职称英语考试综合类词汇选项练习(8)

　　1. The news will horrify everyone.

　　A. attract

　　B. terrify

　　C. tempt

　　D. excite

　　2. The article sketched the major events of the decade.

　　A. described

　　B. offered

　　C. outlined

　　D. presented

　　3. I wont tolerate that kind of behavior.

　　A. bear

　　B. accept

　　C. admit

　　D. take

　　4. Their style of playing football is utterly different.

　　A. barely

　　B. scarcely

　　C. hardly

　　D. totally

　　5. Her sister urged her to apply for the job.

　　A. advised

　　B. caused

　　C. forced

　　D. promised

　　6. Even sensible men do absurd things.

　　A. unusual

　　B. ridiculous

　　C. special

　　D. typical

　　7. She bumped inot her boyfriend in town this morning.

　　A. walked

　　B. came

　　C. fled

　　D. ran

　　8. This sort of thing is bound to happen.

　　A. sure

　　B. quick

　　C. fast

　　D. swift

　　9. At the age of 30,Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.

　　A. boss

　　B. manager

　　C. star

　　D. dictator

　　10. He cannot discriminate between a good idea and a bad one.

　　A. judge

　　B. assess

　　C. distinguish

　　D. recognize

　　11. They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it.

　　A. live

　　B. sleep

　　C. hide

　　D. gather

　　12. The index is the governments chief gauge of future economic activity.

　　A. method

　　B. measure

　　C. way

　　D. manner

　　13. The architecture is harmonious and no building is over six-storey high.

　　A. old-fashioned

　　B. traditional

　　C. conventional

　　D. balanced

　　14. The food is inadequate for ten people.

　　A. demanded

　　B. qualified

　　C. insufficient

　　D. required

　　15.She persevered in her ideas despite obvious objections raised by friends.

　　A. persisted

　　B. insisted

　　C. resisted

　　D. suggested

　　参考答案

　　1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.A