词汇练习动词练习题1. The head of the delegation is in the lecture hall, _____ a large audience.A) attracting B) addressing C) approving D) absorbing2. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _____ storming into the boss’s offic e.A) prevent B) prohibit C) turn D) avoid3. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be________ by the oppressed.A) required B) requested C) demanded D) commanded4. Everyone should be _____ to a decent standard of living an opportunity to be educated.A) attributed B) entitled C) identified D) justified5. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice inteaching and learning.A) awarded B) included C) promoted D) secured6. Many Europeans ________ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.A) exploded B) expanded C) exposed D) explored7. _____ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.A) Gathered B) Accumulated C) Collected D) Assembled8. Our well-respected police force can be relied upon to _____ the law.A) reinforce B) bend C) enforce D) execute9. We should _____ our human and material resources if we are to succeed in the joint venture.A) pour B) pool C) plunge D) pick10. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________the closing of all recreation facilities for such games.A) acknowledges B) advocates C) assists D) admits11. She was complaining that the doctor was _____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging12. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns bydoing, and that teaching must _____ the curiosity and creativity of children.A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure13. Remember that customers don’t _____ about prices in that city.A) debate B) consult C) dispute D) bargain14. In Britain people _____ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust15.They were ________admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.A) deprived B) declined C) rejected D) denied16. As civilization ____ in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basicessentials of life ─ food, shelter and clothes.A) processes B) proceeds C) precedes D) exceeds17.Any donation you can give will help us ________the suffering and isolation of the homelessthis New Year.A) ease B) lift C) patch D) comfort18. The beam that is ________by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of aflashlight.A) transported B) emitted C) translated D) motivated19. The criminal has been _____ of many privileges that every citizen enjoys.A) informed B) ensured C) convinced D) deprived20. Extensive reporting on television has helped to _____ interest in wide variety of sports andactivities.A) gather B) generate C) assume D) yield21. Listening, speaking, reading, then writing _____ the fundamental order in language learning.A) contain B) consist C) constitute D) control22. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and fromface to face.A) alter B)shift C)range D) vary23. Would you please _____ from smoking while the lecture is in process?A) stand B) refrain C) restrain D) hold24. As a result of careless washing , the jacket _____ to a child’s size.A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) contracted25. I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn’t ________the cheque.A) imposed B) contained C)enclosed D) involved26. She thinks about nothing but dancing. She is completely _____ to it.A) addicted B) absorbed C) involved D) interested27. It’s surprising that this innocent-looking person should have _____ such a crime.A) performed B) done C) committed D) acted28. The Car Club couldn’t _____ to meet the demands of all its members.A) ensure B) guarantee C) assume D) confirm29. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.A) transmit B) elaborate C) contribute D) convey30. Jones joined the party and _____ the pleasure of everyone by his impolite behavior.A) hurt B) harmed C) spoilt D) damaged31. Discussion at the meeting was _____ to the agenda.A) strict B) restricted C) restored D) restrained32. Any student who _____ his homework is unlikely to pass his examination.A) neglects B) offends C) denies D) overlooks33. The energy _____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed34. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.A) hitting B) beating C) striking D) tapping35. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of another nation should be universally ____.A) blamed B) reproached C) scolded D) condemned36. The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _____ the other.A) emphasizing B) reinforcing C) multiplying D) increasing37. In your first days at school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to _____you to a class atyour level.A) locate B) assign C) deliver D) place38. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully_____.A) admitted B) advanced C) absorbed D) considered39. After the guests left, she spent half an hour _____ the sitting-room.A) ordering B) arranging C) tidying up D) clearing away40. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _____.A) scattered B) dismissed C) separated D) divided41. Putting in a new window will _____ cutting away part of the roof.A) include B) conclude C) involve D)contain42. Children who are rather backward in learning are often allowed to go on to the next grade eventhough their work _____ that they should repeat a grade.A) recommends B) claims C) imposes D) suggests43. Tom _____ that half an hour would be enough for him to get to the station, but he simplyforgot that it was rush hour.A) preferred B) assumed C) resumed D) comprehended44. The allowance should be _____ within three months of the former husband’s death, otherwisesome benefit may be lost.A) deserved B) charged C) claimed D) admitted45. Please be careful in typing this letter and don’t _____ anything.A) withdraw B) omit C) reduce D) lead46. She had just _____ the shell of the hard-boiled egg and started to peel it off.A) smashed B) cracked C) crushed D) burst47. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should _____ his findingsin logical order and clear language.A) furnish B) propose C) raise D) present48. She was afraid she would have to _____ his invitation to the party.A) decline B) ignore C) revise D) refuse49. This machine works well so long as no one _____ with it.A) interferes B) disturbs C) interrupts D) troubles50. I’d like to _____ this old car with a new model but I can’t afford it.A) interchange B) exchange C) replace D) convert51. He was _____ admittance to the theatre for not being properly dressed.A) denied B) rejected C) neglect D) deprived52. Chichester _____ all kinds of hardships in his solo sailing round the world.A) suffered B) experienced C) overcame D) lasted53. It’s said that this film doesn’t _____ to the teenagersA) apply B) approach C) advance D) appeal54. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just _____ it.A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced55. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A) offended B) impressed C) bothered D) interfered56. Since we cannot measure the increase or decrease of noise, we never know to what danger weare_____.A) encountered B) confronted C) exposed D) revealed57. It has been revealed that some government leaders _____ their authority and position to getillegal profits for themselves.A) employ B) take C) abuse D) overlook58. With prices _____ so much, it is hard for the company to plan a budget.A) fluctuating B) waving C) swinging D) vibrating59. New York _____ second in the production of apples, producing many pounds this year.A) ranked B) occupied C) arranged D) classified60. Be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _____ this new carpet.A) crash B) pollute C) spot D) stain61. I didn’t _____ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.A) assume B) suppose C) mean D) consider62. He hoped that the firm would _____ him to the Hawaii branch.A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove63. A local government official _____ the tax to be paid by the owner of house after taking intoaccount the original cost, its age, present condition and so on.A) accesses B) assesses C) possesses D) excesses64. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europeinto a great war.A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged65. Henry was _____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.A) stung B) stuck C) bitten D) scratched66. These parts were then sent to several other factories throughout the United States where theywere _____ into complete cars.A) accumulated B) manufactured C) generate D) assembled67. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been _____ the goal of practical andeconomic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.A) pursuing B) chasing C) reaching D) obtaining68. Despite the medicine the doctor _____, Tom still has trouble sleeping.A) subscribed B) described C) prescribed D) written69. The scientist _____ the fossils closely to determine their age.A) processed B) cleared C) compared D) inspected70. In that country guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner partyis extended only three or four days before the party date.A) admired B) regarded C) expected D) worshipped71. You thought I did wrong, but the results _____ my action.A) agree B) approve C) underline D) justify72. We cannot accurately _____ how much of the carbon dioxide released by factories as wastewill remain permanently in the atmosphere.A) suppose B) predict C) verify D) swear73. Streets in the United States are _____ by motor vehicles.A) confronted B) distributed C) constituted D) dominated74. I must remind you that your new post _____ considerable responsibility with it.A) keeps B) supports C) carries D) possesses75. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.A) twists B) pours C) expands D) winds76. Everybody _____ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined77. Nowadays exported meat is _____ in containers.A) transplanted B) conveyed C) transmitted D) surveyed78. The newcomers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to makepermanent homes in the new country.A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) adopt79. The plate dropped on the floor and _____ into small pieces.A) smashed B) crushed C) crashed D) cracked80.The gas has not been fully burned when it is _____ from the cylinder.A) ejected B) injected C) rejected D) projected81.This film has _____ the opinion that he has made a success of being behind the cameras as well as in front of them.A) convinced B) confirmed C) confessed D) concluded82.I hate people who _____ the end of the film that you haven’t seen before.A)reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse83.Alcoholism cannot be _____ from other difficulties caused by crowded city an the worries of modern life.A) inferred B) deduced C) isolated D) shared84.Helen’s long servi ce with the company was _____ with a present.A) admitted B) attributed C) acknowledged D) accepted85.The mosquito bite made my eyelid _____ and I couldn’t open my eyes properly.A) swell B) stretch C) swallow D) spread86.A new system of quality control was _______ to overcome the defects in the firm’s products.A) recommended B) installed C) presented D) introduced87.The position of the Queen is not something that is chosen by the people. It is _____.A) inherited B) qualified C) generated D) descended88.Some old people do not like pop songs because they can’t _____ so much noise.A) resist B) sustain C) tolerate D) undergo89.This conversation amounts _____ a difference of opinion between us.A) on B) up C) to D) towards90.You have nothing to _____ by refusing to listen to our advice.A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn91.The leader of the expedition _____ everyone to follow his example.A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired92.An insurance agent is _____ by the state in which he or she sells insurance.A) licensed B) attached C) agreed D) allowed93.The criminal has been _____ of many privileges that every citizen enjoys.A) informed B) ensured C) convinced D) deprivedst year the advertising rate _____ by 20 percent..A) arose B) raised C) rose D) aroused95.When we finally _____ to get home after the tiring long journey, we could hardly move a step further.A) tried B) managed C) endeavored D) succeeded96.We’d like to _____ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserve B) reserve C) retain D) sustain97.Jack and Jane _____ every few weeks, but their quarrels never last.A) fall out B) fall behind C) fall through D) fall back on98.The bed has been _____ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally.A) handed out B) handed over C) handed down D) handed round99.Without proper lessons, you could _____ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.A) keep up B) pick up D) draw up D) catch up100.The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence. A) count on B) count in C) count up D) count out101.The effects of the shock will soon _____.A) wear down B) wear away C) wear off D) wear out102.The car won’t start because the battery has _____.A) run up B) run over C) run down D) run off103.Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ to loud continuous noise.A) turned B) attached C) subjected D) referred104.Our manager is _____ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.A) calling on B) calling in C) calling up D) calling for105.The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _____.A) pulled out B) pulled through C) pulled up D) pulled over106.We don’t hesitate to give our lives for communism, _____ suffer some hardships.A) let down B) let alone C) leave out D) leave off107.The early pioneers had to _____ many hardships to settle on the new land.A) go along with B) go back on C) go through D) go into108.Frequently single-parent children _____ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on109.Generous public funding of basic science would ______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.A) result from B) settle down C) lie in D) lead to110.When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _____ the exit as quickly as possible. A) made for B) made off C) made up D) made out111.When a fire _____ at the art gallery, at least eight priceless paintings were completely destroyed.A) broke off B) broke out C) broke down D) broke up112.The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.A) lay out B) lay off C) lay aside D) lay down113.This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for114.I would never have _____ the court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up C) resorted to115.Because he was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _____ his opinion.A) struck at B) strove for C) stuck to D) stood for116.When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. A) cut away B) cut down C) cut up D) cut off117.If you _____ the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier.A) take off B) keep off C) get off D) set off118.Her peculiar personality _____ her unfortunate childhood.A) results in B) derives from C) stems from D) stands for119. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not _____ close examination.A) keep up B) keep on C) stand up to D) stand out120. You’d better _____ the costs of your project; other wise we can not support you any more. A) bring forward B) bring down C) bring about D) bring back121.They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.A) carried out B) carried off C) carried on D) carried through 122. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _____ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.A) put down B) put out C) put up D) put off123.It would be wise to add another twenty dollars to the total to _____ price increase.A) allow for B) account for C) apply for D) arrange for124.There was a big hole in the road which _____ the traffic.A) kept down B) stood back C) held up D) set back125.The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could ___.A) stand up to B) make up for C) come up with D) put up with动词练习题答案1.The head of the delegation is in the lecture hall, _____ a large audience.A) attracting B) addressing C) approving D) absorbing答案：B attract吸引address发表演讲2.Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _____ storming into the boss’s office.A) prevent B) prohibit C) turn D) avoid答案：D prevent防止/阻止(from) prohibit禁止(from) avoid避免3. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be________ by the oppressed.A) required B) requested C) demanded D) commanded答案C。
