

C. facilities D. qualities

4. For every little step along the way, celebrate your success, and give yourself a ______.

A. prize B. award

C. reward D. virtue

5. The sweater ______ me well, but its color doesn’t seem to ______ me.

A. fits; suit B. suits; fit

C. fits; match D. suits; match

6. The heavy snow added ______ the traffic burden of the city at rush hours.

A. to B. up

C. up to D. on

7. As we know, ______ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.

A. normal B. general

C. regular D. common

8. She has already tried her best. Please don’t be too ______ about her job.

A. special B. responsible

C. unusual D. particular

9.The picture of the park ______ memories of our class’s trip last year, when Mr. Smith began to take charge of our class.

A. called up B. reminded

C. turned up D. came up

10.—If is said that the fire in Liangshan ______ at around 8 a. m. local time when the Lightning hit the

forest.

—I’m sorry to hear it.

B. ran out B. broke out

C. went out D. put out

11.The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan ______ by Australia’s Howard and backed by Bush.

A. put out B. put off

C. put away D. put forward

12. John, please ______ your dictionary from the schoolbag and look up the new word.

A. take away B. take up

C. take off D. take out

13. Young people living in big cities prefer to buy new energy cars ______ the increasing oil price.

A. in response to B. in line with C. in exchange for D. in favor of

14.Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ______ at some public

places.

A. out of danger B. on the run C. out of sight D. on the rise

15. We’d visited the village without advance notice and selected our interview subjects ______.

A. on purpose B. at ease

C. by accident D. at random

16.Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ______, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.

A. all in all B. for one thing

C. on the contrary D. by the way

17. The director will by no means turn the actress away ______ all she is considered the most qualified for the role.

A. because of B. regardless of

C. in spite of D. despite of

18. Scientists in California think they may have discovered a way to ______ the aging process.

A. put aside B. put off

C. put out D. put away

19. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ______ a gas.

A. give into B. give over

C. give off D. give away

20. African Americans ______ about 13% of the population of the United States.

A. account for B. get across

C. engage in D. contribute to

21.What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful B. essential

C. impressive D. obvious

22. I’m so ______ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.

A. special B. superior

C. grateful D. attractive

23.Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ______; people are still looking for other possible solutions.

A. unchallenged B. relevant

C. controversial D. contradictory

24. When you are online, don’t ______ personal information to someone you don’t know.

A. turn out B. find out

C. give out D. carry out

25. Mr. Smith was so ______ about everything that no servants could please her.

A. precise B. particular

C. special D. specific

26. It was ______ of you to turn away when a stranger wanted to sell a gold watch cheap to you.

A. generous B. sensitive

C. unbelievable D. sensible

27. Great changes have ______ in our hometown during the past ten years.

A. taken place B. happened

C. occurred D. taken the place of

28. The girl used to be shy, but is ______ getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.

A. gradually B. usually

C. previously D. merely

29. It’s our hope that we will play a greater role in the market place and, ______, supply more jobs.

A. however B. anywhere C. therefore D. otherwise

30. Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be ______ to the kids.

A. accessible B. relative

C. acceptable D. sensitive