拓词托福4

拓词托福4 1. Let us avoid the etiquette. 2. A steel girder may warp in a fire. 3. I hate the prodigal administration. 4. What an inept remark to make on such a formal occasion. 5. I loathe having to go to these conferences. 6. I would like to endorse any choice you make. 7. The bishop said it with a feeble voice as he woke. 8. Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues. 9. Who don’t want the elixir of life? 10. the flora and fauna of North America 11. She appeared in court on a charge of perjury or on a perjury charge. 12. These tubes are lightweight, soft and pliable. 13. Activity gradually became sporadic. 14. They were trying to form a faction behind the curtain. 15. She wore a single orchid on her evening dress. 16. microbe for insecticide 17. We must not take combustible goods aboard. 18. She repudiated her only daughter. 19. The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton. 20. I wouldn’t dignify the trash by calling it a novel. 21. He domineered, and the rest of us hated it. 22. A good lawyer can always find a loophole. 23. I’m afraid he’ll ultimately become a juvenile delinquent. 24. I knew they were just thatch and must be brittle, porous, and light. 25. The most basic attribute of all animals is consciousness. 26. A culinary capital is a wonderful idea but it certainly requires lots of selling and promotions. 27. This seam of coal reposes on a layer of clay. 28. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower. 29. Indians attacked the pioneers’ wagon train. 30. The ambience also delighted King, and they talked amicably through nine courses and three hours. 31. The doctor prepared to prescribe a recipe. 32. Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. 33. In retrospect, it’s easy to see why we were wrong. 34. Have you ever tasted octopus? 35. Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi? 36. He now seems gauche and uninteresting. 37. We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife. 38. Don’t be so Utopian. 39. “Who is it?” came the reply in a high, cracked, irritable tone. 40. The right to dissent is part of our political system. 41. Rock-climbers sometimes hazard their lives. 42. Grapes grow in profusion there. 43. The baby was playing with the rattle. 44. He signed the lease yesterday. 45. The letters may have been tampered. 46. The child is bewildered by the noise and the crowd. 47. Bands of soldiers ravaged the village. 48. It had been a most trying experience for them. 49. He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper. 50. The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him. 51. Agricultural production of wheat, maize, millet, flax. 52. The whole country was under the heel of a tyrannical dictatorship. 53. I dislike that that presumptuous young man. 54. A fox dart out of the midst of the thicket. 55. The wind had died away by dusk. 56. The workers were spraying paint on the wall. 57. Fury continually rose inside me. 58. The style is lucid and lively. 59. His becoming blind was a great calamity. 60. When he hauled it up there was a great carp at the end of the hook. 61. The house stands aloof from the streets. 62. Now I genuinely believe that we could suffer irreparable damage. 63. She knew the problem was not insurmountable. 64. The judges may interrogate the defendant. 65. The book was translated without the sanction of the author. 66. Julius Caesar was ravished by Cleopatra’s beauty. 67. His arrest touched off a riot. 68. Fairy-tales intrigue most children. 69. A shepherd lost the whole of his flock by a dreadful illness. 70. Many people balked at this danger. 71. He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi. 72. Diplomas were conferred on the students who had completed all courses of study. 73. His dormant love for her is rekindled. 74. She is only the nominal chairman: the real work is done by somebody else. 75. A memento will be given by Sony Corporation to all the finalists. 76. Dan’s blunder was inadvertent and we forgave him. 77. During the detention, if the detainee admits his error and repents, the people’s court may decide to life the detention ahead of time. 78. Mr. White was revered for his great learning by all the students in the college. 79. I am in jeopardy. 80. It’s an old aphorism. 81. They vied with one another for the trophy. 82. This diet is deficient in vitamin B. 83. I must vindicate a claim to philosophical reflectiveness. 84. An important event transpired yesterday. 85. The proverb is apposite to this case. 86. She made a vehement attack on the government’s policies. 87. In the past, while we were fighting strenuously for peace and unity, they were doing all they could to foment civil war and splits. 88. The imperialists plundered many valuable works art. 89. I do not have the destination to loaf on the street. 90. The men in the fort sallied at dawn. 91. The old gentleman was renowned far and wide for his philanthropic generosity. 92. We will embalm him forever. 93. He moved his factory to outskirts. 94. Are there walnuts in this sauce? 95. Dogmatic criticism settles nothing. 96. His countenance, as he came on, wore an abstracted and somewhat doleful air. 97. prudent 98. Pastel colors are restful to the eye. 99. The hem on her skirt needs sewing. 100. She gave a cursory greeting to Mr. Giovanni. 101. We tugged so hard that the rope broke. 102. Good eating habits help to fortify the body against disease. 103. Christmas is a time of gaiety. 104. We went to a doctor at the onset of a fever. 105. The man was stabbed to death in his office. 106. The victorious nations are demanding huge indemnities from their former enemies. 107. Her skirt has very exquisite lace. 108. The frogspawn needs air and would suffocate in the stagnant pool below. 109. Her silence gave implicit consent. 110. As to the girl, although I don’t know her, my companion, who knows her, says that she is stately and pretty. 111. Anne was eager to obliterate her error. 112. The subject of demography has merged with that of reproductive strategies of organisms. 113. He was prosecuted for stealing. 114. They made a clamor for reform. 115. They labeled him as a demagogue. 116. He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 117. We must supersede old machines by new ones. 118. I told you expressly to report to me everyday. 119. His disheveled hair was dirty. 120. When they assay the ore, they found that they had discovered a very rich vein. 121. Don’t put that cloth over the baby’s face, you’ll smother him! 122. We must always endeavor to improve our work. 123. She bore her illness with great fortitude. 124. Many words once commonly used have fallen into desuetude. 125. It’s easy enough for you to gibe at them, but could you do any better? 126. A boisterous horse must have boisterous bridle. 127. Her behavior is really bizarre. 128. Homogenize the main ingredients. 129. She doesn’t like garish clothes. 130. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time. 131. Bold words denote chapter headings. 132. Talking loudly on a bus is a sign of vulgarity. 133. The farmers nourish the soil with fertilizer. 134. She used a chisel to prise off the lid. 135. The hot sun had withered all my plants. 136. Is there a surcharge for local call? 137. The president had a clear mandate to end the war. 138. Born of the digital facsimile, has brought the new space for the facsimile’s use and development. 139. The troops will march soon. 140. Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant. 141. A gleam of laughter lit his eyes. 142. Please peruse this report at your leisure. 143. The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone. 144. He was tormented by jealousy. 145. The debenture market is an important part of financial market. 146. Few people would not exult at the abolition of slavery. 147. How dare you cast aspersions on my wife’s character! 148. The plan of the building is broadly symmetrical. st149. We hereby revoke the agreement of January 1 1982. 150. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the United States to celebrate the centennial of Einstein’s birth. 151. Desecrate a grave. 152. Price slashed! 153. His face remained impassive. 154. He led a remarkably frugal existence. 155. This allegation in my view is totally untenable. 156. Are you discontented with your job? 157. The new buds appear in the spring. 158. Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfume mud. 159. The girl has inordinate passion for music. 160. All things are lowly, meek, and sufferable. To forbear one another in love. 161. These tablets are soluble in water. 162. We pondered whether to tell him. 163. His cowardice made him a byword to call who knew him. 164. He wrote a terse reply to Rhoda. 165. The pair of dilapidated sandals were beside her chair. 166. Jaguars are largely nocturnal creatures. 167. He made a literal interpretation. 168. Britain colonized many parts of Africa. 169. The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches. 170. an indefatigable writer 171. The turkey is basted to keep it from drying out. 172. California and Mexico are contiguous. 173. It was a platitude to maintain the fiction that he was conferring a great boon on me. 174. The orator spoke in a bombastic manner. 175. He is a fanatic jogger. 176. Does his unbridled behavior surprise you? 177. At times he might even deign to speak to him. 178. His English was then fluent but not colloquial. 179. Later he became proprietor of a circuit of theatres and music halls on the northeast coast. 180. The sewing machine market has been sluggish these days. 181. The police found a letter which implicated him in the robbery. 182. He has a very strong retentive memory. 183. A flash of lighting illuminated the house. 184. Gifts of books and journals can often be quite fortuitous. 185. She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life. 186. He denied with bland effrontery. 187. You don’t hover round the table. 188. Make this plug smaller for me, but don’t whittle away too much. 189. He is a slug. 190. There’s a cavity in the boy’s tooth. 191. The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement. 192. I will broach your idea to the committee. 193. Nick had a large gash on his cheek. 194. There is a large mural in the temple. 195. The turquoise necklace was to have been hers. 196. Love is a vine that grows into our hearts. 197. Don’t demean yourself by telling such obvious lies. 198. What is the perimeter of this polygon? 199. To sojourn at a town for a week. 200. I will sell this remnant to you, at cost. 201. If law and order break down, anarchy will result. 202. Her undaunted spirit did not shrink from the only correct answer. 203. We must not depreciate the work she has done. 204. He sat in a dim corner. 205. Over water the diurnal change in refraction is likely to be small. 206. She spoke out against the regime. 207. I will laud my enemies and they will become friends. 208. The flour was ground from barley. (grind) 209. The treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner. 210. A crowd had begun to gather, eyeing the spilled merchandise with avid eyes. 211. He has a proclivity for dancing. 212. The girl is wearing a bead necklace. 213. We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be tapped. 214. Flowers adorn the table and interesting people adorn the hall. 215. infinitesimal calculus 216. How long is the latent period? 217. She could hear the uproar in the room. 218. Granny smiled an affable smile. 219. Several bills were enacted at the end of this session of parliament. 220. The city was razed by an earthquake. 221. Can you enumerate the capitals of the 50 states? 222. Bette Davis will imprint her unique personality on any role she plays. 223. His nature had revolted against the excess of anguish that had sought to maim and mar the perfection of its calm. 224. Dark clouds foreshadow a storm. 225. Our plan for a picnic is thwarted by the rain. 226. It was unheard-of for an unmarried couple to live together. 227. The retiring professor was exalted by his colleagues. 228. He cannot divest himself of this idea. 229. My only recreations are drinking beer and working in the garden. 230. Watson was eminent among his contemporaries. 231. She was knitting with deft fingers. 232. We will never seek hegemony. 233. He beseeches the judge to show mercy. 234. The plan brought few tangible benefits to the poor. 235. I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper. 236. a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet 237. Children tumble over each other in play. 238. Ever since Webster’s dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law. 239. Europe is not very well differentiated in the American mind. 240. A good man should disdain flatterers. 241. As a man who spent time during the Second World War on a minuscule South Pacific Island, I recognized the symptoms of acute homesickness. 242. Is English a compulsory subject? 243. Do you feel the allure of the sea? 244. He was beset by fear. 245. The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 246. an adobe house; adobe walls 247. They have no use for fickle supporters. 248. Her hat was adorned with a plume. 249. There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.