1、 1. The use of atomic energy will _____ the lives of coming generations. A) revolve B) revolutionize C) resolve D) reserve 2. The doctor _____ me to the dangers of smoking. A) informed B) alerted C)
2、warned D) cautioned 3. All work and no play makes Jack a _____ boy. A) monotonous B) boring C) tedious D) dull 4. The _____ domestic product of this year is two times as high as that of last year. A) coarse B) crude C) gross
3、 D) raw 5. I may sense the enthusiasm from his youthful _____ voice. A) vibrant B) shivering C) shaking D) vicious 6. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and from face to face. A) change B)
4、vary C) alter D) convert 7. The engineer explained the plane’s technical _____. A) capacity B) capability C) ability D) competence 8. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods increases efficiency. A) application
5、 B) applause C) applicant D) appliance 9. The army was poised _____ a major attack. A) to B) for C) with D) on 10. Parents ____ some of their characteristics to their children. A) transmit B) transplant C) transport D) trans
6、form 11. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operation on people who are ____ to heart attack. A) infectious B) poised C) accessible D) prone 12. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how _____ and extravagant a
7、real Chinese banquet could be. A) prominent B) fabulous C) handsome D) graceful 13. They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations before making a decision. A) erratic B) conscious C) cautious D) prompt 14. It is impossible to _
8、 with a person whose methods are completely opposed to your own. A) contact B) connect C) cooperate D) incorporate 15. She _____ a little money from her grandfather abroad when he died two years ago. A) acquired B) inherited C) owned D)
9、received 16. Because of _____, the population of this country has been increasing fast. A) immigrant B) immigration C) emigration D) migration 17. Domestic ____ such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines make housework much easier. A) appliances B)
10、 equipment C) facilities D) installation 18. There were ten serious _____ in the train crash. A) casualness B) casualties C) incidents D) accidents 19. The price of vegetables _____ according to the weather. A) waves B) vibrate
11、s C) swings D) fluctuates 20. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes. A) withdraw B) eliminate C) abandon D) diminish 21. The mechanic examined the car engine _____ but could find nothing wrong with it. A)
12、 exactly B) thoroughly C) approximately D) precisely 22. If nothing is done to protect the environment, one million species that are alive today will have become _____. A) distinct B) extinct C) distinguished D
13、) extinguished 23. In the past few years, my brother has obtained a _____ return on his wise stock investment. A) handsome B) lucrative C) beneficial D) profitable 24. After all, primitive man used his early stone tools for thousands of years, ___ without change
14、 A) consequently B) virtually C) approximately D) inevitably 25. Can you give me an _____ of how much it will cost to repair the car? A) evaluation B) assessment C) appraisal D) estimate 26. He wanted to become a writer, but his father di
15、dn’t think it was a _____ profession. A) respected B) respectful C) respective D) respectable 27. These studies will lead to an _____ of our knowledge of the Bronze Age. A) extension B) expansion C) exaggeration D) extrac
16、tion 28. As he spoke of his dead mother his voice began to ____ and tears came to his eyes. A) tremble B) shiver C) vibrate D) wave 29. A couple of _____ readers wrote in to the paper pointing out the mistake. A) alert B) sensible
17、C) smart D) intelligent 30. She has many _____, including a sick husband and very little money. A) challenges B) assignments C) requirements D) burdens 31. Some of the strongest anti-smoking campaigns try to completely ____ cigarette smokin
18、g. A) eliminate B) blockade C) withstand D) transform 32. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis. A) process B) project C) procedure D) prototype 33. T
19、he artist rented a large dirty attic, which he ______ into a studio. A) rotated B) renewed C) modified D) converted 34. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _____ and asks them questions. A) at length B
20、) at random C) in essence D) in bulk 35. The fire caused great casualties, but the factory tried to _____ the consequences by saying that it was not so serious as reported. A) decrease B) subtract C) minimize D) degrade 36. After doing odd jobs
21、 for a month, he got a _____ position as an office boy. A) proficient B) permanent C) preliminary D) primitive 37. Lottery tickets have been issued by the Government _____ the Sports Council. A) in accordance with B) in cooperation with C)
22、 in tune with D) in comparison with 38. Science has a strong _____ on everyday life. A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 39. The plane will be landing in ______ 20 minutes. A) abruptly B) inclusively C) exclusively D) approximately 40. Radar is used to extend the _____ of man’s senses, especially the sense of vision. A) validity B) liability C) capability D) intensity






