专四词汇语练习及答案27
861. it is easy to take a watch ________, but difficult to put it back together.
a. apart b. away c. down d. off
862. we greatly _____ your timely help, without which we could not have accomplished the task in time.
a. thank b. owe c. appreciate d. admire
863. the cause of the fire that broke out in the plant last night _____ the worker's neglect of duty.
a. persists in b. consists in c. lies in d. results in
864. to obtain a satisfactory result, you must apply two ______ of paint on a clean surface.
a. levels b. coats c. times d. courses
865. her father ________ her for being too free with the soldiers.
a. scolded b. accused c. charged d. complained
866. in order to buy a house, she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
a. fund b. finance c. loan d. debt
867. he doesn't work but he gets a good ____ from his investments.
a. wage b. income c. earning d. salary
868. water being _______ on the mountains, we have built many reservoirs.
a. hard b. difficult c. rare d. scarce
869. she was an _______writer because she persuaded a lot of people to see the truth of her ideas.
a. influential b. accurate c. versatile d. productive
870. because i don't take any sugar in my tea, i ____ to forget to offer it to other people.
a. get b. like c. tend d. used
871. she had to ____ her dress because she had lost weight.
a. change b. modify c. alter d. shrink
872. we are _______ our holiday pictures on to a screen so that lots of people can see them at the same time.
a. reflecting b. casting c. throwing d. projecting
873. she _____ over the choice between the two dresses, which she considered equally good
a. hesitated b. wavered c. reserved d. wandered
874. the firm is looking for a new _______ for another branch office.
a. spot b. point c. scene d. site
875. he ________ the day when he could see his home again.
a. looked forward b. longed for c. counted on d. figured out
876. have you made up your mind yet____ where you are going to spend your holiday?
a. so that b. such as c. as to d. in case
877. he said he was leaving the country ________.
a. for once b. always c. ever since d. for good
878. this television set is an improvement _____ earlier models.
a. with b. by c. on d. for
879. all particulars should be carefully checked. nothing should be _______.
a. taken for granted b. left alone c. put up with d. put out of mind
880. england, scotland and wales _____ the island of great britain.
a. consist b. compose c. make d. combine
881. _______ being used in industry, laser can be applied to operations in the hospital.
a. except for b. furthermore c. in addition to d. in spite of
882. the wind blew hard. the waves ______ the boat against the rocks.
a. rushed b. dashed c. crashed d. crushed
883. alone in london, without friends, work or money, shelley fell into ______.
a. despair b. disappointment c. dissatisfaction d. disgust
884. to take part in a space flight would be an exciting ________.
a. relaxation b. pleasure c. pastime d. adventure
885. all of us were ____ that the old man could walk on his hands.
a. shocked b. amazed c. frightened d. pleased
886. the desperate search for timber and fuel would ________ the destruction of forest.
a. lead to b. break up c. come up with d. set off
887. he was determined to do _____, not to any individual person but to the country.
a. right b. well c. good d. wonders
888. he fell off his bike and broke one of his legs. ________ he will have to be away from school for two or three weeks.
a. as a result b. as a result of c. with the result that d. without result
889. some words are hard to____ because they have many different uses.
a. say b. express c. define d. determine
890. the manager ____ that the new employees go through professional training before they started working.
a. persisted b. insisted c. claimed d. preferred
891. don't stand on formalities. _________ yourself to whatever you prefer.
a. take b. exert c. help d. devote
892. i felt ____ and upset. what on earth did he want with me?
a. displeased b. dissatisfied c. puzzled d. disgusted
893. she was an exceedingly kind woman, _______ her friends, intelligent and amusing.
a. loyal to b. royal to c. true of d. hopeful of
894. the new regulation does not ______ until the first of march.
a. go into effect b. put into effect
c. put into operation d. put into practice
895. if we had known that she had planned to go abroad today, we would have seen her _______.
a. off b. through c. about d. out
896. applicants are ________ to provide evidence that their english is good enough to study in the united states.
a. demanded b. obliged c. due d. necessary
897. according to nobel's famous will, the interest on his fund will be ________ to five people who have made gnat contributions to mankind during the previous year.
a. contributed b. devoted c. distributed d. allocated
898. i am afraid i don't have any _______ in this matter.
a. say b. say c. right d. idea
899. the po1iceman managed to _______ down the owner of the bike.
a. search b. run c. look d. track
900. the noise was so _________ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
a. soft b. faint c. quiet d. inaudible
答案：
861．a 862．c 863．c 864．b 865．a 866．c 867．b 868．a 869．a 870．c
871．c 872．d 873．a 874．d 875．b 876．c 877．d 878．c 879．a 880．b
881．c 882．b 883．a 884．d 885．b 886．a 887．c 888．a 889．c 890．b
891．c 892．c 893．a 894．a 895．a 896．b 897．c 898．a 899．d 900．b
专四词汇解析：
timber ['timbə]
n. 木料；木材
exceedingly [ik'si:diŋli]
adv. 非常；极其；极端；极度地
obliged
adj. 感激的；有责任的；必须的
v. 要求；约束；施恩惠（oblige的过去分词）
inaudible [in'ɔ:dəbl]
adj. 听不见的；不可闻的