2018 字彙競賽題庫 第七回

第七回

1、(   )   Meat and cabbage are necessary in the _______ for dumplings.
(A)recipe                    (B)record                    (C)result                     (D)remedy

2、(   )   True _______ can always comfort you and help you get through difficulties when you are in need of help.
(A)follower                (B)relationship           (C)friendship              (D)dream

3、(   )   My brother used to be a _______ in a Thai restaurant; therefore, he knows very well how to cook Thai food.
(A)chef                       (B)chief                      (C)chicken                  (D)cooker

4、(   )   Of all forms of literature, I love _______ most, for it is filled with the beauty of rhymes and rhythms.
(A)poem                     (B)poetic                     (C)poet                       (D)poetry

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

6、(   )   It is an honor to _______ an invitation to your wedding.
(A)allow                     (B)receive                   (C)report                     (D)relieve

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

8、(   )   According to the official _______, more than 80% of the elementary schoolchildren wear glasses.
(A)calculation            (B)station                    (C)explanation           (D)action

9、(   )   A _______ of the great man was placed in the park to remember what he had done for the town.
(A)status                     (B)statue                     (C)statute                    (D)state

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

11、(   ) 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

12、(   ) Our school team has a very _______ history; we win more championships than other school teams.
(A)similar                   (B)perfect                   (C)faraway                 (D)glorious

13、(   ) Keith can’t get the _______ clearly because the American speaks fast.
(A)situation                (B)smell                      (C)meaning                (D)sight

14、(   ) The color of the trees _______ from one season to another.
(A)varies                    (B)drops                      (C)paints                     (D)draws

15、(   ) People may experience _______ shock when they go to a foreign country for the first time.
(A)tradition                (B)shake                     (C)culture                   (D)negative

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

17、(   ) We all know that _______ vary from culture to culture, so when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
(A)conversations        (B)calculations           (C)customs                 (D)collections

18、(   ) Although money can buy everything, it can’t _______ love.
(A)follow                    (B)replace                   (C)stick                       (D)discover

19、(   ) The poor old man was _______ out of all his money. Now he’s leading a miserable life.
(A)thrown                   (B)trusted                   (C)waved                    (D)tricked

20、(   ) In the museum, there are many famous sculptures _______ out of marble.
(A)promised               (B)replaced                 (C)carved                    (D)yelled

21、(   ) Every time you go to a doctor, there’ll be a _______ kept by the doctor.
(A)repair                     (B)return                     (C)record                    (D)reason

22、(   ) The writer’s first work was _______ last week, and is selling like hot cakes.
(A)promised               (B)stolen                     (C)scared                    (D)published

23、(   ) 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

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

25、(   ) Before the computer was _______, typewriters were indispensible tools in many business offices.
(A)prevented              (B)invented                 (C)intended                (D)depended

26、(   ) Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest _______ in history.
(A)leaders                   (B)directors                (C)producers              (D)inventors

27、(   ) There is a _______ that goes, “Good fences make good neighbors.”
(A)saying                    (B)talking                   (C)speaking                (D)going

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

29、(   ) A student in the first year of high school and college is a _______.
(A)graduate                (B)freshman               (C)junior                     (D)senior

30、(   ) I always feel excited when discussing the _______ of sports with my friends.
(A)subject                   (B)object                     (C)reject                     (D)project

31、(   ) The _______ of this area can explain the cause of low rainfall.
(A)geology                 (B)photography          (C)geography             (D)geometry

32、(   ) Alice majored in English in _______ in the first place, but later transferred to law school.
(A)college                  (B)delivery                 (C)prediction              (D)enthusiasm

33、(   ) Developments in _______ and technology have brought many changes to our lives.
(A)worth                     (B)energy                    (C)science                  (D)enthusiasm

34、(   ) The popular singer _______ her hit songs at the concert.
(A)performed             (B)attended                 (C)appeared                (D)pursued

35、(   ) The money Karen spent on her house _______ up to ten million dollars.
(A)threw                     (B)solved                    (C)stepped                  (D)added

36、(   ) Compared to oranges, it is much easier to take off the skin of _______.
(A)tangerines             (B)strawberries           (C)cherries                 (D)grapes

37、(   ) All the people ran away from the burning house in _______.
(A)private                   (B)peace                     (C)horror                    (D)need

38、(   ) In Western cultures, the cross can drive the ________ away.
(A)evil                        (B)eager                      (C)creative                 (D)energetic

39、(   ) In Greek mythology, snakes are always related to the _______.
(A)generous                (B)evil                        (C)vital                      (D)leading

40、(   ) Sylvia often put things off until the last minute due to her poor time _______.
(A)control                   (B)management          (C)record                    (D)investment

41、(   ) Blogs let people _______ their own cyber space to share their feelings, ideas and pictures.
(A)shorten                  (B)spare                      (C)leave                      (D)develop

42、(   ) The memory of my childhood gradually _______ as I grow older.
(A)fades                      (B)brightens               (C)carves                    (D)crashes

43、(   ) Mike is _______ to reach his goal and confident that his dream will come true one day.
(A)gifted                     (B)advanced               (C)determined            (D)attracted

44、(   ) If one always does things in _______ of perfection, it means that he or she doesn’t allow any imperfection.
(A)pursuit                   (B)description            (C)means                    (D)prediction

45、(   ) Marcie is just my cup of tea; I feels the strong _______ for her.
(A)adults                    (B)attraction               (C)amazement                                    (D)assignments

46、(   ) Our teacher asked us to learn this poem by heart, but I could hardly _______ one line.
(A)remind                   (B)attract                    (C)memorize              (D)tease

47、(   ) The _______ goal of this project is to help students improve their English by role-play.
(A)offensive               (B)main                      (C)useful                    (D)personal

48、(   ) Although Wesley and Duane are twins, they have quite different _______. One is shy, while the other is outgoing.
(A)reminders              (B)memories              (C)outskirts                                    (D)characteristics

49、(   ) I regretted saying such _______ words to my parents. I was out of my mind with anger.
(A)offensive               (B)impressive             (C)defensive               (D)persuasive

50、(   ) Most citizens are strongly _______ of the new policy. They think it unreasonable.
(A)clichéd                  (B)awful                     (C)catchy                    (D)critical