专四词汇语练习及答案24
761. we planned to have the meeting today, but it has been _____ until next friday.
a. cancelled b. called off c. postponed d. transferred
762. the young surgeon _______ his first operation successfully.
a. made b. carried c. performed d. practised
763. don’t worry, there is ______room in my bag.
a. great deal of b. plenty of c. large amount of d. abundance of
764. he is _____ the best teacher we have ever had.
a. by far b. by chance c. by now d. by ail means
765. our country has _______ great changes in the past 20 years.
a. happened b. occurred c. experienced d. taken place
766. if the electricity goes off, we have candles _______ in the closet.
a. in stock b. in store c. in case d. in hand
767. the commander might order an attack upon the enemy; it all ____circumstances.
a. depends on b. counts on c. focuses on d. exists in
768. the dull speaker could not _______ the interest of his audience.
a. attain b. obtain c. retain d. gain
769. the park was _______ with people doing all sorts of recreational activities.
a. live b. alive c. lively d. vigorous
770. we shall have to pay the bill _______, so let's do it at once.
a. recently b. naturally c. eventually d. lately
771. the first, second and third prizes went to jack, tom and henry ____.
a. differently b. individually c. privately d. respectively
772. she is old enough to know _____ spend all her money on clothes.
a. not to b. better to c. rather than d. better than to
773. we always go to the seaside for our holiday every year. this time let's go mountain climbing for ________.
a change b. sure c. ever d. pleasure
774. my bike is at your ____. you can use it any time you like.
a. control b. request c. service d. mercy
775. it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence but, the contrary, their social existence determines their consciousness.
a. to b. on c. in d. by
776. the train has left but is still _______ sight .
a. at b. on c. in d. by
777. what you say is true _______, but i should express it differently.
a. in a sense b. in a word c. in short d. in brief
778. _____ the average, smith trades in his old car for a new one every three to five years.
a. by b. in c. of d. on
779. we can't go into al1the details of that case now ; i merely mention it ___ way.
a. on the b. in a c. by the d. in the
780. the exercise is not _______ difficult but just needs care and patience.
a. by itself b. in itself c. of itself d. for itself
781. i hope to go tomorrow; _____went i shall go before saturday.
a. in that b. in either c. in any d. after the
782. the russians sent up the first earth satellite and caught the other nuclear powers __________ surprise.
a. by b. with c. for d in
783. ________ his youth, he was not allowed to take the senior course.
a. because b. on account of c. as d. since
784. i would agree with him up to a point, but _____ completely.
a. by some means b. by all means c. by no means d. by fair means or foul
785. john did pass the test, but _______ he didn't know the subject very well.
a. at times b. at no time c. for the time being d. at the same time
786. i planned to go by air, but _____ second thoughts, i decided to travel by train.
a. for b. on c. at d. by
787.luo shengjiao saved the life of a korean boy _______ his own.
a. at the cost of b. at the risk of c. at the danger of d. in danger of
788. the police warned people to be _____ guard against pickpockets on buses in the rush hour.
a. at b. on c. with d. in
789. we stand badly _______ money in our socialist construction.
a. in need for b. on need of c. in need of d. for need of
790. i am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
a. on behalf of b. at behalf of c. in behalf for d. in honor of
791. he showed great _______ in solving his problems.
a. idea b. courage c. source d. resource
792. invariably father makes ____ that all the lights are off before he goes to bed.
a. clear b. sure c. sense d. haste
793. the guards were accused of ______ the prisoners in order to make them confess.
a. torturing b. smashing c. tapping d. knocking
794. if a person helps a criminal, he is also considered ___ of the crime.
a. conscious b. aware c. knowledgeable d. guilty
795. when _______ with the evidence of his guilt, he confessed at once.
a. brought b. encountered c. confronted d. exposed
796. young women from every state ________ for the title of miss america.
a. compete b. scramble c. secure d. strive
797. we’ll put you _____ if you don't want to go to a hotel.
a. in b. down c. for d. up
798. he was very angry. he refused to give any ______ journalists.
a. chance b. opportunity c. interview d. audience
799. police officers working on the murder case have _______ hundreds of families.
a. demanded b. questioned c. requested d. required
800. i’m not _____ with beautiful dreams; i want beautiful realities.
a. content b. keen c. eager d. anxious
b. voca5
答案：
761．c 762．c 763．b 764．a 765．c 766．b 767．a 768．c 769．b 770．c
771．d 772．d 773．a 774．c 775．b 776．c 777．a 778．d 779．c 780．b
781．c 782．a 783．b 784．c 785．d 786．b 787．a 788．b 789．c 790．a
791．d 792．b 793．a 794．d 795．c 796．a 797．d 798．c 799．b 800．a
专四词汇解析：
vigorous ['viɡərəs]
adj. 有力的；精力充沛的
scramble ['skræmbl]
vt. 攀登；使混杂，仓促凑成；扰乱
n. 爬行，攀登；抢夺，争夺；混乱，混乱的一团
vi. 爬行，攀登；不规则地生长；仓促行动