高考英语词汇（同义、近义、相似词）精选练习（一）1. We cant _ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time. A. hope B. wait C. expect D. imagine2. The noise was so _ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it. A. dim B. soft C. faint D. gentle3. His landlady gave him a weeks _ to leave the flat. A. threat B. notice C. advice D. caution4. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _ at the other store. A. anyone B. the others C. that D. the ones5. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _. A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal6. It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _ must be taken by scientists and technologists. A. process B. attention C. measure D. part7. These plastic flowers look so _ that many people think they are real. A. beautiful B. natural C. artificial D. similar8. When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had _ to visit London on business. A. opportunity B. possibility C. occasion D. chance9. The most important _ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people. A. element B. spot C. sense D. point10. It has always been the _ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities. A. plan B. campaign C. procedure D. policy11. I remember her face but I cannot _ where I met her. A. recall B. remind C. remember D. remark12. He has left his book here on _, so that you can read it. A. purpose B. intention C. aim D. meaning13. The open university was started in order to help those who _ having a university education when they were young. A. stopped B. failed C. missed D. ceased14. We wont know whether it will be successful. We wont know whether there will be good _. A. ends B. results C. effects D. causes15. Comrade Li Dazhao, _ librarian of Beijing University, was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. A. sometimes B. sometime C. some time D. some times16.The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _. A. correct B. perfect C. right D. well17. And you find that youre not to be _ with a position of real responsibility. A. offered B. trusted C. furnished D. retained18. She got married although her parents had not given her their _. A. allowance B. consent C. permit D. appreciation19.At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _ his mind that she was trying to tell him something. A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened20. When college students _ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige. A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate 21.Alice _her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them. A. convinced B. reinforced C. pledged D. required 22. I caught a _ of the car before it disappeared around the bend. A. glance B. glimpse C. glare D. stare23. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _ its improved features. A. advocate B. demonstrate C. exhibit D. reveal24. After dinner the minister made a short _ to the guests. A. delivery B. pronunciation C. conversation D. speech25. The old man got into the _ of storing money under the bed. A. tradition B. habit C. use D. custom26. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _ areas where there are no other schools for many miles. A. disposed B. deserted C. isolated D. abandoned27.Its bad _ for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.A. behaviorB. actionC. mannerD. movement28.Before the final examination, many students have shown _ of tension. Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite.A. anxietyB. marksC. signsD. remarks29. When you do exercises, your heart works better. It is able to_ more blood while beating more slowly.A. produceB. pumpC. increaseD. bump30.Yangyang carried off the first winter Olympic _ medal for China.Great! What _ she won for our motherland!A. golden; honourB. gold; honorC. golden; honorsD. gold; honors31. The problem is not _ so easy as you think. Its far from being settled.A. hardlyB. almostC. nearlyD. scarcely32.Ill_ him off this time but next time hell be punished. A. leave B. let C. put D. set33. Who on earth could it be? It was _ other than Peter.A. none B. nothing C. not D. nobody34. In the of proof , the polic