2019年6月英语四级词汇练习及答案（69）

　　1.This is what you should bear in mind： Don’t ________ a salary increase before you actually get it.

　　A) hang on

　　B) draw on

　　C) wait on

　　D) count on

　　2.The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.

　　A) artificially

　　B) automatically

　　C) manually

　　D) synthetically

　　3.The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn’t ________ her grip on my arm.

　　A) loosen

　　B) remove

　　C) relieve

　　D) dismiss

　　4.He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless.

　　A) preference

　　B) conference

　　C) inference

　　D) reference

　　5.Mrs. Smith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her.

　　A) specific

　　B) special

　　C) precise

　　D) particular

　　6.Last night he saw two dark ________ enter the building, and then there was the explosion.

　　A) features

　　B) figures

　　C) sketches

　　D) images

　　7.It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without ________.

　　A) exception

　　B) exclusion

　　C) modification

　　D) substitution

　　8.His temper and personally show that he can become a soldier of the top ________.

　　A) circle

　　B) rank

　　C) category

　　D) grade

　　9.During the lecture, the speaker occasionally ________ his point by relating his own experiences.

　　A) illustrated

　　B) hinted

　　C) cited

　　D) displayed

　　10.Only those who can ________ to lose their money should make high-risk investments.

　　A) maintain

　　B) sustain

　　C) endure

　　D) afford