Exercise Four 1.The young people are _____ of their responsibility toward society.
A) consistent B) conscious C) sensitive D) reliable
2. The problem with your conduct is that what you do is not _____ with what you say.
A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual
3. She was so _____ with her job that she didn’t hear someone knocking at the door.
A) attracted B) drawn C) occupied D) concentrated
4. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of the human society.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
5. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.
A) field B) limit C) extent D) range
6. The world is trying every means to _____ the friendship between the two
countries.
A) raise B) promote C) arise D) protest
7. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.
A) economical B) economy C) economic D) economics
8. His constant _____ with his peers has left its mark on his growth.
A) consent B) contract C) context D) contact
9. _____ with his new teaching method, we need to take a critical look at our traditional ones.
A) Cursed B) Depressed C) Impressed D) Fed up
10. So clear was his _____ of the case that others had no more to say.
A) attitude B) presentation C) comment D) remark
11. When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
A) conviction B) relaxation C) depression D) competition
12. Don’t take any action until you are fully _____ with the situation there.
A) consented B) content C) obvious D) acquainted
13. It is said that the math teacher seems _____ towards bright students.
A) liable B) partial C) beneficial D) preferable
14. The clothes a person wears may express his __D__ or social position.
A) estate B) stature C) esteem D) status
15. _____ with antique furniture, the castle brought us back in time to the Middle Ages.
A) Ornamented B) Covered C) Impressed D) Improved
16. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.
A) acquaintance B) encounter C) account D) interview
17. Newspapers vary greatly in their _____ to the government.
A) attitudes B) comments C) views D) opinions
18. A defect of vision prevents him from __ ___ his eyes accurately on an object.
A) emphasizing B) relaxing C) focusing D) achieving
19. In most cases, the _____ of a person who sits on a pin is to leap into the air.
A) reaction B) behavior C) function D) instance
20. Rich as they were in forms, the speaker’s _____ seemed unrelated to his speech.
A) signs B) gesture C) symptoms D) symbols
21. He built the team through both hard training and _____ discipline.
A) loose B) physical C) rigid D) slack
22. We were depressed _____ the bad news.
A) at B) in C) for D) on
23. She was delighted in _____ of friends and relatives.
A) accommodation B) entertainment C) conviction D) commitment
24. The days when he was _____ his best is already a thing of the past.
A) in B) on C) with D) at
25. Some people are not willing to _____ responsibility for the errors they made.
A) ensure B) assure C) assume D) resume
26. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.
A) conclusion B) assumption C) conviction D) determination
27. Animals can become unusually _____ when they are upset by a sudden environment change.
A) puzzling B) dominant C) aggressive D) vigorous
28. Try to _____ your mind into the future and imagine what life will be like then.
A) subject B) object C) project D) reject
29. The boy felt so angry at the girl’s dominance that he could remain _____ no longer.
A) positive B) passive C) optimistic D) pessimistic
30. Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.
A) picks up B) focuses on C) accounts for D) is based on
Exercise Five
1. It seems that some entertainment stars don’t attach much importance to their public _____.
A) shape B) image C) status D) figure
2. ____ the question of the time given to teaching preparations, there are two other requirements for a qualified teacher.
A)Except B)Away from C) Apart from D) Beside from
3. If it were not for the fact that he was a billionaire, she ____ him.
A)might never marry B) will never marry
C) would never have married D) would never marry
4. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.
A) spreading B) squeezing C) stretching D) bending
5. You will probably _____ your team’s chance to win because you seem to have such a great ______ them.
A) affect influence B) effect; influence C) affect;effect on D) effect;affect on
6. A bridge can be defined ____ a structure getting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.
A) like B) as C) with D) to
7. When I took my car to the garage, they soon____ what the trouble was.
A) emerged B) realized C) explored D) diagnosed
8. What made her heart _____ was the sight of many people begging in the streets.
A) bleed B) blood C) bleeder D) bled
9. Our country has launched a(n) ____ for healthy styles of living.
A) war B) battle C) campaign D) action
10. He departed ____ to catch the train only to find his ticket was left in home.
A) in hurry B) in haste C) in a haste D) with haste
11. The contract will be signed _____ the ceremony.
A) prior to B) by priority of C) previous of D) precious to
12. There are some areas which are still densely populated ____ their severe weather conditions.
A) due to B) with regard to C) regardless of D) but for
13. He’s watching TV? He’s ____to be cleaning his room.
A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered
14. The public has appealed to the government to find a ____ to the problem of pollution.
A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution
15. It was not until he arrived in class _____ realized he had forgotten his book.
A) when he B) that he C) and he D) he
16. Seeing he was _____ with his luggage, I offered to help him.
A) infected B) embarrassed C) mugged D) confused
17. So little ____ with each other that the neighbors could not settle their difference.
A) agreed did they B) did they agree C) they agree D) they did agree
18. It is advisable for us to ____a more open policy.
A) adapt B) adjust C) agree D) adopt
19. There are several ways to _____ this problem.
A) implement B) approach C) thrust D) dispose
20. The conference ____ the possibility of closer trade links between the two countries.
A) explored B) implemented C) established D) constituted
21. ______ with the boy’s true love for her, the girl decided to entrust her life to him.
A) Acquired B) Imposed C) Infected D) Diagnosed
22. The runner went fastest in the middle ____ of the course.
A) fragment B) selection C) board D) segment
23. The more ____ you feel in yourself, the more chances you will stand to win the game.
A) significance B) intensity C) fortune D) confidence
24. Nothing is worse than the ____ between what is right and what is wrong.
A) connection B) establishment C) illustration D) confusion
25. His words might have _____ the lovely lady, but he was never aware of it.
A) cursed B) criticized C) hurt D) scolded
26. It is unwise of you to ____ to a conclusion before looking into the matter .
A) reach B) arrive C) draw D) leap
27. The ____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.
A) crisis B) thrust C) pressure D) approach
28. A dutiful official never ____ himself of his responsibility for his work.
A) reminds B) quits C) disposes D) risks
29. The official ____ his innocence by showing the fact.
A) approached B) explored C) established D) defined
30. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.
A) which B) because of C) in that D) whereas
Exercise Six
11. The train _____ into the station at nine.
A) pulled B) dragged C) hauled D) pushed
12. All the leaders should attach much importance to their public _____.
A) shape B) image C) status D) figure
13. Our ___ from London to Paris is by way of Dover and Calais.
A) route B) way C) road D) routine
14.In ______ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of fighting the flood.
A) return B) admission C) response D) order
15. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by
demonstration.
A) optimism B) enthusiasm C) pessimism D) indignation 17. In interpersonal relations, people should be
_____ with each other.
A) shameful B) frank C) reserved D) indifferent18. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.
A) sore B) painful C) tender D) sour19. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of ______.
A) damage B) harm C) injury D) ruin 20. Every time when I go back to my hometown, I usually spend two days ____ of my relatives.
A) going the rounds of B) rounding up
C) making the rounds of D) rounding on 21. Happiness doesn’t necessarily ______ money.
A) go for B) go through C) go back D) go with 22. It’s a disgusting thing to hear him ____ his achievements.
A) complaining of B) showing up C) breaking up D) boasting of 23. Control of noise is a complex technology, and it is most ______ when applied to the original design of the noisy source.
A) effective B) responsible C) wicked D) considerable24. Sometimes, things go in the direction ____ our original expectations. A) alien to B) opposite to C) subject to D) native to 25. Success in school _______ much hard work.
A) calls for B) calls off C) calls up D) calls on
Exercise Seven 1.When crossing a busy street, we should be very _______ of the speeding cars.
A) ignorant B) cautious C) capable D) alert
2. I enjoyed all his novels with the ______ of his last.
A) excursion B) expedition C) exception D) explosion
3. Man is controlled by his _____ as well as by his reason.
A) instinct B) distinct C) institution D) impulse 4. Have _____ on him, he is only a boy.
A) care B) mercy C) pity D) attention
5. Archeologists _____ great value to the set of ancient cooking vessels unearthed in Shanxi province.
A) granted B) devotedC) attached D) directed
6. I need to _____ my English if I’m going to Canada for my holidays.
A) polish up B) look through C) add up D) go through
7. Although he was a good swimmer, he was swept away by the _____ and drowned.
A) current B) motion C) pressure D) air
8. Any blind exploitation of natural resources should be seen as a ____ against our offspring.
A) guilty B) sin C) robbery D) violence9. The favorable changes in her appearance are often ____ through hairdressing.
A) afflicted B) affected C) effected D) infected
10. North winds kept blowing all night long _____ , and the earth was frozen.
A) with great effort B) in vast amount C) in vain D) with great violence 11. The young man _____ his accuser and conducted his own defense in court.
A) opposed B) resisted C) confronted D) withstood12.Nuclear science should be developed to benefit people _____ harm them.
A) more than B) other than C) rather than D) better than13. I felt _____ for the stupid mistake I made.
A) innocent B) illegal C) guilty D) unlawful
14. I hate people who _____ the end of a film.
A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse
15.It was reported that 20 people were _____ in the traffic accidents yesterday.
A) wounded B) injured C) cruised D) confronted16.He explained to us what they _____ doing in the next year.
A) intended B) attended C) extended D) pretended
17. The housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
18.He has _____ a number of journals this morning for the information he needs badly.
A) looked through B) looked on C) looked over D) looked at19.The police had the photograph of the missing girl _____ in order to find her easily.
A) expanded B) amplified C) multiplied D) enlarged
20.The river is _____ at the bank.
A) running away B) eating away C) taking away D) bringing away
21. She may be _____ if you don’t reply to her soon.
A) injured B) wounded C) offended D) offensive
22. The equator is an _____ line.
A) imaginable B) imaginative C) imaginary D) imagining
23.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ______ over the other children.
A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect
24. The explorers were _____ straits almost impassable.
A) immune to B) confronted with C) capable of D) transported
25. We _____ complete equality between men and women.
A) omit B) suggest C) advocate D) agree
26. A drugstore in America _____ not only medicines, but also sweets, drinks and other articles.
A) shaves B) handles C) polishes D) tosses
27. Judging from the order of importance, this matter should call for ____ consideration.
A) previous B) prior C) preceding D) prime
28. To have his story published, the young man certainly _____ it for at least three times.
A) contrives B) fries C) polishes D) advocates
29. Thanks to the progress in medicine, the life _____ of people throughout the world was greatly extended.
A) temple B) span C) dam D) residence
30. More and more _____ home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens trouble the older generation.
A) guilty B) instinctive C) automatic D) offensive
Exercise Eight
1. The sun _____ from behind the clouds it got warmer.
A) emerged B) immersed C) existed D) embraced
2. I haven’t read the report properly --- I’ve only _____ into it (浏览).
A) dined B) dimmed C) dipped D) dripped
3. Her achievement was more _____ in that she had come from such a remote area.
A) popular B) famous C) remarkable D) understandable
4. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.
A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which
5. There may be a(n) ____ of truth in this idea, disagreeable though it may seem.
A) element B) factor C) advantage D) concept
6. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.
A) preserve B) serve C) conserve D) reserve
7. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A) concretes B) concerns C) proclaims D) relates
8. He _____ the good chance to present his proposal to the director, and at last, it was adopted.
A) realized B) seizedC) delivered D) released
9. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.
A) carried out B) carried off C) carried on D) carried forward
10. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of
11. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _____ of the people.
A) typical B) representative C) characteristic D) responsible
12. It will need a _____ to save the firm from running downhill.
A) mystery B) therapy C) miracle D) source
13. After answering an telephone from her boyfriend, she _____ herself to read a book.
A) imposed B) composed C) transferred D) transformed
14. Although he was getting on in years, his experience gave him a(n) _____ over his rival.
A) priority B) benefit C) profit D) advantage
15. I am firmly _____ that this plan would do much good to our company.
A) composed B) convinced C) recognized D) satisfied
16. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.
A) think B) associate C) imagine D) assist
17. I’m sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.
A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless
18. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan, and I don’t want it to fail.
A) invented B) invited C) invested D) involved
19. A small terrorist group has ______ responsibility for the bombing in Baghdad.
A) claimed B) acclaimed C) exclaimed D) reclaimed
20. For the currency to keep _____, the government has to adopt some strong measures.
A) concrete B) fertile C) productive D) stable
21. _____ your advice, I have decided to read the article once more.
A) Acting as B) Acting upon C) Acting for D) Acting up
22. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture
23. The meeting was in full ______ (活跃) when we arrived.
A) rock B) swing C) swim D) sway
24. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.
A) transport B) transplant C) transact D) transfer
25. In human friendship an important _____ is “forgive and forget”.
A) principal B) primary C) principle D) chiefly
26. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation.
A) magnify B) enlarge C) enhance D) strengthen
27. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.
A) takes away B) takes over C) takes up D) takes in
28. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.
A) set … aside B) set … out C) set … in motion D) set … down
29. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.
A) inevitable B) constantC) overwhelming D) potential
30. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.
A) possession B) potential C) capacity D) impact
四级词汇练习答案(勘误版) 因题目有顺序调整，部分答案错位。此版为无误版。
Exercise 1: BCCCA DBCAC BDBDB BACCB AABBC BCCBC
Exercise 2: CADCB BCDAB ADACD BDBBC BDCDB BAADB
Exercise 3: CCCDA BBABA CCDBD BCBAB DDBAC BDBCD
Exercise 4: BACDD BCDCB CDBDA BACAB CABDC CCCBC
Exercise 5: BCCCA BDACB ACBDB ABDBA CDDDC DCACC
Exercise 6: ADACD BABCD DABA
Exercise 7: BCABC AABCD BCCAB AAADB CCABC BDCBC
Exercise 8: ACCCA DBBCB BCBDB BACAD AABDC CCCDC
