大学英语I词汇练习题
Choose the best one to complete each sentence.
1. She felt like ____C___ frustration, but she was determined not to lose her self-control. A. to cry out of B. to cry for C. crying out of D. crying for
2. The method he used turned out to be ___A____ in improving the students' English. A. effective B. ability C. response D. explicit
3. Measures had to be taken in face of the housing problem that ____C____ in the city. A. founded
B. raised
C. arose
D. produced
4. Without electronic computers, much of today's advanced technology ___D____. A. haven't been achieved B. wouldn't be achieved C. hadn't been achieved D. wouldn't have been achieved
5. Jane said to her husband, \. There is no cause for __B______ about our daughter's ability to manage herself.\ A. care B. concern C. attention
6. The tap won't ____A____, and there is water all over the floor. A. turn off
B. turn down
C. turn on
D. love
D. turn up
7. Wearing the right shoes and clothes ____B____ being fit can make all the difference. A. in addition B. as well as C. also D. too
8. She didn't try to do anything for her daughter, and ____B____ it's too late now. A. in case B. in any case C. at this case D. in case of
9. The girl said she hated _____C___ he smiled at her. A. that way
nights.
A. check in
11. My father didn't go to New York; the doctor suggested that he ___C____ there. A. not to go B. won't C. not go
12. She _____C____ him to find answers to her problems.
B. this way C. the way D. all the way
10. I'll call the hotel. I'll tell them we'll ____A____ tomorrow morning and stay there for two
B. check out
C. check off
D. check over
D. not to go to
A. learned from B. came into C. leaned on D. subjected to
13. The large wings of that bird ______B_____ it to fly high and fast. A. make B. enable C. force
A. would answer
B. answer
D. realize
14. If he ____D___ the policeman honestly, he would not have been arrested.
C. should answer
D. had answered
15. I intended ___A____ you last Sunday, but I had no time. A. to have called on B. calling on
C. to be calling on
D. to be called on
16. If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get ____D___. A. alarmed
B. scared
C. surprised
D. confused
17. I haven't read this book, and my brother hasn't ____A____. A. either B. neither C. also
D. too
18. No sooner ____B_____ than the truck started off. A. his luggage was loaded B. had his luggage been loaded C. loaded his luggage D. his luggage was being loaded
19. At the end of the game, the whole crowd ____C____ their feet and cheered wildly. A. emerged from B. rose from C. got to D. stood up
20. Darren has decided to give ___D_____ football at the end of this season. A. in B. for C. off D. up
21. Neither his friends nor his mother ____B____ his marriage to that girl.
A. accept B. accepts C. agree D. agrees
22. Most people believe that he is quite _____A___ of lying to get out of trouble. A. capable
B. enabled
C. able
D. skilled
23. We were told that most of our luggage would be _____B___ by sea. A. approached B. transported C. handled
D. communicated
24. The Broadcasting Museum also offers Saturday workshops to _____B___ children with the world of radio. A. contrive
25. Without a passport, leaving the country is ____D___. A. out of question C. in the question
B. acquaint C. acquire D. admit
B. without question D. out of the question
26. She states her views very ___A______.
A. definitely B. definite C. infinite D. infinitely
27. You need to ____D____ the employers that you can do the job. A. convict B. confuse C. confirm D. convince
28. The little boy was so lucky to have ___B_____ the earthquake. A. survive B. survived C .surviving D. survival 29. It is ___B___ that later in life you will see each other again. A. like B. likely C. liked D. seemed
30.Women’s social ____B____ has changed much over the years. A. state B. status C. states D. statement
31.The novel _____D____ the imagination of thousands of readers. A. cater B. catered C. capture D. captured
32. There are good chances of ______D______ working in this firm. A. prospect B. portion C. position D. promotion
33.If you are ______A_____ a night owl, having the first class start in the afternoon might be the best thing that could ever happen to you.
A. more of B. more than C. much more D. more
34. The conference discussed the fair ______A_____of income and wealth. A. distribution B. distribute C. contribution D. contribute
35. I was so ___C__ in today's history lesson that I didn't understand anything. A. amazed B. confusing C. confused D. amazing
36. ___B___ in England, Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets. A. Having born and educated B. Born and educated C. Since born and educated D. To be born and educated
37. You will see this product ___B___ wherever you go. A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising
38. I never forget my __B__ with you for the first time. A. to meet B. meeting
C. to have met D. having to be meeting
39.She was so angry that she left like __B__ something at him. A. to throw B. throwing
C. to have thrown D. having thrown
40. We are ___C__ in different kinds of extracurricular activities on campus. A. having involved B. to involve C. involved D. involving 41.Let me assure you that it was not done ______D_____.
A. intensive B. intensively C. intentional D. intentionally
42.This medicine can ____A____ the pain in no time.
A. lessen B. less C. loose D. loosen
43.Advertising is often the most ____A____ method of product promotion. A. effective B. effected C. emotional D. efficient
44.It is at 5 a.m. _C___ the train from Beijing to Guangzhou will arrive. A. for B. with C. that D. when
45.Things might have been much worse if the mother _B___ on her right to keep the baby.
A. has been insisting B. had insisted C. would insist D. insisted
46.Had he worked harder, he __B__ the exams.
A. must have got through B. would have got through C. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen 47.God knows, how can I ____A____ six exams a week?. A. endure B. tolerate C. bear D .suffer
48.All their attempts ______C______ the child from the burning building were in vain. A. rescued B. to have rescue C. to rescue D. in rescuing
49，Could you find someone ______C_______ for me to play tennis with? A. to fit B. fit C. fitting D. suit
50. The smooth space flight marks a big ______D______ for Chinese scientists. A. break B. breaking C. breakup D. breakthrough
51 Economic crises destroy the capitalist system, and they grow in size and ____A____. A. duration B. during C. endure D. enduring
52.Companies will have to do more than this if they are to ___B_____ the earthquake. A. survived B. survive C. survives D. surviving 53. The baby felt ____C____ by her parents.
A. hate B. love C. ignored D. ignore
54. There are good chances of ______D______ in this firm.
A. move B. motive C. motion D. promotion
55. She tried to ______D______ our friendship.
A. undermined B. kept C. maintained D. undermine
56. The new airport will ______C___ tourism.
A. helped B. use C. facilitate D. benefited
57. They were full of ____B____ when they saw my new car. A. jealous B. envy C. pitiful D. loves
58. This medicine can ____A____ the pain in no time.
A. lessen B. less C. least D. little
59.He _______A_____ her on her last physics paper.
A. complimented B. compliment C. complete D. completed 60. Mrs. Hill is _______B____ on Tom’s marrying Susan. A. aware B. keen C. kind D. keep
61. Let me assure you that it was not done ______C_____.
A. international B. purpose C. intentionally D. intentional 62.The novel _____D_____ the imagination of thousands of readers. A. seize B. catch C. capture D. captured
63. If you yell ___A____ someone, you should apologize. A. at B. out C. of D. under
64. He came over and ____B____ a piece of paper into my hand. A. shove B. shoved C. shoves D. shoving
65. The girl student whose father is a senior engineer used to ___A____ abroad. A. study B. studying C. studies D. studied
66.The doctor tried to help ____D____ the function of his limbs .
A. store B. stores C. restores D. restore
67. Women’s social ____B____ has changed much over the years.
A. place B. status C. land D. work
68. It was he ___A___ knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes at that moment.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
69. A dropped cigarette is being ____C____ for the fire.
A. fired B. fire C. blamed D. blame 70. Advertising is often the most _____D___ method of promotion. A. effect B. affect C. affected D. effective
71.In time you’ll _____A_____ the beauty of this language.
A. appreciate B. appreciates C. appreciated D. appreciating
72. ______B___ is his favorite toy is hard for the kid to decide. A. who B. which C. how D. where
73. After dinner, I took a ____A____ around the park.
A. stroll B. diving C. run D. walking
74. The boy really enjoyed the useful and ____B____ work in science.
A. creation B. creative C. created D. creator
75. Some professions are _____A_______ with people who have not grown up. A. stuffed B. stuff C. stiff D. stiffed
76. Economic crises destroy the capitalist system, and they grow in size and ____A____. A. duration B. during C. endure D. enduring
77. The new airport will ____C_____ tourism.
A. helped B. use C. facilitate D. benifited
78. Let me assure you that it was not done _____C______.
A. international B. purpose C. intentionally D. intentional
79. The girl student whose father is a senior engineer used to ___A____ abroad. A. study B. studying C. studies D. studied
80. Advertising is often the most ____D____ method of promotion. A. effect B. affect C. affected D. effective
81. It was he ___A___ knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes at that moment. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
82.Companies will have to do more than this if they are to _____B___ the earthquake. A. survived B. survive C. survives D. surviving
83. The baby felt ____C____ by her parents.
A. hate B. love C. ignored D. ignore
84. If you yell ___A____ someone, you should apologize. A. at B. out C. of D. under
85. Mrs. Hill is ______B_____ on Tom’s marrying Susan. A. aware B. keen C. kind D. keep
86. _____A____ college takes hard work!
A. Surviving B. Survive C. Survives D. To surviving
87. It is absolutely ____A___ for the human beings to do something to save the earth. A. necessary B. necessarily C. unnecessary D. unnecessarily
88. An employer is more ____D____ to choose the candidate with high grades. A. like B. probably C. possibly D. likely
89. I don’t like this young woman. She seems a social ___D____. A. flower B. worker C. negotiator D. butterfly
90. How should this ___B____ girl see the coldness of the letter? A. blind B. innocent C. warm D. pretty
91. Be careful not to ___B____ yourself in their local conflicts. A. attend B. involve C. take part in D. participate
92. Home prices are holding ____C___ in most regions, and people live with steady income. A. flexible B. fierce C. stable D. shortage
93. He was ______C______ by a newspaper reporter at that time.
A. being interview B. interview C. being interviewed D. to interview
94. They were full of ____C____ when they saw my new car. A. envious B. envily C. envy D. envies
95. ________C_________, it is a very stable pattern producing results through effort . A. Contrary B. Converse C. On the contrary D. Diverse
96. The teacher doesn’t permit _____B____ in class
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. to have a smoke
97. The man in the corner confessed to ___A____ a lie to the manager of the company. A. have told B. be told C. being told D. having told
98. I never forget __B____ you for the first time.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. having to be meeting.
99. _______A___ a man has, ___________ he wants.
A. The more, the more B. More, more C. The more, more D. More, the more
100. I see no _____B____ of his success.
A. possible B. possibility C. possibilities D. probable
101. He could be ____B____ about everything else in the world, but not about Manet, his loving child. A. visual
B. critical
C. favorite
D. essential
102. Some see themselves as the provider of ideas, ____C____ others view their role as essentially managerial. A. when B. therefore
C. while
D. otherwise
103. The idea ____A____ to him so much that he took it without hesitation. A. appealed B. interested C. drew D. attracted
104. The teacher evaluated the performance of each of his students who ____B____ evaluated his performance. A. by turn
B. in turn
C. at turn
D. on turn
105. Disease _____A____ during the journey and many passengers had to be rushed to hospital for treatment. A. broke out
B. broke down
C. started off
D. started out
106. The products have been _____A_____ to strict tests before leaving the factory. A. subjected B. adjusted C. objected D. constricted
107. Our television set is out of order. Could you come and _____C_____ it for us? A. see through
B. see out
C. see to
D. see over
108. _____C_____ they have taken matters into their hands, the pace of events has quickened. A. As that B. So that C. Now that D. For that
109. Our neighbor said if we made more noise he would _____B____ us to the police. A. inform of B. complain about C. report to D. care for
110. People working in the government should not _____A______ business affairs that might affect their political decisions. A. engage in B. hope for C. choose between D. pick on
111. It's not easy to ______B______ to the top in show business. A. make out B. make it C. make up
112. Carter is in charge of the office while I'm ______C______. A. leaving
113. We must ____B____ our attention on the question of reducing our cost. A. pay B. focus C. absorb D. promote 114. Snap judgments, if ___B_____, have usually been considered signs of immaturity or lack of common sense.
A. taking seriously B. taken seriously C. take seriously D. to be taken seriously
115. Being with his family for a few days, I gained one or two insights ____A____ the reason he behaves the way he does. A. into
B. of
C. on
D. off
B. on leaving
C. on leave
D. make them
D. on relief
116. ___D___ your age or knowledge of the language, you'll be 100% involved in your studies from the first lesson to the last. A. As a result of
117. He said he had caught a bad cold and told me to ____D____ him. A. stay at B. stay up C. stay in
118. Good managing of a company ___A_____ great efforts. A. calls for
B. calls out
C. calls in
D. stay away from
B. In spite
C. Despite of
D. Regardless of
D. calls at
119. I've looked ___C_____ all my papers but I still can't find the contract. A. upon B. out C. through
D. in
120. When I'm going out in the evening I use the bike if I can, ___B_____ the car. A. regardless of B. more than C. other than D. rather than
121. We can't speak ___A____ our teacher. A. too highly of
B. too high of
C. highly of too
D. to highly of
122. No one in our class ____D___ in sports than he. A. are more interested C. is much interested
123. As a teacher you have to ____B____ your methods to suit the needs of slower children. A. enlarge B. adjust C. affect D. afford
124. ________A___ the hotel before soldiers armed with pistols and clubs charged into the crowd.
B. are much interested D. is more interested
A. Scarcely had they left B. Scarcely they had left
C. Scarcely they left D. Scarcely left they
125. In the film, the peaceful life of a monk _____D_____ the violent life of a murderer. A. is compared with B. is compared to C. is contrasted to
D. is contrasted with
126 I didn't realize the food problem was so _____B___ in this city; with winter coming, many people would starve to death without more help. A. essential
B. critical
C. explicit
D. effective
127. Female socialization places importance on getting along with others, _____B___ male socialization places importance on becoming independent. A. when B. while C. instead
D. therefore
128. The boss refused to give any ___B____ on the fact that his workers were out of jobs. A. response B. comment C. answer
129. The advice my father gave me is \ A. get across
130. _____C____ what others say, I think he's a very kind and friendly young man. A. Although B. Though C. Despite D. In spite
131. It is considered inappropriate for a former president to ____D_____ in commerce. A. occupy
B. adjust
C. conduct
D. engage
B. get ahead
C. get around
D. reply
D. get about
132. She felt like ____C____ frustration, but she was determined not to lose her self-control. A. to cry out of B. to cry for C. crying out of D. crying for
133. Although we welcome the proposal, we shall ______A______ detailed examination in the committee. A. subject it to
B. subject to
C. subject to it
D. subject it
134. The book offers some advice about how to make a good ____D____ at job interviews. A. attitude B. reaction C. effect D. impression
135. For most people in China, the bicycle is still their main ____A___ of transport. A. means B. impression C. attraction D. course
136. Mary was so ___C____ in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door. A. attracted B. excited C. absorbed D. drawn
137. The train was ____A____ slow that I was almost two hours late.
A. so B. such C. very D. that
138. The teacher handed ___D__ books to every student at the beginning of the class. A. on B. down C. over D. out
139. I'm going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ___D___ I have relatives. A. because
B. which
C. that
D. where
140. The thief's actions ____C____ a heavy punishment, and the judge sentenced him to ten years
in prison.
A. called out B. called at
C. called for
D. called on
141. ___A_____ the trashman went to the garden to pick up garbage, the old lady would stare at him in surprise. A. Each time
B. At a time
C. At one time
D. Once upon a time
142. _____B___ to what they had expected, the film ended up a total failure. A. Oppose B. Contrary C. Against D. Opposing
143. He made up his mind to ____C____ the post till the end of the year. A. keep in
B. remain under
C. stay at
D. go on
144. Hardly ______D______ when the bus suddenly pulled away. A. they had got to the bus stop B. did they get to the bus stop C. were they got to the bus stop D. had they got to the bus stop
145. He could remember ___B_____ along the road just before the accident happened but he couldn't remember the accident itself. A. to have driven B. driving
C. to drive
D. having driving
146. One reason why Hamlet is such a successful play is that __C_____. A. it appeals different to people B. different people are appealed C. it appeals to different people
D. people find it appealing to them very much
147. While she waited, she tried to ______A____ her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation. A. occupy B. compose C. think D. intensify
148. The psychologist advised them to _____C_____ a certain portion of time each evening for
homework. A. set about
149. It was the training that he had as a young man ____A___ made him such a good engineer. A. that B. has C. what D. later
B. set apart C. set aside D. set out
150. He ran ______D__ no one could catch him. A. so fast as fast that
B. very fast that
C. that fast for
D.
so
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