大学英语专四考试词汇专项训练试卷00106
vocabulary
1

Many people nowadays save money to________for their old age.

A

cater

B

supply

C

provide

D

equip

2

There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see the light at the end of the________.

A

battle

B

day

C

road

D

tunnel

3

Thousands of people turned out into the streets to________against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.

A

contradict

B

reform

C

counter

D

protest

4

The party’s reduced vote was________of lack of support for its policies.

A

indicative

B

positive

C

revealing

D

evident

5

Scientific research results can now be quickly________to factory production.

A

used

B

applied

C

tried

D

practiced

6

You must insist that students give a truthful answer________with the reality of their world.

A

relevant

B

simultaneous

C

consistent

D

practical

7

Major airlines have banned the transport of hunting trophies from Africa in the________of the outrage over the shooting death of a lion in Zimbabwe.

A

call

B

midst

C

result

D

wake

8

The customer expressed her________for that broad hat.

A

disapproval

B

distaste

C

dissatisfaction

D

dismay

9

His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in________to his income.

A

comparison

B

proportion

C

association

D

calculation

10

The________that sport builds character is well accepted by people nowadays.

A

argument

B

issue

C

point

D

sentence

11

Sally contributed a lot to the project, but she never once accepted all the________for herself.

A

credit

B

attention

C

focus

D

award

12

When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to________, their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.

A

justice

B

testimony

C

trial

D

verdict

13

Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding________.

A

meal

B

snack

C

refreshment

D

banquet

14

The food is good at this hotel, but the________is poor; the waiters don’t seem to be well trained.

A

maintenance

B

repair

C

charge

D

service

15

The celebrity says in court papers she “has no________of giving any authorization to anyone to proceed with a divorce.”

A

recommendation

B

recording

C

recognition

D

recollection

16

You can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday________.

A

introduction

B

advertisement

C

book

D

brochure

17

They’ve lifted a two-year-long economic________on the country.

A

enclosure

B

restriction

C

blockade

D

prohibition

18

Due to personality________, the two colleagues never got on well in work.

A

contradiction

B

conflict

C

confrontation

D

competition

19

There were 150________at the international conference this summer.

A

spectators

B

viewers

C

participants

D

onlookers

20

Do you own your apartment or are you a________?

A

tenant

B

customer

C

client

D

proprietor

21

We all know that Mary has had a strict________.

A

growth

B

upbringing

C

development

D

cultivation

22

Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n)________of learning.

A

design

B

instrument

C

agency

D

tool

23

In spite of the treatment, the pain in his leg grew in________.

A

gravity

B

extent

C

intensity

D

amount

24

The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the________of the earthquake.

A

consequence

B

aftermath

C

result

D

effect

25

In my first year at the university I learnt the________of journalism.

A

basics

B

basic

C

elementary

D

elements

26

According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the________of 59 percent.

A

ratio

B

percentage

C

proportion

D

rate

27

Thousands of________at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.

A

audience

B

participants

C

spectators

D

observers

28

We stood still, gazing out over the limitless________of the desert.

A

space

B

expanse

C

stretch

D

land

29

It is an offence to show________against people of different races.

A

distinction

B

difference

C

separation

D

discrimination

30

The economic recession has meant that job________is a rare thing.

A

security

B

safety

C

protection

D

secureness