专八词汇竞赛测试题(含习题答案）.docVIP

PAGE 外国语学院2008级英语专业八级词汇竞赛试题 He has a ______ in his back. A. croon B. crook C. crinkle D. crouch 2. As the case of Amitar Ray and his family exemplifies, professional immigrants are among the most rapidly ______ first because of their occupational success and second because of the absence of strong ethnic networks that reinforce the culture of origin. A. assimilated B. consumed C. accustomed D. fascinated 3. While researchers may not _____ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought. A. authorize B. license C. counteract D. endorse 4. I wouldn’t say your stomach was big, and it is just slightly _____. A. convex B. crabby C. crate D. crappy 5. The operation on _____ is very successful, and his eyesight will soon get right again. A. brow B. kidney C. eyelash D. cornea 6. Her laughter is _______! A. contagious B. corroborate C. congenial D. consonant 7. He kept his _______ in the crisis. A. property B. composure C. constellation D. connoisseur 8. The patient has been in a _____ for a week and doesn’t seem to have any hope of recovery. A. dormancy B. hibernation C. coma D. sleep 9. The motor boat _______ the water up as it passed. A. churned B. arose C. filliped D. triggered 10. He cleaned out ______ of coal from the stove. A. dust B. cinders C. lampblack D. feculence 11. Their _______ greetings did not seem heartfelt. A. commensurate B. commentary C. ceremonious D. ataraxy 12. Washing machines take advantage of ________ to dry the clothes. A. centrifugation B. gravitation C. spin D. circumrotation 13. Her long hair fell over her shoulders in a _____ of curls. A. celeste B. creek C. cascade D. circle 14. She was always ______ at her husband. A. captivated B. crabbed C. demagogic D. carping 15. Without my glasses I _____ into the wrong room. A. blundered B. bustled C. burrowed D. burl