大学英语（四）-Unit 1-8 词汇选择题.docx

**B4U1** 1\. There were calls for her \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from the board of the firm because of his mistakes which caused great losses to their business. A. revenue B. resignation C. ridicule D. Revenge 答案：B 2\. Her elegant style \_\_\_\_ her \_\_\_\_ from other journalists. A. set\...down B. set...

**B4U1** 1\. There were calls for her \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from the board of the firm because of his mistakes which caused great losses to their business. A. revenue B. resignation C. ridicule D. Revenge 答案：B 2\. Her elegant style \_\_\_\_ her \_\_\_\_ from other journalists. A. set\...down B. set...forth C. set...apart D. set...up 答案：C 3\. The two countries agreed to \_\_\_\_\_ bilateral talks the following week. A. recommence B. recommencing C. record D. rebooting 答案：A 4\. His lecture was \_\_\_\_ with photos taken during the expedition. A. illustrated B. illuminated C. illumined D. explained 答案：A 5\. If we \_\_\_\_ carefully we'll be able to afford the trip to Tibet. A. arrange B. plan C. budget D. consider 答案：C 6\. At the meeting they denounced the director for his \_\_\_\_\_ speaking. A. intrigued B. reckless C. redundant D. reluctant 答案：B 7\. Soil erosion was \_\_\_\_ by the planting of trees in these areas. A. mitigated B. mistaken C. involved D. confirmed 答案：A 8\. The results are entirely \_\_\_\_ our earlier research on the origin of a rare species of beetle. A. consistent with B. agreement with C. concordance with D. concord with 答案：A 9\. Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council has played a \_\_\_\_ role in the peace negotiations on the world nuclear issue. A. descriptive B. prescriptive C. decisive D. fateful 答案：C 10\. The findings of the research offer that anxiety is shown to increase \_\_\_\_ with the decrease in success rates. A. conversely B. reversely C. proportionately D. deliberately 答案：C 11\. The research attempts to \_\_\_\_ two types of motivation, internal and external, or intrinsic and extrinsic. A. perplex B. distinguish C. differentiating D. negotiating 答案：B 12\. Overproduction, \_\_\_\_ falling sales, has led to huge losses for the country. A. in course of B. coupled with C. on course for D. in agreement for 答案：B 13\. While our bus \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at the steep slope towards its destination, the mountain top, we were chatting with each other happily. A. inched its way B. wound its way C. elbowed its way D. made its way 答案：B 14\. We cannot accept the research result because the whole argument \_\_\_\_ a false assumption. A. believes in B. concords with C. rests upon D. results in 答案：C 15\. It is my great honor to have this opportunity to \_\_\_\_ my appreciation to my teachers. A. complement B. compliment C. deliver D. hone 答案：C **B4U2** 1\. My mother had consequently made her own \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ deductions about what was going in my marriage. A. complacent B. shrewd C. gutted D. sporadic 答案：B 2\. In desperation, Mrs. Jones \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to an operation on her right knee to relieve the pain. A. submitted B. resonated C. abated D. garner 答案：A 3\. Some of the spectators would like to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the billboard structures, but we disapprove. A. persist B. deface C. relive D. tune 答案：B 4\. Some galleries commemorate donors by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ their names on the walls. A. inheriting B. igniting C. inscribing D. surpassing 答案：C 5\. Britain proudly \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that it is a nation of animal lovers. A. rationalize B. abates C. derails D. proclaims 答案：D 6\. His music \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the rhythms of jazz with classical forms. A. fused B. hit C. ignite D. resume 答案：A 7\. Individuals can \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ on self-study courses in the university's language institute. A. tie B. webcam C. enroll D. constrain 答案：C 8\. She was attracted by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ scenery. A. complacent B. dire C. auspicious D. majestic 答案：D 9\. Although he wants to make a hit, I think he hasn't got much to show \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. off B. in C. up D. through 答案：A 10\. James was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as a forward thinker. A. kindred B. excruciating C. renowned D. auspicious 答案：C 11\. He claimed he ploughed all his money into his \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ business. A. imperial B. antique C. oblivious D. sporadic 答案：B 12\. The soldier vowed that they would rather die than \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. surrender B. reinforce C. tiptoe D. duel 答案：A 13\. I am extremely worried about this latest \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to the place that my grandfather held so dear. A. coherence B. hiatus C. desecration D. turmoil 答案：C 14\. The room is typically simple and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with white walls and a tiled floor. A. unadorned B. beige C. considerable D. proficient 答案：A 15\. This study builds \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ earlier work. A. into B. up C. from D. on 答案：D **B4U3** 1\. He is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ his gardening and won't be back in the house until dinnertime. A. laboring at B. laboring for C. laboring under D. laboring of 答案：A 2\. A group of noisy children \_\_\_\_ the bus, and ran for the school building. A. tumbled out of B. tumbled along C. tumbled about D. tumbled around 答案：A 3\. He \_\_\_\_\_ himself among his classmates by his many talents. A. varies B. differentiates C. differs D. distinguishes 答案：D 4\. The sun shone on the sea and the waves \_\_\_\_ and sparkled. A. innovated B. leased C. danced D. refrained 答案：C 5\. To his disappointment, all hopes of a peaceful settlement had now \_\_\_\_. A. vandalized B. vanquished C. varnished D. vanished 答案：D 6\. After finding so many errors in his contract, Harry would like to \_\_\_\_\_ through it, looking for more errors. A. fury B. rage C. range D. rant 答案：B 7\. They were planning to get married and the war \_\_\_\_. A. interpreted B. intervened C. interrogated D. intersected 答案：B 8\. The news has been greeted with \_\_\_\_ by local and national business leaders. A. dismal B. dismiss C. dismay D. dismember 答案：C 9\. Take a warm bath to \_\_\_\_ tense, tired muscles, after a long journey in mountainous areas. A. soothe B. comfort C. appease D. satisfy 答案：A 10\. After three years' negotiation with the landlord, they have taken over the \_\_\_\_ of the large farm. A. tenacity B. insulting C. anguish D. insinuation 答案：A 11\. The chairman suffered the \_\_\_\_ of being refused admission to the international meeting. A. indignant B. indignation C. hatred D. indignity 答案：D 12\. The article \_\_\_\_ that the ex president Clinton was having an affair with his friend's wife. A. inspired B. insinuated C. installed D. instilled 答案：B 13\. The twins have \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the song many times for the better effect before they perform on the stage. A. rehearsed B. overtaken C. restrained D. entreated 答案：A 14\. With \_\_\_\_ honesty she told him he did not love Jack which made him feel sad enough. A. immediate B. consequent C. brutal D. subsequent 答案：C 15\. You can jump from the side of a mountain, \_\_\_\_ a kind of parachute in a paragliding, or a frame like a very large kite in hang-gliding. A. to wear B. wearing C. being worn D. being wearing 答案：B **B4U4** 1\. If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will \_\_\_\_\_ find him doing physical exercise there. A. logically B. persistently C. ordinarily D. invariably 答案：D 2\. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the \_\_\_\_\_\_ from fall to winter. A transmission B. transformation C. transition D. transfer 答案：C 3\. Did you \_\_\_ on the insurance after your car accident? A. proclaim B. exclaim C. acclaim D. claim 答案：D 4\. The mayor was asked to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions. A constrain B. conduct C. condense D. converge 答案：C 5\. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. simultaneously B. spontaneously C. instantaneously D. drastically 答案：A 6\. The prospect of increased prices has already \_\_\_\_\_\_ worries. A. provoked B. irritated C. inspired D. ignited 答案：A 7\. She went through the typescript carefully to all errors from it. A. eliminate B. remove C. dismiss D. handle 答案：A 8\. She got married although her parents had not given her their \_\_\_. A. odds B. consent C. grief D. appreciation 答案：B 9\. They took a second honeymoon in a beautiful island and tried to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ their earlier happiness. A. relive B. reform C. resonate D. restore 答案：A 10\. The television was returned because of a A. deficit B. defect C. happenstance D. mistake 答案：B 11\. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ letters from their families. A. optimal B. affectionate C. oblivious D. sensitive 答案：B 12\. I let my children make their own decisions now that they are older, I wouldn't to interfere. A. presume B. resume C. assume D. consume 答案：A 13\. I had hoped to get 1000 for my old car but had to a lot less. A. settle down B. settle for C. seek out D. seek for 答案：B 14\. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. deteriorated B. inherited C. persisted D. drained 答案：D 15\. His argument does not suggest that mankind can \_\_\_\_\_ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources. A. resort B. reinforce C. afford D. surpass 答案：C **B4U5** 1\. More understanding is needed to accept the \_\_\_\_\_ smile of parents towards their kids' regular mistakes. A. intelligible B. indulgent C. intelligent D. integrative 答案：B 2\. In some occasions, it is hard to figure out the exact \_\_\_\_ of a particular word of one language in another, for instance, the Chinese expression for the English word "cool". A. equivalent B. equality C. correspondence D. compatibility 答案：A 3\. Teenagers tend to view many issues from a liberal \_\_\_\_\_. A. prospect B. perspective C. perfection D. prominence 答案：B 4\. Many big potatoes of some major powers appreciate the Chinese \_\_\_\_ to keep currency market steady despite the severe global economic depression. A. compliment B. commitment C. compromise D. compliance 答案：B 5\. President Obama held that sometimes the imprudence \_\_\_\_ the presidents of the global super powers or would-be super powers results in heavy losses to the global interests. A. in the place of B. one hell of C. for the sake of D. on the part of 答案：D 6\. The national sentencing outlines, employed for only one month, were \_\_\_\_\_ since they were viewed to have shed negative light on the effect of other policies. A. tossed aside B. accused with C. charged of D. interfered of 答案：A 7\. A regular view goes like that some major breakthroughs in Chinese medicine occur by\_\_\_\_, just like somebody examining a test tube with a remark "Aha". A. legislation B. inspiration C. outrage D. inspection 答案：B 8\. The president of the Philippines, Duterte's fitful policy has been viewed to be more suitable for the interests of his people \_\_\_\_. A. at large B. at pains C. on the threshold D. at hand 答案：A 9\. Three decades ago leukemia was mostly \_\_\_\_, while now, over half of the leukemia cases could be cured. A. crucial B. lethal C. vague D. Ethical 答案：B 10\. Almost five in ten of the prisoners in the USA are nonviolent offenders who are in need of help with their \_\_\_\_. A. choir B. addiction C. indifference D. persecution 答案：B 11\. The actress is famous for her terrific\_\_\_\_ on stage. A. debut B. apron C. flutter D. brat 答案：A 12\. I could see John\_\_\_\_ on the bus because I was near the bus stop. A. gets B. to get C. getting D. gotten 答案：C 13\. I will miss you when I \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ on the beach next week. A. lie B. am lying C. will lie D. shall lie 答案：B 14\. If Jack does not learn anything from this, he\_\_\_\_ an accident one of these days. A. is having B. has C. is going to have D. has got 答案：C 15\. Red and black are colors that\_\_\_\_ me very well. A. fit B. suit C. fits D. suits 答案：B **B4U6** 1\. \_\_\_\_\_is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. A. Pavilion B. Cyberbullying C. Self-esteem D. Peer 答案：B 2\. An error occurred when we tried to \_\_\_\_\_ the inventory database. A. eliminate B. reign C. access D. submit 答案：C 3\. These monks were versed in the ways of magic, and they had a portal that would allow them to travel across distant lands \_\_\_\_\_. A. instantaneously B. gratefully C. obviously D. triumphantly 答案：A 4\. Please \_\_\_\_\_ up your instruments before class. A. show B. resonate C. tune D. resume 答案：C 5\. The air crash caused a (an) \_\_\_\_\_ number of deaths. A. complacent B. rumored C. shrewd D. unprecedented 答案：D 6\. She went through the \_\_\_\_\_\_ carefully in order to eliminate all errors from it. A. transcript B. fortification C. property D. contention 答案：A 7\. The white walls of the house coldly \_\_\_\_\_ the lunar radiance. A. persist B. surpass C. garner D. reverberate 答案：D 8\. If no agreement was reached, the army would \_\_\_\_\_. A. show off B. step in C. take the lead D. shoot to fame 答案：B 9\. Analysts argue that most investors are sophisticated enough to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the lines of their recommendations. A. set in motion B. read between C. seek out D. flare up 答案：B 10\. The plight of the refugees arouses the \_\_\_\_\_ old man. A. shrewd B. auspicious C. compassionate D. majestic 答案：C 11\. I \_\_\_\_\_ what I said about her: she\'s not the fool I thought she was. A. inscribe B. intimidate C. rationalize D. take back 答案：D 12\. He shows \_\_\_\_\_ towards everything. A. contention B. desecration C. apathy D. homophobia 答案：C 13\. The current trade \_\_\_\_\_ indicates a serious imbalance between our import and export trade. A. tournament B. spoke C. deficit D. happenstance 答案：C 14\. His political opinions have attracted the \_\_\_\_\_ of the Left. A. opprobrium B. endorsement C. conquest D. infidelity 答案：A 15\. He had shouted down the phone at her, \_\_\_\_\_ with anxiety. A. drastically B. by accident C. in all likelihood D. beside himself 答案：D **B4U7** 1\. Public opinion is influenced by the small\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ who control the media. A. kid B. elite C. boy D. girl 答案：B 2\. She seemed totally\_\_\_\_ in her book borrowed from her classmate last week. A. absorbable B. absorbed C. absorption D. absorbing 答案：B 3\. She is not the sort of man who gets\_\_\_\_\_ about old friendships. A. sentimentalizing B. sentimental C. sentiment D. sentimentality 答案：B 4\. His services to the state were\_\_\_\_ with the award of a knighthood. A. recoiled B. recognized C. recollected D. reckoned 答案：B 5\. The department may \_\_\_\_ its cash limit this year by 20%. A. overshoot B. evaluate C. assess D. appraise 答案：A 6\. It has all the\_\_\_\_\_ of a good mystery story. A. ingenuity B. ingratitude C. inhabitant D. ingredients 答案：D 7\. She left the room with all the dignity she could \_\_\_\_. A. preserve B. muster C. deny D. debilitate 答案：B 8\. Many of the things which seem like fixed stars are born of fierce struggle and \_\_\_\_ defeat. A. inevitable B. apparent C. incredible D. deliberate 答案：B 9\. Let's\_\_\_\_ hands together with people around the world to bring about the peace, stability and prosperity of the world. A. join B. doom C. combine D. connect 答案：A 10\. The footsteps of countless visitors have \_\_\_\_ the threshold of the building. A. intensified B. involved in C. coped with D. varnished 答案：D 11\. It is their\_\_\_\_ interest in music that bonds them together. A. mutual B. acquainting C. desperate D. estranged 答案：A 12\. Why not take over this business which is a \_\_\_\_ one and must bring you enough money. A. lucrative B. ludicrous C. lubricious D. lugubrious 答案：A 13\. Because no new evidence \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ during the investigation, we decide to quit the task. A. embraced B. emerged C. submerged D. immerged 答案：B 14\. The capital airport is still\_\_\_\_ by the military dispute which has been raging for three weeks. A. paralleled B. paraded C. parachuted D. paralyzed 答案：D 15\. The spokesman \_\_\_\_ to comment on the allegations which involve their president. A. declined B. reclined C. prescribed D. ascribed 答案：A **B4U8** 1\. Her cooking was always good, but this time she had \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_herself A. subjected B. surrendered C. submitted D. surpassed 答案：D 2\. It was an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_date for a wedding. A. antique B. auspicious C. ancient D. anonymously 答案：B 3\. He got \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_of his son after the divorce. A. conquest B. coherence C. custody D. consent 答案：C 4\. The two men fought a \_\_\_\_\_\_over the lady. A. due B. duet C. duel D. dual 答案：C 5\. Jerry is an \_\_\_\_\_\_who dances because he feels like it. A. amount B. apathy C. antiquity D. amateur 答案：D 6\. She divorced him for\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. infidelity B. investment C. invention D. intellect 答案：A 7\. A \_\_\_\_\_\_spread that he had been killed. A. tumor B. rumor C. humor D. honor 答案：B 8\. She \_\_\_\_\_\_\_her career after an interval of six years. A. resonated B. reinforced C. rationalized D. resumed 答案：D 9\. The hotel is not responsible for any loss or damage to guests' personal\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. property B. proposal C. project D. pagoda 答案：A 10\. Old people\'s bones are more prone to\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. fracture B. fraction C. infraction D. refraction 答案：A 11\. After the accident, he underwent \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_surgery to rebuild his face. A. reactive B. renowned C. recreational D. reconstructive 答案：D 12\. Mozart was a musical \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ who composed his first symphony when he was five years old. A. peer B. pagoda C. pavilion D. prodigy 答案：D 13\. Your mind is in such a \_\_\_\_\_you do not know what you are saying. A. turnout B. turnover C. turmoil D. transcript 答案：C 14\. She shot to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_as a result of her victory in the Olympics. A. fare B. flare C. fame D. flame 答案：C 15\. The train \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_and plunged into the river. A. defaced B. derailed C. deformed D. dedicated 答案：B