词汇学习8：
1. Philip Roth was hailed as major new author in 1960.
A）published　B）challenged
C）acclaimed　D）guided
2. He was one of the principal organizers of the association.
A）planners　B）employees
C）actors　D）recipients
3. It is postulated that population trends have an effect on economic fluctuations.
A）challenged　B）assumed
C）deducted　D）decreed
4. This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction, because so many are being killed for their fur.
A）drying up　B）dying out
C）being exported　D）being transplanted
5. The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were.
A）slow　B）noisy
C）sudden　D）jumpy
6. During the Second World War, all important resources in the U.S. were allocated by the federal government.
A）nationalized　B）commandeered
C）taxed　D）distributed
7. The little boy was so fascinated by the mighty river that he would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the passing boats and rafts.
A）very strong　B）very long
C）very great　D）very fast
8. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.
A）elegantly　B）genuinely
C）intentionally　D）thoroughly
9. The number of the United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase.
A）encouraged　B）enforced
C）expected　D）entitled
10. Formulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization.
A）stated firmly　B）argued light-mindedly
C）thought seriously　D）announced regrettable
11. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
A）probable　B）possible
C）admitted　D）allowed
12. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
A）stated　B）declared
C）suggested　D）announced
13. I feel regret about what's happened.
A）sorry　B）disappointed
C）shameful　D）disheartened
14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
A）lived on　B）depended on
C）lived off　D）believed in
15. John removed his overcoat.
A）took away　B）left aside
C）took off　D）washed off
词汇学习9：
1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
A）an easy　B）a playful
C）an open　D）a better
2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
A）beats　B）matches
C）maintains　D）announces
3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
A）demanded　B）elicited
C）extracted　D）defied
4. Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
A）violent criminals　B）politicians
C）musicians　D）industrialists
5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached.
A）boundary　B）skeleton
C）enclosure　D）material
6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
A）protection　B）indication
C）immunity　D）danger
7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
A）error　B）function
C）attraction　D）miracle
8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely.
A）compactly　B）inexpensively
C）quickly　D）carefully
9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.
A）intrigued　B）infected
C）inconvenienced　D）inclined
10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
A）solved　B）explored
C）involved　D）disputed
11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
A）solve　B）determine
C）untie　D）complete
12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
A）wept　B）cried
C）ran　D）shook
13. We were shocked to find that Mary didn't know her guest's name.
A）frustrated　B）disturbed
C）relieved　D）surprised
14. We have got to abide by the rules.
A）stick to　B）persist in
C）safeguard　D）apply
15. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
A）extends　B）stretches
C）broadens　D）traverses