2012GCT英语-03词汇部分讲义

C. benefit D. duty

12. The street was ____________ by the police for fear that there was a bomb. A. deceived B. delivered

C. damaged D. blocked

13. The economy in this city was _______ by the new investment from abroad. A. cancelled B. boomed

C. buried D. crowded

14. On _______ of the school, I’d like to welcome you all. A. behalf B. dairy

C. decade D. delight

15. He is a ______ boy because he was not afraid of fighting with the bad man.

A. damp B. delicate C. cruel D. bold

16. There used to be an old city here, which was _______ under the river about 2000 years ago.

A. insulted B. insulated C. buried D. interrupted

17. The trip to the west has been ________ due to the lack of the funds. A. insisted B. canceled

C. infected D. inferred

18. What he suggested will be ___________ to your plan.

A. infinite B. intimate C. inflexible D. beneficial

19. His birthday was ________ in a big hotel and attended by about 200 people. A. inspected B. installed

C. celebrated D. interfered

20. The windy weather is _____________ of this city in spring. A. supreme B. characteristic

C. suspicious D. sympathetic

Vocabulary Test 3

1. You need to ________ the time for the meeting or you will come late. A. measure B. maintain

C. confirm D. mend

2. All of his friends came and __________ him on his success. A. concentrated B. melt

C. congratulated D. mounted

3. The team ________ twenty young people who were carefully chosen for the work. A. faces up to B. gets across

C. gives rise to D. consists of

4. That country was _________ by the Allies in the Second World War. A. persisted B. condensed

C. persuaded D. conquered

5. The ________ expressed their passive view about the government’s policy. A. critics B. politics

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C. economics D. tractors

6. At that time work was mainly ______ to slaves in that society.

A. blamed B. complained C. restricted D. expected

7. I didn’t expect to ________ my teacher in the street yesterday. A. refer to B. wok with

C. deal with D. run into

8. A sign announcing “No Meeting” was _________ on the door. A. removed B. hung

C. delayed D. panted

9. She has _________ a large sum of money from her father.

A. inherited B. presented C. hosted D. turned

10. The manager has to be _________ because he could not keep his promise. A. replaced B. pasted

C. frightened D. patched

11. At this moment, they are still __________ with many economic problems.

A. centered B. believed C. referred D. confronted

12. The conference was ____________ by one hundred experts in this field. A. announced B. declined

C. attended D. planned

13. It is believed that _______ spending will certainly lead to the bankrupt. A. natural B. mysterious

C. moist D. excessive

14. With a _________, he didn’t care about what his friend said. A. contempt B. motivation

C. reception D. realization

15. The guests are often very well _________ by the host in that city. A. recovered B. refreshed

C. reassured D. entertained

16. The medical report confirms that the flu has __________ almost everyone in this area. A. infected B. raised

C. recommended D. insulated

17. From the passage we can ________ that this disease can be cured. A. insult B. inspire

C. refuse D. infer

18. As the price keeps going up, _______ has turn into double figures. A. recreation B. inflation

C. refuge D. reduction

19. The ______ of jet travel has made the world seem smaller.

A. remark B. relationship C. removal D. innovation

20. The factors which would influence the learning will _____ with each other.

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A. interact C. innovate

B. install D. intend

Vocabulary Test 4

1. I’m very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an occasion. A. interfered B. impressed

C. offended D. bothered

2. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always _________. A. favorable B. predictable

C. dependable D. reasonable

3. When people become unemployed, it is _______ which is often worse than lack of wages. A. laziness B. idleness

C. poverty D. inability

4. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy . A. schedules B. skyscrapers C. speculations D. scolding

5. The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season. A. altered B. separated

C. ranged D. differed

6. The scientist said that many animals seem to be highly _______ to various signals associated with earthquakes.

A. scared B. resistant C. sensitive D. sensual

7. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary _______ .

A. investment B. savings C. income D. capital

8. The mayor expressed his gratitude for the timely assistance that people from other cities have kindly _____ to his citizens after the city was struck by the earthquake. A. rendered B. secured C. sought D. furnished

9. The purpose of the survey was to _______ the inspectors with local conditions.

A. inform B. instruct C. acquaint D. notify

10. The students failed to meet the necessary _______ for admission to the course.

A. fulfillment B. requirements C. qualities D. competency

11. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance _______ for $3 000.

A. account B. receipt C. assessment D. claim

12. ________ a fire, hotel guests will be asked to remain calm.

A. As a result of B. In the event of C. By reason of D. By means of

13. When ________, the duck keeps its eyes and ears closed, using its bill to locate food.

A. submitted B. sunk

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C. soaked D. submerged

14. As we all know, houses are _______ to be at rest with respect to the earth but the earth itself is

not motionless. A. resumed B. assumed C. speculated D. consumed

15. The whole area of national and local governments was subjected to a thorough financial

______, and inefficiency and waste were attacked. A. search B. survey C. stability D. strain

16. The employer must ________ that the applicants for the post have the proper qualifications.

A. verify B. justify C. warrant D. perceive

17. Professor Johnson planned to go over my paper sentence by sentence with me in his office

this morning, but he hasn’t ______ yet.

A. turned round B. turned up C. turned on D. turned in

18. We hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, but I wonder if they’ll really _____

again.

A. rule out B. come on C. catch on D. wear out 19. The government sent a delegation to _______ the matter. A. look into B. look forward to

C. look down D. look in

20. Our firm regrets to inform you that the computers you ordered last month are _______ .

A. out of practice B. out of reach C. out of stock D. out of work

Vocabulary Test 5

1. The vacuum cleaner is a valuable labor-saving ______ action. A. device B. engine C. piece D. instrument

2. The flight was postponed because of technical problems and was finally cancelled last week when a ______ was discovered. A. accident B. defect C. damage D. defeat

3. When she was crossing the road, she was knocked down by a motor-car and lay ______ by the roadside. A. asleep B. thoughtless C. unconscious D. unaware

4. The novels he has written have shown his ______ ability as an author. A. literal B. literally C. literature D. literary

5. The reader is urged to be a leader, rather than a follower; to rely on his own power, rather than to ______. A. inform B. conform C. deform D. reform 6. He would much ______ it if you could do him the favor.

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