CET6词汇测试1
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PART A
1. By that time, Eliot had already risen to _____in the literary circle in his country.
A) elevation B) phenomenon C) prominence D) significance
2. It was difficult to guess what her _____to the news would be.
A) reaction B) comment C) impression D) opinion
3. The bicycle is a form of transport whose _____we take for granted.
A) convenience B) expenditure C)coordination D) satisfaction
4. I have to wear sunglasses because of the _____of the sun.
A) fare B) glitter C) glare D) sparks
5. The fundamental _____which govern all physical processes are also related to many everyday
occurrences.
A) rules B) principals C) regulations D) principles
6. She produced much experimental data as _____for her new theory.
A) publication B) evidence C) recognition D) reference
7. The spacecraft will send back ______on surface winds and temperatures.
A) news B) knowledge C)notice D) information
8. The U. S. A. has assimilated ______from most of the countries of Europe.
A) immigrants B) migrants C) emigrants D) tourists
9. The physician told her that her temperature was ____.
A) habitual B) normal C)ordinary D) formal
10. Scientists are searching for the oldest tree _____because it can teach them a great deal about
many things.
A) live B)alive C) living D)lively
11. There were some_____flowers on the table.
A) unnatural B) unreal C)artificial D) false
12. He made such a _____contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new
buildings after him.
A) genuine B) minimum C) generous D) modest
13. After their misfortunes the family slowly became_____again.
A) convenient B) prosperous C) complicated D) remarkable
14. This knife is _____to the one with which the murder was committed.
A) identical B)inferior C)imaginary D) intense
15. I have the______rights for the sale of Ford cars in this town.
A) flexible B essential C) exclusive D) virtual
16. His long services with this company was ______with a present.
A) admitted B)attributed C) acknowledged D) accepted
17. Lucy and her sister will____ in setting the table.
A) alter B) change C)alternate D)differ
18. His mind could no longer_____between illusion and reality.
A) compare B)distinguish C)separate D)contrast
19. When you go to a foreign country you must ____yourself to new manners and customs.
A) adopt B)adapt C admit D)adept
20. The captain of the ship tranquilly _______the passengers that there was no danger.
A) assured B) confessed C) ensured D) confirmed PART B
Every year thousands of people are arrested and taken to __21__ for shop-lifting. In Britain
alone, about HK $ 3, 000, 000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This __22__ to
something like HK $ 150 million a year, and represents about 4 percent of the shops’ total stock.
As a result of this “shrinkage” as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay __23__ prices.
Shop-lifters can be __24__ into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate
amateurs, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a
problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and
various other technological __25__, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for
high value goods in parts of the shops __26__ security measures are tightest. And, in any case,
they __27__ for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.
The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training.
Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with __28__ by the courts.
The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden __29__ and is in all other respects
an honest and law-abiding citizen. __30__ to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is
rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He
steals because he simply cannot __31__ himself. And there are countless others who, because of
age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops.
When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision __32__ to send for the police or not is
in the hands of the store manager.
In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in shop-lifting offences, some stores, in fact,
