新课标高中英语词汇系列练习题(三)
1. 单项选择:
1) At the beginning of the party, ______ of the guests was given a piece of paper.
A. everyone B. each C. every D. all
2) People were pushing each other out of the way ________ to get to the front.
A. eager B. eagerness C. hope D. hopeless
3) Keep ______ hours is a very good habit and it will keep you healthy.
A. easy B. quick C. eager D. early
4) I gave him a warning, ________ he, to my disappointment, turned a deaf ear.
A. of which B. at which C. to which D. to it
5) ---Oh, dear! You appear so worried. What ______ has happened to you?
---Well, Mum. It's a long story.
A. in the fact B. on the earth C. in fact D. on earth
6) Small cars are ______ of fuel, so they have more appeal for consumers.
A. free B. short C. economic D. economical
7) The new law will come into ________ on the day it is passed.
A. effect B. use C. effort D. being
8) Showing some sense of humor can be a (n) _____ way to deal with some stressful situation.
A. favorable B. efficient C. effective D. favorite
9) The secret of his success is that he does everything _______.
A. efficiently B. effectively C. anxiously D. sufficiently
10) The lady dressed in fashionable clothes is _____ in her appearance, but rude in her speech.
A. evident B. considerate C. elegant D. innocent
11) The ______on his face told me that he was angry.
A. impression B. expectation C. appearance D. expression
12) This dictionary is available in _______ form in this library.
A. electric B. electronic C. electrical D. electricity
13) --- I hear they aren't pleased with the house you've chosen for them.
--- Well, ________ could they live in such comfort?
A. where else B. what else C. how D. why
14) The next morning there was always something in anyone else's stockings. Only mine hung there _______.
A. endless B. nothing C. full D. empty
15) The tourist industry should be _______ to supply a variety of jobs.
A. enriched B. invented C. produced D. encouraged
16) When the meeting was _____, they all rose and left.
A. at the end B. at an end C. at the end of D. at an end of
17) Yesterday, we held a meeting about English study. The meeting ____ failure.
A. ended with B. ended in C. ending with D. ending in
18) The poor driver telephoned the police and ______what had happened.
A. told B. talked C. expressed D. explained
19) Drinking too much will _________ drivers’ lives.
A. endanger B. threaten C. enable D. harm
20) My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. talkative D. sensitive
21) To gain their _____ after an exhausting game, the players 1ay in the grass.
A.force B.energy C.power D.excuse
22) _____ in writing letters, he had no time to notice me.
A. Engaged B. Enlarged C. Interested D. Surprised
23) Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way________ to the Home Cirele Building.
A. easy enough B. enough easy C. easily enough D. enough easily
24) To the child’s quick recovery, five doctors took turns looking after him day and night.
A. ensure B. enrich C. promise D. indicate
25) Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not _______ .
A. widely B. thoroughly C. entirely D. extensively
26) Fitness is important in sport, but of at least importance are skills.
A. fair B. equal C. reasonable D. especially
27) Though the weather was _____cold and windy, I came _____ to see you.
A.specially; specially B.especially; especially
C.especially; specially D.specially; especially
28) Mr. Smith appealed to his friends to _______ his stolen car.
A. keep an eye out for B. keep an eye on C. keep an eye on D. keep an eye for
29) Everyone was on time for the meeting, _______ Chris, who's usually ten minutes late for everything.
A. especially B. even C. only D. yet
30) Sometimes we just believe what we see ______ the reality may be different.
A. now that B. even so C. as long as D. even if
31) Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost , their political influence should be very great.
A. As a result B. As usual C. Even so D. Even if
32) In the of rain, the opening ceremony of the book fair will have to be held indoors.
A.face B.event C.end D. course
33) On New Year's Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _____________ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
A. affair C. end B. incident D. event
34) There was so long a queue for drinks at the interval that they _______ gave up.
A. unfortunately B. eventually C. generously D. evidently
35) I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have heard of her.
A. ever B. even C. just D. never
36) --- Shall we go skating next Saturday?
--- Can we make it ______ other day, John? I'll have to finish my term paper next week.
A. any B. one C. every D. each
37) --- The exam was easy, wasn't it? --- Yes, but I don't think _________ could pass it.
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
38) The class are going to be _____on everything they have learned this year.
A. checked B. examined C. equaled D. graded
39) ---Do you think the Opera House in Sydney makes you think of seashells?
--- Of course. Some modern architecture _____ from nature.
A. takes examples B. take example C. give examples D. set an example
40) Mary has done many interesting things . She should write a book about her _____.
A. experience B. experiences C. an experience D. some experiences
41) The boy has a handsome face _____ the scar on his forehead.
A.except B.except for C.except that D.besides
42) He was so ______ that he could say nothing but hold his sister’s hands firmly. His sister said nothing, either, _______ tears coming into her face.
A. exciting; excited B. exciting; exciting C. excited; excited D. excited; exciting
43)To be understood, the foreigner had to _______ himself in body language.
A. enjoy B. admire C. attract D. express
44) --- I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
--- There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.
A.reason B.excuse C.cause D.explanation
45) The more one is ________ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A. exposed to B. experienced in C. caught on D. kept up
46) --- Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
---Yes. They have better players, so I ______ them to win.
A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want
47) I really do not know whether we can succeed,so do not expect ______.
A. us too much B. us of too much C. too much of us D. of us too much
48) The performance "the 1,000-hand Kwan-yin", an unusual dance, is so moving and perfect that it is almost beyond all the viewers' _______.
A. expectation B. wish C. hope D. expression
49) My _____ sister is two years _____ than me and doesn’t look her age.
A. older; older B. elder; older C. elder; elder D. older