练习100题Vocabulary and Structure

Choose the best one from the given choices to complete the sentences. 1. Mixed-race couples still face ________ in many places. A. cowardice B. avarice C. prejudice D. sacrifice

2. She ________ a set of silver cutlery from her grandmother. A. inhibited B. inheritable C. inhibition D. inherited

3. I really don't like first dates—it's like there's a ________ you have to follow and there are set things you have to talk about. A. script B. scroll C. sketch

D. skit讽刺文；滑稽短剧

4. There is a famous ________ in the centre of London that many lovers and friends use as a meeting point. A. ornament B. moment C. monument D. movement

5. His ability to make people laugh was one of his best traits. A. trades B. traits

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C. treats D. tropes

6. \"After I broke up with my colleague things have become difficult at work. I don't want to quit my job but I'm considering it.\" A. quit B. quite C. quiet D. quick

7. Spinach is full of ________ and minerals. A. vapours B. vegetables C. vines D. vitamins

8. Whilst some people think it's very old fashioned, others still think that poem is the food of love. A. poem B. poet C. poetic D. poetry

9. I know that recipe but I can't recall the main ingredient. A. recall B. recap C. receive (d) recite

10. Some religious people, like Hindus or Jews, have special cooking and eating traditions. A. realistic

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B. religious C. renowned (d) respectable

11. People tend to eat turkey or goose on Christmas Day in the US. A. temp B. tend C. tense D. test

12. The soup was made with a rich chicken stock. A. stitch B. stir C. stock D. stout

13. Friends' opinions can be very __ when it comes to a new girlfriend or boyfriend. A. infamous B. infectious C. inflated D. influential

14. Bubbles appear in water when it starts to boil. A. Baubles B. Billows C. Bobbles D. Bubbles

15. Many people think modesty is an important characteristic in a partner. It's annoying when someone talks about themselves all the time! A. mobility

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B. modality C. modernity D. modesty

16. At the end of the meal I made a toast and thanked the host for inviting us to dinner. A. guest B. host C. invitee D. visitor

17. The meat was cooked with a special local recipe that had been used in the area for hundreds of years. A. local B. locale C. locate D. location

18. She didn't go on a second date with him because of his harsh views on women. A. harmless B. harsh C. hasty D. hearty

19. \"I asked the guy from the next office if he would like to go on a date, but he ________ me.\" A. rejected B. objected C. subjected D. projected

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20. \"I can't believe I'm single again. Perhaps true love only happens in ________!\" A. novas B. novels C. novelties

D. novices

21. _______ by the results of the school leaving exam, she decided to go to university.

A. Being encouraged B. Encouraged C. Encouraging D. Be encouraged

22.I wish _______ some research before I drew the conclusion. A. I’d done B. I have done C. I did D. do

23.My university has lots of societies and clubs -- it’s a chance to _____ new activities you haven’t done before.

A. trying to B. trying out C. try to D. try out

24.You are on your way to university, this will _____ your parents. A. release B. relief C. relieve D. believe 25.I felt a bit _______ by all the strange looking food.

A. fright B. frightening C. frightened D. being frightened 26. If you _____ late at night you might not be able to get up in the morning.

A. stay up B. stay with C. stay still D. go on

27. My university has lots of societies and clubs--- it’s a chance to _____ new activities you haven’t done before. A. try to B. try out C. try D. trying

28. Don’t ________ your essay late to Mr. Green, or he will get very angry. A. hand out B. handle C. hand in D. give in

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29. ________ about my time at university, I realize I was very happy there. A. Thought B. Think through C. Through D. Thinking 30. _________ the boy to be a new student on her course, she invited him in.

A. Believing B. Believe C. Believed D. Believe at

31. It is crucial that you submit your subject choices before the start of the semester.

A. miserable B. brilliant crucial

32. I didn't want to go to the party but my friend _________ me that I would have a good time. A. assured B. assure

C. sure

D. ensure

C. confident

D.

33. He was so miserable that he wanted to burst _______ tears. A. in

B. into

C. onto

D. on

34. Many students run _______ of money and have to borrow some from their parents. A. up

B. with

C. in

D. out

35. ________ the rain, the barbeque in the park was a lot of fun. A. Although B. Despite C. However D. Though 36. I saw the waiter _______ something into the dish. A. puts B. being put C. putting D. be put 37. I ______ him to a beginner’s class in Chinese food. A. should have taken B. should take C. have taken D. had taken

38.It’s not like a Manhattan Chinatown takeout carefully _____ Westerners tastes.

A. adapted to B. adapting to C. adapting for D. adapted for

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39.I cannot accept the system of government ______ I have had to live. A. in which B. on which C. under which D. which 40.______ the description of the man ____ convinced me. A. It was ... who B. It is ... that C. There was ... that D. There is ... that 41. If you feel ______, you are very tired.

A. joy B. exhausted C. bored D. cheerful

42. I get _____ easily if I have to eat the same thing every day. A. boring B. exhausted C. bored D. joy

43. The recipe had a long list of ingredients and I found the instructions rather puzzling.

A. exhausted B. interested C. puzzled D. puzzling 44. Preparing food for 200 people was extremely tiring. A. tiring B. tired C. been tired D. tied 45. I could feel her heart _____ beneath her coat. A. beats B. beating C. beaten D. bitten

46. \"I want to try these trousers ______. Where's the changing room\"

A. on

B. in

C. with

D. of

47. The desserts looked so delicious that I was ________ and ate two!

A. gracious

B. grateful C. greedy

D. grimy

48. The price of strawberries varies a lot at different times of the year.

A. varies

B. vaults

C. volleys

D. vouches

49. I know that recipe but I can't recall the main ingredient.

A. recall

B. recap

C. receive

D. recite

50. He was so hungry that he couldn't concentrate on his homework and all he could think about was lunch.

A. compute B. concentrate C. conclude D. control

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51.The job they give me to do is __________________. A. as demanding for the previous one B. so far as demanding the previous one C. as to demanding the previous one D. as demanding as the previous one

52.They have ______ an end to the fighting.

A. appealed for B. applied for C. appealed to D. applied to 53.I must try to avoid _____ the same mistake and stop falling in love so quickly.

A. to make B. making C. to have made D. make .Suits and ties go ______ each other.

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

55.People who buy sports clothes are often loyal ____ a particular brand. A. with B. to C. by D. over 56. A(n) _______ noise is one that goes on without stopping. A. continuously B. loud C. continual D. loudly 57. They’re people _________ we have often worked before. A. who B. whom C. to whom D. with whom

58. I can't help you, I’m afraid. I’m a bit short ______ cash. A. of B. on C. with D. off

59. I want to speak to the manager but the line’s busy and I can’t get ____.

A. on B. through C. to D. off

60. You ______ by changing your ideas or the way you do things, to get used to a new situation.

A. flip B. surrender C. adjust D. loose

61. The meal came with little pots of sauce to ________ the meat in.

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A. dash B. dim C. dip D. drip

62. Sichuan food is ________ by spicy dishes containing lots of chilli peppers.

A. characterize B. characteristic C. characterization D. characterized

63. The lady was sitting on the bench crying and was clearly very ______. A. to distress B. distress distressing

. My first ______ of him was that he was a funny guy, but still very professional.

A. impress B. impression C. impressing D. impressed 65. They didn't have a good relationship so he was not ________ to help her when she told him about the problem. A. incline inclining

66.He was reluctant to introduce her to his friends because he thought they would laugh at her.

A. reluctant B. refused C. rejected D. relative he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ___________ Chinese. A. smooth B. fluent C. fluid D. flowing 68. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ___________ here for two days. A. have been staying B. have stayed C. shall stay D. will have stayed

69. Uncle Sam earned a good reputation ________ being honest and hard

working.

A. because B. for C. at D. despite 70. He is watching TV He's supposed to be cleaning his room.

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C. distressed D.

B. to incline C. inclined D.

A. known B. supposed C. regarded D. considered

71. If attraction is ______, it is felt in the same way by both people in a relationship.

A. obvious B. sparkling C. attracted D. mutual

72. I don't feel like ____ out tonight, I’d rather stay in with my girlfriend.

A. going B. go C. went D. to go

73. We didn’t have much success _____ reducing unemployment. A. on B. in C. to D. off

74. He really didn't feel _______ going into town, but he knew he had to buy a birthday present for his mother. A. alike

B. liking

C. like

D. to like

75. When people have had a cup of coffee they can carry ____ shopping.

A. off B. over C. through D. on

76. I caught sight _______ myself in the mirror and realized that my hair was a mess. A. in

B. with

C. out

D. of

77. ______ contrast to , Beijing gets very cold in winter. A. In

B. To

C. With

D. Out

78. It was a very formal party and he was conscious ______ the fact that he was wearing jeans and trainers.

A. in

B. of

C. out

D. to

79. When you get married you promise to be ________ to you partner, but many people still have affairs. A. faith faithfulness

80. \"Did you hear about Karen Her new boyfriend ________ to her after just

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B. faithful C. faithfully D.

six weeks!\"

A. proposal B. propose C. proposed D. proposing 81. I was reluctant to go on a blind date, but my friends convinced me it was a good idea.

A. relieved B. reluctant C. reminiscent D. repellent 82. He ________ he had climbed Mount Everest but she didn't believe him. A. claimed B. disclaimed C. reclaimed D. unclaimed 83. Many women love to shop and _______ large volumes of clothes, shoes and accessories.

A. accumulate B. to accumulate C. accumulating D. accumulated

84. \"I love shopping, but I'm a bit of a shopaholic! To avoid going into debt, I only buy clothes that are ________ or on special offer.\" A. discount

B. discounted C. discounting D. to discount

85. When you get married you promise to be ________ to you partner, but many people still have affairs. A. faith B. faithful C. faithfully D. faithfulness

86. Sometimes there is a powerful ________ between two people, even when they have only just met.

A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attracts 87. Whilst others marry for love, some people consider financial ________ to be an important factor in a relationship. A. seclusion B. secretary C. sector D. security

88. When choosing a partner, many people think about whether a person has

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the potential to be a good parent.

A. position B. possession C. potential D. protection . Being single is an ________ to discover yourself, meet new people and find out what you want from your next relationship.

A. operation B. opponent C. opportunity D. opposition 90. _____ you have bachelor’s degree can you apply for this position.

A. Only if B. If only C. Only D. If

91. _______ his five children to raise, he could live comfortably. A. But for B. Except for

C. But that D. Now that

92. _______ had we reached the top of the tower _______ it began to rain. A. No sooner ... when C. Hardly ... than

B. No sooner ... than D. Scarcely ... then

93. The certificates were false _______ they were not signed by the right person.

A. in that B. since that

C. so that

D. for that

94. _______ hard he tries, he never seems able to pass the examination. A. However as

B. No matter how

C. Although how D. While how

95. They will let you use their old house _______ you keep it clean. A. in order that until

96. ______ the children have gone abroad to study we’ve got a lot of spare time.

A. Supposing that B. Now that C. Seeing that D. In order that

97. He will choose to send his daughter to this kindergarten as long

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B. so that C. on condition that D.

as

she doesn’t have to get up so early. A. lest

B. as long as C. in case D. while

98. It may be three or five years _______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients according to scientists. A. since

B. before C. after D. when

99. A company cannot operate efficiently unless it is free from such interference.

A. so long as B. so that C. unless because

100. It wasn’t such a good party as the host had promised us. A. that

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