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

2018 字彙競賽題庫 第六回

第六回

 1. （  ）To Dean, swimming is a(n) ＿＿＿ for his bad feelings.  Every time he feels down, he goes swimming with his brother.
(A) stress　(B) resource　(C) outlet　(D) college

 2. （  ）Sarah doesn’t go out, but she still can place an ＿＿＿ on the Internet.
(A) lab　(B) function　(C) order　(D) odor

 3. （  ）You can’t play online game ＿＿＿ you finish your homework.
(A) after　(B) although　(C) because　(D) unless

 4. （  ）Jack has designed a new ＿＿＿ which can make watering flowers easier.
(A) lab　(B) order　(C) elevator　(D) product

 5. （  ）Although the chance of winning the game is small, Teresa doesn’t want to ＿＿＿ the game.  She still practices for it day and night.
(A) quit　(B) publish　(C) pack　(D) react

 6. （  ）Thomas Edison is a(n) ＿＿＿ that has lots of great inventions, like bulbs.
(A) author　(B) host　(C) scientist　(D) officer

 7. （  ）May：I don’t know how to do the math questions.  Can you lend me your math ______?
Bill：Don’t worry.  I can teach you.
(A) workbook　(B) yearbook　(C) magazine　(D) chapter

 8. （  ）The number of ＿＿＿ is dropping.  They have been hunted（獵捕）for their long teeth.
(A) turkeys　(B) kangaroos　(C) koalas　(D) elephants

 9. （  ）My husband’s work is too ______.  He can’t even sleep well at night.
(A) curious　(B) slender　(C) stressful　(D) moved

10. （  ）After having worked for a year, Lucy ＿＿＿ to school and finished her studies.
 (A) earn　(B) return　(C) draw　(D) wonder

11. （  ）Kevin is a(n) ＿＿＿ person who always wants to experience crazy things.
(A) wild　(B) smelly　(C) natural 　(D) emotion

12. （  ）You had better go see a doctor.  Your body ＿＿＿ is too high.
(A) blood　(B) odor　(C) temperature　(D) hair

13. （  ）＿＿＿ and tigers both belong to the cat family, but tigers like to live alone.
(A) Lions　(B) Bears　(C) Hippos　(D) Dogs

14. （  ）The two countries were at ＿＿＿, and many people died of it.  That was really terrible.
(A) freedom　(B) emotion　(C) habit　(D) war

15. （  ）Today I have to review（複習）______ 1 to 3 of the book.
(A) chapters　(B) fights　(C) knots　(D) memories

16. （  ）The news ＿＿＿ me a lot.  I still can’t believe it.
(A) shocks　(B) studies　(C) rewards　(D) quits

17. （  ）A：What does the ＿＿＿ smell like?
B：It smells like lemon.
(A) odor　(B) jam　(C) order　(D) fever

18. （  ）Don’t be angry.  I’m just ＿＿＿.
(A) controlling　(B) sliding　(C) finding　(D) kidding

19. （  ）The summer camp was very interesting.  We all have a lot of wonderful ______.
(A) knots　(B) fights　(C) riddles　(D) memories

20. （  ）Many people in the small ______ want to move to cities because there are more chances to find a job.
(A) can　(B) village　(C) war　(D) college

21. （  ）Shawn held his little daughter, and she was sleeping on his ＿＿＿.
(A) forest　(B) chest　(C) backpack　(D) chance

22. （  ）Mr. Wang doesn’t like his job.  He ______ about it all the time.
(A) complains　(B) connects　(C) respects　(D) worries

23. （  ）Robert’s help will make a great ＿＿＿.  With his help, we can win the game easily.
(A) difference　(B) hope　(C) war　(D) hobby

24. （  ）Celia ______ to do the job without asking for any reward.
(A) practiced　(B) volunteered　(C) explained　(D) reacted

25. （  ）A：Is it cold there?
B：Yes, the ＿＿＿ is very low here.
(A) talent　(B) television　(C) temperature　(D) temple

26. （  ）We were all ＿＿＿ by our grandma’s sudden（突然的）death.
(A) grouped　(B) made　(C) shocked　(D) handed

27. （  ）If you have smartphones or computers, please visit our ＿＿＿ now.  You can learn more about our programs.
(A) website　(B) forest　(C) tree　(D) shape

28. （  ）Marco is so handsome that he ＿＿＿ several girls.
(A) gives　(B) protects　(C) draws　(D) joins

29. （  ）You shouldn’t talk to your grandpa like that.  You should ______ him more.
(A) complain　(B) connect　(C) respect　(D) raise

30. （  ）Lisa doesn’t want to talk to me now because we had a ＿＿＿ last night.
(A) deal　(B) fight　(C) memory　(D) speech

31. （  ）A：This tool is really convenient.  Who ＿＿＿ it?
B：My dad.  He made it last year.
(A) connected　(B) invented　(C) invited　(D) raised

32. （  ）John was late for school, and he ＿＿＿ to his teacher why he was late for school.
(A) kidded　(B) reacted　(C) quit　(D) explained

33. （  ）＿＿＿ a heart.  Let’s buy some dog food for the hungry dog.
(A) Win　(B) Set　(C) Have　(D) Break

34. （  ）Ben, look!  That girl is so beautiful.  She is tall and ______.
(A) shocked　(B) slender　(C) smelly　(D) stressful

35. （  ）Serena gave ＿＿＿ to a beautiful baby girl last night.  All of her family members（成員）are very happy.
(A) birth　(B) action　(C) websites　(D) names

36. （  ）The players should all do their ______ to prepare for the game.
(A) strip　(B) finding　(C) role　(D) part

37. （  ）The sky is getting darker and darker.  It ______ to be raining soon.
(A) copies　(B) raises　(C) respects　(D) seems

38. （  ）The ＿＿＿ food in the kitchen made us feel sick.
(A) junk　(B) smelly　(C) wild　(D) global

39. （  ）There are many wild animals living in the ＿＿＿, such as monkeys, tiger, deer, and bears.
(A) zoo　(B) forest　(C) river　(D) sea

40. （  ）The teacher had Tom give a short ＿＿＿ to the class.  He was asked to talk about his ideas for the school fair.
(A) moon　(B) speech　(C) noise　(D) action

41. （  ）After visiting this company, I am wondering whether our boss has decided to ＿＿＿ an order or not.
(A) place　(B) raise　(C) function　(D) run

42. （  ）The famous writer decided to ＿＿＿ her new book next month.
(A) pin　(B) publish　(C) quit　(D) deal

43. （  ）A: Why do you play the violin so well?
B: I don’t know.  Maybe playing the violin is in my ＿＿＿.
(A) bestseller　(B) vase　(C) blood　(D) difference

44. （  ）Paul invited two girls to the movies, but ＿＿＿ of them showed up.  So he went to the movies alone.
(A) all　(B) neither　(C) everyone　(D) some

45. （  ）＿＿＿ to the study, the people of blood type AB change their minds quickly.
(A) According　(B) Instead　(C) Until　(D) Abroad

46. （  ）The scientist decided to publish his new ＿＿＿ in his new book.
(A) colleges　(B) wars　(C) vases　(D) findings

47. （  ）Don’t put all the stuff（東西）into the ＿＿＿.  It will be too heavy for me to carry.
(A) chest　(B) body　(C) tree　(D) backpack

48. （  ）Annie：Mr. Chang, this is my ______.  Could you please write something on it?
Mr. Chang：Sure.  You’re going to graduate.  Congratulations!（恭喜！）
(A) chapter　(B) magazine　(C) workbook　(D) yearbook

49. （  ）Barbie can’t watch TV ＿＿＿ she finishes all her homework.
(A) because　(B) unless　(C) but　(D) if

50. （  ）Students at this school have more ＿＿＿ to learn or do what they’re really interested in.
(A) freedom　(B) jam　(C) college　(D) reward

51. （  ）Dr. Collins has done his research（研究）in his college ＿＿＿ for three years.
(A) lab　(B) part　(C) war　(D) elevator

52. （  ）There is something wrong with my new watch.  It doesn’t tell the ＿＿＿ time.
(A) correct　(B) endangered　(C) brown　(D) dead

53. （  ）The company（公司）plans to enter the ______ market.  It has decided to sell its products in many different countries.
(A) moved　(B) racial　(C) global　(D) better

54. （  ）I asked Lily to keep a ＿＿＿ for me.  But she told her friends about it.
(A) flute　(B) word　(C) secret　(D) picnic

55. （  ）Can you ＿＿＿ why you are still at home?  I’ve waited for you for two hours.
(A) explain　(B) publish　(C) quit　(D) kid

56. （  ）We will leave early tomorrow morning.  You’d better ＿＿＿ some clothes now.
(A) pack　(B) kid　(C) quit　(D) practice

57. （  ）After going out together for more than eight years, Joe and May finally decided to tie the ______.
(A) chapter　(B) knot　(C) memory　(D) yearbook

58. （  ）Two people were killed in the serious car ＿＿＿.
(A) outlet　(B) accident　(C) purpose　(D) barbecue

59. （  ）＿＿＿ are used to keep food fresh and cold.
(A) Cameras　(B) Air conditioners　(C) Elevators　(D) Refrigerators

60. （  ）Monica doesn’t understand the math question, so I ＿＿＿ it for her.
(A) reward　(B) explain　(C) react　(D) quit

61. （  ）Internet is very convenient.  You can get all the information you want on these ＿＿＿.
(A) waves　(B) weather　(C) websites　(D) windows

62. （  ）Watching the Earth from the ＿＿＿ is cool, but it costs a lot.
(A) apartment 　(B) outer space　(C) airport　(D) station

63. （  ）After reading the love letter from her husband, Miranda was ＿＿＿ to tears（眼淚）.
(A) racial　(B) pale　(C) weak　(D) moved

64. （  ）I didn’t know you were here.  I didn’t say that on ＿＿＿.
(A) purpose　(B) emotion　(C) hobby　(D) accident

65. （  ）Jacky Wu is a famous TV show ＿＿＿ in Taiwan.  He has interviewed many popular stars.
(A) driver　(B) mailman　(C) host　(D) clerk

66. （  ）A：Would you like to have some beer（啤酒）?
B：No, thanks.  I ＿＿＿ drinking two years ago.
(A) quit　(B) controlled　(C) published　(D) pulled

67. （  ）The ＿＿＿ is popular with young people.  All his books are bestsellers.
(A) war　(B) outlet　(C) author　(D) college

68. （  ）According to Tom’s words, we can ＿＿＿ that careless（粗心的）driver with the car accident.
(A) explain　(B) connect　(C) block　(D) invent

69. （  ）Our heater（暖氣機）is very cool and cheap.  It can ＿＿＿ the room temperature easily and you won’t feel cold in winter anymore.
(A) raise　(B) invent　(C) connect　(D) block

70. （  ）I don’t know whether Ivan likes the dish or not.  I’m not sure how he will ＿＿＿.
(A) repeat　(B) inspire　(C) react　(D) kid

71. （  ）When you face ＿＿＿, don’t be afraid and report（報告）it to your teachers right away.
(A) sliding　(B) publishing　(C) bullying　(D) filling

72. （  ）After I become a mother, I know it’s not easy to ______ children.
(A) raise　(B) react　(C) read　(D) rise

73. （  ）Tom does everything carefully.  He didn’t break the glass on ＿＿＿.
(A) accident　(B) purpose　(C) freedom　(D) reward

74. （  ）Wally ＿＿＿ a vehicle（交通工具）which no one has ever seen that before.
(A) raised　(B) reacted　(C) controlled　(D) invented

75. （  ）I can’t stand my body ＿＿＿.  I have to take a bath now.
(A) chest　(B) memory　(C) speech　(D) odor

76. （  ）Mrs. Chen lost her job last month.  She has been through a ______ time these days.
(A) perfect　(B) rough　(C) slender　(D) curious

77. （  ）It’s ＿＿＿ to lie on the beach and watch so many stars at night without lights.  The sky is so bright.
(A) amazing　(B) impossible　(C) racial　(D) smelly

78. （  ）＿＿＿ warming is a serious problem.  The temperature rises（上升）a little bit every year.
(A) Moved　(B) Global　(C) Shocked　(D) Better

79. （  ）These rocks has ＿＿＿ the way for two days.  Please move them away.
(A) connected　(B) invented　(C) blocked　(D) controlled

80. （  ）The prisoners（囚犯）don’t have the ＿＿＿ to do what they want to do.
(A) freedom　(B) outlet　(C) straw　(D) war

81. （  ）A：Do you want coffee or tea?
B：I want ＿＿＿.  Just give me a glass of water.
(A) all　(B) both　(C) either　(D) neither

82. （  ）It’s always exciting to do something that really ＿＿＿ a difference in your everyday life.
(A) keeps　(B) raises　(C) breaks　(D) makes

83. （  ）We don’t need to shop outside.  We can just place an ＿＿＿ online.
(A) elder　(B) offer　(C) older　(D) order

84. （  ）A：What should I do?  Both William and Jacob asked me out tomorrow.
B：Just ＿＿＿ your heart.  They are both nice guys.
(A) break　(B) follow　(C) have　(D) save

85. （  ）I saw my girlfriend go out with a handsome man the other day.  That ＿＿＿ my heart.
(A) won　(B) bought　(C) set　(D) broke

86. （  ）Mia didn’t go to ＿＿＿ after she graduated from senior high school because she had to support（扶養）her family.
(A) war　(B) sofa　(C) volcano　(D) college

87. （  ）I write down what I do every day in my ＿＿＿.
(A) diary　(B) pot　(C) author　(D) plate

88. （  ）Most children like watching ＿＿＿ because of the beautiful colors and cute figures（角色）.
(A) accidents　(B) cartoons　(C) functions　(D) volunteers

89. （  ）Please take the ＿＿＿ to the 90th floor, and you will see wonderful scenery from there soon.
(A) space　(B) function　(C) elevator　(D) order

90. （  ）It is ＿＿＿ for people to live without air.
(A) weak　(B) impossible　(C) amazing　(D) pleasure

91. （  ）May only eats vegetables for dinner because she wants to become ______.
(A) smelly　(B) slender　(C) stressful　(D) stupid

92. （  ）There was a ＿＿＿ between the two countries two years ago, and millions of people died because of it.
(A) war　(B) college　(C) secret　(D) trash

93. （  ）My wife is baking a ＿＿＿ pie in the kitchen.  We can enjoy it later.
(A) pumpkin　(B) puppy　(C) picture　(D) problem

94. （  ）Mr. Douglas is the ＿＿＿ of that bestseller.  He wrote it three months ago.
(A) author　(B) foreigner　(C) secretary　(D) boss

95. （  ）The book is a ＿＿＿, and its author has earned a lot of money.
(A) difference　(B) bestseller　(C) barbecue　(D) recorder

96. （  ）Cherry broke the ＿＿＿, and the flowers in it fell to the floor.
(A) study　(B) vase　(C) seesaw　(D) strip

97. （  ）Alice saw many ______ old people in the park.  She felt sad for them.
(A) homeless　(B) moved　(C) free　(D) wonderful

98. （  ）My mom spent lots of time learning to use her new cellphone because it has too many ＿＿＿.
(A) accidents　(B) elevators　(C) functions　(D) labs

99. （  ）Don’t give up any hope because nothing is ＿＿＿.
(A) impossible　(B) trouble　(C) unhappy　(D) ordinary

100. （  ）We should do more for ＿＿＿ animals, or they might disappear（消失）soon.
(A) endangered　(B) dead　(C) new　(D) small