大学英语六级词汇真题练习卷1.For many patients, institutional care is the most ______ and beneficial form of care.A) pertinent B) appropriate C) acute D) persistent2.Among all the changes resulting from the ______ entry of women into the work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable3.Mr. Smith became very ______ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake.A) ingenious B) empirical C) objective D) indignant4.Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ______ ones.A) turbulent B) tragic C) vulnerable D) suspicious5.The ______ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike.A) incompatible B) exceeding C) instantaneous D) eternal6.She remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems.A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly7.Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ______.A) simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneously D) contemporarily8.The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ______.A) vain B) vicinity C) court D) jail9.Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major___ in every family's budget.A) nutrition B) expenditure C) routine D) provision10.Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from ______ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.A) configuration B) constitution C) condemnation D) contamination11.There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the ______ from fall to winter.A) transmission B) transformation C) transition D) transfer12.I think we need to see an investment ______ before we make an expensive mistake.A) guide B) entrepreneur C) consultant D) assessor13.The ______ on this apartment expires in a year's time.A) treaty B) lease C) engagement D) subsidy14.The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ______.A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations15.There is supposed to be a safety __ which makes it impossible for trains to collide.A) appliance B) accessory C) machine D) mechanism16.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______.A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained17.No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep.A) deprived B) ripped C) stripped D) contrived18.For years now, the people of that faraway country have been cruelly_ by a dictator.A) depressed B) immersed C) oppressed D) cursed19.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______ towards producing workers. A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared20.The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries.A) provoked B) irritated C) inspired D) hoisted21.The suspect __ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.A) advocated B) alleged C) addressed D) announced22.Although the colonists ______ to some extent with the native Americans , the Indians' influence on American culture and language was not extensive.A) migrated B) matched C) mingled D) melted23.E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _______ well to human needs.A) adheres B) reflects C) conforms D) satisfies24.The wings of the bird still ______ after it had been shot down.A) slapped B) scratched C) flapped D) fluctuated25.The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries.A) tumble B) jeopardize C) manipulate D) intimidate26.When you put up wallpaper, should you __ the edges or put them next to each other? A) coincide B) extend C) overlap D) collide27.Under the present system, state enterprises must ______ all profits to the government. A) turn down B) turn up C) turn out D) turn in28.Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _______.A) laid out B) laid off C) laid down D) laid aside29.We'll ______ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.A) compensate B) remedy C) supplement D) retrieve30.She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake1. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientistwent on to develop his argument.A) premise B) pretext C) foundation D) presentation2. After several nuclear disasters, a __ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ____ for world conquest.A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation4. The director gave me his ____ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.A) warrant B) obligation C) assurance D) certainty5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls.A) ornaments B) luxuries C) exhibits D) complements6. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar .A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents7. Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.A) translation B) transition C) transmission D) transaction8. We must look beyond ____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications9. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.A) respective B) respectable C) respectful D) realistic10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have become ________ .A) deteriorated B) degenerated C) suppressed D) extinct11. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold12. The old lady has developed a ____ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time. A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained13. What the correspondent sent us is an ________ news report. We can depend on it.A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate14. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _______ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations.A) inspirational B) educational C) excessive D) instantaneous15. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ______ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people.A) subjective B) subordinate C) liable D) vulnerable16. Hurricanes are killer winds, and their_____ power lies in the physical damage they can do. A) cumulative B) destructive C) turbulent D) prevalent 17. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and ________ in the classroom. A) skeptical B) faithful C) obedient D) subsidiary18. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.A) set aside B) ward off C) shrug off D) give away20. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly21. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.A) discharged B) derived C) deprived D) dispatched22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ___ agricultural production.A) blundered B) tangled C) bewildered D) hampered23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. A) enhance B) amplify C) foster D) magnify24. All the students have to ______to the rules and regulations of the school.A) confirm B) confront C) confine D) conform25. He ______ his head, wondering how to solve the problem.A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched26. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he ___ his parents' strict rules.A) defied B) refuted C) excluded D) vetoed27. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with28. To ______ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment.A) conserve B) conceive C) convert D) contrive29. Put on dark glasses or the sun will ______ you and you won' t be able to see.A) discern B) distort C) distract D) dazzle30. In ______ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate. A) prime B) primitive C) primary D) preliminary1.If you want this painkiller, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a ______.A)transaction B)permit C)settlement D)prescription2.The ______ form childhood to adulthood is always critical time for everybody.A)conversion B)transition C)turnover D)transformation3.It is hard to tell whether we are going to have b boom in the economy or a ______.A)concession B)recession C)submission D)transmission4.His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his as ______ he developed own technique.A)descendants B)predecessors C)successors D)ancestors5.Failure in a required subject may result in the ______of a diploma.A)refusal B)betrayal C)denial D)burial6.To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an ______between an eye and a camera.A)image B)analogy C)imitation D)axis7.A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______girls in school was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today.A)assigning B)admitting C)involving D)enrolling8.The author of report is well ______with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.A)acquainted B)informed C)accustomed D)known9.When the farmers visited the city the first time, they were ______by its complicated traffic system. A)evoked B)bewildered C)diverted D)undermined10.If Japan ______ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials.A)precludes B)terminates C)partitions D)expires11.They were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab.A)submerged B)drowned C)immersed D)dipped12.You should ______ to one or more weekly magazines such as time, or Newsweek.A)ascribe B)order C)reclaim D)subscribe13.The automatic doors in supermarkets ______the entry and exit of customers with shopping carts. A)furnish B)induce C)facilitate D)allocate14.Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely ______fromthis routine. A)deviated B)disconnected C)detached D)distorted15.The little girl was ______ by the death of her dog since her affection for the pet had been real and deep.A)grieved B)suppressed C)oppressed D)sustained16.A visitor to a museum today would notice ______ changes in the way museums are operated.A)cognitive B)rigorous C)conspicuous D)exclusive17.Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are ______ .A)inaccessible B)irreversible C)immovable D)irreplaceable18.Bejing impatient is ______ with being a good teacher.A)intrinsic B)ingenious C)incompatible D)inherent19.For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as ______.A)assured B)reserved C)intimate D)confidential20.Fortune-tellers are good at marking ______ statements such as “Your sorrows will change,”A)philosophical B)ambiguous C)literal D)invalid21.The tenant mush be prepared to decorate the house ___the terms of the contract.A)in the vicinity of B)in quest of C)in accordance with D)in collaboration with22.The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup _ . A)turbulently B)tremendously C)triumphantly D)tentatively23.He said that they had __ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support.A)gravely B)regrettably C)forcibly D)graciously24.The law on drinking and driving is ______ stated.A)extravagantly B)empirically C)exceptionally D)explicitly25.Their claims to damages have not been convincingly ______.A)refuted B)overwhelmed C) depressed D)intimidated26.Please don’t ___ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right.A)hesitate B)linger C)retain D)dwell27.The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______to him ,but one day he discovered their difference.A)identical B)vertical C)parallel D)specific28.Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she flied from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.A)completely B)sincerely C)absolutely D)increasingly29.Despite almost universal ______of the vital importance of women’s literacy, education remains a dream for farmary women in too many countries of the world.A)identification B)compliment C)confession D)acknowledgement30.In today’s medical, little agreement exists on the ___for defining mental illness.A)legislation B)requirement C)criteria D)measures31.The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of________.A)impulse B)insanity C)inspiration D)disposition32.The Prime Minister was followed by five or six ____ when he got off the plane.A)laymen B)servants C)directors D)attendants33.There is no doubt that the ________ of these goods to the others is easy to see.A)prestige B)superiority C)priority D)publicity34.All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ____ and had a very good time.A)feast B)congratulations C)festival D)recreation35.The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight _______ are.A) payments B) charges C) funds D) prices36.The manager gave her his ________ that her complaint would be investigated.A) assurance B) assumption C) sanction D) insurance37.Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ________.A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry38.We are doing this work in the _________ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture39.While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation40.Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.A) puzzle B) perplexity C) dilemma D) bewilderment41.To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.A) commend B) memorize C) propagate D) commemorate42.His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in the government.A) contrive B) consolidate C) heave D) intensify43. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened44. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ____ them as soon as possible.A) rectify B) reclaim C) refrain D) reckon45. He wouldn't answer the reporters' questions, nor would he ____ for a photograph.A) summon B) highlight C) pose D) marshal46. The club will ________ new members the first week in September.A) enroll B) subscribe C) absorb D) register47. If you don't ________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they'll just run riot.A) mobilize B) warrant C) manipulate D) supervise48. Already the class is ________ about who our new teacher will be.A) foreseeing B) speculating C) fabricating D) contemplating49. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our country.A) dedicate B) cater C) ascribe D) cling50. Just because I'm ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing me any respect.A) redundant B) trivial C) versatile D) subordinate51. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.A) skeptical B) stationary C) spacious D) specific52. Depression is often caused by the_____ effects of stress and overwork..A) total B) increased C) terrific D) cumulative53. A human's eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.A) eccentric B) acute C) sensible D) sensitive54. It is __ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.A) abrupt B) absurd C) adverse D) addictive55. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.A) feasible B) appropriate C) apt D) fitting56. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly ________.A) rigorous B) confidential C) private D) mysterious57. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them. A) impatient B) tolerant C) crude D) indignant58. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately , and still others are supported by religious organizations.A) ensured B) attributed C) authorized D) endowed59. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.A) intervened B) incurred C) provoked D) poked60. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______.A) drawbacks B) handicaps C) bruises D) blunders61.It was ____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.A) addicted B) alleged C) assaulted D) ascribed62.The medicine ____ his pain but did not cure his illness.A) activated B) alleviated C) mediated D) deteriorated63.He is the only person who can ____ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.A) testify B) charge C) accuse D) rectify64.Professor Hawking is ____ as one of the world's greatest living physicists.A) dignified B) clarified C) acknowledged D) illustrated65.The financial problem of this company is further ____ by the rise in interest rates.A) increased B) strengthened C) reinforced D) aggravated66.We shall probably never be able to ____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles. A) assert B) impart C) ascertain D) notify67.All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colourful balloons ____ slowly into the sky.A)ascending B)elevating C)escalating D)lingering68.Many years had ____ before they returned to their original urban areas.A) floated B) elapsed C) skipped D) proceeded69.What you say now is not ____ with what you said last week.A) consistent B) persistent C) permanent D) insistentitary orders are ____ and cannot be disobeyed.A) defective B) conservative C) alternative D) imperative71.Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of ____ grouping is advisable.A) homogeneous B) instantaneous C) spontaneous D) anonymous72.Even sensible men do ____ things sometimes.A) abrupt B) absurd C) acute D) apt73.The commission would find itself ____ at every turn if its members couldn't reach an agreement. A) collided B) savaged C) crumbled D) hampered74.Grain production in the world is _____, but still millions go hungry.A) staggering B) shrinking C) soaring D) suspending75.He developed a ____ attitude after years of frustration in his career.A) sneaking B) disgusted C) drastic D) cynical76.They believed that this was not the ____ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning. A) climax B) summit C) pitch D) maximum77.Several guests were waiting in the ____ for the front door to open.A) porch B) vent C) inlet D) entry78.As the mountains were covered with a _____ of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.A) coating B) film C) veil D) shade79.We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid monthly ____. A) investments B) requirements C) arrangements D) installments80.The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an _____.A) illusion B) impression C) image D) illumination81.A good education is an ____ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.A) asset B) ethic C) inventory D) obligation82.Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ____ and the importance you place upon the relationship.A) solidarity B) priority C) superiority D) hospitality83.The designer has applied for a ____ for his new invention.A) tariff B) discount C) version D) patent84.The toy maker produces a ____ copy of the space station, exact in every detail.A) minimal B) minimum C) miniature D) minor85.An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ____. A) disposition B) discrepancy C) defect D) deficit86.They have decided to ____ physical punishment in all local schools.A) put away B) break away from C) do away with D) pass away87.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. A) inclined to B) subjected to C) prone to D) bound to88.Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include ____ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.A) drawing on B) drawing in C) drawing up D) drawing down89.Up until that time, his interest had focused almost ____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.A) restrictively B) radically C) inclusively D) exclusively90.All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor, ____ of their multicultural communities.A) noticeable B) indicative C) conspicuous D) implicit91.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ____ is perfect.A) outlook B) vision C) horizon D) perspective92.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ____ with the Imerial Museum.A) collection B) connection C) collaboration D) combination93.In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ____, to retire at the age of 65.A) integrity B) denial C) incompetence D) deduction94.Others viewed the findings with ____, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.A) optimism B) passion C) caution D) deliberation95.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ____ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.A) expedition B) controversy C) dismay D) disaster96.When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ____ to fall.A) timely B) simultaneous C) subject D) liable97.The music aroused an ____ feeling of homesickness in him.A) intentional B) intermittent C) intense D) intrinsic98.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ____ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.A) supersonic B) luminous C) audible D) amplified99.The results are hardly ____;he cannot believe they are accurate.A) credible B) contrary C) critical D) crucial100.This new laser printer is ____ with all leading software.A) comparable B) competitive C) compatible D) cooperative101.The ball ____ two or three times before rolling down the slope.A) swayed B) bounced C) hopped D) darted102.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ____ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.A) shrugged B) tugged C) jerked D) twisted103.Many types of rock are ____ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.A) flung B) propelled C) ejected D) injected104. With prices ____ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.A) vibration B) fluctuating C) fluttering D) swinging105.The person who ____ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.A) originated B) speculated C) generated D) manufactured106.____ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.A) Concerning B) Ascertaining C) Assuming D) Regarding107.Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would ____.A) deteriorate B) degrade C) descend D) decay108.We find that some birds ____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.A) transfer B) commute C) migrate D) emigrate109.As visiting scholars, they willingly __ to the customs of the country they live in.A) submit B) conform C) subject D) commit110.More than 85 percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a mother tongue and ____ to the Roman Catholic faith.A) caters B) adheres C) ascribes D) subscribes111.The professor found himself constantly ____ the question :"How could anyone do these things?" A) presiding B) poring C) pondering D) presuming112.Weeks ____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. A) terminated B) elapsed C) overlapped D) expired113.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ____ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.A) relieve B) reconcile C) reclaim D) rectify114.How much of your country's electrical supply is ____ from water power?A) deduced B) detached C) derived D) declined115.She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company's client data, which she intended to ____ in starting her own business.A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon116.The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are ____.A) intricate B) fragile C) subtle D) crisp117.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only _ the crisis.A) accelerates B) prevails C) ascends D) precedes118.He blew out the candle and ____ his way to the door.A) converged B) groped C) strove D) wrenched119.Often such arguments have the effect of ____ rather than clarifying the issues involved. A) obscuring B) prejudicing C) tackling D) blocking120.I found it difficult to ____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children. A) consolidate B) intensify C) amend D) reconcile121.It is fortunate for the old couple that their son's career goals and their wishes for him ____. A) coincide B) collaborate C) comply D) conform122.As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.A) convicted B) haunted C) unfolded D) released123.Mutual respect for territorial _____ is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships.A) reliability B) unity C) entirety D) integrity124.The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have never seen such a building before.A) orientation B) originality C) illusion D) invention125.The damage to my car was _____ in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today. A) insufficient B) ambiguous C) negligible D) ignorant126.Many countries have adopted systems of _____ education in order to promote the average level of education.A) constrained B) compulsory C) cardinal D) conventional。
