上海市2016届高三英语一轮核心词汇复习：General Revision1.docVIP

上海市2016届高三英语核心词汇复习：General Revision (1) 1. I _____ $5 to have my radio repaired. A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent 2. Now in big cities of China, parents often let their children have their own ___ of living. A. way B. method C. manner D. fashion 3. Can you tell us the local conditions and _____ of that country? A. customs B. habits C. practices D. usages 4. Please _____ the milk until it boils and then turn off the gas. A. observe B. watch C. notice D. look 5. The greater _____ of what you heard is only rumor. A. part B. one C. field D. piece 6. Are you brave _____ to tell him what you think? A. sufficient B. adequate C. plentiful D. enough 7. She tried to explain _____ simple language. A. by means of B. in honor of C. instead of D. in favor of 8. She _____ the hard words when she read. A. scanned B. skimmed C. skipped D. observed 9. When do the new driving laws come into _____? A. effect B. use C. service D. existence 10. The new salary increases will take _____ from January onwards. A. begin B. start C. effect D. effort 11. His _____ is to spend a month in Moscow. A. impression B. direction C. mention D. intention 12. _____ driving to work, Paul usually goes to his office by train. A. Without B. Rather than C. Instead of D. In spite of 13. I’ll certainly be _____ to go to the dance if Carrol is there. A. tempted B. tended C. longed D. enjoyed 14. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart. A. hitting B. beating C. rushing D. striking 15. Don’t _____ the poor child. It isn’t all his fault. Anyway, he is only eight. A. spoil B. squeeze C. stimulate D. scold 16. When you get to the highway, follow the _____ for Notting Hill. A. marks B. spots C. signals