vocabulary review-key

U8 Vocabulary Review

I. Blank fillings : change forms of the given words.

1. We tried to stay away from controversial topics at the dinner party.(controversy)

2. Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of three British hostages.(intense) 3. The sums involved are massive---over $12 billion in the first year alone.(mass) 4. One aim of these reforms is effective defense with minimal expenditure.(minimum) 5. He sketched her quickly, with a few graceful strokes of his pen.(grace) 6. We would appreciate guidance from an expert in this field.( guide)

7. Good health and safety management benefits employers and employees alike.(like) 8. Infancy is a time of almost complete dependency upon other people.(infant)

9. A team of special investigators have gone to the scene of the explosion.(investigate) 10. Mars is too faint and too low in the sky to be observable.(observe)

11. What do you think were some of the more persuasive arguments on the other side?(persuade) 12. The Romans and the Normans came to Britain as invading armies.(invade) 13. The film bears little or no resemblance to the novel.(resemble)

14. The reforms have caused severe economic hardship for the poorest members of the

population.(hard)

15. The manager is responsible for the general running of the theatre.(response) 16. She spent the post-war years trying to reunite father and son.（unite）

II. Blank filling with prepositions

1. The government has responded to pressure by moving towards reform. 2. He is charged with causing death by reckless driving.

3. This made a partial vacuum, which kept the cardboard attached to the mouth of the glass. 4. Their team will contend for the basket-ball championship next week.

5. Children may take a much longer time to recover from the emotional damage that accompanies the physical abuse.

6. The area where most refugees are staying is exposed to the elements.

7. There has been widespread public debate over the introduction of genetically modified food. 8. Many economists are critical of the government’s economic policies. 9. His wife divorced him after he abused her in public.

10. The school teaches pupils from different ethnic groups.

11. The authorities are planning to launch a full-scale investigation into the crash. 12. Mary was a better rider than either of them and she excelled at outdoor sports

13. Psychiatric treatments consist these days primarily of drugs, psychotherapy, and shock treatments.

14. He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind. 15. I hope you’ll keep him out of trouble while I’m away.

16. My wife’s been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job. 17. The rescue team also had bad weather conditions to contend with. 18. He has exerted himself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.

III. Multiple choices:

1. Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an ______.

A. likeness B. exception C. imagination D. coincidence

2. _______of the school system contend that not enough emphasis is placed on creativity.

A. Dentist B. Critics C. Plumber D. Conformist

3. Few ______in the recent history of British boxing have been thrilling.

A. parades B. contests C. flames D. debates

4. The lecturer _____ his point with a diagram on the blackboard.

A. fascinated B. inherited C. insulated D. illustrated

5. In a good report, individual sentences____ together in a clear way that readers can follow.

A. knit B. exhibit C. illustrate D. designate

6. In some places, the settlers were ______ on potato peelings.

A. insisting B. resisting C. persisting D. subsisting

7. This book series has aroused ______ interest.

A. considerate B. considerable C. numerous D. massive

8. The music would stop at intervals, then_____ resume after a while. A. presume B. consume C. resume D. assume

9. His ________ are DPH: they stand for David Perry Hallworth. A. elements B. resources C. representatives D. initials

10. The process of learning a language does not take place in a _______. A.mill B.polish C. fingerprint D. vacuum

11. Measures have been adopted to reduce_______ housing price. A. substantially B. disturbingly C. surprisingly D. accurately

12. Buildings are _______ by red squares on the map. A. invaded B.chewed C.decorated D. designated

13. My father wasn’t a bad man, but he was emotionally_____. A.modest B.initial C.responsive D. unstable

14. When a doctor is dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen. A.identical B.obvious C.similar D. sure

15. This is by no means an exhaustive list but it gives an indication of the many projects taking

place.

A. thorough B. exclusive C. intact D. worn

16. Emigration has notably increased over the past five years. A. accurately B. disturbingly C. initially D. markedly

17. We’d been brought up to think that borrowing money was bad. A. raised B. geared C. proposed D. pushed

18. We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment. A. constitutes B. postured C. contends D.yields

IV. Translate the phrases 1. contest

A. His wife is contesting a seat on the council. 竞争一个理事会的职位

B. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case. 对案子提出质疑

2.yield

A. Careful analysis yielded the following conclusions.得出以下结论 B. The talks with management failed to yield any results. 得到结果 C. The land yielded a good wheat crop.长出了很好的小麦 D. When driving, yield to traffic on the left. 让左边的车辆先过

E. Further action may be necessary if the leaders do not yield to diplomatic pressure.不屈从外交压力

F. The door yielded easily when he pushed it.门轻轻地开了

G. If you invest the money now, the yield after only twelve months will be $3,160. 收益

3. intense.

A. The battle for the third place was intense.第三名的争夺战很激烈。 B. This type of work requires intense concentration.高度集中的注意力 C. Suddenly, the room was filled with intense light. 强光

D. Some people find her hard to get along with because she’s so intense. 太较真了

4. liable

A. You’re more liable to injury when you don’t get regular exercise. 较容易受伤 B. I feel that the play is liable to give offence to many people.有可能得罪许多人 C. The airline’s insurer is liable for damages to the victims’ families. 有责任赔偿

5. polish

A. She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician. 娴熟 B. Shoe polish protects and shines leather shoes. 皮鞋上光剂

C. Each morning he shaved himself and polished his shoes. 擦皮鞋 D. Your essay is good; you just need to polish it a bit. 润色

6. severe

A. The president came under severe criticism for his handling of the crisis. 因为处理危机而承

受严厉的批评

B. They face a severe test of character against a vastly superior team. 严峻的品格考验 C. She wore a severe black dress and no make-up. 朴素的黑裙，素面朝天 7．intensive

A. Before moving to Paris, Michael took an intensive course to improve his French. 强化课程 B. Intensive farming is necessarily because of the population density in Japan. 精细耕作 C. Steelworking is a labor-intensive industry. 劳动力密集型产业 8.pose

A. Ann struck a pose and smiled for the camera. 摆个姿势

B. Before going into their meeting the six foreign ministers posed for photographs. 摆姿势拍照 C. We have to face seriously the moral issues posed by new technologies.新技术提出的道德问

题 9. posture

A. Poor posture can lead to muscular problems. 不良姿势

B. Both sides adopted aggressive postures in the most recent negotiations. 摆出咄咄逼人的态

势

C. The politician postured defensively when questioned about his expenditures.政客防范地装模

做样 10．talent

A. The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents. 炫耀他的天才 B. He’s an exciting new talent on the classical musical scene.令人激动的新人才 11.abuse

A. A self-monitoring tax system is clearly open to abuse. 显然会被滥用 B. Verbal abuse by parents is damaging to children.言语谩骂

C. Prisoners reported being regularly abused by their guards. 经常被虐待

D. Local politicians abused their privileges to make themselves rich. 滥用特权

12.Woodworking is as much an art as it is a skill.木工既是一门艺术又是一项技术。

13.The chemical is directly responsible for those deaths.化学品是直接造成那些人员死亡的罪魁祸首。

14.Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force. 端庄而腼腆 15.He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign.提出了一个很少被提出的话题