上海交大医学院考博英语辅导班材料Vocabulary

上海交大医学院考博英语辅导班材料Vocabulary Vocabulary 1. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t _____ what color it was. a. look to b. look out c. take in d. make out 2. That girl is such a good pianist that she will probably make quite _____ for herself. c. character d. name a. star b. credit 3. _______ good fortune, I got to the station just in a time to catch the train. a. To b. With c. By d. For 4. The skyscraper stands out _____ the blue sky. a. against b. beneath c. in d. under 5. he said the club was very ______ for the member’s help and support. a. welcome b. appreciative c. grateful d. agreeable 6. She was glad the difficult had been ________. a. cleared up b. pulled over c. broken down d. given in 7. This album is ______ as it was the only one ever signed by Michael Jordan. a. rare b. singular c. unusual d. unique 8. He is indifferent_____ hardships and dangers. a. to b. of c. at d. in 9. The mother was ______ of her son’s success in the competition. a. honorable b. proud c. honor d. pride 10. I think she has too high _____ of herself. a. idea b. a regard c. an opinion d. opinion 11. Tom said he came in this field late, so he must work hard to make _____ lost time. a. up for b out for c. up with d. off with 12. With an eighty-four week and little change or enjoyment, life must have been very ____ for the factory workers before the liberation. a. weary b. anxious c. dark d. pessimistic 13. The tall girl______ the beautiful blouse, but it was obviously too small. a. tested b. tried out c. tried on d. put on 14. Prices continued to rise while wages remained low ____ that the government became increasingly unpopular. a. in order b. providing c. on condition d. with the result 15. High in the sky a _____ of birds was flying southward. a. herd b. crowd c. swarm d. flock 16. All of us were excited at the ________ of a weekend party. a. view b. consideration c. idea d. intention 17. How much would you ______ for repairing my TV? a. charge b. cost c. take d. like 18. Although Rose was the eldest in the family, she always let her brother ______charge of the house. a. get b. have c. hold d. take 19. I agree with her ______, but not entirely. a. to some extent b. to some point c. by a certain degree d. in a certain range 20. During the season, the weather often _______ between heavy rains and the burst of sunshine. a. alters b. differs c. alternates d. arises 21. The story was so touching that I could hardly _____ my tears. a hold on b. hold up c. hold on to d. hold back 22. Since your supervisor has ________ the time for a talk with you, you must make sure that you will be here on time. a. predicted b .specified c. yielded d. classified 23. When we think of communication, we______ think of using words talking face to face, writing messages and so on. a. shortly b. namely c. practically d normally 24. She was standing by an electric heater, and her nightdress ______ fire. a. caught b. set c. took d. became 25. Yesterday afternoon there was a football match between our two classes. The score was 3-4; we were only ______ beaten. a. narrowly b. slightly c. nearly d. closely 26. When Mary paid the bill, she was given a ______ for her money. a. label b. receipt c. ticket d. check 27. Hot metal ______ as it grows colder. a. reduces b. compressed c. condenses d. contracts 28. I should say Henry is not _____much a writer as a reporter. a. that b. this c. as d. so 29. The teacher was using many new words, and the children could not _____ what he was teaching. a. take about b. take to c. take in c. take away 30. P.O. ______ Post Office or Postal order. a. stands as b. stands for c. stands like d. stands by 31. He _____ me by two games to one. a. won b. conquered c. gained d. beat 32. This ticket ______ you to a free meal in our restaurant. a. gives b. grants c. entitles d. credits 33. An efficient engine is _____ fuel. a. economy of b. economize of c. economic of d. economical of 34. Children usually _____ after an illness much more quickly than adults. a. pick off b. pick out c. pick up d. pick over 35. Mark is very set in his ways, but John has a more _____ attitude to life. a. moveable b. flexible c. changeable d. fluid 36. Most people can’t ______ a day without at least one cup of tea of coffee. a. get through b. get at c. get on d. get by 37. I know nothing about her _______ she is an artist. a. except b. besides c. apart from d. except that 38. Her father was so mean that he couldn’t bear to ______ the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal. a. let out b. part with c. give in d. pay off 39. On hearing the bad news, he______ completely. a. broke away b. broke down c. broke up d. broke out 40. That book looks like an advanced_____ text to me. a. economic b. economist c. economics d economical 41. The crowd suddenly bust into _____. a. laughter b. laughing c. laugh d. laughters 42. Will you be taking my previous experience into ______ when you fix my salary? a. mind b. scale c. account d. possession 43. It was difficult to guess what her ______ to the news would be. a. opinion b. comment c. impression d. reaction 44. With the population explosion, scientists will have to _______ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply. a. lead to b. stick to c. carry out d. come up with 45. It was a minor illness, and she soon ______ it. a. got over b. got around c got on with d. got up to 46. I saw a _____ good film on TV last night.. a. lovely b. pretty c. handsome d. beautiful 47. She held a party to help the strangers at her _____. a. comfort t b. ease c. peace d. pleasure 48. Her yellow shoes _____ her dress. a. followed b. matched c. imitated d. balanced 49. He was so poor that he had hardly _____ food in the house. a. the b. a c. some d. any th50. This theory_____ from the work of certain early 20 century scientists. a. arises b. rises c. raises d. results 51. I don’t want to wait until tomorrow; I _____ go at once. a. prefer b. would rather c. want d. like 52. The boys made so much _____ that Mrs. Smith had to spend half a day clearing up the room. a. mess b. trouble c. damage d. destruction 53. Where do you ______ going for your holidays this year? a. intend b .expect c. want d. mean 54. Yesterday several prisoners broke_____ from the guards and escaped. a. through b. down c. out d. away 55. Mr. Smith was very angry when he realized how he had been _____ out of his money. a. robbed b deceived c. tricked d. played 56. The cow had lost its own calf, but the framer persuaded it to _____ one whose mother had died. a. choose b. adopt c. undertake d. accept 57. At the first _____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch. a. minute b. sound c. stroke d. strike 58. The river was so clear that it _____ the trees on the river bank. a. shaded b. photographed c. reflected d. shadowed 59. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all ______ of smell. a scent b. degree c. feel d. sense 60. The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then ____ into applause. a. went b. burst c. started d. cheered 61. Science has made great _______ during the past 30 years. a. advances b. increases c. movement d. development 62. Jim got into the ____ of getting up very early every morning. a. tradition b. custom c. way d. habit 63. He had to _____ the party because of his headache. a. miss b. avoid c. regret d. fail 64. The cat may _____ if you make it angry. a. seize b. scratch c. grasp d. tear 65. We decided to leave the waiter a big _____ because his service had been very excellent. a. tip b. reward c. bonus d. prize 66. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready? a. turn to b. get through c. carry on d. carry out 67. Would you mind ____ me a hand? The suitcase is too heavy for me. a. lending b. helping c. granting d. loaning 68. My stomach began to _____ because of the bad food I had eaten. a. pain b. ache c. harm d. be hurt 69. The purpose of the examination was to ____ the student’s knowledge of the subject. a. test b. prove c. try d. inspect 70. Very few people ____ for his party at the last election. a. elected b. chose c. preferred d. voted 71. He couldn’t ____ the thought of leaving his family forever. a. support b. bear c. carry d. think 72. He failed the exam Please _____ him alone and don’t interrupt him. a. set b. left c. put d. had 73. What measures have been ____ to control the world population growth? a. imagined b. made c. given d. taken 74. He left in such a hurry that I ____ had time to thank him. a. almost b. nearly c. scarcely d. least 75. Many difficulties are waiting for us to ____ . We must brace up! a. get off b. get over c. come over d. get away 76. A snail is an animal which moves at a very slow ______. a rate b. walk c. step d. time 77. He was a good swimmer so he ____ swim to the river bank when the boat sank. a. could b. might c. succeeded to d. was able to 78. I do not feel ____ going shopping today, for the weather is bad. a. for b. want c. wish d. like 79. The police rushed in, and the thief was caught ____ the spot. a. by b. on c. at d. for 80. We discussed the matter ______ tea and cakes. a. over b. by c. at d. with 81. He seems rude but he is a good fellow ______ heart. a. by b. in c. with d. at 82. Is the weather favorable _____ an outing? a. for b. to c. in d. with 83. The son of a millionaire was threatened ______ death by his kidnappers. a. in b. with c. at d. by 84. Everyone shared ______ making the picnic a success. a. on b. by c. for d. in 85. I will tell you only if you promise to keep it _____ yourself/ a. by b. for c. to d. into 86. To me, the red skirt is preferable ____ the white one. a. with b. to c. than d. for 87. I owe my success to you , I can not thank you _____ much for your kindness. a. as b. so c. too d. very 88. We should draw ____ all the evidence we can get to prove that he is innocent. a. for b. from c. forth d. on 89. The people deprived the king ____ his power. a. off b. of c. out d .on 90. Scientists ____ that there is no animal life on Mars. a. assume b. resume c. ensure d. assure 91. Although we still have some problems to face, _______ our world has been successful. a. by all means b. by and large c. in the long run d. on the run 92. The trouble is he is not ____ of what his fellow workers think of him. a. confident b. conscious c. typical d. prosperous 93. The blind can ____ see than the deaf can hear. a. no more b. no longer c. not rather d. not any longer 94. Gorge’s father tries to make a pianist ______ him. a. about b. in c. for d. of 95. _______ wants to may come to the party this weekend. a. One b. Everyone c. Anyone d. Whoever 96. Ted named his son ____ his grandfather a. of b. by c. after d. from 97. She behaved impolitely, for she _____ interrupted her teacher by asking irrelevant questions. a. continually b. continuously c. consistently d. consequently 98. We had to _____ dried milk as fresh milk wasn’t available. a. face up to b. add up to c. fall back on d. carry on with 99. Railway were ____ to the economic prosperity of the country. a potential b. essential c. defensible d. prosperous 100. He _____ his son by giving him too much money. a. damaged b. hurt c. harmed d. spoiled 101. Mother has to ______ my coat because it is too short for me. a. loosen b. lengthen c. magnify d. license 102. The survival ______ of some wild animals is not very high as they are ruthlessly hunt. a. ratio b. degree c. rat e d. scale 103. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ______ any military threat. a. up b. to c. at d. in 104. The mean man declared that he was not ____ his brother’s debts. a. liable to b. liable for c. liable on d. liable with 105. It is really very impolite to _____ when someone is speaking to you on the phone. a. hang up b. hand in c. hold on d. give up 106. Athletes have to be _____ to endure all kinds of flesh pain and spirit pain. a. tough b. rough c. brave d. touchy 107. The new government _____ Beijing in 1949. a. took back b. took over c. took away d. took apart 108. Johnson was ______ guilty and sentenced to six months in prison. a. charged b. accused c. found d. regarded 109. Mary’s sister is stupid, but it’s different_____ Mary, she’s just crazy. a. a case in point b. in case c. in case of d. in the case of DDCAC ADABC AACDD CADAC DBDAA BDDCB DCDCB DDBBC ACDDA BBBDD BAADC BCCDB ADABA CABAD BBDCB AADCA ABDDC BCDBA BBADD CACBD BCBBA ABCD 1. His strange behavior aroused the ____of the police. a. doubt b. suspicion c. disbelief d. misbelieve 2. The Chinese Red Cross _____ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled. a. furnished b. assigned c. administered d. contributed 3. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on. a. extending b. stretching c. squeezing d. spreading 4. By _____ computation he estimated that the repair on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. a. rough b. coarse c. rude d. crude 5. They don’t_____ that the building of the nuclear power station has some impact on the environment. a.. reject b. refute d. deny d. refuse 6. The whole house was burned to the _____ in a big fire. a. earth b. ground c. floor d. field 7. The head was pleased with the increased _____ from the factory he managed. a. outlet b. outcome c. output d. outset 8. The doctor enjoyed both his work and his life. He had never felt any____ between these two things. a. conflict b. constrict c. construct d. constraint 9. Philosophers commonly rely on argument to support their own theories and to _____ the theories of others. a. reform b. reflect c. refrain d. refute 10. They_____ the project to the board for approval. a. permitted b. committed c submitted d. admitted 11. There are a _____ growth of the heavy industries during the war. a. considerate b. considerable c. considered d. considering 12. There are some _____ flowers on the table. a. artificial b. unreal c. unnatural d. untrue 13. She was so _____ in her drawing that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door. a. attracted b. drawn c. absorbed d. concentrated 14. Before moving to another city, Brenda _____ of the house and the furniture. a. discarded b. dismissed c. discharged d. disposed 15. A few of them showed great ____ to her suggestions for what I could do. a. sensitivity b. sensation c. sensor d. sense 16. The final will be _____ the mid-term. a. similar b. identical c. alike d. like 17. Since the downward swing in the 50s and 60s there has been a ______ towards great cinema-going in the last decade. a. trend b. fashion c. stream d. bent 18. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _______. a. scattered b. separated c. dismissed d. divided 19. The ____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high. a. fee b. fare c. pay d. wage 20. We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly ____ by the weather. a. damaged b. hurt c. injured d. spoiled 21. The manager spoke highly of such ____ as loyalty, courage, and truthfulness shown by his employees. a. features b. virtues c. properties d. characteristics 22. He is always _____ to older people. a. respective b. respectable c. respected d. respectful 23. Tom is the most _____ pupil in he class. a. industrial b. industrious c indulgent d. industrialist 24. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _____. a. scarcity b. minority c. minimum d. shortage 25. I was told that the sweater would not ______ in the wash but it has. a. dwindle b. decrease c. shrink d. contract 26. He paused, drank a glass of his wine, reflected for a moment, and _____. a. consumed b. resumed c. presumed d. assumed 27. This story is not real. It is only ____. a. imaginary b. imaginative c. imaginable d. thoughtful 28. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _______ with the open countryside and homegrown foods. a. tied b. bound c. involved d. associated 29. If you don’t clear away the rubbish, it will just ____. c. gather d. assemble a. accumulate b. collect 30. He has many works of Shakespeare, but only one is _______. a. initial b. primitive c. original d. primary 31. It is of great importance to _______ a good knowledge of English. a. acquire b. inquire c .require d. request 32. A good deal of the _____ for their success must go to John Francis, the captain. a. reputation b. respect c. credit d. compliment 33. In some cities it is very difficult to have a telephone_______, and people have to wait a long time before they got a phone. a. assembled b. installed c. equipped d. repaired 34. Modern medical advances _______ the average life expectancy by several years. a. spread b. expanded c. extended d. enlarged 35. His compass proved ______ to him, when he was lost in unknown country. a. expensive b. valuable c. precious d. costly 36. The new tax ______ on the farmers by the government in the west led to a series of demonstrations throughout the country. a. composed b. opposed c. proposed d. imposed 37. The soldiers were put in prison because they ____ to obey orders. a. refused b rejected c. denied d. objected 38. I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face. a. appearance b. sight c. expression d. view 39. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat. a. leaving b .missing c. missed d. losing 40. Don’t ______ the news to the public until we give you the go-head. a. retain b. relieve c. release d. remain 41. You can’t see through a telescope unless it is ___ correctly to your sight. a. adopted b. adapted c. adjusted d. accustomed 42. Let us work in _____ with our friends. a. corporation b. co-operation c. coordination d. connection 43. He is of _____ mood; he never finishes what he starts. a. various b. different c. distinctive d. variable 44. The food was delicious. That was a ______ meal. a. satisfaction b. satisfying c. satisfied d. satisfy 45. In _____, I agree with your proposal, but I am not sure if it will actually work. a. theory b. theorem c. theoretic d. theoretically 46. I am sorry to ______ you while you are working but I must ask you a question about English. a. bother b. interfere c. intrude d. intervene 47. The dull speaker could not ____ the interest of his audience. a. gain b. obtain c. attain d. retain 48. The man had many _____ enemies. a. deadly b. dead c. death d. deathly 49. We shall have to pay the bill _____ , so let’s do it at once. a. naturally b. lately c. eventually d. recently 50. Carelessly, she hit the chair and ____ the coffee. a. splashed b. spilled c. spoiled d. poured 51. Happiness is more to me than anything and wealth is no ____ of happiness. a. guarantee b. security c. insurance d. protection 52. After a whole day’s hard work, all our energy is _______. a. exhaustive b. exhausted c. exhaustion d. exhaustible 53. If you want to leave the hospital, you will have to _____ a number of medical tests. a. undertake b. undergo c. suffer d. endure 54. We all respect the martyrs who have given _____ to the pages of Chinese history. a. glory b. significance c. importance d. role 55. Customers may buy items from store ______. a. catalog b. dialog c. monolog d. epilog 56. I desperately ______ with him to leave the ship before it is too lage, fearing that he would go down with it. a. appealed b. begged c. claimed d. pleaded 57. Metal must be hammered and cooled rapidly to ____ internal stress caused by heating. a. relieve b. retain c. release d. replace 58. After the guest left, she spent half an hour _____ the sitting room. a. ordering b. clearing away c. tidying up d. arranging 59. Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ______. a. scenes b .sights c. scenery d. views 60. Features such as weight, height, and skin color ____ from individual to individual and from face to face. a. change b. vary c. alter d. convert 61. The storm is extremely ______. a. destructible b. destructive c. destroyed d. destroying 62. I ______ you to his honesty. a. ensure b. insure c. assure d. sure 63. The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded. a. continuously b. constantly c. consequently d. consistently 64. The climate here is pleasant, as it is ___ all the year round. a. damp b. moist c. humid d .wet 65. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. a. denied b. neglected c. refused d. ignored 66. The ____ from hand-made to machine-made shoes was accomplished very slowly. a. changeover b. turnover c. takeover d. handover 67. The case against Robert Jones was ____ for lack of evidence, a. refused b. dismissed c. eliminated d. discarded 68. Our football team’s ______ has been excellent during the year. a. perfection b. perform c. performance d. period 69. The prince ______ power on the death of his father. a. assumed b. consumed c. resumed d. presumed 70. Most children in Great Britain are educated at the public _____. a. cost b. payment c. expense d. charge 71. Only recent years have there been few train ____ in this city. a. events b. incidents c. accidents d. causes 72. The automation checked the car engine _____ but could find nothing wrong with it. a. throughout b. thoroughly c. entirely d. wholly 73. Mary never tells anyone what she does for a _______. a. job b. work c. profession d. living 74. They have made a ____ plan to build a suspension bridge over the river. a. bald b. bound c. bold d. bare 75. The social security system provides ______ for retired citizens. a. pensions b. wages c. profits d. rewards 76. Susan caught a _____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner. a. vision b. glimpse c. glance d. look 77. The young man with the great-sized suitcase aroused the _________ of the police, a. suspicion b. surprise c. suspension d. suspect 78. Any students who ___ his homework is unlikely to pass his examination. a. practices b. neglects c. misses d. omits 79. Burning all that coal and oil without pollution protection could have drastic ____ on the environment. a. affects b. effects c. results d. consequences 80. Nursery school can be enormously ____ to socially handicapped children. a. admirable b. invaluable c. praiseworthy d. beneficial BDBAC BCADC BAADA DAAAD BDBBC BADAC ACBCB DACBC CBDBA BDACB ABBAA DBCCB BCCBA ABCAC CBDCA BABBD