词汇练习及历年真题.doc

1. The teacher has a peculiar way of ______her student’s nervousness when then speak English. A. breaking down B. going over C. taking off D. giving away 2. In the cross-lake swimming race, a boat will be ____in case of an emergency. A. standing by B. turning on C. getting on D. running on 3. You _____only half the price ,how would the seller sell the jacket to you ? A. spent B. paid C. charged D. offered 4. He _____the problem _____in his mind for a whole week before he did anything about it. A. switched; on B. kicked; up C. turned; over D. took; on 5. At times the balance in nature is ______ , resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. A. troubled B. confused C. disturbed D. puzzled 6. — So, how is your new roommate ? — She really ____. She always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her , she always makes rude remarks. A. turns me over B. turns me down C. turns me off D. turns me out 7. People have planted a great many trees in order to ____wind and sand in the desert. A. hold down B. hold up C. hold back D. hold out 8. — Would you like to go to Paris with us next year ? — I’d like to, but my mother ______ that I am too young. A. is against B. opposes C. objects D. explains 9. There’s no bear left and the pubs are shut so you’ll have to _______. A. go out B. go off C. go without D. go through 10. The film “World without thieves” ______ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema. A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized 11. Dressed untidily and speaking in a strange way, Father must have ______ to the people present to be a silly old man. A. appeared B. pretended C. shown D. thought 12. Thomas Alva Edison didn’t “invent” the light bulb, but rather he ______ a 50 –year –old idea, which is not well –known.