大学英语四级词汇精练精讲-2

1. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it.A) get off C) got awayB) got across D) got over2. I always _____ what I have said.A) get to C) lead toB) hold to D) see to3. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.A) take on C) put upB) get on D) look up4. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.A) turned up C) turned outB) turned in D) turned down5. When a fire _____ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.A) broke off C) broke outB) broke down D) broke up6. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.A) stand up to C) come up withB) put up with D) make up for7. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.A) went after C) went forB) went into D) went on8. You cannot be _____ careful when you drive a car.A) very C) soB) too D) enough9. Five minutes earlier, _____ we could have caught the last train.A) and C) orB) but D) so10. He's watching TV? He's _____ to be cleaning his room.A) known C) regardedB) considered D) supposed11. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _____ his opinion.A) stuck to C)struckB) strove for D) stood for12. Our son doesn't know to _____ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.A) take in C) take overB) take up D) take after13. A lorry _____ Jam's cat and sped away.A) ran over C) ran throughB) ran into D) ran down14. Frequently single-parent children _____ some of the function that the absent adult in the house would have served.A) take off C) take inB) take after D) take on15. I want to buy a new tie to _____ this brown suit.A) go into C) go withB) go after D) go by16. I can't _____ what that object is.A) made up C) make outB) make over D) make for17. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.A) cut away C) cut upB) cut down D) cut off18. If you don't like to swim, you _____ stay at home.A) should as well C) can as wellB) may as well D) would as well19. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.A) called in C) call inB) calling in D) to call in20. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather.A) set off C) worn offB) broken off D) called off21. A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.A) call on C) call upB) calls for D) calls off22. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.A) lay out C) lay asideB) lay off D) lay down23. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A) Believe C) BelievingB) To believe D) Believed24. The car _____ halfway for no reason.A) broke off C) broke upB) broke down D) broke out25. Only day I _____ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.A) came across C) came afterB) came about D) came at26. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness_____ by his lack of talent.A) than C) asB) more than D) so much as27. They decided to chase the cow away _____ it did more damage.A) unless C) beforeB) until D) although28. _____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.A) For now C) Ever sinceB) Now that D) By now29. _____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.A) As for C) ExceptB) Besides D) Despite30. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.A) before C) sinceB) until D) when31. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____ to test this medicine on human patients.A) more than C) rather thanB) other than D) better than32. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.A) since C) afterB) when D) before33. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a definite volume.A) since C) in thatB) for that D) at that34.Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ____ the color of his skin.A) regardless of C) by virtue ofB) in the light of D) with the exception of35. John seems a nice person. ____ , I don't trust him.A) Even though C) Even soB) Therefore D) Though答案：1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.D 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.D。