高级英语2练习4

《高级英语》第二册练习

Lesson Four

Inaugural Address

I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow:

1. inaugural

A. holy and sacred place in a church

B. formal speech made by a person on taking office

C. shelter from trouble, danger

D. talk for the purpose of teaching

2. sovereign

A. self-governing

B. self-sufficient

C. self-centered

D. self-respected

3. subversion

A. rebuilding

B. succession

C. destroying

D. salvage

4. invective

A. beautiful words

B. facial expressions

C. convincing speech

D. abusive language

5. invoke

A. call forth

B. take down C. put up

D. take the form of

6. prescribe

A. order or direct

B. produce

C. protect

D. agree

7. tribulation

A. contribution

B. delivery

C. distribution

D. great difficulty or trouble

8. adversary

A. a person who gives advice

B. a friend

C. an enemy

D. a listener

9. civility

A. rough manners

B. polite behaviour

C. polite citizen

D. rude person

10. engulf

A. swallow up

B. consider about

C. clean up

D. imprint on

11. heed

A. rise on feet B. strike on the head

C. give new life and strength

D. pay attention to

12. shield

A. person or thing that protects

B. a court order prohibiting or ordering a given action

C. a person or animal inhabiting a specified place

D. an apparatus used in inhaling medicinal vapors

13. asunder

A. from below

B. apart in direction or position

C. in or to a low place

D. from an upright position

14. belabour

A. ask sb. to work hard

B. set upon with too much talk

C. furnish with power

D. force upon others

15. eradicate

A. cut into many small parts

B. go round in circle

C. draw together into a small space

D. put an end to; destroy

16. observe

A. celebrate

B. preserve

C. orate

D. help

17. almighty A. intensive

B. all-powerful

C. instructive

D. all-round

18. symbolize

A. make signs

B. show pity

C. represent

D. present

19. undoing

A. showing

B. laziness

C. cover

D. destruction

20. permit

A. fill in

B. consent

C. get into

D. explain

21. commit

A. pledge

B. omit

C. refrain

D. repeat

22. host

A. a few

B. multitude

C. house

D. exclusion 23. alliance

A. domination

B. transaction

C. disintegration

D. association

24. cast

A. insert

B. fall

C. throw

D. leap

25. prey

A. victim

B. require

C. address

D. beg

26. aggression

A. defence

B. invasion

C. injury

D. disclosure

27. outpace

A. fall behind

B. step out

C. walk outside

D. surpass

28. anew

A. once more

B. strange

C. famous D. weary

29. testimony

A. evidence

B. witness

C. liberation

D. trial

30. inspection

A. prediction

B. warm speech

C. expectation

D. examination

II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the

word is given:

1. the sense of right and wrong c

2. the largest or greatest number, amount, etc. m

3. drawn up ready for battle e

4. to express clearly and exactly f

5. that which has been or may be inherited h

6. to take an oath s

7. the quality of being generous g

8. any public place in which discussions take place f

9. formal written order in the name of a court of law, government, or

other authority, directing a person to do or not to sth. w

10. to do away with completely a

11. either half of the celestial sphere as divided by the ecliptic, the

celestial equator, or the horizon. h

12. a group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a

legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose. a 13. to confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an

agreement n

14. the act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little

evidence or without proof s

15. to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged. p

16. to call together s

17. feelings of devoted attachment and affection l

18. be delighted r

19. a conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt

e

20. ardent, often selfless affection and dedication d

21. something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or

prosperity; a boon b

22. the act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. q

23. to release or loose from or as if from a leash u

24. to give warning to a

25. free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform st

26. to have meaning or importance s

27. deeply earnest, serious, and sober s

> 28. a solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often