专四词汇练习单选题2000(含生词批注)(20)

专四词汇练习单选题2000

a. generous b. minimum c. modest d. genuine

512. The students were _____ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New England and Canada.

a. attending b. participating in c. taking part d. conducting

513. I don't think it's wise of you to _______ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.

a. show up b. show out c. show in d. show off

514. If you want to know the train schedule, please _______ at the booking office.

a. acquire b. inquire c. request d. require

515.When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them________.

a. off b. aside c. out d. down

516.We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.

a. bring off b. bring forth c. bring down d. bring back

517. New York _______ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000 tons this year.

a. ranked b. occupied c. arranged d. classified

518.The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.

a. transmitted b. transported c. transferred d. transformed

519.The lawyer's question was a ______ that caused the defendant to admit his guilt.

a. plan b. device c. trap d. plot

520.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will _____ down the economy.

a. put b. settle c. drag d. knock

521.Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another. a. rush b. rainbow c. rack d. ribbon

522.I feel a lot of ________ for her because I have been through the same kind of unhappiness myself. a. mercy b. bitterness c. worry d. sympathy

523. Writing is a slow process, requiring _______ thought, time, and effort.

a. significant b. considerable c. enormous d. numerous

524. It was difficult to see through the ________ fog.

a. dense b. crowded c. compressed d. condensed

525. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should ______ his findings in logical order and clear language.

a. furnish b. propose c. ra1se d. present

526. Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to ______ some money.

a. pull b. draw c. pick d. gain

527.American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises. a. movable b. changing c. flexible d. varying

528. Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.

a. other than b. more than c. less than d. rather than

529. I can t ________ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning. a. figure out b. draw out c. look out d. work out

530. All the students in this class passed the English exam with _______ of Li Ming.

a. except b. exception c. the exception d. excepting

531. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _______ by the judge.

a. service b. sentence c. crime d. crisis

532. Our company decided to _______ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met. a. delay b. resist c. violate d. cancel

533. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _____

sicknesses.

a. normal b. ordinary c. average d. regular

534. For the new country to survive, _______ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.

a. to name a few b. let alone c. not to speak d. let's say

535. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came_____ view.

a. from b. in c. before d. into

536. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would _____ her long effort.

a. justify b. testify c. rectify d. verify

537. It has been revealed that some government leaders ______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.