雅思精选词汇练习题

1. The machine looked like a large, ________ , old-fashioned typewriter.A) forceful B) clumsy C) intense D) tricky2. Though she began her ______ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.A) employment B) career C) occupation D) profession3. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to _______ with the local police.A) inquire B) consult C) register D) profession4. Considering your salary, you should be able to _____ at least twenty dollars a week.A) put forward B) put up C) put out D) put aside5. As he has _______ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.A) torn B) wasted C) exhausted D) consumed6. These teachers try to be objective when they _______ the integrated ability of their students.A) justify B) evaluate C) indicate D) reckon7. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and _______, and many girls envy her.A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor8. Tomorrow the mayor is to _____ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.A) coordinate B) cooperate C) accompany D) associate9. I'm ______ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.A) realistic B) conscious C) register D) resolve10. Can you give me even the _______ clue as to where her son might be?A) simplest B) slightest C) least D) utmost11. Norman Davis will be remembered by many _____ with not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend.A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection12. Salaries for ______ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary13. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. _______, it has affected the traditional role of men.A) Above all B) In all C) At most D) At last14. Science and technology have _____ in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.A) attached B) assisted C) contributed D) witnessed15. As an actor he could communicate a whole _____ of emotions.A) frame B) range C) number D) scale16. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't _____ a salary increase before you actually get it.A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on17. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically18. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't ______ her grip on my arm.A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss19. He never arrives on time and my ______ is that he feels the meetings are useless.A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference20. Mrs. Smith was so ______ about everything that no servants could please her.A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular21. Last night he saw two dark ______ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.A) features B) figures C) sketches D) images22. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _______.A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution23. His temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top _____.A) circle B) rank C) category D) grade24. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _____ his point by relating his own experiences.A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D) displayed25. Only those who can _____ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.A) maintain B) sustain C) endure D) afford26. He found the ______ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty27. There has been a collision _______ a number of cars on the main road to town.A) composing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging28. _______ elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers.A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame29. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to _______.A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace30. As one of the world's highest paid models, she had her face_____ for five million dollarsA) deposited B) assured C) measured D) insured31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) with B) of C) at D) on34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected35. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.A) move B) shift C) range D) spread36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute38. I was so ______in today's history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the best in the class.A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again nextwinter.A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired参考答案：1 B) clumsy career register put aside exhaustedevaluate slender accompany realistic slightestaffection temporary Above all contributed rangecount on manually loosen inference particularfigures exception rank illustrated affordconstant involving Tame resign insured31. A) in particular 32. C) affected 33. D) on 34. B) equipped 35. C) range 36. D) discipline 37. D) dispute confused 39. B) entitles 40. A) barriermobile exaggerating on the contrary precaution Perceivingexpand 47. D) expense indispensable comes to substituteproportions restrain echo put away hint56 D) consult 57. C) imitating failure embraces tedious。