专四词汇语练习及答案19
601. sometimes the machine will go wrong without any _______ cause.
a. actual b. apparent c. natural d. excusable
602. polar explorers have to be extremely ______ to endure the climate and other hardships.
a. rough b. hard c. tough d. cautious
603. the himalayas are the highest mountain ______ in the world.
a. range b. ridge c. peak d. summit
604. we searched for the ring, but there was no ________ of it anywhere.
a. symbol b. signal c. sigh d. sign
605. she is making herself ill with _______ over her son's future.
a. thought b. annoyance c. worry d. consideration
606.the office lift is out of ________ again.
a. order b. work c. movement d. standard
607. i can't ________ to have a holiday abroad on my salary.
a. spend b. spare c. afford d. stand
608. he knew himself to be raw, quite _____of making mistakes through his inexperience.
a. able b. possible c. likely d. capable
609. things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his _____ seemed to change.
a. chance b. luck c. career d. opportunity
610. although i spoke to him many times, he never took any ________ of what i said.
a. notice b. regard c. observation d. attention
611. you can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the ______ it involves.
a. force b. trial c. attempt d. effort
612. the _______ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.
a. pay b. wage c. fee d. fare
613. we had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ______ by the weather.
a. damaged b. spoiled c. hurt d. destroyed
614. he has _______ his heart on pursuing his studies abroad.
a. set b. made c. determined d. resolved
615. he knows so much about the stars that i am sure it would k impossible to find his_____.
a. rival b. equal c. partner d. equivalent .
616. when i came through the customs at the airport, i had to pay ________ on a clock i bought.
a. fine b. fee c. tax d. duty
617. at the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a(n) _______ across europe.
a. travel b. voyage c. journey d. excursion
618. all the students were excited at the ____ of a weekend sports competition.
a. intention b. idea c. consideration d. view
619. this theory , ________ from the work of certain early 20th century scientists.
a. results b. rises b. arises d. raises
620. well-mannered children have usually been properly _______ by their parents-
a. made up b. worked up c. brought up d. taken up
621. the sight of the clock ________ me that i was late.
a. remembered b. reminded c. assured d. confirmed
622. the soldiers were put in prison because they ________ to obey orders.
a. rejected b. defied c. denied d. refused
623. the workmen made so much _______ that mrs. walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
a. trouble b. damage c. mess d. disorder
624. he explained to her at length what he ________ doing the week fo11owing.
a. intended b. expected c. wanted d. meant
625. he grew very angry when he realized how he had been _______ out of his money.
a. deceived b. robbed c. made d. tricked
626. at the first _____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.
a. strike b. stroke c. hit d. blow
627. the water in the river was m clear that it ________ the trees on the bank.
a. shadowed b. shaded c. reflected d. deflected
628. although john was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister take
________ of the house.
a. hold b. responsibility c. management d. charge
629. carry this glass of milk into the next room, land be careful not to _____any on the floor.
a. flow b. spill c. spoil d. spray
630. science has made great _________ during the past 20 years.
a. advances b. developments c. movements d. increases
答案：
601．b 602．c 603．a 604．d 605．c 606．a 607．c 608．d 609．b 610．a
611．d 612．c 613．b 614．a 615．b 616．d 617．c 618．b 619．a 620．c
621．b 622．d 623．c 624．a 625．d 626．b 627．c 628．d 629．b 630．a
专四词汇解析：
endure [in'djuə]
vt. 忍耐；容忍
vi. 忍耐；持续
ridge [ridʒ]
n. 山脉；山脊；屋脊
vt. 使成脊状；作垄
rival ['raivəl]
n. 竞争者；对手
vt. 与…竞争；比得上某人
vi. 竞争