北大版大学英语第二册词汇练习.doc

第二册词汇
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Unit 1
Restrict elbow marathon resignedly
dread shrug encircle evolve
Chicken bruise weird intervene
1. David walked into the room, _________ by bodyguards.    encircled

2. The six-year-old boy went to school with a ________ face in a rainy day. bruised

3. My cousin ________ me out of the way when the gang came towards us. elbowed

4. My father _________ himself to two cigarettes a day as he had a bad cough recently. restricted
5. The professional basketball player __________ off the defeat and talked about tonight’s game. shrugged

6. Our old headmaster made a _ speech of 4 hours at the graduation ceremony. marathon

7. “You are a ________; that’s why you won’t climb the tree”, the boy on the top of the tree shouted to his buddy. chicken

8. My son terribly _______ a visit to the dentist. dreads

9. Because of its successful management, an amateur acting group had already ________ into a theatrical company. evolved

10.  He considered it his duty, in a _________ sort of way, to stand by her. resigned

11. The person of the house gave a ________ little laugh. weird

12. He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn’t ___intervened

Unit 2
gratify apt impulse slight
absence virtue fortune fickle
instance intimate vehemently overdo
1. Among her many _______ are loyalty, courage and truthfulness. virtues

2. There are many _________ of good people and good deeds nowadays. instances

3. Tom was accused of theft, but he __________ denied it. vehemently

4. Some students are ____ to arrive late for class in the morning. apt

5. Young people can’t bear to be ________.slighted

6. Through all his changing _________, he never lost courage. fortunes

7. Don’t ______ the praise, he wasn’t that good. overdo

8. An _______ of regret made me hesitate to scold the young man. impulse

9. It is said that young men usually have a complete _______ of planning. absence

10. In order to _______ his curiosity, he bravely went into the forest. gratify

11. She has many ________, whom she can always turn to. intimates

12. When people are young, they are _____ in their desires. fickle

Unit 3
suspicious anticipate moderation inspire
vigour contempt feeble befall
querulous slacken temperate defect
1. When I actually visited the university, it ________ me and made me want to go there. inspired

2. Any man, regardless of his age, has his _______.defects

3. The local people were _________ of me because of my somewhat unusual lifestyle. suspicious

4. He did not remember his sister at all, except as a tiny, ______ baby. feeble

5. A skilled waiter can __ a customer's needs. anticipate

6. The old man is still very healthy and full of ______.vigor

7. We prayed that no harm should ______ the children and the old men. befall

8. The young woman had been treated with _________ by the old people since she arrived in this countryside. contempt

9. Because of his joke, the tension in the room finally _________. slackened

10. He encouraged ___________ and toleration on some sensitive issues related to young men. moderation

11. He is such a man who likes to be __________ in his language. temperate

12. They go in for _______ and disputatious argument. querulous

Unit 4
mingle enroll subsequent disapproval
harden due encircle instinct
fretful awkward weird feature
1. She does not ________ much with people. mingle

2. Man is controlled by his________ as well as by reason. mingle

3. Jim’s father ____________ of his marriage to Mary due to her family background. disapproved

4. The more she tried to get out of the situation, the more _________ it became. awkward

5. This incident was not without importance in the ____________ development of events. subsequent

6. The baby has been crying ________ all night; something must be wrong with him. fretfully

7. John was a lousy teacher, but to give him his _____ he tried hard. due

8. His fine delicate ________ along with his charming personality caught everyone’s attention at the party. features

9. His face ________ at the word. hardened

10. The number of postgraduates ________ in this university almost matches that for the undergraduates. enrolled

11. His laughter __________ among the hollow rocks. resonated

12. She was protected from _________ by her complete lack of conventional attractiveness. suspicion

Unit 5
workhorse gossip entertainment acquire
nostalgic wistful invisible spectrum
tonic quit indispensable
1. It took him a long time to ________ the skills he needed to become a professional artist. acquire

2. It's Scott's personality that really inspires and __________.entertains

3. She wants to be known as a __________ and not a clotheshorse. workhorse

4. Because the creatures of the plankton individually are small, they are not always _______ to the naked eye. visible

5. Humor was the _______ that brought Reeves out of his depression. tonic

6. He looked back on his university days with a certain amount of _________.nostalgia

7. That's the house where I was born,' she said ________.wistfully

8. The conversation began to drift towards _______ about their colleagues. gossip

9. The two articles here represent opposite ends of the ___________.spectrum

10. Doctors have given him six months to live if he doesn't ______ drinking. quit

11. I waited, hoping for an __________ moment to discuss the possibility of a raise. opportune

12. If you're planning on going sightseeing around the old city, a guide is ______________. indispensable

Unit 6
metabolism bustle tackle myth
surly complex unsolvable tidbit
illusive muddle pat loom
1. As the day of my interview _______, I became increasingly nervous. loomed

2. This drug speeds up your ___________.metabolism

3. I declined to tip the porter, who left with a _____ expression. surly

4. It helps not to be hungry to enjoy this _____, since the flavors are meant to be savored. tidbit

5. There are no ____ answers or simple solutions to this. pat

6. The Ego is the limited, separated, ________ self which can not see beyond the end of its own nose. illusive

7. Few people understand the _________ issues of environmental science. complex

8. It is surrounded by _________ shops, bars and entertainment, and close to the well-equipped sandy beach. bustling

9. Many schools are now trying to _______ the problem of drug abuse. tackle

10. Contrary to the popular ______ , the majority of accidents are not caused by speeding or drunkenness. myth

11. According to Greek legend, it was Oedipus who ______ the riddle of the Sphinx. solved

12 I’m in such a ________, I’d completely forgotten you were coming today. muddle

Unit 7
glue baffle democrat utterly
lounge sideburn extend twilight
uninhibited corner casually registrar
1. Let’s take a rest in the _ after we finish our homework before the deadline. lounge

2. I have made an appointment with the ________. Could you tell me where I can find him? registrar

3. Smoking is ___________ in public areas in some countries, but it is banned in other countries. uninhibited

4. A lot of people in western countries see __________ as a cool image. sideburns

5. After the date, the boyfriend ________ the girl on her way home and kissed her goodbye. cornered

6. Although we have talked with them for two hours, we failed _______ to convince them. utterly

7. I answered almost every question of this morning’s test except one which _______ me completely. baffled

8. The old man ________ goes to fishing whenever he is not very busy with his work. casually

Unit 8
apathetic accredit approach involvement competitive encourage span collaborative memorize emphasize respond enhance
1. They all ___________ the faculty staff with the true authorship of this thesis. accredited

2. A four-year-old’s concentration ______ is usually about 10 minutes in class. span

3. For most language learners, they need an effective ___________ to learning English. approach

4. Some students are _________ to the society except that they care about their study. apathetic

5. Educational administrators expect students’ emotional ___________ in their learning experience. involvement

6. The culture awareness of students can be_________ by effective teaching. enhanced

7. The private school offers a high standard of education at ___________ tuition rates. competitive

8. His face turned red when he couldn’t ________ to the teacher’s question in class. respond

9. How he managed to ___________ an amount of words in such a short time is a mystery. memorize

10. The faculty ___________ the importance of learning methods to the freshmen emphasizes

11. Educators ___________ learners to learn knowledge and put it into practice. encourage

12. Every student wants to study in a friendly and ___________ atmosphere. collaborative