重点词汇专练

刘良求

1. My daughter used to play the piano very well but shes ____ now.

A. out of touch B. out of date

C. out of practice D. out of place

2. Auctioned（拍卖的） goods are sold for the highest price ____.

A. charged B. taken C. offered D. ordered

3. ——Im sorry to have broken your glasses; it was really an accident.

——It wasnt, in fact. You did it ____.

A. for purpose B. with purpose C. to purpose D. on purpose

4. The expert decided to make further improvements on the computers

design ____ the light of the requirement of customers.

A. with B. for C. on D. in

5. Id like to try and ____ whats happening in the world.

A. keep up B. keep off C. keep up with D. catch up

6. I used to call people ____, from the moment I woke up to the time I

went to sleep.

A. all the time B. at work C. at home D. now and then

7. As you know, Im not that sort of person ____ easily.

A. take in B. taken in

C. to be taken in D. to take in

8. They are ____ for their daughters wedding.

A. dressed up B. dressing up

C. dressed in D. dressing themselves in

9. ——You are so lucky.

——What do you mean ____ that?

A. for B. in C. of D. by

10. We all think that it was an unfair trick ____ the disabled boy.

A. to play on B. to give to C. played on D. to play of

11. Its unfair to blame the headmaster. As far as I know, he has done as

much as he can ____ the situation.

A. to control B. controlling C. control D. controlled

12. ——Are you tired after the examination?

——Yes, ____ I want very much to have a good rest now.

A. little B. bit C. not a bitD. not a little

13. The professors report on the international situation ____ all the recent developments.

A. took on B. took in C. took down D. took off

14. The scientist ____ many experiments and researches.

A. based his theory on B. put his theory on

C. found his theory by D. make his theory by

15. ——I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in

and knocked me down.

——You can never be ____ careful in the street.

A. much B. very C. so D. too

16. I promised to go to the party with Jane and I cant ____ her ____.

A. let…down B. do…up C. round…up D. set…down

17. ——What do you know about the new school working plan?

——I know every detail about it, ____, I think I know.

A. that is B. namely C. or rather D. therefore

18. All the pupils ____ teacher Li are well looked after.

A. taking charge of B. in the charge of

C. in charge of D. under charge of

19. The driver began to speed up to ____ for the hour hed lost in the

traffic jam.

A. keep up B. take up C. catch up D. make up

20. Its not surprising youre tired. ____, you didnt go to bed until 12

last night.

A. After all B. In a word C. Above all D. At all

21. Cheng Huas marrying a foreigner ____ her parents wishes.

A. went against B. went into C. went off D. went for

22. Experts will have to ____ new methods of increasing the worlds food

supply.

A. come up with B. come across

C. come into being D. come up

23. He took ____ poetry while he was still at school.

A. up to write B. up writing C. in to write D. in writing

24. I have read the material several times but it doesnt make any ____

to me.

A. meaning B. importance C. sense D. significance

25. We thought of selling this old furniture, but weve decided to ____ it.

It might be valuable.

A. hold on to B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after

26. How much do you ____ me for repairing the bike?

A. cost B. charge C. give D. spend

27. To his surprise, his daughter was ____ from thousands of applicants

for the job.

A. picked out B. looked into C. picked up D. made up

28. As the old saying goes, a heavy snow ____ a harvest new year.

A. suggests B. advises C. permits D. promises

29. His mother told us that he came back home ____ 11 oclock last

night, which made her very worried.

A. for B. by the end C. in D. beyond

30. ——What has become ____ your brother?

——He is seriously in hospital and needs ____.

A. of; operating B. to; operated

C. to; operating on D. of; operating on

31. After long discussions, China and Europe has ____ an agreement

____ the trade conflicts.

A. reached, for B. arrived at; to C. come to; on D. made; for

32. Because of backwardness this, small weak country has to ____ to

terms with that powerful country.

A. go B. get C. take D. come

33. Mr White promised to come to attend my birthday party, but he ____ so far.

A. didnt come B. didnt turn up

C. hasnt come up D. hasnt shown up

34. Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to ____ out of high

school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm.

A. leave B. drop C. fall D. go

35. Its the present situation in poor areas that ____ much higher

spending on education and training.

A. answers for B. provides for C. calls for D. plans for

36. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ____ jokes.

A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up

37. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed

difficult at first, has ____ many good changes in their lives.

A. got through B. resulted from C. turned into D. brought about

38. At the end of the month my money ____, so I have to borrow some

from my friend.

A. has run out of B. has run out

C. has been run out D. is run out

39. The bed has been ____ in the family. It was my great-grandmothers

originally.

A. handed down B. held up C. turned down D. kept up

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