2002 vocabulary
1. He tripped in a pot hole and _____his ankle.
A. blistered B. slid C. slipped D. sprained E. stressed
1. At least worrying may help us to come to ____with our problems. (2004/7)
A. situations B. conditions C. reality D. reason E. terms
2. I like your dress, I’ve always said that green ___you.
A. fits B. goes with C. matches D. suits E. takes after
3. I just have a few household ___to cope with and then I’ll be free to come out with you.
A. assignments B. charges C. chores D. errands E. works (2006/1)
4. Although he is ____ he is still alert and bright.
A. elderly B. antique C. decrepit D. senile E. senior (2006/2)
5. I ____ her car as soon as she turned the corner.
A .caught sight of B. gazed at C. saw through D. stared at E. viewed
6. He ____ his fist and threatened to hit me.
A. clenched B. clutched C. grabbed D. gripped E. held
No sooner than the manager finished explaining the terms of employment, did he _____at the offer. (2005/4) A. snatched B. seized C. snapped D. tugged E. grabbed
The robber soon disappeared among the crowd after he ___ the handbag from the lady at shopping. (2006/6) A. clenched B. gripped C. clutched D. secured E. grabbed
7. I ____ a sigh of relief when we were rescued.
A. cast B. expelled C. heaved D. spent E. lifted
8. Children in bilingual situations are usually more influenced by their ____ then by their parents or teachers. A. colleagues B. competitors C. peers D. scholars E. schoolboys
9. The farmers round here are in a terrible ______ because of the water shortage. (2006/3)
A. attitude B. constitution C. disaster D. morale E. plight
10.The problems here have been exaggerated out of all _____.
A. context B. logic C. proportion D. relevance E. size
11.I can understand the others making such a mistake, but you, _____people, should have known better. A. from all B. of all C. from every D. out of all E. out of every (2006/9)
12.Holbein’s painting made a tremendous ____ on henry VIII and his court.
A. impact B. collision C. affect D. result E. shock
13.Although he was a public figure, used to large audiences, he was _____ and withdrawn in private life. A. ashamed B. fearful C. scrupulous D. shameful E. shy
14.There have been so many _____ statements about the invention that it is difficult to know where the truth lies.
A. conflicting B. distinguished C. reactionary D. reflective E. reverse
15.The team will do well to win a medal at the Olympic Games, where they will face ____ competition from several countries. A. harsh B. rigid C. rough D. stiff E. strict
16.The car that had been following us ____ us and disappeared from sight.
A. advanced B. approached C. encountered D. overcame E. overtook
17.The ____ music for the play has been taken from the works of Vivaldi. A. exterior B. incidental C. intervening D. supplementary E. passing (2004/5)
18.The judge recommended more humane forms of punishment for juvenile ______. According to English legend, Robin Hood was a (an) _____ who lived in the forest and stole from the rich to give to the poor. (2004/2)
_____are persons who are expelled from society and deprived of the protections of law. (2002/31)(2006/13)
A convicts B. delinquents C. outlaws D. sinners E. villains
19.He was hit by a bullet but luckily he was only ____ wounded.
A. barely B. usually C. little D. only E. slightly (2004/1)
20.Most people are too _____ by lawyers to ask them for advice.
A. alarmed B. discouraged C. horrified D. overawed E. respected
21.The noise of my footsteps _____ the deer and it ran away.
He seemed to be ____ by the spell of the witch and was apparently unable to move. (2004/27)
A. amazed B. feared C. paralyzed D. shocked E. startled
22.A member of the cabinet is believed to have been deeply _____ in the affair. If so, he will have to __resign.
A. comprised B. implicated C. implied D. included E. prosecuted (2006/10)
A member of the cabinet is believed to have been deeply implicated in the affair. If so, he will have to____. (2004/28) A. retire B. resign C. retreat D. restrict E. refrain
23.The explorer was taken prisoner by a savage _____ and remained in their hands for several months. A. breed B. race C. tribe D. clan E. species
24.His new book was ____ in the Sunday Times yesterday.
A. commented B. remarked C. reviewed D. revised E. treated
25.The members of pop group have ____ and now they are operating independently.
The parts of the machine have ____ and it is impossible to piece them together in short time. (2004/21)
A. broken down B. chopped up C. come apart D. split up E. turned off
26.Swallows cannot take off the ground like most birds. They use wind currents to ____ through the air. A. beat B. flap C. flicker D. glide E. skid
The eagle ____ its wings forcefully and soon soared into the sky. (2004/22)
A. beat B. flapped C. flickered D. glided E. skidded
27.The refrigerator was ___ with food and drink.
A. affluent B. bloated C. crammed D. full E. saturated
28.I hope I’m not ____ on you by asking you to get the tickets for me. (2004/9)
A. imposing B. demanding C. impressing D. interfering E. irritating
29.The preliminary examination is not very difficult. You’ll take it in your ____.
A. leap B. march C. pace . step E. stride
31.With the boss out sick, the bookkeeper is ____ in charge. (2006/12)
A. factually B. virtually C. probably D. truly E. genuinely
32.Once addicted to drugs, a person would ____ to anything to have a fix.
A. squat B. crouch C. perch D. recline E. stoop
33.Although he is an able leader in his profession, his wife always has the ____ at home.
A. last word B. first sight C. last decision D. lead E. authority
34.Some westerners’ attitude toward our birth-control program are apparently ____; any reasonable person can see the positive value of it to the Chinese as well as to the world.
A. intricate B. ambiguous C. obscure D. complicated E. perverse (2006/11)
35.The factory has cut down production and many of the workers have been made ____.
A. excessive B. outstanding C. redundant D. residual E. resigned (2006/14)
36.The local residents______ on the football match because of the behaviour of the fans.
A. disapprove B. disparage C. frown D. recriminate E. sneer
The local residents ____ on pop festivals because of the behavior of the fans.(2004/30)
A. disapprove B. disparage C. frown D. sneer E. snore
37.When the company was declared bankrupt, all its fixed _____ were claimed by its creditors
A assets B. benefits C. funds D. proceeds E. sums (2006/15)
38.The _____ from old wounds disfigured the old soldier’s face.
A. blots B. freckles C. scars D. scrapes E. scratches
39.She’s been very ill but we think she’ll ____.
A. come back B. get over C. pull through D. save up E. take off
2004 vocabulary
3. Some people think the economy will improve soon, but many experts remain ____ about this.
A. agnostic B. devilish C. skeptical D. mundane E. faithless
4. The little boy asking for “more” is one of the most famous ____ Dickens’ Oliver Twist.
A. accidents B. incidents C. chapters D. episodes E. occasion
6. His proposal was ____ by the board as irrelevant to the ongoing project.
A. discharged B. dismissed C. expelled D. released E. relieved
8. While he was at college his parents gave him such a small ____ that he had to earn extra money working in a bar. A. allowance B. bonuses C. increments D. pensions E. prizes
10. The river was shallow enough for them to ____ across, carrying their rucksacks on their backs. A. shuffle B. stride C. strut D. swim E. wade
11. Now that the boy was earning his own living, he could ___ his father’s strict rules.
A. defy B. deny C. abhor D. refute E. reproach
12. Many people do not show much ____ in their choice of books.
A. discrimination B. appreciation C. admiration D. acknowledgement E. cognition
Since she was a newly rich, the aristocratic guests at the party obviously saw her coming into the hall, but none _____her presence. (2005/11)
A. discriminated B. perceived C. realized D. acknowledged E. cognized
13. Why are you so ___ and hard to please? Most people would be glad of a meat like that.
A. distasteful B. fussy C. greedy D. peckish E. squeamish
14. The people in these remote valleys of Kentucky speak a local ____ which is rather like the English of Shakespeare’s time. A. slang B. tongue C. idiom D. dialect E. accent
15. Our programs have been temporarily interrupted because of atmospheric condition. Normal service will be ___ as soon as possible.
A. repeated B. recovered C. resumed D. renovated E. retained
16.One of the most disturbing features of the riots was the widespread ____ that followed, when hundreds of shops were broken into.
A. blackmail B. exploitation C. kidnapping D. looting E. swindling
17. The duke has been obliged to sell the castle because he can no longer afford the cost of its ____. A. outlay B. overhead C. subscription D. sustenance E. upkeep
18. Phrenology was popular for a time but soon fell into _____.
A. disgust B. disrepute C. notoriety D. reproach E. scandal
19. Hs greed ___ over generosity in our society?
A. overbalanced B. predominated C. prevailed D. outweighed E. outshone
20. He is most ____ to win. No one else in the race stands a chance.
A. possible B. probable C. liable D. likely E. apt
23. The wounded soldier ____ on the ground for a few seconds before he died.
A. ached B. tingled C. winced D. writhed E. pained
24. He was really a patient person and ____ his meat like fish.
A. swallowed B. chewed C. crunched D. gnawed E. nibbled
He was quite annoyed by the noise made by the lady next to him ___ biscuits while reading. (2006/20) A. swallowing B. chewing C. crunching D. gnawing E. nibbling
It was almost an unfailing phenomenon that hunger ______ at the prisoners as soon as it stroke three. (2005/19) A. swallowed B. chewed C. crunched D. gnawed E. nibbled
25. He was amazed that a reputable firm would ____ to sell the names of their clients to other companies. A. bow B. bend C. knee D. nod E. stoop
26. Some parents fail to ____ wholesome attitudes to sex in their children.
A. inflict B. install C. instill D. saturate E. cram
29. The manager was considerate to see that the new recruit was given no task which may ____ his power. A stress B. stretch C. retreat D. urge E. strain
2005 vocabulary
1. The building was ______beautiful and functional in design; it was really a classic.
A. at once B. at large C. at all D. at last E. at least
This reform should be viewed against the educational background ____ and that for foreign language teaching in particular. (2006/4)
A. at once B. at large C. at all D. at last E. at the outset
2. We reached the village after a very long walk, and ______wearily to our hotel. A. staggered B. plodded C. loitered D. rambled E. lurked
3. The man whose wife was expecting a child ____ nervously up and down the hospital waiting room (2005/3). A. strode B. waddled C. paced D. trudged E. strayed
. The ducks ____ across the road while a long line of vehicle were waiting impatiently, hooting. (2006/5) A. staggered B. waddled C. strode D. rambled E. trudged
5. The spectators _____noisily when the champion, who was lying third in the race, gave up, pretending to be suffering from cramp.
A. sneered B. teased C. cheered D. giggled E. jeered
6. The reader, obviously finding the book very amusing, sat quietly _______ to himself.
A. sniggering B. laughing C. chuckling D. tittering E. booing
. At first, he made no response at all to the unexpected notice about his winning of the first prize in the lottery, but ___ foolishly. (2006/8)
A. sneering B. mocking C. deriding D. giggling E. jeering
7. They have had to ___with a lot of luxuries since John lost his job. A. disperse B. dismiss C. dissolve D. dispense E. discharge
8. I just don’t see how your idea could _____ work; it is rather impracticable. A. imaginably B. considerably C. predictable D. conceivably E. tolerably .
9. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is _________ . A. indelible B. irrevocable C. inimitable D. inimitable E. indestructible
10.People were waiting -______ at the exit of the coal mine after the gas explosion.
A. apprehensively B. comprehensively C. alarmingly D. aggressively E. irritably
It should be ___ enough to the educators that so many students try to cheat in examinations. (2006/17) A. apprehensive B. ambivalent C. alarming D. aggressive E. irritable
12.Is there an economic or imperial consideration behind the assertion that you cannot really English well unless you get fully _____ in England? A. acclimated B. accustomed C. acculturated D. assimilated E. acquired
13.Part of the world’s great reluctance to fight in the Balkans comes from the region’s ______ geography. A. unforgettable B. unwholesome C. unwincing D. untapped E. unforgiving
14.The Chinese are said, more than other people in the world, to tend to view themselves in historical ____. A. prospects B. arguments C. perspectives D. orientation E. retrospect
15.This project has been accomplished through _____efforts of all sectors from the population A. centralized B. contributed C. concerted D. synchronized E. coordination
16.Personal honor, an archaic value that is still found in street gangs today, ______ into blind pride and undermined individual conduct. A. elevated B. degenerated C. distilled D. transmitted E. synthesized
17.The central task of life is to learn to _____environment around us so that we may move safely within it, contribute to it, draw from it, and pass it on in altered form to the next generation. A. determine B. decode C. detach D. define E. demarcate
18.The common people are denied such _____ sensitivity to the environment as allowed the impressionists to express the minute changes in color. A. elaborate B. refined C. deliberate D. subtle E. requisite
20.The Chinese language has exerted an influence on the social ______ of Chinese people far more than most people can admit.
A. cohesion B. inherence C. consistence D. insistence E. persistence
2006 vocabulary
7. The police were all out for the robber with helicopters _____ over the woods.
A. soaring B. gliding C. hovering D. swooping E. floating
16. Children frequently ____ their thoughts and feelings, believing that others feel just as they feel. A. fancy B. project C. presuppose D. conceive E. sympathize
18. It is both a WTO obligation and an internal need for China to make its economic institutions more ____ with generally accepted international practice.
A. uniform B. plausible C. compatible D. acknowledgeable E. assimilated
19. Although he used to be a man of few words, his manner at the party that day was so ____ that everyone was feeling at home.
A. elaborate B. deliberate C. subtle D. refined E. gracious
