CET4核心词汇练习.doc

CET4 核心词汇练习
1． Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year.
A) attention B) attraction
C) appointment D) arrangement
2. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families.
A) access B) accommodation
C) facilities D) furniture.
3． Some diseases are _________ by certain water animals.
A) transplanted B) transformed
C) transported D) transmitted
4． It is our _________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A) consistent B) continuous
C) considerate D) continual
5． Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ________27%.
A) by B) for
C) to D) in
6． Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.
A) by which B) to which
C) in that D) so that
7． He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A) optimistic B) optional
C) outstanding D) obvious
8． The director was critical _________ the way we were doing the work.
A) at B) in
C) of D) with
9． In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
A) attack B) burst
C) split D) blast
10. In Britain people________ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallow B) dispose
C) consume D) exhaust
11. I’d ________is reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into account B) account for
C) make up for D) make out
12. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat.
A) mild B) slight
C) light D) tender
13. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly B) insignificantly
C) fundamentally D) comparatively
14. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough _________.
A) nuisance B) trouble
C) worry D) anxiety
15. Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
A) conservative B) content
C) confident D) generous
16. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _______.
A) granted B) implied
C) exaggerated D) remedied
17. The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position.
A) curiosity B) status
C) determination D) significance
18. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind.
A) accurate B) urgent
C) excessive D) adequate
19. I didn’t know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary.
A) look out B) make out
C) refer to D) go over
20. It is said that the math teacher seems _______ towards bright students.
A) partial B) beneficial
C) preferable D) liable
21. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.
A) extensive B) spare
C) extra D) supreme
22. Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled B) accumulated
C) piled D) joined
23. Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.
A) include B) involve
C) contain D) comprise
24. In the ______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.
A) face B) time
C) event D) course
25. The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.
A) within B) to
C) by D) at
26. Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.
A) resulted B) obliged
C) demanded D) recommended
27. Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A) keep up B) pick up
C) draw up D) catch up
28. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.
A) up B) to
C) on D) over
29. He always did well at school _______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A) in spite of B) regardless of
C) on account of D) in case of
30. _______ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.
A) As B) Once
C) Although D) Lest
31. All the key words in the article are printed in _______ type so as to attract readers’ attention.
A) dark B) dense
C) black D) bold
32. I didn’t _______ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.
A) assume B) suppose
C) mean D) hope
33. In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _______ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.
A) put down B) put out
C) put up D) put off
34. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _______ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
A) incident B) event
C) case D) affair
35. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _______ from the United States.
A) transfer B) deliveries
C) transportation D) transmissions
36. He will surely finish the job on time _______ he’s left to do it in his own way.
A) in that B) so long as
C) in case D) as far as
37. If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all.
A) minimum B) short
C) seldom D) scarce
38. Agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.
A) in B) for
C) to D) from
39. The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _______ the other.
A) emphasizing B) reinforcing
C) multiplying D) increasing
40. Operations which left patients _______ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
A) exhausted B) abandoned
C) injured D) deserted
41. I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived _______ Susan caught up with me.
A) when B) while
C) until D) though
42. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life __________: 77.2 years.
A) scope B) rank
C) span D) scale
43. Our hopes _________ and fell in the same instant.
A) aroused B) arose
C) raised D) rose
44. A season ticket _________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A) grants B) promises
C) entitles D) presents
45. In recent years much more emphasis has been put _________ developing the sutdents’ productive skills.
A) over B) onto
C) in D) on
46. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in __________.
A) residents B) inhabitants
C) lodgers D) settlers
47. The fire was finally brought under control, but not __________ extensive damage had been caused.
A) after B) before
C) since D) as
48. Purchasing the new production line will be a __________ deal for the company.
A) profitable B) tremendous
C) forceful D) favorite
49. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert __________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A) provided B) whatever
C) even if D) as if
50. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak __________ Chinese.
A) smooth B) fluent
C) fluid D) flowing
51. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won __________ and a scholarship.
A) status B) fame
C) faith D) courage
52. The older New England villages have changed relatively little __________ a gas station or two in recent decades.
A) except B) besides
C) in addition to D) except for
53. The Car Club couldn’t __________ to meet the demands of all its members.
A) ensure B) guarantee
C) assume D) confirm
54. Extensive reporting on television has helped to __________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A) gather B) generate
C) assemble D) yield
55. Eating too much fat can __________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A) contribute to B) attribute to
C) attend to D) devote to
56. This article __________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for
C) cares for D) allows for
57. He was punished __________ he should make the same mistake again.
A) unless B) lest
C) if D) provided
58. Petrol is refined from the __________ oil we take out of the ground.
A) fresh B) original
C) rude D) crude
59. The lawyer advised him to drop the ________, since he stands little chance to win.
A) event B) incident
C) case D) affair（C）
60. He is quite sure that it’s ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
A) absolutely B) exclusively
C) fully D) roughly（A）
61. There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.
A) set back B) stood back
C) held up D) kept down（C）
62. In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles in raising children.
A) incapable B) indispensable
C) insensible D) infinite（B）
63. Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ________.
A) tragedy B) vacuum
C) question D) barrier（D）
64. John was dismissed last week because of his _________ attitude towards his job.
A) peculiar B) vague
C) remote D) casual
65. ________ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.
A) Accumulated B) Gathered
C) Assembled D) Collected（A）
66. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ________.
A) tradition B) transportation
C) transmission D) transformation（D）
67. The ________ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”.
A) diagram B) label
C) signal D) mark（B）
68. Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.
A) capacity B) potential
C) possession D) impact（A）
69. Reading ________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.
A) behind B) between
C) along D) among（B）
70. My brother’s plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.
A) arbitrary B) aggressive
C) ambitious D) abundant（C）
71. The statistical figures in that report are not ________. You should not refer to them.
A) accurate B) fixed
C) delicate D) rigid（A）
72. The football game comes to you ________ from New York.
A) lively B) alive
C) live D) living（C）
73. He ________ to his customers and halved the price.
A) leaked B) drew
C) quoted D) yielded（D）
74. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A) informed B) acquainted
C) enlightened D) acknowledged（B）
75. The ships’ generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.
A) manually B) artificially
C) automatically D) synthetically（A）
76. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ________ supplies of petroleum.
A) proficient B) efficient
C) potential D) sufficient（D）
77. Britain has the highest ________ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A) popularity B) density
C) intensity D) prosperity（B）
78. In my opinion, he’s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A) in all B) at best
C) for all D) by far（D）
79. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ________ it.
A) skimmed B) observed
C) overlooked D) glanced（A）
80. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.
A) promoted B) reinforced
C) sparked D) inspired（D）
81. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
A) intensive B) concise
C) joint D) overall（D）
82. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.
A) influential B) inferior
C) superior D) subordinate（B）
83. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.
A) valid B) vacant
C) vain D) vague（C）
84. Many people like white color as it is a ________ of purity.
A) symbol B) sign
C) signal D) symptom（A）
85. I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.
A) sought for B) accounted for
C) turned up D) resorted to（D）
86. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage.
A) sensitive B) tender
C) delicate D) sensible（C）
87. Though ________ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
A) grown B) raised
C) tended D) cultivated（B）
88. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.
A) adopt B) acquire
C) accumulate D) assemble（B）
89. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.
A) accused B) charged
C) scolded D) cursed（A）
90. Everyone should be ________ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
A) attributed B) entitled
C) identified D) justified（B）
91. His wife is constantly finding ________ with him, which makes him very angry.
A) errors B) shortcomings
C) fault D) flaw（C）
92. Vitamins are complex ________ that the body requires in very small mounts.
A) matters B) materials
C) particles D) substances（D）
93. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
A) evidence B) recognition
C) status D) identity（D）
94. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the ________ they keep from someone they talk with.
A) distance B) scope
C) range D) boundary（A）
95. We have planned an exciting publicity ________ with our advertisers.
A) struggle B) campaign
C) battle D) conflict（B）
96. John doesn’t believe in ________ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
A) standard B) regular
C) routine D) conventional（D）
97. Owing to ________ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
A) fierce B) strained
C) eager D) critical（A）
98. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my reaction will be to tell the police.
A) physical B) immediate
C) sensitive D) sudden
99. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has t