英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套_1_

自测题第一套

I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence:

1. The _ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people’s lives.

A. zephyr

B.zodiac

C.zyme

D.zest

2. It’s a _ timetable. Sometime lessons happen, sometimes they don’t.

A. haphazard

B.odious

C.haughty

D.handicapped

3. No men was allowed to _ on the livelihood of his neighbour.

A. wade

B.invoke

C.muffle

D.infringe

4. The poor man’s clothes were so _ that they couldn’t be repaired any more.

A. oozed

B.ragged

C.mopped

D.mocked

5. The scents of the flowers was _ to us by the breeze.

A. intercepted

B.detested

C.saturated

D.wafted

6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of _.

A.vagaboned

B.sabotage

C.paradox

D.tachyon

7.The actor amused the audience by_some well-known people.

A.embroidering

B.rigging

C.yelping

D.mimicking

8.The speaker_us with tales of exotic lands and buried treasure.

A.detour

B.offset

C.tantalized

hered

9.I assure you there was no_motive in my suggestion.

A.ulterior

B.stationary

C.vulgar

D.toxic

ernment loan have been the_of several shaky business companies.

A.tornado

B.salvation

C.delinquency

D.momentum

11.The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as_.

A.trophies

B.fillet

C.tulip

D.clown

12.We saw the canoe_,throwing its passengers into the water.

A.prostrate

B.overturn

C.simulate

D.brag

13.He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his_alcoholically.

A.quittance

B.qualm

C.quail

D.quietus

14.The orphanage is just one of he r_causes.

A.phonetic

B.philanthropic

C.prevalent

D.lunatic

15.After a period of probation a_becomes a nun.

A.soprano

B.hippie C novice D.monsieur

16.Despite his wealth and position,he has an_personality.

A.unassuming

B.unprecedented

C.undermining

D.uncouth

17.The island is maintained as a_for endangered species.

A.wetlands

B.sanctuary

C.mire

D.heath

18.If you_something,such as food or drink,you reduce its quality or make it weaker, for example by adding water to it.

A.adulterate

B.moor

C.vaccinate

D.sue

19.A_is a grill on which meat,fish,and other foods are cooled over hot charcoal, usually out of doors.

A.duet

B.fag

C.tonic

D.barbecue

20.The_warned the sleeping troops that the enemy was creeping near.

A.pickpocket

B.picket

C.pike

D.pickup

21.When you are suffering from_you have red spots on your skin and you feel as if you have a cold,

A.apathy

B.measles

C.impotence

D.schizophrenia

22.Their business was war,murder,_and rape.

A.pillage

B.audit

C.bonanza

D.nectar

23.He was brought before the_for trial.

A.tribunal

B.isle

C.granary

D.observatory

24.The guests,having eaten until they were_,now listened inattentively to the speakers.

A.contracepted

B.satiated

C.griped

D.trespassed

25.If you spill hot liquid on your skin it will_you.

A.scale

B.scald

C.shun

D.shunt

26.The meeting took on a different_after his moving speech.