Vocabulary.doc

Vocabulary Exercises A.Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word. 1.The course encompasses包括，涉及 the whole of English literature since 1850. A.expounds论述,详细讲解 B. interprets C. embraces包括; 包含 D. deletes删除 2.The thief vaulted跳 over the brick fence and ran off.A.jumped跳过;跨越 B.reinstated复原，恢复 C. climbed爬,攀登 D. fled逃离;逃避3. The striking workers demanded the government rescind废除;取消the rise of food price. A. relinquish放弃，撤回h B. rebuke指责，谴责C.restore归还恢复D. reaffirm重申;再确认 4. Is the reference library accessible易获得的to the grad community at your institute? A. available可获得的便于使用的B. convenient方便的C.shunned避开D. useful有用益的 5. We never bully恐吓,威逼others and we are not to be bullied. A. conquer征服B. blackmail敲诈,勒索C. D. hoax戏弄 6. It is wise to bestow ?赠给; 授予more time lo work and less time to daydreaming. A. arrange安排B. devote献身;致力C.spare匀出饶恕节约 D. locate 7. The supermarket has decided to mount登上组织开展增加a new campaign for better service. A. recede逐渐减弱避开注视B.enerate产生 导致 C. intensify增强D. launch发动发射 8. Winning or losing is a marginal不重要的concern. A. valueless不足道的B. inevitable不可避免的C. insignificant无意义用的D.invaluable无价的 9. The defendant will be tried by a jury of his peers同辈. A. attendants侍者随从 B. fellows同事;同辈 C. companions同伴,伙伴 D. advisrs顾问 10. The central government promised to keep the life-style intact完整无缺的in Hong Kong. A. unchanged未改变的B. undisturbed未被触及C. updated最新的D. upgraded升级的 11. The hero in the story epitomizes是典型缩影 black resistance to the colonial government. A. represents描绘象征B. illustrates阐明C. advocates提倡主张拥护 D. highlights强调,突出 12. It is a job everyone shirks逃避whenever possible. A. whimpers啜泣,呜咽 B. complains抗议 C. prohibits禁止; 阻止 D. evades逃避; 回避 13. Western society has become secular世俗非宗教的in modem times. A. affluent富裕足的B. relgious C. Non-religious非宗教的 D.systematic系统的 14. Low prices of movies may have weaned经历过large sections of the public away from the legitimate theater. A. seta side不理会B. drawn back退缩,后退C. turned down关小拒绝D.