字彙競賽題庫 第十三回

第十三回

1、(   )    Bill is a(n) _______ role model for his classmates: he is hard-working and ready to help others.
(A)insulting                 (B)positive                  (C)meaningful             (D)negative

2、(   )    Mr. Jones _______ at seeing his son’s terrible report card.
(A)waved                    (B)tilted                      (C)frowned                 (D)disagreed

3、(   )    The dancer did not perform well and that _______ her a lot.
(A)discovered             (B)frustrated               (C)destroyed               (D)caused

4、(   )    After the accident, Mr. Huang lost his _______ in one eye.
(A)recipe                     (B)metal                      (C)sight                       (D)attention

5、(   )    The police found the case very hard to _______ because they didn’t have any clue to it.
(A)return                     (B)pour                       (C)handle                    (D)relieve

6、(   )    These books were _______ written for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18.
(A)brightly                  (B)especially               (C)comfortably           (D)suddenly

7、(   )    Owen and Sandra had a heated argument because they ________ with each other.
(A)fought                    (B)varied                     (C)threatened              (D)disagreed

8、(   )   Julie broke her mother’s vase. She decided to keep it a _______ until her mother found out about it herself.
(A)scare                       (B)secret                     (C)statue                     (D)symbol

9、(   )    To take a look at his future, Patrick decided to have a fortune teller read his _______. 
(A)explanation            (B)gesture                   (C)meaning                 (D)palm

10、(   )  The shopping center has a wide _______ of goods.
(A)position                  (B)collection               (C)selection                 (D)examination

11、(   )  This shining spoon is made of _______, not gold.
(A)trick                       (B)coin                        (C)symbol                   (D)silver

12、(   )  While Dorothy was chopping tomatoes, the knife suddenly _______ and cut her finger.
(A)stopped                  (B)slipped                   (C)slept                       (D)stirred

13、(   )  I don’t like to use the cell phone. I _______ use it when necessary.
(A)simply                    (B)exactly                   (C)especially               (D)certainly

14、(   )  It was _______ that Ryan lost his wallet and broke his glasses on the first day of school.
(A)huge                       (B)common                 (C)lucky                      (D)unfortunate

15、(   )  Don’t _______ at me; I’m not to blame for this mistake.
(A)smile                      (B)glance                    (C)grin                         (D)yell

16、(   )  Interestingly, the identical twins have a lot of _______ in their characters, appearances, and aptitudes.
(A)personalities           (B)similarities              (C)necessities              (D)qualities

17、(   )  The family had a _______ moment during the trip to Paris, they’ll always remember the wonderful time there.
(A)popular                   (B)instant                    (C)harmful                  (D)magical

18、(   )  Catherine’s story is so touching that it _______ every listener’s heart.
(A)destroys                 (B)returns                    (C)throws                    (D)melts

19、(   )  Judy passed the _______ and successfully entered her dream college.
(A)comment                (B)mountain                (C)promise                  (D)examination

20、(   )  One who often breaks his or her promises can’t earn the _______ from others.
(A)faith                       (B)payment                 (C)trust                        (D)pleasure

21、(   )  The takeouts delivered to me didn’t _______ to those on my order list. The restaurant must have made a mistake.
(A)promise                  (B)correspond             (C)communicate          (D)tend

22、(   )  It takes a lot of _______ to finish medical school. Medical students have to study harder to get their degrees.
(A)effort                     (B)effect                     (C)element                  (D)enjoyment

23、(   )  The lake is sparkling in the _______ sunshine at noon.
(A)golden                    (B)metal                     (C)straight                   (D)worthy

24、(   )  The _______ will be given to the one who performs best.
(A)answer                   (B)prize                       (C)basement                (D)experience

25、(   )  Most of us _______ doing things without a big change, as it makes us feel secure.
(A)record                    (B)swallow                 (C)prefer                     (D)starve

26、(   )  Because of his _______ records, not a single company wants to hire Benson.
(A)insulting                 (B)criminal                  (C)cultural                   (D)various

27、(   )  The scientist doesn’t believe in God. That is, he holds a(n) _______ attitude toward Him.
(A)positive                  (B)threatening             (C)negative                 (D)confusing

28、(   )  The actress wore her favorite _______ to attend the party.
(A)jewels                     (B)efforts                    (C)notes                      (D)swords

29、(   )  Too much sun may _______ your skin.
(A)build                      (B)warm                      (C)damage                  (D)spread

30、(   )  A painkiller will _______ your headache quickly.
(A)record                    (B)repair                      (C)believe                    (D)relieve

31、(   )  The owner of the company is planning to open a branch in China and asks George to _______ it.
(A)accuse                    (B)produce                  (C)extend                    (D)manage

32、(   )  Confucianism doesn’t really fall into the _______ of religion.
(A)category                 (B)class                       (C)case                        (D)custom

33、(   )  In order to educate the children in a faraway village, Jack _______ a school there.
(A)founded                 (B)followed                (C)frowned                 (D)formed

34、(   )  The restaurant is famous for its delicious meals and good _______.
(A)reason                    (B)manner                   (C)growth                   (D)service

35、(   )  It is stupid of you to _______ your ears to your friends’ advice.
(A)shout                      (B)share                      (C)shut                        (D)show

36、(   )  A very famous pianist is going to hold a concert in the National Music _______ in Taipei.
(A)Heel                       (B)Hall                        (C)Hell                        (D)Hole

37、(   )  The _______ of the airplane caused a lot of inconveniences. Many travelers had to stay overnight at the airport.
(A)department            (B)decision                 (C)delivery                  (D)delay

38、(   )  I am used to taking a hot bath to _______ after a tiring day at work.
(A)rewrite                   (B)relax                                                           (C)retire      (D)relieve

39、(   )  The terrorist attack posed a _______ to world peace.
(A)threat                     (B)crime                      (C)rescue                     (D)meaning

40、(   )  Sue arrived at the meeting earlier than I had _______.
(A)presented               (B)expected                (C)realized                  (D)challenged

41、(   )  The great _______ lives the royalty.
(A)official                   (B)palace                     (C)navy                       (D)crown

42、(   )  Clean, drinkable water is a _______ of life. No one can live without it.
(A)channel                  (B)bucket                   (C)necessity                (D)food

43、(   )  In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the _______ sleeps for a hundred years in the castle.
(A)mission                   (B)threat                     (C)princess                  (D)street

44、(   )  The teacher always says something nice to the students because he believes that praise serves as a sort of _______ to them.
(A)popularity              (B)disagreement         (C)encouragement       (D)discovery

45、(   )  After learning cooking, Marco has been really _______ about it and makes meals for his family every day.
(A)scared                    (B)sensitive                 (C)enthusiastic            (D)communicative

46、(   )  Please tell me the _______ time you will arrive. I’ll pick you up.
(A)exact                      (B)perfect                   (C)matching                (D)difficult

47、(   )  My cousin has a _______ name between his first name and the family name.
(A)full                         (B)false                       (C)stage                       (D)middle

48、(   )  The _______ is in charge of the department of the company.
(A)waiter                     (B)doctor                    (C)manager                 (D)foreigner

49、(   )  The criminal knew he had done so many wrong things and decided to turn over a new _______.
(A)note                        (B)swallow                 (C)leaf                         (D)misery

50、(   )  The _______ of America made Columbus famous all over the world.
(A)country                  (B)discovery               (C)vacation                 (D)question