Unit 1
1) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _______ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness. A) transmit B) plunge C) D) filter
2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _________ will be made to the strikers.
penetrate
A) sessions B) recessions C) concessions D) conferences
3) The noise was so loud that it was a _________ to the neighbors. A) nuisance B) trouble C) D) anxiety
4) It's only by _____ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.
A) perfect B) total C) D) thorough
5) He is ______ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.
worry
sheer
A) willing B) ready C) D) keen
eager
6) The government would not dare to ________ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.
A) put B) impose C) D) emphasize
7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so ________! It was delicious. A) mild B) slight C) D) tender
8) While they did not __________ any good results, they were still trying their best.
A) count in B) count on C) D) count out
9) They did not ________ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting. A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal
force
light
count up
10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _____ that
I thought I'd better arrive on time.
A) confusion B) initiative C) D) bark
11) I at last surrendered to the ________ and ate the last piece of chocolate.
fuss
A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm
12) I refused to tip the ______ , who left with an angry expression. A) porter B) employee C) D) assistant
13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often _________ by money problems.
A) associated B) connected C) D) accompanied
14) You take everything too _______! Relax and enjoy yourself. A) carefully B) gravely C) D) critically
servant
assisted
seriously
15) You look thoroughly _______. Why don't you take a week's holiday A) run up B) run down C) D) run off
16) Would it be more ______ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one
A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational
17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no ______ to pay them any money.
A) instinct B) influence C) D) obligation
18) She no longer believed in him for his _______ promises all these years.
A) vacant B) empty C) D) hollow
19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _______ by force.
run
over
sympathy
bare
A) protected B) guaranteed C) D) ensured
preserved
20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _______ to such shame and stress.
A) subjected B) attached C) D) resisted Unit 2
1)
related
If a ________ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.
A)
spot B) spill C) spark D) spray
2) After about an hour and a half the party ______ because there was not enough wine that evening.
A)
broke off B) broke away C) D) broke through
broke up
3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to ____ for various reasons. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last
新视野大学英语第四册读写教程词汇练习+答案+补充
