Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.
It's a pity the two concerts ________________; I wanted to go to both of them. A. clash
B. crash
C. crush
D. collide 2.
John's black eyes ________________ rumors that he had been in a fight. A. contributed to
B. came to
C. gave rise to
D. attributed to 3.
The ________________ of the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities has undergone long periods of exploration and practice. A. foundation
B. settlement
C. setting
D. establishment
4.
They heard the ________________ of swords and realized that the fighting began. A. clash
B. crash
C. crush
D. collision 5.
The company's ________________ to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success. A. promise
B. agreement
C. consent
D. commitment 6.
The council has________________ large amounts of money to housing projects. A. spent B. used
C. consumed
D. committed
7.
The most risky sports for women, in ________________ order of magnitude, are basketball, athletics, and tennis or squash. A. dropping
B. descending
C. falling
D. decreasing 8.
I'd like to give you a ________________ of how to cook this delicious dish. A. show
B. display
C. illustration
D. demonstration 9.
It just doesn't ________________; why would she do a thing like that? A. make meaning
B. make point
C. make sense
D. make out
10. They plotted the ________________ of the government.
A. overturn
B. overrun
C. overthrow
D. overtake
11. Scientists know that our brain________________ with
aging.
A. deteriorates
B. contracts
C. decreases
D. shrinks
12. Will this woolen sweater ________________ when washed in
hot water? A. fade
B. vanish
C. shrink
D. contract
13. The postal administration ________________ commemorative
stamps every year. A. issues
B. distributes
C. contributes
D. dispatches
14. There is no immediate ________________ of peace. People
living at the boarders will have to continue suffering. A. opportunity
B. chance
C. prospect
D. promise
15. She doesn't like the ________________ of living alone.
A. prospect
B. future C. hope
D. perspective
16. This system is extremely ________________ because it runs
on half price electricity. A. economic
B. economical
C. thrifty
D. saving
17. We are willing to make any concessions to that
________________. A. purpose B. goal C. aim D. end
18. The local government ________________ a campaign against
waste.
A. established
B. launched
C. initiated
D. developed
19. Their research appears in the October 19 ________________
of the journal Nature. A. version
B. edition
C. series
D. issue
20. The scientist ________________ that nuclear power was a
safe and unpolluted energy source. A. assured
B. asserted
C. assumed
D. assaulted
21. He had hoped to set a new world record, but was
________________ by bad weather. A. defeated
B. destroyed
C. disappointed
D. frustrated
22. Have you seen the latest ________________ of the
periodical? A. copy
B. issue
C. version
D. edition
23. In recent years a number of ________________ satellites
have been put into orbit. A. communication
B. transportation
C. transportations
D. communications
24. The ________________ from the balcony was breathtaking.
A. perspective
B. prospective
C. prosperity
D. prospect
25. He hopes to ________________ this city into a centre for
trade and tourism in the Middle East.
A. transfer
B. transmit
C. transport
D. transform
26. The two cars ________________ into each other in the middle
of the road. Fortunately nobody was seriously injured. A. crushed
B. clashed
C. crashed
D. collided
27. He ________________ suicide at the peak of his career,
which was unexpected and surprising. A. committed
B. performed C. made D. did
28. Both sides ________________ themselves to settle the
dispute peacefully.
A. committed
B. promised
C. agreed
D. devoted
29. The initials, WWF, ________________ World Wide Fund for
Nature. A. stand out
B. stand for
C. stand up
D. stand up for
30. He is a very good student, being both ________________ and
intelligent. A. industrial
B. smart
C. industrious
D. conscious
31. Mr. Jones has ________________ himself as one of the
foremost doctors treating cancer patients.
A. established
B. strengthened
C. verified
D. confirmed
32. Running around the corner, Mike ________________ with
another boy. A. crashed
B. smashed
C. collided
D. crushed
33. Some diseases are ________________ by certain water
animals. A. transplanted
B. transformed
C. transported
D. transmitted
34. In children's minds the Spring Festival is
________________ with nice food and presents.
A. related
B. joined
C. associated
D. combined
35. An economic crisis usually comes in ________________ with
serious unemployment in a country. A. connection
B. relation
C. association
D. combination
36. The ________________ in big cities is controlled by red
and green lights. A. traffic
B. transport
C. communication
D. transportation
37. The ________________ of the new international economic
order is the essence of his article.
A. establishment
B. institution
C. foundation
D. construction
38. The article appeared in the fourth ________________ of the
magazine. A. version
B. edition
C. print
D. issue
39. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new
model in order to ________________ its improved features. A. advocate
B. exhibit
C. demonstrate
D. reveal
40. The workers marched in ________________ to the Minister's
office.
A. destruction
B. petition
C. demonstration
D. passion 小题 Correct 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. D 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. B
30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. C
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