泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions of each part before answering the questions.
The time for this section is 25 minutes.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete statements. Below each statement, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C, and D． Choose the word or phrase which best completes each statement. There is only ONE right answer.
1. There has been a______increase in the form’s sales.
A.minor
B.marginal
C.nugatory
D.peripheral
正确答案：B
2. People had been conscious of the problem before, but the new book made them aware of its______.
A.multitude
B.magnitude
C.altitude
D.latitude
正确答案：B
3. A mirage is an optical______.
A.allusion
B.delusion
C.elusion
D.illusion
正确答案：D
4. He felt insulted at the comment that his writing was all______.
A.junk
B.pollutant
C.garbage
D.waste
正确答案：A
5. The Empire State Building was______on a grander scale than previous skyscrapers.
A.executed
B.conceived
C.restrained
D.applauded
正确答案：B
6. I bought a new sweater in a newly-open clothes-market. But what a pity it was that the sweater ______when I washed it.
A.shrank
B.contracted
C.shortened
D.condensed
正确答案：A
7. Because of the strong sun the new sitting-room curtains have______from dark blue to grey.
A.fainted
B.bleached
C.paled
D.faded
正确答案：D
8. Corporations and labor unions have______great benefits upon their employees and members as well as upon the general publiC．
A.conferred
B.granted
C.flung
D.submitted
正确答案：A
9. A man has to make______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live when olD．
A.supply
B.assurance
C.provision
D.adjustment
正确答案：C
10. The returns in the short______may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaiD．
A.interval
B.range
C.span
D.term
正确答案：D
11. I am not______with my roommate, but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere to live.
A.concerned
B.compatible
C.considerate
D.complied
正确答案：B
12. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was______to the issue at hand．
A.irrational
B.unreasonable
C.invalid
D.irrelevant
正确答案：D
13. ______to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.
A.Orientation
B.Access
C.Procession
D.Voyage
正确答案：B
14. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was______. from one new moon to the next.
A.measured
B.reckoned
C.judged
D.assessed
正确答案：D
15. Foreign disinvestment and the______of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.
A.displacement
B.elimination
C.exclusion
D.exception
正确答案：C
16. The restaurant is frequently______by tourists because of its famous cooking.
A.patronized
B.serviced
C.utilized
D.congregated
正确答案：A
17. Although the rates are high in comparison with other modes of transport, the savings in insurance and packing costs help to______this.
A.compensate for
B.ward off
C.interfere with
D.ensue from
正确答案：A
18. ______, I picked up the phone and rang my sister in AustraliA．
A.Off impulse
B.On guard
C.Off guard
D.On impulse
正确答案：D
19. Medical scientists are______a breakthrough in cancer research.
