考试辅导之专升本英语词汇练习二

 51、He had long been ____ before he was employed in a company.
A idle B ideal C idol D idiot
52、The best way to deal with a rude person is to _____ him.
A neglect B ignore C overlook D imitate
53、After years' struggle， the colony was finally independent _____ Britain.
A on B off C from D of
54、In present society， the ____ effort contributes a lot to success.
A private B individual C personnel D separate
55、 Remote area as they live in， they are well ______ of the current events.
A informed B told C known D understood                                                                               56、The disabled young man ____ in making living through his own effort.
A insisted B persisted C kept D stuck
57、 _______ his proper manner， he must be a well educated person.
A Judged by B Judging C Judged from D Judging from
58、During vacation he had nothing to do， so he read novels just to _____ time.
A take B kill C waste D save
59、The American Civil War ______ four years.
A continued B kept C remained D lasted
60、Though Tom contacted girlfriend frequently over phone， they have never met _____
A late B later C lately D latter
61、Jane had two best friends： Tom and Mary； the former is an engineer and the ___ is a dentist.
A latest B later C late D latter
62、He took the dictionary upstairs and _____ it on the shelf.
A lay B laid C lain D lied
63、Tom's carelessness _____ his failure in the exam.
A resulted to B brought in C resulted from D led to
64、People are _____ to make mistakes while in haste. 
A possible B probable C capable D likely
65、 After he retired， he decided to travel around country ____.
A single B alone C lonely D private
66、The ____ of doctors agree that smoking does great harm to lungs.
A most B mostly C majority D major
67、After the teacher's careful explanation， he could _____ the difference between the two concepts. 
A make out B make up C make for D make of
68、Through his hard effort， he _____ to start his own business.
A succeeded B won C managed D failed
69、Can you tell me the _____ by which you can solve the complicated problem.
A method B way C manner D means
70、To learn British literature， you'd better _____ English first.
A catch B hold C command D master
71、What really _____ to Einstein is to explore the nature of universe.
A means B matters C determines D interests
72、The new secretary won't come until next week； _______ we have to arrange a temporary one.
A in meantime B in the meantime C in the meanwhile D in meanwhile
73、He had been asked the same questions repeatedly， so his answers became ______.
A mature B experienced C mechanical D manual
74、You should _____ your way and set a good example for others to follow.
A repair B fix C mend D make
75、China has not a single soldier in the foreign countries， not to _____ the military base.
A speak B talk C address D mention
76、The rock superstar is very _____， for he always owes his success to his good luck.
A proud B jealous C confident D modest
77、He will come _____，please just be patient.
A at the moment B for a moment C in a moment D for the moment
78、For the failure in the exam， Mary was in no _____ to go skating with her friends.
A temper B mood C emotion D feeling
79、It's to the _____ advantage that the street traffic is well controlled.
A mutual B common C average D individual
80、Yesterday I received a _____ parcel because I didn't know who sent it.
A mysterious B curious C puzzled D magic
81、It suddenly _____ to me that I had met her at the party last weekend.
A happened B occurred C arose D chanced
82、The Declaration of Independence is _____ great importance to the U.S.A.
A of B in C at D with
83、All the students _____ to help Tom， whose house was drowned in the flood.
A provide B supply C suggest D offer
84、For the spreading of the fatal disease， some medicine has been ______.
A out of order B out of place C out of stock D out of season
85、The beggar standing at roadside is of noble _____.
A birth B source C origin D beginning
86、He had such a good command of English that he could read English ______.
A native B original C D
87、The auto manufacturer hopes to increase ______ by three times.
A product B quality C output D amount
88、_____ do we owe the discovery of penicillin？
A Who B Whom C To whom D By whom