济宁学院2012年10自月学考试高级英语练习题二.docVIP

济宁学院2012年10月自学考试高级英语练习题二 Part I Vocabulary (40% ) Section A Directions A: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are two choices marked A and B. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Some people watch television so much that they cannot ____ of living without it. A. conceive B. imagine 2. The little boys constant noise____ his father, who was busy writing a paper for a symposium. A. exhilarated B. exasperated 3. He thought their behavior was ____, but he didn’t say anything in front of the host. A. contemptuous B. contemptible 4. The speaker’s last few words were ____ by the audience’s thunderous applause. A. drowned out B. stopped 5. All the streets will be____ tomorrow evening for the celebration. A. eliminated B. illuminated 6. The letter from her sister so ____ her that she stayed awake half the night, trying to think of a way to get back at her. A. embittered B. agitated 7. The eagle suddenly ____ down and snatched the piece of meat. A. swooped B. drifted 8. You should not be ____ of different religious beliefs. A. intolerable B. intolerant 9. She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a____ position on his desk. A. preeminent B. prominent 10. Too much food ____ sleepiness. A. induces B. tempts 11. Her feelings ____ between excitement and fear. A. fluctuated B. changed 12. I don’t want the ____ meaning of the word, I’m asking you its figurative sense here. A. actual B. literal 13. When the twins wear the same kind of clothes, they almost ____ . A. indistinct B. indistinguishable 14. He cut stone with a knife and ____ the edge. A. blunted B. blurted 15. The boy gave an ____ account of what had happened, concealing nothing. A. ingenuous B. ingenious 16. It is impossible to sort out all th