赵丽词汇5500讲义 精校版
UNIT 1
1 Living in that _____ house over there has nearly driven the hero of the story mad.
A．bleak B．haunted C．gaunt D．acumen
2 His body temperature is ______ for three days, the highest point reaching to 40.5 degree centigrade.
A．uncommon B．disordered C．abnormal D．extraordinary
3 Texas, the second largest state of America, is ______ in natural resources.
A．wealthy B．abundant C．scattered D．deposited
4 _____ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of continent are still covered with thick forests.
A．Orientation B．Access C．Procession D．Blight
5 I hope my teacher will take me recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
A．account B．counting C．regard D．observation
6 I’d ____ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A．take into account B．account for C．make up for D．make out
7 His long service with the company was ____ with a present.
A．admitted B．acknowledge C．attributed D．identified
8 Ms Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be _______with everyone who comes to the store.
A．balked B．admitted C．admired D．acquainted
9 Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they ____ vision.
A．vigorous B．exact C．acute D．vivid
10 The newcomers found it impossible to ____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent home in the new country.
A．shatter B．adapt C．regulate D．coordinate
11 By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ___ opportunity to change his mind.
A．accurate B．urgent C．excessive D．adequate
12 My camera can be ______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny condition.
A．treated B．adjusted C．adopted D．remedied
13 His argument does not suggest that mankind can _____ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources.
A．resort B．grant C．afford D．entitle
14 what were your _______ wages last year?
A．entire B．aggregate C．complete D．terse
15 I should like to rent a house, modern comfortable and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.
A．all in all B．above all C．after all D．over all
16 Most people who travel in the course of their work are given traveling _____.
A．income B．allowance C．wages D．pay
17 Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ____ in giving the class lectures.
A．alter B．change C．alternate D．differ
18 when traveling, you are advised to take traveler’s checks, which provide a secure____ to carrying your money in cash.
A．substitute B．selection C．preference D．alternative
19 Fortune-tellers are good at making ______ statement such as “ Your sorrows will change”.
A．philosophical B．ambiguous C．literal D．invalid
20 The school master _____ the girl’s bravery in is opening speech.
A．applauded B．enhanced C．elevated D．tantalized
21 I was unaware of the critical points involved , so my choice was quite _____.
A．arbitrary B．rational C．serene D．unpredictable
22 The famous scientist _____ his success to hard work.
A．imparted B．ascribe C．sauntered D．acknowledged
23 Everybody _____ in the hall where they welcomed by the secretary.
A．assembled B．piled C．joined D．accumulated
24 The patient has been _____ of the safety of the operation.
A．assured B．guaranteed C．entrust D．confirmed
25 In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometer an hour.
A．assume B．accomplish C．attain D．assemble
26 We _____ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
A．subject B．attribute C．owe D．refer
27 What the correspondent sent us is an ____ news report. We can depend on it.
A．evident B．authentic C．ultimate D．immediate
28 In fact, there is no _______ liberty in any country.
A．adequate B．absolute C．private D．practical
29 The manager director took the ____ for the accident , although it was not really his fault.
A．guilt B．blame C．charge D．accusation
30 They spent many years _____ for oil in this small island.
A．exploring B．exploding C．exposing D．exploiting
UNIT 2
1 The lost car of the less was found _____in the woods off the high way.
A．vanished B．abandoned C．scattered D．rejected
2 Children are ____ to have some accidents as they grow up.
A．obvious B．indispensable C．bound D．obtuse
3 John assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.
A．call forth B．call at C．call on D．call off
4 The archaeologists examined the ____ of ancient pottery.
A．fragment B．fragrance C．flagrance D．retinue
5 The president ____ a nation holiday for the event.
A．proclaimed B．distinguished C．acclaimed D．exclaimed
6 Wealthy Romans collected _____ of Greek statues and paintings.
A．recreations B．enjoyments C．reproductions D．entertainments
7 If the ____ in the test is too small, we can not get a good result.
A．sample B．meagerness C．leisure D．flight
8 Dark glasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun.
A．dismay B．shelter C．shield D．defend
9 Anna was ____ to give up her poverty by her treacherous uncle.
A．impelled B．expelled C．compelled D．repelled
10 In order to improve our condition, this new scheme must be _____.
A．adopted B．adapted C．adept D．addicted
11 Insulted by my opponent, I _____ at him with closed fists.
A．glared B．peeped C．glanced D．stared
12 The girl took cheese and _____ to eat.
A．commenced B．commended C．commanded D．commented
13 Being extremely _____ to the cold, I don't like skiing.
A．sensitive B．senseless C．sensible D．insensitive
14 Since she knows a terrible _ _ as they waited to hear who had been killed in the plane crash.
A．diffusion B．impression C．stimulation D．tension
15 Barbara _____ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A．consisted B．resisted C．assisted D．persisted
16 This is a purely _____ problem, not a political one.
A．additional B．assiduous C．adamant D．academic
17 After criminals were caught , they were accused and put on _____ .
A．death B．verdiction C．trial D．sentence
18 I struggled out of the ditch and my jeans were ____.
A．spoiled B．scattered C．spilled D．spotted
19 On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
A．departing B．depressing C．decreasing D．descending
20 Before he started to work, I asked the builder to give me an of the cost of repairing the roof.
A．assessment B．announcement C．estimate D．evaluation
21 Although not an economist himself, Dr. smith has long been a severe critic of the government's ______ policies.
A．economic B．economical C．economics D．economy
22 It is rather _____ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
A．misleading B．embarrassing C．boring D．demanding
23 The old building is in a good state of _____ except for the wooden floors.
A．observation B．preservation C．conservation D．compensation
24 The ceremony will _____ as soon as the minister arrives.
A．complete B．commence C．disperse D．descend
25 Gasline is _____ by ten spark plugs in the engine.
A．ignited B．inspired C．excited D．illuminated
26 The person who _____ this type of research deserves our praise.
A．originated B．manufactured C．generated D．estimated
27 Dogs are often praised for their ____; they almost never abandon their masters.
A．faith B．loyalty C．trust D．truthfulness
28 When business is _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
A．degraded B．depressed C．reduced D．lessened
29 He believed that the greatest of his _____ was that he'd never had a college education.
A．griefs B．misfortunes C．disasters D．sorrows
30 Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _____ vision.
A．vigorous B．exact C．acute D．vivid
UNIT 3
1 By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.
A．explore B．expose C．exploit D．addle
2 The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ____ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A．elaborate B．excessive C．elegant D．exaggerated
3 A window in the kitchen was _____; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.
A．scattered B．scraped C．scratched D．smashed
4 As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A．flexible B．versatile C．sophisticated D．productive
5 There are not many teachers who are strong ____ of traditional methods in English teaching.
A．sponsors B．contributors C．advocates D．performers
6 On weekend , my grandma usually ____ a glass of wine.
A．subscribes to B．engages in C．hangs on D．indulges in
7 At the party we found that shy girl _____ her mother all the time.
A．depending on B．coinciding with C．adhering to D．clinging to
8 The education provides them _____ to economic progress.
A．admission B．acceptance C．access D．approach
9 This can _____ the worry between a couple that they don't understand each other.
A．release B．relent C．relieve D．relay
10 Many distinguished men have ____ from slums.
A．emanated B．appeared C．loomed D．emerged
11 The most advanced communication ____ can pass information to any member state in no more than five seconds.
A．furniture B．facilities C．equipment D．ornaments
12 The evidence showed that the hanged man could be ____ of murder.
A．ignorant B．innocent C．indecent D．tolerant
13 The outward _____ may increase as anti-immigrant fever spreads in the united states.
A．departure B．exodus C．contagion D．adage
14 They work long hours but don't earn enough to ensure a _____ living for themselves and their families.
A．reticent B．decent C．innocent D．descent
15 Worldwide demand for more _____ technology continues to grow.
A．subtle B．experienced C．sophisticated D．refined
16 Mr Russel is a good teacher, but he often gives ____ lectures.
A．excellent B．extensive C．sound D．tedious
17 A ____ heart beats around seventy-six times a minute.
A．delicate B．normal C．formal D．peculiar
18 Mr Johnson had given no ____ that he was intending to resign.
A．distinction B．direction C．information D．indication
19 Color-blind people often find it difficult to ____ between blue and green.
A．separate B．distinguish C．compare D．contrast
20 The choir stood in four rows according to their ____ heights.
A．respective B．respectable C．respected D．respectful
21 There are few areas of our lives in which tools don't play an _____ part.
A．indispensable B．independent C．indistinguishable D．indiscriminate
22 He is such a(n)_____ person that he gives money to whoever is in need of his help.
A．amiable B．agreeable C．generous D．hospitable
23 A man who doesn't like to talk about himself or to make his feelings known to others is called a ______ man.
A．reserved B．conservative C．tolerant D．preserved
24 He reads so ____ that he knows almost everything about various fields of learning.
A．extensively B．intensively C．closely D．exclusively
25 The light was too ____ for the boy to read the letter.
A．illuminating B．implicit C．explicit D．dim
26 None of us was ____ when Bill ask for help.
A．attainable B．approachable C．available D．applicable
27 His final remarks had a tremendous _____ on audience.
A．collision B．impact C．uplift D．uproar
28 He was a brilliant musician as a boy but he never _____ his early promise.
A．completed B．concluded C．fulfilled D．performed
29 Tom has been ____ of sight for many years.
A．busy B．disappointed C．ashamed D．deprived
30 The actress were dressed in ______ costumes.
A．elaborate B．deliberate C．delicate D．delinquent
UNIT 4
1 His employers could not complain about his work because he was ____ in the performance of his duties.
A．derelict B．penetrating C．diversified D．assiduous.
2 I met a remarkable man who had been traveling the world over in search of __ _ and romance.
A．adventure B．novels C．literature D．jeopardy
3 The person who ____ this type of reform deserves our praise.
A．generated B．estimated C．originated D．manufactured
4 He always does something casually. So casualty is a _____ in his character.
A．proficiency B defect． C．virtue D．appendix
5 He _____ certain passages from the original book in the new edition.
A．concluded B．included C．excluded D．secluded
6 He has never liked meat, and has always had a ______ for vegetables and fruit.
A．admiration B．preference C．substitution D．compensation
7 I was moved and grandpa was equally_____. Rarely had I seen him so worked-up.
A．infected B．affected C．inflicted D．afflicted
8 Education is ____ for the development of a country.
A．indispensable B．accountable C．deliberate D．deficient
9 Everybody _____ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A．assemble B．accumulated C．piled D．joined
10 By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _____ opportunity to change his mind.
A．accurate B．urgent C．excessive D．adequate
11 Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been fairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____.
A．granted B．implied C．exaggerated D．remedied
12 Young people are not _____ to stand and look at works of art, they want art they can participate in.
A．conservative B．content C．confident D．generous
13 In Britain people _______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A．swallow B．dispose C．consume D．exhaust
14 Some diseases are _____ by certain water animals.
A．transplant B．transformed C．transported D．transmitted
15 If Japan _____its relation with that country , It will have to find another supplier of raw materials.
A．precludes B．terminates C．partitions D．expires
16 The wealth of a country should be measured ____ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material
goods.
A．in line with B．in terms of C．by means of D．in favor of
17 That part of the town is completely ____ of interest for visitors. There is no scenery at all.
A．suspicious B．demonstrative C．void D irrespective．
18 _____ to the mountain towns is often difficult because of bad roads.
A．aversion B．orison C．Incentive D．access
19 At the tide ____ from the shore, we are able to look for shells.
A．preceded B．proceeded C．acceded D．receded
20 Though it was less attractive, John knew the metal box would be more _____.
A．terminal B．durable C．persistent D．ultimate
21 They could not go to the theater together because his free time never _____ with hers.
A．collide B．comply C．coincide D．cope
22 Everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished the ____ tale.
A．perpetual B．vigorous C．ultimate D．pathetic
23 We have taken all the ____ we can against the painting being stolen.
A．precautions B．admissions C．concessions D．transactions
24 The ____man would go his own way, in spite of all warnings.
A．obedient B．obstinate C．digital D．elaborate
25 Some flowers , like roses, are famous for their strong _____ .
A．fragrance B．flavor C．demon D．outline
26 The amateur team was _____from the contest in the first round.
A．detached B．excused C．distracted D．eliminated
27 He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will_____ at the end of this month.
A．expire B．exceed C．terminate D．cease
28 All the off __shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read _____ letters from their families.
A．sentimental B．affectionate C．intimate D．sensitive
29 Please ____ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.
A．restrain B．hinder C．restrict D．prohibit
30 The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state____.
A．pensions B．earnings C．salaries D．donations |
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