新视野大学英语第四册读写教程 词汇练习答案补充

1、Unit 11) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness.A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _ will be made to the strikers.A) sessions B) recessions C) concessions D) conferen

2、ces3) The noise was so loud that it was a _ to the neighbors. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety4) It's only by _ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough5) He is _ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and

3、so forth.A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen6) The government would not dare to _ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so _! It was delicious. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender8) While they did not _ any good resu

4、lts, they were still trying their best.A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out9) They did not _ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _ that I thought I'd better arrive on time.A) confu

5、sion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark11) I at last surrendered to the _ and ate the last piece of chocolate.A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm12) I refused to tip the _ , who left with an angry expression. A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant13) Divorce rate in the US is very high,

6、which is often _ by money problems.A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied14) You take everything too _! Relax and enjoy yourself.A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically15) You look thoroughly _. Why don't you take a week's holiday?A) run up B) run down C) run over D

7、) run off16) Would it be more _ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _ to pay them any money.A) instinct B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation18) She no l

8、onger believed in him for his _ promises all these years.A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _ by force.A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _ to such shame and

9、 stress. A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resistedUnit 21) If a _ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.A) spot B) spill C) spark D) spray2) After about an hour and a half the party _ because there was not enough wine that evening.A) broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke through

10、3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to _ for various reasons. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last4) Somewhat to my _, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation5) The political wea

11、kness of these countries _their economic weakness.A) compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to D) corresponded to6) A series of tragic _ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yello

12、w on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or _ like Chinese.A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of _ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations. A) revolt B) re

13、bel C) chaos D) challenge9) I promised to_ the others at 5 a.m.A) rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _ without trial.A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished11) This swimming costume is made of _ material.A) elastic B) clumsy C) coars

14、e D) delicious12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on _ down a car and a taxi last night. A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease _A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good14) The citizens in the neighborhood all_ for the local gov

15、ernment's decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed15) The government attempts to put down the_ of the president's sex scandal.A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb16) The fact that we underestimated our _ led to our bitter defeat.A) opponent B) c

16、andidate C) colleague D) advocate17) The girls were all _ of Grace because she was so pretty, with beautiful hands and a face like a film-star's. A) greedy B) controversial C) competitive D) jealous18) The Watergate _ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post.

17、A) shame B) conviction C) rumor D) scandal19) Japanese banks, once _ competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.A) bold B) fierce C) wild D) harmful20) 5000 people held a protest march and_ against sexual discrimination.A) rally B) conjunction C) episode D) riotUnit 31) Pric

18、es of goods are governed by the cost of the _ materials, as well as by the cost of production. A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw2) In the countryside there are no _ and no free medical care for the aged. A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards3) You are legally _ take faulty goods back to

19、the store where you purchased. A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D)assigned to4) The headmaster has_ views about what his pupils should wear. A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable5) She made a _of $200 to the Children's Hospital.A) publication B) donation C) acquisition D) quo

20、tation6) It is frightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; it's like being in a car without _. A) brakes B) controls C) gears D) signals7) Environmental protection is _ national and local economic development. A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to8)

21、She made a _ of $ 69,000 for the flat, which was accepted. A) currency B) proposal C) bid D) purchase9) After the recent bomb attacks, members of the public are being warned to be _ at all times and to look out for any suspicious packages. A) alert B) aware C) cautious D) nervous10) If the rain does

22、n't stop, people will be _ serious flooding. A) facing with B) faced with C) subjecting with D) subjected with11) It was _ to the media that the president had resolved to fight.A) leaked B) loosened C) relieved D) issued12) How do you _your long absence from classes without asking for leave?A) a

23、ccount for B) count on C) account of D) count for13) They were _ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively. A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned14) Most flowers will not _ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive15) I decided to keep a lo

24、w _, after all I was a guest.A) profile B) position C) attitude D) mood16) If you throw away your credit card _ and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buy things in your name.A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label17) I eventually found the letter I was looking for under a _ of papers.

25、A) stock B) stack C) piece D) sequence18) A small _ plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.A) assembled B) dominated C) monitored D) chartered19) Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed to the proposal of constructing a power plant in the area that is _ populated. A)

26、 densely B) vastly C) enormously D) largely20) In the _ of physics, Albert Einstein was a genius. A) settlement B) operation C) realm D) scopeUnit 41) The prisoner remained _ throughout his trial.A) clumsy B) deaf C)dumb D) still2) The Olympic Games began with a _ of all the competing nations.A) exh

27、ibition B) display C) parade D) show3) The editor _the manuscript to half of its original length.A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4) Bombing, which was _ in the city center, has destroyed most of the major buildings. A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5) His _need

28、 to be loved springs from a deep sense of insecurity. A) crucial B) terminal C) intensive D) desperate6) The child finished the dessert and then _ the plate. A) scratch B) clicked C)licked D) scraped7) In 1974 and 1975, the economy plunged into the worst _ since the Great Depression of the 1930'

29、s. A) reservation B) recreation C) reversion D) recession8) Be careful with the cat. It may _ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrape C)tear D) scratch9) They have all _ significant amounts of time and energy in this project. A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated10) My job could be a

30、t _ if I make an error of judgment.A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11) Studies showed that June is the _ month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospitals. A) high B) peak C) common D) rush12) He has put his car entirely at our _ for the holiday.A) usage B) application C) disposi

31、tion D) disposal13) The government's _ is made up chiefly of the money people pay in taxes.A) efficiency B) privilege C) revenue D) validity14) He _ in working twelve hours a day in his laboratory in spite of his rapidly declining health. A) persisted B) insisted C) resisted D) assisted15) We mu

32、st not _ behind other nations in our efforts to help those people made homeless by the great floods. A) decline B) delay C) lack D) lag16) Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a channel. A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switching17) The compute

33、r has become smaller and cheaper and _ more available to a greater number of people. A) yet B) hence C) still D) nevertheless18) Decrease the _ of medicine as you feel better.A) therapy B) prescription C) injection D) dose19) He was a war_ in Europe during the Second World War.A) resident B) corresp

34、ondent C) ambassador D) applicant20) _ rubbers are widely used as a substitute for natural rubber.A) Practical B) Compound C) Raw D) SyntheticUnit 51) He made great efforts to _ her violent temper after she became his wife.A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2) There is a strong possibility that th

35、e fire was started on _.A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) design3) Carefully _, clear speech can now be understood by computers with only a 4-5 percent error rate. A) passedB) talked C) dictated D) declared4) This film is about a young man of_ origin, who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of

36、a rich banker. A) humbleB) harsh C) wicked D) wrecked5) By the time he reached the shelter of the station he was soaked _.A) wetB) to the skin C) on the skinD) over6) The old woman almost _ to death in the thick fumes. A) blockedB) provoked C) choked D) stroked7) Soldiers who die for their country a

37、re said to have made the _ sacrifice.A) supreme B) superficial C) supplementaryD) superior8) _ has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished by law.A) Judgment B)Jury C) Justice D)Justification9) He will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it at_. A) detailB) extent C) de

38、gree D) length10) Nothing seems to be sure for certain about the prediction of earthquakes _. A) for a long timeB) for the first time C) for the time being D) from time to time11) Immediately, she felt the floor _ as the children started to beat drums in the small room. A) shiverB) shake C) vibrateD

39、) tremble12) _ vegetables are believed to be healthful and environmentally friendly.A) SuperbB) Organic C) VigorousD) Rotten13) She felt their relationship had lost its initial excitement and had become _.A) staticB) stained C) stableD) stale14) They were of the generation that had gone through the

40、Great _ and a world war. A) BoomB) Nightmare C) DepressionD) Disadvantage15) They _ no flaws in their plan because some VIPs will be present in the meeting. A) resist B) sustain C) undergoD) tolerate16) Employers therefore _ to the reduction of costs, most particularly in wages, in order to compete

41、in world markets.A) resortedB) appealed C) proceededD) inclined17) The _ listened carefully to the evidence and concluded that the man was guilty.A) panelB) jury C) courtD) legislation18) It is generally acknowledged that engineering science is an extremely _ and theoretical science. A) abstract B)

42、practical C) concrete D) superficial19) She _ in delight upon hearing the good news.A) grasped B) gripped C) claimed D) exclaimed20) This beef is rather tough; you have to _ it for a long time.A) chew B) bite C) eatD) swallowUnit 61) The boss always encourages his employees to go all out for a _busi

43、ness.A) preliminaryB) prosperous C) primitiveD) punctual2) The badly wounded take _ for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.A) privilegeB) precision C) priorityD) protein 3) He had little idea as to how far they had come and had _ how many times they had fallen.A) lost count ofB) lost ac

44、count of C) lost desire ofD) lost deposit of4) Change is a word that can bring either fear or excitement. It is human nature to _ to change because it requires us to cross into the unknown.A) intend B) incline C) subject D) oppose 5) This virus can _ antivirus and firewall software, so that victims

45、have to reinstall the software in order to prevent future infections.A) disableB) digest C) disguiseD) dispose 6) We really should meet sometime soon to discuss the details. What's the _of fifty pounds in dollars?A) episodeB) equivalentC) evolution D) estate7) One striking side effect of iron su

46、pplements is that they may produce a feeling of wanting to _and may be poisonous in some cases.A) throw outB) throw off C) throw upD) throw away8) It seems that James has a talent for acting because he can _his teacher's speech perfectly.A) intimateB) investigateC) internalize D) imitate 9) Cons

47、equently, the brains of people who exercise may be better equipped to _mental challenges.A) trimB) twist C) tortureD) tackle10) Do you mean there will be less _when civil servants' salaries increase, say, several times?A) batteryB) burden C) briberyD) barrier11) She racked her brains, staring unseeingly into the glowing fire and trying to _a solution for the problem. A) hit atB) hit offC) hit uponD) hi