新视野第二册词汇--unit 1

1. The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial ____ to agriculture than most other countries.

    A) conditions    B) potential

    C) budget      D) economy

2. The long drought caused a(n) ____ shortage of water in this region.

    A) urgent       B) acute

    C) dense        D) rigid

3. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ____ paper money for almost every purchase.

    A) trade        B) replace

    C) substitute      D) exchange

4. The history of life on earth has been a history of ____ between living things and their surroundings.

    A) introduction     B) interview

    C) interference    D) interaction

5. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ____ a criminal.

    A) anything but      B) but for

    C) rather than      D) nothing but

6. I’ve seen Donna in lots of movies, but I’ve never seen her ____.

    A) in person       B) in reality

    C) in practice       D) in theory

7. The Democratic and Republican parties hold ____ every four years to choose candidates for President.

    A) concessions      B) conservations

    C) conversations    D) conventions

8. The annual income of one school teacher in this place was ____ at $900 on average.

    A) budgeted        B) predicted

    C) assessed        D) accounted 

9. Reading is a pleasant way to spend one’s ____.

    A) leisure         B) relaxation 

    C) relief          D) recreation

10. If you want to learn English well, you must first find a(an) ____ teacher.

     A) able           B) favorable

     C) significant     D) competent

11. Jane was the only one who ____ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and degree.

     A) recovered       B) fulfilled

     C) completed       D) contended

12. In the United Nations, many countries ____ the proposal to send more troops to the Middle East.

     A) turned down     B) turned up

     C) turned off       D) turned over

13. There are several characteristics of the book ____ special attention.

     A) worthy           B) worthy of

     C) worth of        D) worthless

14. The consumption market in the western  provinces will grow rapidly, ____ the market in the affluent (富饶的) eastern area is likely to grow at a moderate pace.

     A) nevertheless      B) therefore

     C) whereas     D) consequently 

15. What one wears does not always ____ what one does but gives clues to one’s taste for life.

     A) go on            B) go with

     C) go by            D) go after
16. It is ____ and encouraging to observe the development of this immense process.

     A) distressing        B) incredible

     C) amused          D) fascinating

17. It is reported that the two armies ____ near the borderline again before dawn.

     A) clashed          B) crushed 

     C) crashed          D) flashed

18. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.

     A) serious          B) mild

     C) hostile           D) plain

19. I am very much ____ to hear that Mr. Smith is so seriously ill.

     A) frightened        B) frustrated

     C) disappointed     D) distressed

20. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ____ a series of new experiments to determine the intelligence in some animals.

     A) installed B) formatted

     C) devised D) equipped 
21. There is supposed to be a ____ which serves to give full play to workers’ initiative.

     A) mechanics  B) machine

     C) mechanic  D) mechanism

22. We should make a clear ____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.

     A) separation B) selection

     C) distinction D) division

23. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

     A) treated B) adjusted

     C) adopted  D) remedied

24. It is highly desirable that every effort ____ to reduce pollution in Beijing.

      A) was made   B) be made

      C) will be made      D) would be made

25. After a thorough search, the police ____ most of the missing jewels.

      A) refreshed B) returned

C) restored         D) recovered
26. The shy girl always left by the back door to ____ her neighbors.

      A) ignore  B) neglect

      C) rid D) avoid

27. I would appreciate ____ it a secret.

      A) your keeping  B)  you to keep

      C) that you keep D) that you will keep

28. No matter what language they are learning children all seem to follow the same order in the ____ of sounds.

      A) inheritance     B) acquisition

C) accumulation  D) possession

29. He came to the meeting ____ her serious illness.

     A) in case of B) in spite of

C) instead of  D) on account of

30. After she’d overcome her ____ shyness, she became very comfortable and friendly.

     A) first     B) previous

C) preliminary    D) initial

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U2
1. The new laboratories will be constructed this year, and local firms have been asked to ____ the work.
    A) assign   B) confront
    C) provide           D) undertake
2. Charles is shy and does not take the ____ in making acquaintances.
    A) presentation       B) initiative
    C) strategy          D) introduction
3. Because of its incredibly ____ natural resources, the United States appeared to be a “land of plenty”.
    A) optional    B) maximum
    C) abundant   D) leading 
4. The scientist has found a new ____ of butterflies in the mountainous areas of that country.
    A) species       B) catalog 
    C) segment       D) identity
5. My sister is quite ____ and plans to get an M. A. degree within one year.
    A) aggressive     B) considerate
    C) enthusiastic  D) ambitious
6. It’s quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have a good manner and ____ knowledge.
    A) intensive   B) expansive
    C) extensive     D) expensive
7. These international events seem likely to ____, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1990s.
    A) revolt             B) reform
    C) reverse   D) replace 
8. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ____.
    A) collisions    B) combats
    C) contradictions  D) conflicts
9. The baseball match is being ____ by a cigarette company.
    A) contributed  B) sponsored
    C) granted      D) attributed
10. We don’t accept cheques; you have to pay in ____.
     A) cash      B) coin 
     C) money        D) dollar
11. Do you mean that this plant ____ electricity for the entire city?
     A) charges    B) manufactures
     C) yields       D) generates 
12. Competition, they believe, ____ the national character rather than corrupt it.
     A) enforces    B) confirms
     C) accords      D) strengthens
13. The older generation have always ____ on some of the ideas of the young.
     A) frowned  B) criticized
     C) disapproved  D) objected
14. My sole object was to get shelter ____ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.
     A) for    B) off
     C) from      D) over 
15. Natural gas can be used to power cars by ____ their engines.
     A) transmitting  B) converting
     C) transferring  D) condensing
16. With the increasing of environmental awareness, many green belts ____ all over the country.
     A) spring off        B) spring up
     C) spring in      D) spring out
17. Teenage mothers often have no ____ but to live with their parents.
     A) option     B) chance 
     C) selection      D) scope
18. We cannot afford to long ignore Taiwan businessmen’s strong desire to share ____ economic benefits with the mainland.
     A) abnormal            B) enormous
     C) amateur         D) vacant
19. This kind of tent is easily ____ or folded away.
     A) made         B) founded
     C) erected   D) extended
20. They hoped that the law would ensure the ____ of these rare animals in this area.
     A) convention  B) conservation
     C) prevention  D) precaution
21. An interest in people’s deepest feelings ____ all her writings.
     A) portrays   B) represents
     C) characterizes   D) demonstrate
22. Sport and ____ have always been part of university life.
     A) refreshment  B) recession
     C) reservation  D) recreation
23. It was such a wonderful day that they decided to make a ____ to the mountain.
     A) voyage   B) excursion
     C) inspection  D) picnic 
24. Of course the farmer’s house is not ____ with yours. His is just a small cottage whereas yours is like a palace.
     A) competent   B) competitive 
     C) comparative   D) comparable
25. There is a beautiful view from the ____ of the hill.
      A) summit   B) ceiling 
      C) landscape      D) maximum
26. The news began to ____ through to the outside world.
      A) pour   B) filter
      C) broadcast  D) drip 
27. In Shanghai, city planners have made many places for green belts and garden ____. 
       A) places      B) lots
      C) spaces   D) strips
28. She walked slowly along the path, her skirt ____ in the mud.
      A) touching   B) trailing
      C) tracking   D) tracing 
29. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson ____ buying some expensive equipment.
     A) to   B) about
     C) into     D) on
30. This boy is able to repeat from memory ____ 200 short poems.
     A) up to   B) up till 
     C) as    D) as far

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U3

1. Inquiries ____ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

    A) revealing  B) concerning

    C) affecting  D) following

2. The kitchen was small and ____ so that the disabled could reach everything without

difficulty.

    A) conventional  B) compatible

    C) compact D) concise

3. The tomato juice left a brown ____ on the front of my jacket.

    A) track  B) trace

    C) spot D) point

4. A parent may ____ his child to do his lessons by threatening to suspend his allowance.

    A) compel     B) promote

    C) exert       D) impose

5. ____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.

    A) In honor    B) In place

    C) On behalf D) On account

6. We found a(n) ____ to the mystery.

    A) possibility B) track

    C) indicator    D) clue

7. Try to be ____ when you refuse her invitation, so as not to cause bad feeling.

    A) generous         B) diplomatic

    C) realistic  D) fascinating

8. I think her ideas are right, but ____ I’m not completely sure.

    A) somewhat B) somewhere

    C) somehow D) sometime

9. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ____ they have no schedules to keep.

    A) even though    B) as if

    C) for    D) since

10. The child’s cold, hungry, and tired, so of course he’s feeling ____.

     A) embarrassed   B) miserable

     C) disappointed    D) awkward

11. Although he is rich and famous, he lives in a ____ house in the village.

     A) limited   B) modest

     C) slight         D) reserved

12. Some fish have a greater ____ for acid water than others.

     A) persistence B) dependence

     C) resistance     D) tolerance

13. The factory strike was settled when the union and management reached a ____ on the question of wages.

     A) bargain B) harmony

     C) compromise D) comprehension

14. There is a ____ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment. 

    A) gentle  B) subtle

    C) weak  D) humble

15. We must look beyond ____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.

    A) justifications  B) illusions  

    C) manifestations  D) specifications

16. A family has ____ affection when each person likes the others and is liked by them.

     A) respective       B) joint

     C) corresponding  D) mutual

17. This new printer is ____ with all leading software.

     A) compatible B) competitive

     C) cooperative D) comparable

18. The best rooms in the hotel ____ the bay.

     A) view            B) regard

     C) overlook     D) examine

19. When he tried to make a ____, he found that the hotel he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

     A) complaint B) claim

     C) reservation D) decision

20. There is no ____ that the new agricultural policy has been in any way disastrous.

     A) indication B) information

     C) exhibition D) demonstration

21. His sheltered childhood life had left him unprepared for the ____ realities of adult life.

     A) strict B) harsh

     C) serious   D) controversial

22. Don’t ____ to contact me if you need any more information.

     A) pause B) postpone

     C) hesitate D) frighten

23. The football match had to be ____ owing to the bad weather. 

     A. cancelled  B. advanced 

     C. arranged  D. held

24. She ____ from the report to support her point.

      A) derived   B) repeated

      C) sought   D) quoted

25. He made a ____ to build a successful business on his own in this district.

      A) disposal B) hint   

      C) perspective     D) resolve

26. The economic crises in that country have threatened the ____ of the government.

      A) stability B) capability

      C) persistence D) permanence

27. It took him several months to ____ the wild horse. 

     A) tend  B) cultivate

     C) breed D) tame 

28. The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

A) mood B) temper

    C) mind D) passion

29. When I caught shopassistant ____ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.

    A) cheating B) cheated

    C) to cheat D) cheat

30. You see the lightning ____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

    A) the instant B) for an instant

    C) on the instant D) in an instant

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新视野第二册词汇Unit123