词汇学习4：
1. Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.
A）demand　B）rely on
C）prepare for　D）create
2. Since the Great Depression, the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
A）slight　B）surprising
C）sudden　D）harmful
3. Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.
A）crudely　B）rarely
C）originally　D）symbolically
4. Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.
A）velocities　B）impulses
C）ratios　D）atrocities
5. The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.
A）doctor　B）professor
C）physicist　D）resident
6. Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.
A）conventionally　B）obviously
C）especially　D）inevitably
7. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
A）clean　B）pretty
C）distant　D）secure
8. An important part of the national government is the Foreign Service, a branch of the Department of State.
A）a unity　B）a divisio
C）an embassy　D）an invasion
9. The child's abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A）bad　B）frightening
C）repeated　D）unusual
10. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.
A）a steady　B）a plentiful
C）an extra　D）a meager
11. In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.
A）step up　B）decrease
C）stop　D）control
12. Gas does accumulate in the mines around here.
A）increase　B）spread
C）collect　D）grow
13. Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments.
A）assign　B）persuade
C）ask　D）order
14. Her behavior is extremely childish.
A）simple　B）immature
C）beautiful　D）foolish
15. We also want to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
A）hairless　B）bare
C）empty　D）bald
词汇学习5：
1. They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two years.
A）dreadful　B）bad
C）unpleasant　D）poor
2. I wasn't qualified for the job really but I got it anyhow.
A）besides　B）anyway
C）well　D）anymore
3. He achieved success through hard work.
A）reached　B）reaped
C）attained　D）took
4. The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.
A）capacities　B）strengths
C）possibilities　D）abilities
5. The army should have operated in conjunction with the fleet to raid the enemy's coast.
A）together　B）in succession
C）in alliance　D）in connection
6. His claims seem credible to many people.
A）workable　B）convincing
C）practical　D）reliable
7. Jack is a diligent worker.
A）ambitious　B）lazy
C）hardworking　D）clever
8. Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
A）colorful　B）attractive
C）flexible　D）varied
9. Their interpretation was faulty.
A）wrong　B）ambiguous
C）unclear　D）unbelievable
10. These old buildings are gorgeous.
A）ridiculous　B）lovely
C）magnificent　D）peculiar
11. Contact your doctor if the cough persists.
A）insists　B）perseveres
C）continues　D）resists
12. The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition in the Community are increasing.
A）fight　B）abolish
C）remove　D）control
13. They scattered after dinner.
A）separated　B）fled
C）departed　D）spread
14. From my standpoint, you know, this thing is just ridiculous.
A）position　B）point of view
C）knowledge　D）opinion
15. The story was touching.
A）inspiring　B）boring
C）moving　D）frightening