1990
66. He is looking for a job that will give him greater _____ for initiative.
A. place B. scope C. space D. suitability
67. We’ll _____ you as soon as we have any further information. A. relate B. communicate C. make known D. notify
68. She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit dies. A. sensible B. sentimental C. sensational D. senseless 69. As I was in a hurry, I _____ my way through the crowd. A. kneed B. fingered C. nosed D. elbowed
70. The motorist was _____ $ 100.00 for driving after drinking. A. fined B. punished C. penalized D. charged 71. The train ticket is ______ for three months. A. valid B. usable C. serviceable D. valuable
72. He ______ the vase with such force that it was broken into pieces. A. dropped B. pulled C. pushed D. hurled
73. A week after the operation she was ______ from hospital. (2004) A. discharged B. relieved C. let out D. liberated
74. Because he wore a queer collection of clothes and talked to himself, his neighbors considered him ______.
A. ecstatic B. electronic C. eccentric D. eclectic 75. To sail round the world single-handed is quite ______.
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A. a fate B. a fame C. a feat D. an athlete
76. We are sorry to hear that you application for the job has been ______.
A. turned down B. turned away C. turned back D. turned in 77. Fortunately, their attempt to rob the bank did not ______. A. come on B. come to C. come off D. come over 78. He ______ his new job with confidence. A. set out B. set about C. set off D. set down
79. David prefers country life to town life, so he has decided to ______ farming.
A. go out of B. go out for C. go in for D. go over to
80. The class were so slow that it seemed impossible to ______ them by mere language.
A. get through to B. get out of C. get over with D. get across to
Keys and analyses: 红色正确答案 紫色错误答案 66~70 B D B D C
70 C penalized usually presupposes a violation of an order, rule, or law intended to maintain discipline or ensure propriety; A. fined implies a monetary penalty fixed within certain limits by law 71~75 A D A C C 76~80 A C B C D
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1991
1. That new production of Othello is very ambitious and extremely interesting, but somehow it doesn’t quit ______ .
A. come off B. Come through C. come out D. come around 2. On the way to school yesterday the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a _____. A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure
3. Shortly after the boat docked, the passengers ________ . A. dismounted B. disembarked C. dispersed D. discharged 4. How do you ______ these latest instruction? A. mean B. solve C. interpret D. deduce
5. Unfortunately I must have moved the camera, because the picture is rather ______.
A. vague B. confused C. scratched D. blurred
6. In the blazing heat of midday, the dog lay by the side of the road, its mouth open, ______.
A. yawing B. panting C. sighing D. sniffing 7. The child began to cry and tears _____ down her face. A. trickled B. oozed C. dribbled D. leaked (2006) dribble 专指口边流口水 Babies often dribble on their bibs. 8. Everyone present considered his conduct _____.
A.contemptuous B. contemptible C. contemporary D. contemplative
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9. Being given a B.A. degree marked a ______ in his career. A. milestone B. yardstick C. millstone D. signpost
10. The recipe said to use butter, but as we’d run out of butter we had to _____ with margarine.
A. make do B. do it up C. made up to it D. make up
11. The rules stated that anyone who had held office for three years was not ______ for re-election.
A. inclusive B. permissible C. eligible D. admissible
12. A group of agitators _____ the mob to break down the exhibition door.
A. excited B. promoted C. shouted D. incited
13. Her parents tried to _____ some pressure on her to marry someone who could carry on the family business. (1997) carry responsibility
A. bring B. employ C. bear D. exert
14. Some people criticize family doctors for _____ too many medicines for trivial complaints.
A. ordering B. prescribing C. proposing D. advising
15. All our efforts to persuade her to come and stay with us were of no _____.
A. result B. avail C. effect D. purpose
16. Once you give in to a blackmailer’s demands, it’s very difficult to
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