文通学院第一届国家四级英语词汇竞赛测试卷
I. Multiple Choice (2’X40=80’)
1. He doesn’t want to get married because he is afraid of any____.
A. committee B. contamination C. commemoration D. commitments
2. The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ____ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation’s economy.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. better than
3. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ____, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply
4. It’s strange that Amy ____ her aunt in every way.A. takes down B. takes after C. takes to D. takes on
5. Mark offered to help me to learn English____.A. on duty B. in vain C. on purpose D. in earnest
6. His concluding remarks had a tremendous ____ on the audience.A. response B. impact C. affection D. assertion
7. The grading of the oral test was quite _____, so most students thought the results were not fair.A. subjective B. optimistic C. objective D. pessimistic
8. This morning I ____ the washing when it started to rain, so I had to bring it all in again.A. was just to hang out B. was just hanging out
C. had just hanged out D. have just hanged out
9. My father seemed to be in no ___ to look at my school report.
A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling
10. He sank into_____ after his business failed.A. destruction B. despair C. shortage D. chaos
11. I wonder if John has forgotten my number. I ____ him to call for the past two hours.A. have been expecting B. have expectedC. have been expected D. expected
12. How can you be ____ to the suffering of starving people?
A. indifferent B. inevitable C. peculiar D. vigorous
13. The closure of the large factory made many workers live in ____.
A. inability B. laziness C. idleness D. property
14.? The visit of the President will increase the ________ between the two countries.A. peace B. knowledge C. unders