Vocabulary Exercises

1. A recent ________ was that about 20 per cent of college graduates joined the army of the unemployed last year. A. estimate B. number C. figure D. statistic 2. He said he was a policeman and therefore had the ________ to stop speeding drivers. A. control B. influence C. authority D. priority 3. The ________ of the man who beat the girl to death was not money but sheer killing. A. intention B. reaction C. push D. drive 4. "I don't like being in the house on my own.""________ at night? Do you mind being by yourself at night?" A. What about B. What with C. What if D. So what 5. ________ money from his department, Mr. Williams would have been promoted to the position as director. A. If he did not steal B. Had he not stolen C. Did he not steal D. Should he not steal 6. ________, they managed to finish the job on time. A. Difficult as it was B. Difficult if it was C. As difficult it was D. If it was difficult 7. You ____ her in office last Friday; She’s been out of town for two weeks.A. needn’t have seen B. might have seen C. must have seen D. can’t have seen 8. ____ difficult it is to surmount the obstacles, we’re bound to achieveour goal.A. As B. How C. So D. However 9. Many a time ____ not to play with fire but he turns a deaf ear to the warnings.A. the child being told B. the child has been told C. has been told the child D. has the child been told 10. He ____ writing the paper now. He hadn’t written a single word when I left him ten minutes ago.A. shouldn’t be B. can’t have finished C. can’t be D. mustn’t have finished 11. If you ____ my advice, you ____ your failure now. You ____ your victory.A. took ... wouldn’t cry over ... would celebrateB. had taken ... wouldn’t have cried over ... would have celebratedC. had taken ... aren’t crying over ... are celebratingD. had taken ... wouldn’t be crying over ... would be celebrating12. He always dreams of ____ a chance for him to bring into full play his potential.A. there being B. there to be C. there is D. being 13. You should keep an eye ____ the slightest changes in the patient while the doctor is away.

A. for B. on C. to D. about 14. He has won the first place, ____ is clear from the expressions on his face.A. that B. as C. what D. when 15. It’s time for us to ____ the traditional Chinese architecture.A. preserve B. reserve C. conserve D. deserve 16. I’m afraid taking a part-time job might ____ my time for study.A. cut off B. cut into C. cut down D. cut away 17. The innocent young man was ____ of robbing the bank.A. sentenced B. charged C. accused D. punished 18. People should behave ____ on such a solemn occasion.A. respectedly B. respectfully C. respectingly D. respectively 19. After second thought, she ____ a better solution.A. came up with B. added up toC. put up with D. made up for20. —I must have eaten something wrong. I feel like ____.—I told you not to eat at a restaurant. You’d better ____ at home.A. to throw up ... to eat B. throwing up ... eating C. to throw up ... eat D. throwing up ... eat 21. While a ________ amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. A. moderate B. modern C. large D. striking 22. The ________ year begins when school opens in September. A. studying B. learning C. teacher D. academic 23. Students of ________ grades are those studying in the first three grades of elementary school. A. entry B. basic C. main D. primary 24. The ________ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars. A. penalty B. benefit C. criticism D. remedy 25. The two brothers are very much _______, not only in appearance but also in thinking. A. like B. likely C. alike D. alive 26. These areas rely on agriculture almost _____________, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development. A. respectively B. relatively C. incredibly D. exclusively27. There was a __drop in support for the Union in the 1988 election. A. delicate B. distinct C. distant D. downward 28. Only if I can understand what you are listening to, __write it down correctly. A. I shall B. shall I C. I can D. can I 29. A lot of __ can be mentioned as essential for explaining the puzzling phenomenon. A. factions B. facades C. factors D. sides 30. It was very hot and people crowded __the air-conditioner. A. about B. in C. on 　　 D. to

31. The flood __ the townspeople __from the rest of the world. A. cut...out B. cut...away C. cut...down D. cut...off 32. Mary washed her face__. A. cleanly B. cleaned C. cleaning　 　 D. clean 33. The foreign guests, __were scientists, were warmly welcomed at the train station. A. most of them B. most of whom C. most of that 　 D. most of those 34 . The train is traveling __a speed of 120 miles an hour. A. with B. on C. in D. at 35. Any living thing __ die without the sun. A. would B. may C. might D. will 36. In his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for three __years. A. successful B. successive C. continual D. continuous 37. A group of foreign students planning to travel by car to North Dakota in the winter are advised to __ their cars with snow tires and warm clothing. A. provide B. purchase C. equip D. install 38. All the students __ a loud laugh when the teacher told them the joke. A. let off B. let down C. let out D. let up 39. I wish my son would stop __ and do something realistic. A. hanging about B. hanging on C. hanging up D. hanging off 40. The __estimate of gains in gross national product suggested a gradual recovery from economic recession. A. introductory B. possible C. primary D. preliminary 41. He badly _____________ his back digging in the public garden on Children's Day. A. stretched B. exerted C. pulled D. strained 42. Drinking alcohol can ________ your ability to drive properly. A. effect B. affect C. remove D. avoid 43. Climate and weather affect every ________ of our lives. A. factor B. respect C. aspect D. consideration 44. Over half of the population of the country ________ in traditional sports. A. takes B. practices C. goes for D. participates 45. We must ________ a better way to save money if we are to buy a new house. A. work out B. work at C. work by D. work for 46. The singer was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ________ by his lack of talent. A. than B. so much as C. as D. more than 47. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns , cancer of other damage to the body.A. disclosure B. exhibition C. contact D. exposure 48. More than two hundred years ago the United States ____ form the British Empire and became an independent country.A. got off B. pulled down C. broke away D. dropped off

49. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is____ loud continuous noise.A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to 50. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ____ to it.A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck 51. The English language contains an____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude52. We shall start at seven if it ____ by that time.A. will stop raining B. stops to rain C. has stopped raining D. will have stopped to rain53.____ you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.A. As B. While C. If D. Since54. If you don’t put the food in the refrigerator, it may go ____.A. off B. over C. wrong D. out 55. If this university ____ such a good reputation, I would not have comehere.A. didn’t have B. hadn’t had C. doesn’t have D. hasn’t had 56. If only we ____ then the disease was curable.A. knew B. could know C. had known D. would have known 57. Our company decided to ____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.A. destroy B. refuse C. assume D. cancel 58. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U.S. to ____ the centennial of Einstein’s birth. A. congratulate B. applaud C. celebrate D. participate 59.Not until midnight ____him in the hotel.A. we found B. we did find C. found we D. did we find 60. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ____what colour it was. A. make out B. look to C. look out D. take in 61. High in the sky a ____ of birds was flying southward. A. swarm B. flock C. crowd D. herd 62. In the 1700's North American colonists proclaimed their wealth and social ________ by wearing elaborate clothing. A. responsibility B. events C. organization D. status 63. I like my teacher, but feel no ________ for her. A. affection B. like C. feeling D. motion 64. Many old readers do not like the modern ________ of The Holy Bible; they've gotten used to the traditional one. A. publication B. vision C. version D. copyright 65. You ________ him so closely; you should have kept your distance. A. shouldn't have been following B. shouldn't follow C. mustn't follow D. couldn't have been following

66. I think I was at school, ________ I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news. A. and then B. or else C. or so D. even so 67. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested ________ at the next town. A. to stop B. stopping C. stop D. having stopped 68. Many difficulties ____ as a result of the change over to a new typeof fuel.A. risen B. arisen C. arose D. raised 69. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, hestill found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ____ tohis confusion.A. extended B. amounted C. added D. turned 70. Who is ____ personnel at present?A. in the charge of B. under charge of C. under the charge of D. in charge of 71. Will all those____ the proposal raise their hands?A. in relation to B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in favor of 72. Trade unions often ____ with employers for better conditions of payemployment.A. ask B. require C. bargain D. plead 73. My brother’s plans are very ____; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.A. abundant B. ambitious C. arbitrary D. aggressive 74. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.A. spot B. locate C. place D. situate75. The train arrived twenty minutes late, but we were not told what caused the ____.A. delay B. late C. slow D. behind time 76. Who allowed you ____ my car?A. driving B. to drive C. riding D. to ride 77. I don’t doubt ____ the plan will be well-conceived.A. that B. whether C. why D. when 78. The flight was supposed to take off at nine o’clock but ____ we had to wait until ten.A. in effect B. for result C. for an end D. on purpose

79．Never before ____ such a smoke in the room.

A. have I read B. did I read C. do I read D. am I reading 80. I take it for granted that he must be sentenced____.A. to die B. death C. to death D. dead 81. Bring the umbrella on the picnic even though you don’t anticipate ____ it.A. using B. use C. to use D. to be using 82. The tutor asked his students to leave a wide ____ when typing their essays.A. border B. column C. surrounding D. margin

83. In theory every citizen in a democratic (民主的 ) country may _____ to the

protection of the law. A. claim B. appeal C. pronounce D. pray 84. By _____ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A. rail B. rude C. rack D. rough85. They have ______ for the car to pick them up at the station. A. arranged B. managed C. appointed D. borrowed 86. Both sides exchanged their views on a wide ______ of topics they were interested in at the meeting. A. extent B. expand C. number D. range 87. He was a man of noble ______. He came from an old and prominent family in Virginia. A. origin B. source C. root D. resource 88. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on. A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing 89. I didn’t ____ to tell him the truth. He forced me into doing that.A. expect B. suppose C. hope D. mean 90. If this kind of animal becomes ____, our future generation won’t even have a chance to see it.A. little B. scarce C. rare D. short 91. Little kids are OK most of the time. But sometimes can become a real ____.A. difficulty B. nuisance C. worry D. anxiety 92. Cultural exchanges between the two countries help to ____ understanding and friendship between the two peoples.A. increase B. raise C. promote D. quicken 93. His downfall is ____ to other factors than this.A. contributable B. attributable C. deducible D. responsible 94. It pains us to see that our environment is ____.A. degenerating B. deteriorating C. declining D. depressing 95. The age of the students in this class ____ from eighteen to twenty.A. changes B. alters C. ranges D. limits96. After finishing the paper, he ____ himself to have a good rest.A. extended B. stretched C. spread D. reached 97. Although he is only 5 years old, he has a __ imagination. A. furtive B. fertile C. frank 　 D. furious 98. Now many people buy __ Christmas trees instead of real ones. A. false B. fake C. sham D. artificial 99. Could you give me a hint without __ the answer? A. giving off B. giving away C. giving up D. giving in 100. We all can't __ why she married a man like this. A. reason out B. figure out C. make believe D. take in

101. “Why didn't Tom come to the party last night?” “He __ not have wanted to see me.” A. should B. would C. could D. might 102. __ to the question of refreshments, I should think lemonade and sandwiches will be enough. A. Prior B. As C. Due D. According 103. __ nothing more to discuss, the CEO got to his feet, said goodbye and left the meeting room. A. There was B. Being C. There being D. As there being.104. Without proper lessons, you could ___________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano. A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up 105. I didn't ________ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late. A. assume B. suppose C. mean D. hope 106. It is doubtful that she has __________ the role of Prime Minister in British politics. A. transplanted B. transferred C. transported D. transformed 107. The bed has been ___________ in the family. It was my great-grandmother's originally. A. handed out B. handed over C. handed down D. handed round 108. It is important that the hotel receptionist __________ that guests are registered correctly. A. has made sure B. made sure C. must make sure D. make sure 109. That young man still denies __________ the fire behind the store. A. start B. to start C. having started D. to have started 110. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body's need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt shaker. A. up B. to C. on D. over 111. ___________ receiving financial support from family, the community or the government is allowed, it is never admired. A. As B. Once C. Although D. When 112. The hours _________ children spend in their one-way relationship with people on television undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people. A. in which B. on which C. when D. that 113. ___________ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. However D. Whenever114. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ______ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A. delicate B. considerate C. precise D. sensible 115. Mr. Lewis broke the world ______ for the 100 meters. A. mark B. standard C. level D. record 116. Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent. A. rose B. raised C. aroused D. arose

117. Our holiday was _______ by showers of rain. A. spoiled B. destroyed C. crashed D. discouraged 118. We were tired of hearing him ________ about how strong he was. A. comment B. remark C. refer D. boast 119. You see the lightning ________ it happens, but you hear the thunder later. A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant 120. It is vital that enough money ________ to help the project. A. be collected B. must be collected C. is collected D. can be collected 121. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ________ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time. A. are to challenge B. may be challenged C. have been challenged D. are challenging 122. ________ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party. A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive 123. Scarcely ________ asleep when a knock at the door awakened her. A. she had fallen B. she had fallen into C. had she fallen D. fell she124. I don't know if the story is true but I will try to ________ it. A. identify B. excuse C. confine D. verify 125. There were five hundred ________ at the state combined examination of CET-4 in our university last year. A. applicants B. attendants C. participants D. candidates 126. Money wasn't the only reason I took the job but it clearly had a _________ on it. A. connection B. relation C. bearing D. association 127. According to the American Federal Government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life __________: 77.2 years. A. scope B. rank C. span D. scale 128. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in ____________. A. residents B. inhabitants C. lodgers D. settlers 129. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ___________ here for two days. A. have been staying B. have stayed C. shall stay D. will have stayed 130. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _____________ all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had lost B. would lose C. would have lost D. should have lost 131. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked shooting wild animals for fun __________ sightseeing. A. than to go B. rather than to go C. more than going D. other than going 132. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ___________ before their time. A. be bloomed B. blooming C. bloom D. bloomed 133. In recent years much more emphasis has been put _________ developing students' learning skills.

A. over B. onto C. in D. on 134. The government introduced a law _____ tobacco advertisements on TV.A. allowing B. prohibiting C. accusing D. blaming135. The tests are _______ to those carried out last yesterday. A. familiar B. same C. identical D. different136. ____ was usual with him, he went out for a walk after dinner. A. Which B. That C. As D. What137. One of the most difficult tasks for a doctor is telling a patient that he has a ____ disease. A. infectious B. important C. light D. fatal138. The professor ________ him as a graduate student with a bright future. A. called B. referred to C. thought D. announced139. Johnson tried to ______ his classmates of his honesty. A. persuade B. convince C. encourage D. debate140. Those senior citizens ______ nearly 25% of the town’s population. A. construct B. consist C. constitute D. conduct141. We try to find a solution that is _______ to the problem. A. applicable B. appropriate C. proper D. similar142. Such magazines are often _______ as being superficial.A. perceived B. conceived C. contrived D. previewed143. Before they leave the factory, all eh cars are carefully tested for _____. A. mistakes B. errors C. defects D. merits144. The company aims eventually to _______ its products throughout the EU.A. disturb B. distribute C. divide D. devise145. The ages of the children who took part in the activity ______ from five to fifteen.A. differed B. ranged C. divided D. belonged146. The company has ______ its operations in Scotland by building a new factory there. A. expanded B. enlarged C. extended D. increased147. The roses in his garden are ______ beautifully these days. A. opening B. flourishing C. growing D. blooming148. The market share of the products of Jollibee Company _____ 30% of the total.A. accounts for B. makes out C. take over D. stays by149. She _____ her own company in October 1982 and has been successful all the time. A. launched B. set C. managed D. sold150. The man spent three months in jail before being ______.A. revised B. renewed C. rewarded D. released151. The book will continue to ______ excitement for a long time. A. originate B. form C. generate D. lead152. There are some foods that you should try to _____ from your meals if you want to stay slim. A. include B. exclude C. take D. make153. _____ that you had very little help, I think you did very well under he

circumstances. A. Now B. Given C. Since D. Once154. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ______ the new carpet. A. crash B. pollute C. spot D. stain155. It was 20 years ago that Chinese economy began to _________. A. take off B. take out C. take in D. take on156. Every citizen in a democratic country may _____ the protection of the law.A. proclaim B. announce C. claim D. renounce157. He went ahead regardless of all warnings about the danger of his _________. A. responsibility B. obligation C. mission D. impulse158. We _____ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work. A. subject B. attribute C. contribute D. refer159. When I am going out in the evening I use the bike if I can ______ the car. A. other than B. rather than C. except D. except for160. Unless I hear anything ____, I shall assume that the arrangements haven’t changed. A. on the contrary B. to the contrary C. to be different D. to be the same161. The president used today’s speech to _________ on remarks he made last month. A. extend B. exchange C. expand D. comment162. An economic ______ followed, especially in housing and construction. A. boom B. bloom C. expansion D. extension163. The petrol and air mixture is __________ in the cylinder and then exploded. A. contained B. included C. compressed D. composed164. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ any unidentified objects.A. detect B. expose C. exploit D. expand165. The troops were too weak to ______ another attack. A. defeat B. win C. withstand D. protest166. The institution is ________ to the University of Texas. A. belonged B. attached C. controlled D. underlined167. I wanted to go out, but I had no money. I had no ________ to staying at home.A. choice B. option C. choosing D. alternative168. I think it would be ______ to leave early, in case there is a lot of traffic. A. optional B. sensible C. sensitive D. optical169. There are certain ______ women should take during pregnancy, for instance, avoiding certain foods and being careful about contact with animals. A. risks B. dangers C. preparations D. precautions170. It _______ to us if the baby is a girl or a boy. A. makes no sense B. makes no differenceC. has no effect D. has no impact171. When he learned of the usefulness of foreign languages, he _____ studying English with great zeal.A. took to B. took up C. took in D. took over

172. The work is not profitable ______ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it. A. in case of B. in terms of C. in light of D. in view of173. The price of this suit is out of _______ to its value. A. size B. shape C. proportion D. percent174. Although he was on a diet, the food ____ him enormously.A. inspired B. tempted C. overcame D. encouraged175. Please don’t _____ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right.A. hesitate B. linger C. retain D. dwell176. During the famine, many people were _____to eating grass and leaves.A. obliged B. inclined C. reduced D. forced177. Many of the families do not have ______ to health care.A. excess B. process C. success D. access178. Most people found it hard to believe that such a seemingly _____ man should have done that wicked thing.A. respectable B. respectful C. respecting D. respective179. Several fashion models ________ for photographers in the park yesterday.A. gestured B. posed C. pressed D. provided180. When ______ cannot meet demand, the price in goods will inevitably rise. A. outlet B. outcome C. output D. product181. There’s little chance that mankind would _______ a nuclear war.A. retain B. endure C. maintain D. survive182. The president is visiting New York _______the trade talks.A. in contrast with B. in connection withC. in consequence of D. in accordance with183. He’s gone to hospital in Beijing for special______ , and there they have good medical care.A. training B. cure C. disease D. treatment184. The explorers were _____ straits almost impassable.A. immune to B. confronted with C. capable of D. transported185. We _____ complete equality between men and women.A. omit B. suggest C. advocate D. agree186. A drugstore in America _____ not only medicines, but also sweets, drinks and other articles. A. shaves B. handles C. polishes D. tosses187. Judging from the order of importance, this matter should call for ____ consideration. A. previous B. prior C. preceding D. prime188. To have his story published, the young man certainly _____ it for at least three times. A. contrives B. fries C. polishes D. advocates189. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of ______.A. damage B. harm C. injury D. ruin

190. Every time when I go back to my hometown, I usually spend two days ____ of my relatives. A. going the rounds of B. rounding up C. making the rounds of D. rounding on 191. Happiness doesn’t necessarily ______ money.A. go for B. go through C. go back D. go with 192. It’s a disgusting thing to hear him ____ his achievements. A. complaining of B. showing up C. breaking up D. boasting of 193. Control of noise is a complex technology, and it is most ______ when applied to the original design of the noisy source.A. effective B. responsible C. wicked D. considerable194. ____ with the boy’s true love for her, the girl decided to entrust her life to him. A. Acquired B. Imposed C. Infected D. Diagnosed 195. The runner went fastest in the middle ____ of the course.A. fragment B. selection C. board D. segment 196. The more ____ you feel in yourself, the more chances you will stand to win the game.A. significance B. intensity C. fortune D. confidence197. Nothing is worse than the ____ between what is right and what is wrong.A. connection B. establishment C. illustration D. confusion198. His words might have ____ the lovely lady, but he was never aware of it.A. cursed B. criticized C. hurt D. scolded 199. It is unwise of you to ____ to a conclusion before looking into the matter .A. reach B. arrive C. draw D. leap200. At the party we found that shy girl ____ her mother all the time.A. depending on B. coinciding with C. adhering to D. clinging to