职称英语（综合类）辅导讲议－词汇学习6

词汇学习4：
　　1. Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.
　　A）demand　B）rely on
　　C）prepare for　D）create
　　2. Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
　　A）slight　B）surprising
　　C）sudden　D）harmful
　　3. Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.
　　A）crudely　B）rarely
　　C）originally　D）symbolically
　　4. Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers² at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.
　　A）velocities　B）impulses
　　C）ratios　D）atrocities
　　5. The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey³ physician.
　　A）doctor　B）professor
　　C）physicist　D）resident
　　6. Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized⁴ branches.
　　A）conventionally　B）obviously
　　C）especially　D）inevitably
　　7. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
　　A）clean　B）pretty
　　C）distant　D）secure
　　8. An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service, a branch of the Department of State.
　　A）a unity⁵　B）a divisio
　　C）an embassy　D）an invasion
　　9. The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
　　A）bad　B）frightening
　　C）repeated　D）unusual
　　10. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor⁶ in this country.
　　A）a steady　B）a plentiful⁷
　　C）an extra　D）a meager⁸
　　11. In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.
　　A）step up　B）decrease
　　C）stop　D）control
　　12. Gas does accumulate in the mines around here.
　　A）increase　B）spread
　　C）collect　D）grow
　　13. Our plan is to allocate⁹ one member of staff to handle appointments.
　　A）assign　B）persuade
　　C）ask　D）order
　　14. Her behavior is extremely childish.
　　A）simple　B）immature
　　C）beautiful　D）foolish
　　15. We also want to use the water to irrigate¹⁰ barren desert land.
　　A）hairless　B）bare
　　C）empty　D）bald
　　词汇学习5：
　　1. They have been living under the most appalling¹¹ conditions for two years.
　　A）dreadful　B）bad
　　C）unpleasant　D）poor
　　2. I wasn't qualified¹² for the job really but I got it anyhow.
　　A）besides　B）anyway
　　C）well　D）anymore
　　3. He achieved success through hard work.
　　A）reached　B）reaped
　　C）attained　D）took
　　4. The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities¹³ now.
　　A）capacities　B）strengths
　　C）possibilities　D）abilities
　　5. The army should have operated in conjunction with the fleet to raid the enemy's coast.
　　A）together　B）in succession
　　C）in alliance　D）in connection
　　6. His claims seem credible¹⁵ to many people.
　　A）workable　B）convincing
　　C）practical　D）reliable
　　7. Jack¹⁶ is a diligent¹⁷ worker.
　　A）ambitious　B）lazy
　　C）hardworking　D）clever
　　8. Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
　　A）colorful　B）attractive
　　C）flexible　D）varied
　　9. Their interpretation¹⁸ was faulty.
　　A）wrong　B）ambiguous
　　C）unclear　D）unbelievable
　　10. These old buildings are gorgeous.
　　A）ridiculous　B）lovely
　　C）magnificent　D）peculiar
　　11. Contact your doctor if the cough persists.
　　A）insists　B）perseveres
　　C）continues　D）resists
　　12. The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition in the Community are increasing.
　　A）fight　B）abolish
　　C）remove　D）control
　　13. They scattered¹⁹ after dinner.
　　A）separated　B）fled
　　C）departed　D）spread
　　14. From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.
　　A）position　B）point of view
　　C）knowledge　D）opinion
　　15. The story was touching²⁰.
　　A）inspiring　B）boring
　　C）moving　D）frightening