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- 2 -918. If you _ , you suddenly shout something, for example because you are verysurprised.A. betoken B. chide C. assay D. ejaculate919. She trimmed the _ of the tulips before putting them in a vase.A. sprig B. spruce C. stakes D. stalks920. The previous week shed brought home a greasy-haired biker with _ all over hisarms.A. tattoos B. taboos C. teaks D. tenets921. My bike has had two _ in the last 3 weeks.A. purees B. punctures C. pumas D. pundits922.We put a _ between ; short and sighted to make the word shortsighted ,which describes a person who cannot see things that are far away.A. goody B. hyphen C. cocoon D. domino923. _ between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime.A. Obituary B. Headway C. Liaison D. Hunk924. Using tanks and heavy _ , they seized the town.A. artillery B. artifice C. artery D. artisan925. The troops _ the city, killing and injuring hundreds.A. adverted B. bombarded C. sprinted D. interlocked926. The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown in his morerecent work.A. interscience B. havoc C.matrix D. caricatures927. Senior citizen is a(n) _ for old person .A. mythology B. onset C. euphemism D. pal928. She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he _ her for months withflowers and expensive presents.A. wrung B. wriggled C. wonted D. wooed929. A flock of birds was already _ a cheerful morning chorus.A. overwor ing B. overstating C. warbling D. imprecating930. Most of Indias coffee exports are restricted by an export _ fixed under the rulesof the International Coffee Agreement.A. census B. stature C. ark D. quotaII. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrasesbeneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep themeaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:931. The boss smiled his assent to my request.A. objection B. disapproval C. refusal D. compliance932. He sells his things by auction.A. a private sale B. a winter sale C. a summer sale D. a public sale933. A microphone made her voice audible to the crowd.A. understandable B. perceptible C. indiscernible D. indispensable934. Florida is famous for its warm water as well as its azure skies.A. gray B. blue C. angry D. inept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 -935. The baby babbled happily.A. laughed B. murmured C. climbed D. sang936. School boys usually have badges on their caps.A. albums B. lemons C. calcium D. emblems937. He baited his sister unmercifully.A. bothered B. slapped C. tolerated D. touched938. The rusty hinges creaked when the door opened.A. rang B. fell apart C. squeaked D. lessened939. John had no alternative but to run away from his creditor.A. money ender B. tutor C. customer D. boss940. Equal rights regardless of sex, race, or creed are guaranteed by the constitution.A. religious belief B. general belief C. fanatic belief D. ancient belief941. A1l the cribs are full, so you dont have to put any fodder in.A. stables B. sheds C. mangers D. barns942. The picture on the wall is a bit crooked.A. damaged B. spoiled C. awry D. funny943. When he accidentally stepped on its tail, the little dog cried out in pain.A. gulped B. flipped C. yelped D. purred944. It is no longer fashionable to put cuffs on the bottom trousers.A. colored stripes B. turned-up folds C. flowery designs D. buttons945. It is always dangerous to practice the cult of personality.A. danger B. character C. worship D. humanity946. Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very curious mind; at the age of three heperformed his first experiment.A. intricate B. indignant C. incidental D. inquisitive947. Bus service will have to be curtailed because of the transit strike.A. lengthened B. stopped C. changed D. reduced948. The last czar of Russia was Nicholas, who was forced from power in 1917.A. queen B. prince C. throne D. emperor949. The basement smelled damp after being closed for such a long time.A. dank B. stink C. blank D. junk950. The boys sat on the edge of the pool and dangled their bare feet in the water.A. hung B. stretched C. dipped D. kept951. Freckles of paint spattered on the floor.A. Spots B. Buckets C. Bottles D. Lots952. In Africa many fugitive slaves were killed by wild animals in the jungle.A. fleeing B. wage C. black D. wandering953. He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket.A. searched B. inserted C. took D. looked for954. All their efforts to solve the problem proved futile .A. unnecessary B. undesirable C. useless D. worthless955. The horse went off at fast gait down the road.A. pace B. run C. hop D. drive956. Look before you leap is a time-honored maxim.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- 4 -A. saying B. theory C. statement D. supposition957. I was lost in the maze of narrow streets.A. route B. labyrinth C. way D. middle958. The meal