专四词汇语练习及答案23
731. after tom passed his driving test he _____ an application for his driver's license.
a. wrote out b. filled out c. worked out d. made out
732. there was _____rain and snow last winter. so we have a good harvest this summer.
a. proper b. plenty c. adequate d. excessive
733. ______ travel agencies may be organizing trips to the moon. who knows!
a. in future b. in the future c. from now on d. later on
734. the ________ of his speech was good, but the form was not.
a. content b. essence c. point d. subject
735. we cannot expect her to do the homework _____ to look after the children.
a. as well b. as well as c. and as well d.so as
736. our football team's _______ has been excellent during the whole year.
a. behavior b. action c. play d. performance
737. his behavior sometimes _______ madness
a. approaches b. draws near c. borders on d. adds to
738. his parents _____ him to buy a computer.
a. forbade b. discouraged c. prohibited d. prevented
739. the flight was supposed to take off at nine o'clock but _____ we had to wait until ten.
a. at last b. on the contrary c. in the end d. in effect
740. i _______ of his course of action, so i told him to go ahead.
a. assented b. consented c. approved d. agreed
741. i _______ a copy of milton with my cousin for a copy of wordsworth.
a. changed b. exchanged c. replaced d. offered
742. at first i didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly _______ me.
a. occurred to b. hit upon c. flashed to d. happened to
743. a small child has to learn to keep its _____ before it can walk far.
a. weight b. balance c. scale d. stabliltiy
744. “that’s a very good _____ you’ve just put forward,” said prof. smith.
a. advice b. information c. description d. suggestion
745. i was on the _____ of going out when you rang me.
a. edge b. spot c. point d. brink
746. the curtain have ______ because of the strong sunlight.
a. fainted b. faded c. lightened d. weakened
747. doctor smith was one of the _____ in cancer research.
a. pioneers b. advocates c. engineers d. founders
748. any student who _______ his homework is unlikely to pass his examination.
a. denies b. refuses c. neglects d. reduces
749. most children in great britain are educated at the public ________.
a. cost b. payment c. expense d. charge
750. he put in a special _____ for an extra day’s holiday so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.
a. request b requirement c. demand d. enquiry
751. the condition can be well imagined when one small settlement is expected to _______ 10,000 families.
a. dwell b. reside c. inhabit d. house
752. she was afraid that unless the train speeded up[ she would lose her ____ to scotland.
a. place b. seat c. connection d. change
753. in early times an armed contest was sometimes initiated by a (n) ____ to fight and decide the issue.
a. challenge b. call c. appeal d. cheer
754. the scientist has _____ the behavior of birds all his life.
a. noticed b. seen c. notified d. observed
755. once we have ____ the store, we shall owe money to no one.
a. cleared off b. cleaned up c. paid off d. laid off
756. allen placed too much _____ on sports and not enough on his studies.
a. importance b. emphasis c. interest d. worth
757. the dictionary has been completely _____ after being in use for twenty years.
a. revised b. reviewed c. revived d. renovated
758. even though she hadn’t seen it for many years, the woman _______ her son’s handwriting.
a. remembered b. reorganized c. recounted d. recognized
759. that style of hat first came into _______ when i was a small boy.
a. market b. appearance c. fashion d. practice
760. tom agreed with the suggestion _____, but he thought that in practice it would not work.
a. in attitude b. in principle c. in fact d. in general
答案：
731．b 732．c 733．b 734．a 735．b 736．d 737．c 738．a 739．d 740．c
741．b 742．a 743．b 744．d 745．c 746．b 747．a 748．c 749．c 750．a
751．d 752．c 753．a 754．d 755．c 756．b 757．a 758．d 759．c 760．b
专四词汇解析：
brink [briŋk]
n. （峭壁的）边缘
inhabit [in'hæbit]
vt. 居住于；占据；栖息
vi. （古）居住；栖息
contest ['kɔntest, kən'test]
vt. 争辩；提出质疑
vi. 竞争；争辩
n. 竞赛；争论；争夺