词汇精练 240 题Exercise One1. In the wifes eyes, his _ to their marriage life is far from perfect.A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflection2. In the event of SARS, some _ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.A) came up to B) lived up to C) faced up to D) caught up to3. Experts have _ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up4. If people feel hopeless, they dont bother to _ the skills they need to succeed. A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained _ to the Beijing University.A) admission B) commitment C) opportunity D) reward6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _.A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervals7. Only when one is _ of ones getting behind is one more likely to catch up. A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective8. He had a _ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow9. As an ideal _ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.A) barrier B) commitment C) challenge D) access10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _ for advice.A) get access to B) come across C) reach out D) speak up11. The most important for us now is to _ what is to be done next.A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind of12. American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _ to our health. A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment14. The medicine the doctor gave me _ my headache.A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved15. As a(n) _ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence. A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating16. The _ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness17. While studying he was financially dependent _ his wife.A) on B) of C) to D) from18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _ to answer for his action.A) possible B) probably C) likely D) normally19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _ from carelessness. A) arose B) arisen C) arising D) arise20. _ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others. A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking21. More new _ will be opened up in the job market for those with a good CET6 score report.A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilities22. Unlike the problems I _ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came of23. Now that they have not done anything _ about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.A) unique B) effective C) absolute D) sequential24. He _ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.A) sucked B) swallowed C) licked D) digested25. These products are _ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.A) completely B) absolutely C) essentially D) necessarily26. The teams attempt to win the game was _ by the opposing goalkeeper.A) shocked B) frustrated C) given up D) caught up27. He is quite sure that its _ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) fully B) exclusively C) absolutely D) roughly28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _.A) time B) addition C) sequence D) place29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each others home through the _ of e-mail.A) role B) medium C) modem D) sequence30. In their own eyes, it is rather _ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.A) rewarding B) demanding C) embarrassing D) requiringExercise Two1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _ different viewpoints on this international issue. A) put out B) put off C) put forth D) put down2. The _ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world. A) rhythm B) regulation C) click D) identity3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to change brain chemistry.A) influential B) monstrous C) vigorous D) powerful4. The footballer made a(n) _ gesture, which made the audiences blood boil.A) immature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative 5. However, at times this balance in nature is _, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects. A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgusted6. As he