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研究生英语精读教程（第三版上）

Unit 4

1. She was in anguish until she knew that her husband's life was saved. A. great suffering B. great regret

C. great despair

D. great disappointment

2. I have nothing but disdain for such a person. A. respect

B. hatred

C. dislike

D. contempt 3. The grass was interspersed with beds of flowers. A. scattered B. spreadC. diversified D. set here and there 4. I am sure disease must propagate in such unsanitary and crowded areas. A. release

B. spread C. promote D. generate

5. There was a meager attendance at the council meeting. A. small B. enough

C. ample

D. haughty

6. The end of 1921 found the capitalist offensive against the workers in full swing. A. negotiation B. punishment C. struggle D. attack 7. We can't rule out the possibility that he will come after all. A. exclude B. refuse

D. take

8. John was confined to bed for a week with his cold. A. allowed in B. kept in C. tied to D. shut on 9. We three were the sole survivors in the traffic accident. A. lucky B. fortunate C. blessed D. only 10. I slept through her dull speech. A. dozing

B. boring C. fascinating

D. imaginative

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C.

accept

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11. I have been in _________ with him about the matter. A. letters B. dealings C. writings D. correspondence 12. I could hear only __________ of their conversation. A. pieces B. slips C. fragments D. portions

13. The old lady ______ the sweet-smelling flowers into a garland. A. tied B. intertwined C. curved

D. twisted

14. A ______ man will stop at nothing to get what he wants. A. desperate B. prudent C. shrewd D. rude 15. Most bacteria grow best in a slightly acid ______. A. area

B. place

C. district D. medium

16. Everyone knows that the firefly is a _____ insect. A. firing

B. lighting C. luminiferous D. glowing

17. Sports, and not learning, seem to ______ in that school. A. appear B. occupy C. dominate D. lead

18. Each chess player will have five minutes to ______ his next move. A. make B. have C. take D. ponder 19. This time they really ______ better results. A. hoped

B. hoped for C. wished D. wished to

20. ______ came of his success abroad. A. Word B. A word C. Words Unit 5

D. The word

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1. His beautiful writing is akin to drawing. A. as

B. from C. above

D. like

B. the 2. His knowledge on the subject seems to be on a par with my own. A. different from same as C. related to

D. in accordance with

3. Tom and Mary were married a week after they met and soon found themselves at odds about religion. A. in disagreement B. on strikeC. in questionD. on purpose 4. The inventor was vilified in yesterday's newspaper. A. abused

B. slandered C. praised D. criticized

5. The Mississippi flood of 1973 was a major catastrophe in which a great many lives were lost. A. casualty B. disaster C. change D. threat

6. She almost yielded to an unexpected impulse to dance in the street. A. urgent desire B. wish C. good idea

D. fancy thought

sudden 7. Mr. Green posed as a rich man though he owed more than he owned. A. worked B. looked C. clothed D. Behaved 8. They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge.A. punishment B. Illness C. trouble

D. ailment

9. Some people have a bias against foreigners. A. prejudice B. dislike C. hatred D. favour

10. Your stay abroad will give you ample opportunities to learn a new language. A. good B. suitable C. proper

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11. The dark clouds suggest a(n) ______ storm. A. impending B. surprising C. fast D. unexpected

12. Since the club owed $15 and had only $10 in the treasury, there was a ______ of $5. A. sum

B. deficit C. difference D. surplus

13. The oil lamp ______ softly on the table. A. glowed B. lighted C. sizzled 14. It ______ with you to decide. A. talks

B. refers C. lies D. indicates

D. sounded

15. He ______ among the best heavyweight boxers of the past fifty years. A. projects B. shows

C. displays D. rates

16. The constant turmoil in the office proved that he was an ______ administrator. A. able B. inept C. experienced D. active

17. The mother tried to ______ her son’s interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young. A. give B. show

C. foster

D. cause

C.

18. No matter how you read it, this sentence doesn’t make any __. A. meaning B. sound progress

D. sense 19. I tried to find my keys but I was ______ by my thick gloves. A. helped B. hampered C. annoyed D. upset

20. To our grief, he became ______ to the drug. A. addicted B. interested C. amused D. disturbed Unit6

1. The patient clenched the arms of the dentist's chair. A. grasped B. touched C. placed on

D. pressed

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