新视野大学英语第四册读写教程 词汇练习+答案+补充

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) penetrate D) filter 2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _________ will be made to the strikers. 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) worry 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) sheer D) thorough 5) He is ______ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth. A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen 6) The government would not dare to ________ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk. A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize 7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so ________! It was delicious. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender 8) While they did not __________ any good results, they were still trying their best. A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out 9) They did not ________ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting. A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal 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) fuss D) bark 11) I at last surrendered to the ________ and ate the last piece of chocolate. 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) servant D) assistant 13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often _________ by money problems. A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied 14) You take everything too _______! Relax and enjoy yourself. A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically 15) You look thoroughly _______. Why don't you take a week's holiday? A) run up B) run down C) run over 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) sympathy D) obligation 18) She no longer believed in him for his _______ promises all these years. A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow 19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _______ by force. A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured 20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _______ to such shame and stress. A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resisted

Unit 2

1) 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) broke up D) broke through 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 4) Somewhat to my _______, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.

A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation 5) The political weakness of these countries _________their economic weakness.

A) compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to D) corresponded to 6) A series of tragic _______ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.

A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences 7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or ______ like Chinese.

A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave

8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of _______ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations.

A) revolt B) rebel C) chaos D) challenge 9) I promised to_________ the others at 5 a.m.

A) rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt 10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _______ without trial.

A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished 11) This swimming costume is made of ______ material.

A) elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious 12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on ________ down a car and a taxi last night.

A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush 13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease ______

A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good 14) The citizens in the neighborhood all___ for the local government's decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed 15) The government attempts to put down the______ of the president's sex scandal.

A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb 16) The fact that we underestimated our ______ led to our bitter defeat.

A) opponent B) candidate C) colleague D) advocate

17) The girls were all _____ of Grace because she was so pretty, with beautiful hands and a face like a film-star's. A) greedy B) controversial C) competitive D) jealous

18) The Watergate ______ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post.

A) shame B) conviction C) rumor D) scandal 19) Japanese banks, once _____ competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.

A) bold B) fierce C) wild D) harmful 20) 5000 people held a protest march and_____ against sexual discrimination.

A) rally B) conjunction C) episode D) riot

Unit 3

1) Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the ______ materials, as well as by the cost of production. A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw 2) In the countryside there are no ________ and no free medical care for the aged.

A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards 3) You are legally _________ take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased. A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D)assigned to 4) The headmaster has_______ views about what his pupils should wear. A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable 5) She made a _______of $200 to the Children's Hospital.

A) publication B) donation C) acquisition D) quotation

6) It is frightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; it's like being in a car without ________.

A) brakes B) controls C) gears D) signals 7) Environmental protection is _________ national and local economic development. A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to 8) She made a _____ of $ 69,000 for the flat, which was accepted. A) currency B) proposal C) bid D) purchase

9) After the recent bomb attacks, members of the public are being warned to be _____ at all times and to look out for any suspicious packages.

A) alert B) aware C) cautious D) nervous 10) If the rain doesn't stop, people will be ________ serious flooding.

A) facing with B) faced with C) subjecting with D) subjected with 11) It was _______ to the media that the president had resolved to fight.

A) leaked B) loosened C) relieved D) issued 12) How do you _______your long absence from classes without asking for leave?

A) account for B) count on C) account of D) count for 13) They were ___ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively. A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned 14) Most flowers will not ____ without sunshine.

A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive 15) I decided to keep a low ______, after all I was a guest.

A) profile B) position C) attitude D) mood

16) If you throw away your credit card _______ and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buy things in your name.

A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label 17) I eventually found the letter I was looking for under a ____ of papers.

A) stock B) stack C) piece D) sequence 18) A small ______ plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.

A) assembled B) dominated C) monitored D) chartered

19) Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed to the proposal of constructing a power plant in the area that is ____