华科大一英语期末考前练习.doc

1. She could not resist the temptation to declare her candidacy as there are only two other people c________ the seat. 竞争 contest 2. Our o______ for the coming year is to increase our market share in Europe by 20 percent and to generate more profit. 目标 objective 3. The worst o______ that we had to remove were tree trunks that had fallen across the road. 障碍物 obstacles 4. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, which was based on a tactical a______ with other minor parties, has proved successful. 联盟 alliance 5. After a three-day s____ by the police, the terrorists who had seized the restaurant had to give in. 包围 Siege They have found l______ jobs in private security firms. 赚钱的 Profitable lucre lucrative 7. The curriculum ignored the natural interests of children and so e_____ their motivation. 消除 eliminate 8. The manager a____ the staff to the crisis facing the company. 提醒，警示 Alarm alert 9. She s____ the car skillfully through the narrow streets. 驾驶 steer 10. They laid down a health club i_____ a gym, sauna and steam room. 包括 involve 11. Modern cosmologists are continuously calculating the age, density, and rate of e______ of the universe. 扩展，膨胀 expansion Extend The government has e______ to forbid the employment of children under the age of 16. 努力，尽力 Endeavor strive The system is i_____ for the tasks it has to perform. 不完善的，不充分的 Imperfect inadequate Copyrights, patents, trademarks, brand names, trade secrets are all part of a company’s intangible a_____. 资产，财产，优势，资源 estate Asset assets 15. I couldn’t believe my ears when this man of immense power and prestige told an e______ student that her question was “nasty and impolite”. 真挚的，认真的 earnest 16. China’s public servant examination attracts a c______ number of would-be college graduates every year. 相当多的 considerable 17. Teachers try hard to come up with ways to f_____ their students’ learning. 使容易；使便利 facility facilitate Device equipment China is