Practice on Vocabulary

1.

There would be no mercy, only bitter revenge. When Brigge asked who it was they would revenge themselves on, the people rounded on him and threatened him with blows for the rudeness of his question and asked who he was.

A. imperative B. indictment C. impertinence D. intervention 2. In the long run, pirated products may have a negative impact on customers because those lawful producers' creativity and enthusiasm may be deeply hurt by the fact that some customers are more interested in the pirated products for the sake of small gains.

C A.legitimate

3. During the meal he summoned up the courage to ask her on a date. To her surprise, he invited her to the Oscars the following month.

A. piled up B. inherent B. picked up C. ingenious C. set up D. invalid D. plucked up A D

4.

The incident, which occurred on Aug. 1 in the Ycua Bolanos supermarket, left 417 dead and 55 scorched human remains, plus 49 missing.

A. coarsened B. codified C. conferred D. charred D 5. It is the duty of me to thank the committee for their continued support of the group.

A. falls to B. feels to C. runs to D. climbs to A 6. In love, you'll be met with petty disputes and slight quarrels that will escalate into massive arguments.

C A. topsoils B. swans C. tiffs D. tows 7. Teenagers clicked away with their camera-phones. Television crews battled for prime filming position. And in one bizarre incident, a mother placed her infant before Mason, imploring him to sign his forehead.

A. beseeching B. baffling C. bisecting D. bestiring A

8. From an architectural point of view, the 1990s may come to be seen as "the age of the air terminal," as other eras were seen as the age of the railway station or the age of the minster.

B A. pasture B. cathedral C. mansion D. paradise 9. The details about rescuing efforts would be unveiled at a proper time in view of security reasons.

A. in regard to C. in consideration of B. at the thought of D. in line with C 10. Relics guardians said about 40 per cent of the old city area had undergone nearly wholesale destruction by 2002. They worried that urban renovation would break up the traditional frame of the city, making it difficult for younger generations to understand the life of old city.

A. layout B. format C. fabric D. sketch C 11.

At our begging, some girls even sang songs. As time went on, their songs were punctuated by _____ as the hiking became more demanding, and thrilling.

A A. exclamations B. exhortations C. extraction D. exhaustion

12.

Arriving in the elegant city in baggy combat trousers, fedora hat pulled low and a ______ cigar lodged in the side of his mouth, the shaggy-haired Depp said he was sorry he hadn't come sooner.

A. sticky B. stiff C. sinewy D. stubby D 13. Every fear we overcome, no matter how _________, helps prepare us for the next big thing that comes along.

A A. Insignificant B. indispensable C. inevitable D. influential 14.

The attack failed because the missiles were old and inaccurate, and not because an on-board system of decoy flares deflected them as had been __________ at the time.

A. projected B. speculated C. predicted D. assessed B 15.

Under the electoral law, half of the parliamentary seats are shared on a proportional basis by parties winning at least 5 percent of the popular vote, while the rest 225 seats are up for grab in individual _________ across the country.

B A. chivalries B. constituencies C. cholesterols D. conventions

16. However, according to the Blood Centre, less than 20 per cent of the children were proved to be illegitimate as a result of the tests meaning that at least 80 per cent of the children's mothers were wrongly suspected of _________.

A. iniquity 17.

B. infidelity C. sin D. offence B What is remarkable about the picture is that the faces of the elves are all ________ with vermilion, and the lines of their features are drawn in a highly exaggerated way.

A. dashed B. dammed C. deceited D. dabbed D 18. Among the conditions were jaundice, low blood sugar, respiratory _________, the need for intravenous feeding and difficulty maintaining body temperature.

A. distress B. disgust C. disorder D. discourse A 19. Bubbling on the fire are a pair of black pots containing Tibetan tea--an oily ______laced with salt and butter--and

tsampa

, a porridge made from barley.

A. blur B. fare C. aliment D. concoction D

20. resemble the cuneiform writing of the ancient Near East and hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt.

A. Inflations B. Inscriptions C. inspirations D. isolations B 21. Parent Jane Dennis from Leeds became suspicious of her 13-year-old son David when change went missing from her __________.

A. marble B. missionary C. mantelpiece D. maneuver C 22. It just appears that he may have caught a ________ at the top of the sand bowl, which caused his bike to hit hard on the front wheel, which sent him over the handlebars and, unfortunately, it appears that he hit his head on the slope.

A. ruby 23.

B. rut C. relish D. reverse B Last August, her condition worsened and she knew she would succumb ________ the cancer soon.

A. to B. for C. with D. on A

24. One man, 89-year-old Richard Macaulay, died from the disease last Friday.

Results from the ________ into his death are expected this week.

A. inquest B. insight C. inspection D. detect A 25. After she heard Kang shout, she ran over to him and saw the bears a hundred meters away, clearly __________ but without any sign of hostility.

A. impressionable B. isolable C. indisputable D D. distinguishable 26. The gown of the suit, made of tiger, leopard and otter fur and equipped with gold waistband and pearl _________, takes the owner two hours to wear it.

A. napkin B. nil C. necklace D. novelty C 27. The lady had only one regret that she had been stripped of everything she owned by her ex-husband, a heartless __________.

A. scoundrel B. bandit C. hijacker D. highwayman A

28. The three men also alleged that they were repeatedly beaten, _______ in painful positions during interrogations and subjected to sleep deprivation. A. seceded B. snorted C. squinted D. shackled D 29. From my seat I watched the scenes of _________, the toots of cars and buses competing with the sounds of thunder and lightning.

A. chaos B. complexions C. clowns D. collisions A 30. with the rapid advances of technology and the increasing globalization of the world, products are now becoming _________ at a faster rate, and the time from concept to market has to be shortened considerably.

A. offhand B. ominous C. ornamental D. obsolete D 31. The suicide rate has been increasing in the country, with the main reasons including mental diseases, drug and alcohol dependence, population migration, family and _______ problems, and life pressure.

A. metallic B. marital C. monstrous D. muscular B

32. Their narratives, simple and unpretentious yet rich with the realities of life, give the readers a real feeling of _________and warmth.

A. infinity B. ingenuity C. intimacy D. imagery C 33.

In every case of ________ there is a 50% chance that the source of the problem lies with the male partner.

A. infection B. inference C. ingenuity D. infertility D 34. The natural environment for power facilities is deteriorating. Bad weather, such as lightening, _________ and ice, raises the probability of grid accidents.

A. hypothesis B. hilarities C. hurricanes D. husbandry C 35. Even though the ferry sank close to shore, the river is ________ here and it is hampering the rescue work.

A. placid B. turbulent C. pacific D. exalted B

36. The train, traveling from New York to Miami, was going 79 mph when it hit the rear quarter of the truck, separating the bed from the cab and pushing the mangled wreckage and _______ logs down the tracks.

A. signified B. splintered C. slaughtered D. smuggled B 37. Extended periods of time without communication with parents _______ a child's social skills, making them less willing to talk with others; they become withdrawn.

A. devours B. seizures C. despoils D. erodes D 38. Suffering is as essential to a good life, and as inextricable, as ________.

A. bliss B. blotch C. boutique D. breach A 39. After three hours of rescue work, all the ________ dolphins were helped into the sea with the rising tide.

A. slithered B. streaked C. stranded D. stifled C

40.

Although locust plagues ________ from time to time are unavoidable, mankind can still keep them under control if effective measures are adopted in time.

A. embedding B. erupting C. migrating D. flaming B 41. Firefighters were preparing to flood the mine shaft with a gaseous compound to ________ the blaze.

A. suffocate B. subdue C. appease D. alleviate A 42. Such a weapon, it was stated, has ten times the power of _________ as that of the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

A. deprivation B. commission C. devastation D. inflation C 43. The plane then landed safely. As relieved passengers disembarked the 14 men were _______ over to one side where they were taken away for questioning by airport authorities and the police.

A. lamed B. shuffled C. fleed D. coasted B

44. Human activities in recent years have __________ environmental degradation and resulted in rapid reduction in biodiversity.

A. infuriated B. aggravated C. maddened D. irked B 45.

For those blacklisted husbands, including men often beating their wives, drinking alcohol and gambling, staff from the police station will be watchful of them and help them _______ their way of violence.

A. perfect B. deviate C. amend D. diversified C 46. The panda gestation period lasts 83 to 181 days. Several days before it gives birth, the mother panda eats much less than usual and then refuses to eat. Many start to build _______.

A. dents B. craters C. dens D. pits C 47. Established on June 12th, 1952, the theatre has ________ audiences all over the country with its distinctive performances.

A. allured B. enthralled C. infatuated D. enticed B

48. Knowing that the slightest mistake meant losing his job, the waiter served the customers _________ all the time.

A. recklessly B. judiciously C. gingerly D. rationally C 49.

This ancient city is changing so fast that once familiar places disappear while new ones emerge. Thankfully the great historic buildings remain for __________.

A. populace B. preoccupation C. primacy D. posterity D 50.

More and more people crowded around him including the Germany lady, her mother, her husband, a group of Belgian tourists and ________ admiring French children.

A. a heap of C. a brood of B. a morsel of D. a bevy of D

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