英語四級過關真題專項訓練—詞匯題

2005年6月

41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to

enter and _______your text more easily

A) register    B) edit         C) propose      D) discharge

42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of

such ______colors

A) low       B) humble      C) mild          D) dull

43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month

A) come down  B) come  up   C) come out      D) come about

44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed

A) tension     B) strain       C) stress         D) intensity

45. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots

and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frightening

A) cheerful    B) horrible     C) hostile        D) friendly

46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great _____

A) fare        B) payment     C) worth        D) expense

47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room

A) absorbed   B) abandoned    C) focused      D) centered

48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .

A) link       B) break         C) ally         D) bridge

49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .

A) ignore     B) leave         C) refuse       D) miss

50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.

A) stage      B) scene         C) location     D) occasion

51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture

A) retain     B) relate         C) remark     D) review

52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task

A) equation   B) formula       C) balance    D) pattern

53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption

A) vary       B) shift          C) lay        D) moderate

54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .

A) conviction   B) contest       C) consent    D) content 

55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk me ______ buying it

A) away       B) down         C) out        D) into

56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation

A) effective     B) efficient       C) favorable   D) favorite

57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happen

A) inclines      B) maintains     C) sounds     D) remains

58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products

A) pull down    B) put down      C) set down   D) bring down

59. The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims

A) rewarded    B) awarded       C) credited   D) prized

60. The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life

A) coordination  B) acquaintance   C) contact    D) harmony

61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future _______.

A) at all         B) so far         C) in all      D) on end

62. I was impressed _______ the efficiency of the work done in the company

A) in           B) about         C) with       D) for

63. Now in Britain  , wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits

A) block        B) land          C) patch      D) space

64. His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lock

A) squeezed     B) inserted       C) stuffed     D) pierced

65. For professional athletes , _______ to the Olympics means that they have a

chance to enter the history books

A) access       B) attachment     C) appeal     D) approach

66 In the long _________ , the new information technologies may fundamentally alter out way of

A) view        B) distance        C) jump      D) run

67. All the arrangements should be completed _______ your departure .

A) prior to     B) superior to      C) contrary to  D) parallel to

68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be _______ with an even more competitive market

A) tackled     B) encountered      C) dealt       D) confronted

69. In the late seventies , the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United States

A) rudely     B) roughly           C) readily     D) coarsely

70. Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we

radically change way we  live

A) but        B) although          C) unless     D) lest