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自测题第一套 I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence: 1. The _ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people’s lives. A. zephyr B.zodiac C.zyme D.zest 2. It’s a _ timetable. Sometime lessons happen, sometimes they don’t. A. haphazard B.odious C.haughty D.handicapped 3. No men was allowed to _ on the livelihood of his neighbour. A. wade B.invoke C.muffle D.infringe 4. The poor man’s clothes were so _ that they couldn’t be repaired any more. A. oozed B.ragged C.mopped D.mocked 5. The scents of the flowers was _ to us by the breeze. A. intercepted B.detested C.saturated D.wafted 6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of _. A.vagaboned B.sabotage C.paradox D.tachyon 英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社） Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone - 3 - 7. The actor amused the audience by _ some well-known people. A. embroidering B.rigging C.yelping D.mimicking 8. The speaker _ us with tales of exotic lands and buried treasure. A. detour B.offset C.tantalized D. ushered 9. I assure you there was no _ motive in my suggestion. A. ulterior B.stationary C. vulgar D. toxic 10. Government loan have been the _ of several shaky business companies. A. tornado B.salvation C.delinquency D. momentum 11. The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as _. A. trophies B. fillet C. tulip D. clown 12. We saw the canoe _ , throwing its passengers into the water. A. prostrate B. overturn C. simulate D. brag 13. He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his _ alcoholically. A. quittance B. qualm C. quail D. quietus 14. The orphanage is just one of he r_ causes. A. phonetic B. philanthropic C. prevalent D. lunatic 15. After a period of probation a _ becomes a nun. A. soprano B. hippie C novice D. monsieur 16. Despite his wealth and position, he has an _ personality. A. unassuming B. unprecedented C. undermining D. uncouth 17.