专业八级词汇自测.doc

英语专业八级词汇专项自测题第一套I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence:1. The _ is used by astrologers to help calculate the influence of the planets on people’s lives.A. zephyr???????? B.zodiac??????? C.zyme?????????? D.zest2. It’s a _ timetable. Sometime lessons happen, sometimes they don’t.A. haphazard????? B.odious??????? C.haughty???????? D.handicapped3. No men was allowed to _ on the livelihood of his neighbour.A. wade????????? B.invoke??????? C.muffle????????? D.infringe4. The poor man’s clothes were so _ that they couldn’t be repaired any more.A. oozed????????? B.ragged??????? C.mopped??????? D.mocked5. The scents of the flowers was _ to us by the breeze.A. intercepted????? B.detested?????? C.saturated?????? D.wafted 6. The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that police were sure it was a case of _.A.vagaboned????? B.sabotage????? C.paradox???????? D.tachyon7. The actor amused the audience by _ some well-known people.A. embroidering??? B.rigging?????? C.yelping???????? D.mimicking 8. The speaker _ us with tales of exotic lands and buried treasure.A. detour???????? B.offset???????? C.tantalized?????? D. ushered9. I assure you there was no _ motive in my suggestion.A. ulterior??????? B.stationary????? C. vulgar????????? D. toxic10. Government loan have been the _ of several shaky business companies.A. tornado??????? B.salvation????? C.delinquency????? D. momentum11. The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as _.A. trophies??????? B. fillet???????? C. tulip?????????? D. clown12. We saw the canoe _ , throwing its passengers into the water.A. prostrate?????? B. overturn????? C. simulate??????? D. brag13. He has been drinking alcohol so heavily that his death severely affected and got his _ alcoholically.A. quittance??????? B. qualm??????? C. quail????????? D. quietus 14. The orphanage is just one of he r_ causes.A. phonetic???????? B. philanthropic C. prevalent????? D. l