英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解.doc

英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解 英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解 PAGE PAGEPAGE 87 英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解 二、词汇题（650题） 1. The manager asked his secretary if it was possible for her to ______ the investment plan within five days. A) work out B) make out C) take out D) set out 2. She called me up______ she received my letter. A) promptly B) immediately C) quickly D) properly 3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge. A) obtaining B) gaining C) achieving D) acquiring 4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead. A) stuff B) matters C) substances D) materials 5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author. A) special B) unique C) rare D) unusual 6. Ann’s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things. A) error B) mistake C) fault D) flaw 7. Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20. A) compose B) make C) write D) create 8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience A) clients B) clerks C) consumers D) customers 9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of ______. A) discouragement B) persuasion C) encouragement D) confirmation 10. His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions A) up B) out C) on D) up with 11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______. A) excluded B) discharged C) driven D) dismissed 12. The lawyer really didn’t know how to ______ the problem. A) tackle B) cope C) deal D) dispose 13. A witness in a murder trial is ______ to know the facts in the case. A) assumed B) resumed C) consumed D) assured 14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war. A) view B) scene C) sight D) landscape 15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth. A) entitled B) given C) granted D) assumed 16. It was