考研基本词汇

基本词汇

1. As a ____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.

A) flexible B) versatile

C) sophisticated D) productive

2. There are not many teachers who are strong ____ of traditional methods in English

teaching.

A) sponsors B) contributors

C) advocates D) performers

3. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people

____ and asks them questions.

A) at length B) at random

C) in essence D) in bulk

4. Even though he was guilty, the ___ judge did not send him to prison.

A) merciful B) impartial

C) conscientious D) conspicuous

5. The mayor was asked to ____ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.

A) constrain B) conduct

C) condense D) converge

6. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ____ operation, he quickly recovered

his sight.

A) delicate B) considerate

C) precise D) sensitive

7. The political future of the president is now hanging by a ____.

A) thread B) cord

C) string D) rope

8. Why should anyone want to read ____ of books by great authors when the real pleasure

comes from reading the originals.

A) themes B) insights

C) digests D) leaflets

9. I am sure I can ____ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A) speak B) say

C) talk D) tell

10. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children ____ a violent act

previously seen on television.

A) modifying B) duplicating

C) accelerating D) stimulating

11. This kind of material can ____ heat and moisture.

A) delete B) compel

C) constrain D) repel

12. The work in the office was ____ by a constant stream of visitors.

A) confused B) hampered

C) reversed D) perplexed

13. Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field

____ the same company.

A) all else B) much worse

C) less likely D) let alone

14. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased ____ a

wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.

A) manipulation B) reproduction

C) circulation D) penetration

15. His career was not noticeably ____ by the fact that he had never been to college.

A) prevented B) restrain

C) hindered D) refrained

16. If you want this pain killer, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a ____.

A) receipt B) recipe

C) subscription D) prescription

17. If we ____ our relations with that country, we’ll have to find another supplier of raw

materials.

A) diffuse B) diminish

C) terminate D) preclude

18. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ____

sight on TV.

A) panic B) patriotic

C) pathetic D) periodic

19. Many tourists were ____ by the city’s complicated traffic system.

A) degraded B) bewildered

C) evoked D) diverted

20. We rarely perceive more than a minute ____ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our

sense organs; the great majority pass us by.

A) fiction B) function

C) fraction D) friction

21. There is a ____ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment.

A) gentle B) subtle

C) feeble D) humble

22. The Space Age ____ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the

Soviet Union.

A) initiated B) originated

C) embarked D) commenced

23. John said that he didn’t quite ____ and asked me to repeat what I had said.

A) snatch up B) summon up

C) catch on D) watch out

24. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ____ the consequences by saying

that the damage was not as serious as reported.

A) decrease B) subtract

C) minimize D) degrade

25. Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ____ in the middle of the Pacific,

businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door.

A) gliding B) cruising

C) piloting D) patrolling

26. I think that I committed a ____ in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question.

A) blunder B) revenge

C) reproach D) scandal

27. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was

optimistic. They expected tax ____.

A) efficiency B) revenues

C) privileges D) validity

28. The original elections were declared ____ by the former military ruler.

A) void B) vulgar

C) surplus D) extravagant

29. An obvious change of attitude at the top towards women’s status in society will ____

through the current law system in Japan.

A) permeate B) probe

C) violate D) grope

30. When he realized he had been ____ to sign out that contract by intrigue, he threatened to

start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.

A) elicited B) excited

C) deduced D) induced

31. When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want, the question _____ a variety

of answers.

A) defies B) magnifies

C) mediates D) evokes

32. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be _____ by this device.

A) ignited B) lighted

C) fired D) inspired

33. Mike just discovered that his passport had _____ three months ago.

A) abolished B) expired

C) amended D) constrained

34. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some _____ mistakes in grammar.

A) obscure B) glaring

C) trivial D) rare

35. His _____ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.

A) ambiguous B) complicated

C) arbitrary D) intricate

36. The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them

according to its national_____.

A) engagement B) destiny

C) capacity D) temperament

37. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to_____ when it arrived

in New Y ork.

A) go off B) get off

C) come off D) carry off

38. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite_____.

A) eligible B) sustainable

C) probable D) feasible

39. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, _____

themselves.

A) expanding B) stretching

C) prolonging D) extending

40. It took us only a few hours to _____ the paper off all four walls.

A) shear B) scrape

C) stroke D) chip

41. The famous scientist _____ his success to hard work.

A) imparted B) granted

C) ascribed D) acknowledged

42. It is difficult to _____ of a plan to end poverty.

A) speculate B) conceive

C) ponder D) reckon

43. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ____ of a

brilliant career.

A) threshold B) edge

C) porch D) course

44. V ery few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very_____.

A) dim B) obscure

C) conspicuous D) intelligible

45. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it _____ into fragments.

A) broke off B) broke away

C) broke through D) broke up

46. She remains confident and _____ untroubled by our present problems.

A) indefinitely B) infinitely

C) optimistically D) seemingly

47. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _____.

A) vain B) vic inity

C) court D) jail

48. No one can function properly if they are _____ of adequate sleep.

A) deprived B) ripped

C) stripped D) contrived

49. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been _____ towards producing workers.

A) harnessed B) hatched

C) motivated D) geared

50. The wings of the bird still _____ after it had been shot down.

A) slapped B) scratched

C) flapped D) fluctuated

51. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously _____ relations between the two

countries.

A) tumble B) jeopardize

C) manipulate D) intimidate

52. The two most important _____ in making a cake are flour and sugar.

A) elements B) components

C) ingredients D) constituents

53. The old lady has developed a _____ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short

time.

A) perpetual B) permanent

C) chronic D) sustained

54. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and _____ in the classroom.

A) skeptical B) faithful

C) obedient D) subsidiary

55. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract

good health or to _____ disease.

A) set aside B) ward off

C) shrug off D) give away

56. The prisoner was _____ of his civil liberty for three years.

A) discharged B) derived

C) deprived D) dispatched

57. He _____ his head, wondering how to solve the problem.

A) scrapped B) screwed

C) scraped D) scratched

58. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he _____ his parents' strict rules.

A) defied B) refuted

C) excluded D) vetoed

59. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.

A) coincided with B) stumbled on

C) tumbled to D) collided with

60. To _____ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition

that others may also share the enjoyment.

A) conserve B) conceive

C) convert D) contrive

61.Put on dark glasses or the sun will _____ you and you won't be able to see.

A) discern B) distort

C) distract D) dazzle

62. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a _____.

A) concession C) submission

B) recession D) transmission

63. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his _____ as

he developed his own technique.

A) descendants C) successors

B) predecessors D) ancestors

64. Failure in a required subject may result in the _____ of a diploma.

A) refusal C) denial

B) betrayal D) burial

65. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an _____ between an eye and a

camera.

A) image C) imitation

B) analogy D) axis

66. When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were _____ by its complicated

traffic system.

A) evoked C) diverted

B) bewildered D) undermined

67. If Japan _____ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw

materials.

A) precludes C) partitions

B) terminates D) expires

68. The automatic doors in supermarkets _____ the entry and exit of customers with shopping

carts.

A) furnish C) facilitate

B) induce D) allocate

69. Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely _____ from this routine.

A) deviated C) detached

B) disconnected D) distorted

70. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup _____.

A) turbulently C) triumphantly

B) tremendously D) tentatively

71. The law on drinking and driving is _____ stated.

A) extravagantly C) exceptionally

B) empirically D) explicitly

72. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _____.

A) refuted C) depressed

B) overwhelmed D) intimidated

73. Please don’t _____ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right.

A) hesitate C) retain

B) linger D) dwell

74. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close_____.

A) temperament C) scrutiny

B) contamination D) symmetry

75. To _____ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.

A) commend C) propagate

B) memorize D) commemorate

76. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _____ his position in the

government.

A) contrive C) heave

B) consolidate D) intensify

77. Please do not be _____ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.

A) distracted C) irritated

B) disregarded D) intervened

78. A human's eyesight is not as _____ as that of an eagle.

A) eccentric C) sensible

B) acute D) sensitive

79. It is _____ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.

A) abrupt C) adverse

B) absurd D) addictive

80. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _____ in any way.

A) intervened C) provoked

B) incurred D) poked

81. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some

other _____.

A) drawbacks C) bruises

B) handicaps D) blunders

82. It was ____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.

A) addicted C) assaulted

B) alleged D) ascribed

83. The medicine _____ his pain but did not care his illness.

A) activated C) mediated

B) alleviated D) deteriorated

84. He is the only Person who can _____ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed

mysterious1y.

A) testify C) accuse

B) charge D) rectify

85. The financial problem of this company is further _____ by the rise in interest rates.

A) increased C) reinforced

C) strengthened D) aggravated

86. We shall probably never be able to _____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.

A) assert C) ascertain

B) impart D) notify

87. Military orders are _____ and cannot be disobeyed.

A) defective C) alternative

B) conservative D) imperative

88. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they

believe this kind of _____ grouping is advisable.

A) homogeneous C) spontaneous

B) instantaneous D) anonymous

89. The commission would find itself _____ at every turn if its members couldn't reach an

agreement.

A) collided C) crumbled

B) savaged D) hampered

90. Grain production in the world is _____ but still millions go hungry.

A) staggering C) soaring

B) shrinking D) suspending

91. He developed a _____ attitude after years of frustration in his career.

A) sneaking C) drastic

B) disgusted D) cynical

92. As the mountains were covered with a _____ of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.

A) coating C) veil

B) film D) shade

93. A good education is an _____ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.

A) asset C) inventory

B) ethic D) obligation

94. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget _____.

A) disposition C) defect

B) discrepancy D) deficit

95. They have decided to _____ physical punishment in all local schools.

A) put away C) do away with

B) break away from D) pass away

96. Astronauts are _____ all kinds of tests before they are actuaI1y sent up in a spacecraft.

A) inclined to C) prone to

B) subjected to D) bound to

97. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually

include _____ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.

A) drawing on C) drawing up

B) drawing in D) drawing down

98. The music aroused an _____ feeling of homesickness in him.

A) intentional B) intermittent

C) intense D) intrinsic

99. I bought an alarm clock with a(n) _____ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.

A) supersonic B) luminous

C) audible D) amplify

100. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _____ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.

A) shrugged B) tugged

C) jerked D) twisted

101. The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are_____.

A) crisp B) intricate

C) subtle D) fragile

102. He blew out the candle and _____ his way to the door.

A) converged B) wrenched

C) groped D) strove

103. Many types of rock are _____ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.

A) ejected B) injected

C) propelled D) flung

104. The person who _____ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.

A) generated B) originated

C) speculated D) manufactured

105. More than 85 percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a mother tongue and

_____ to the Roman Catholic faith.

A) ascribes B) subscribes

C) adheres D) caters

106. In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which _____ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.

A) reclaim B) reconcile

C) rectify D) relieve

107. Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only _____ the crisis.

A) precedes B) prevails

C) ascends D) accelerates

108. With prices _____ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.

A) vibrating B) swinging

C) fluctuating D) fluttering

109. We find that some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.

A) migrate B) emigrate

C) transfer D) commute

110. The professor found himself constantly _____ the question: “How could anyone do these things?”

A) poring B) pondering

C) presiding D) presuming

111. Her jewelry _____ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.

A) blazed B) dazzled

C) glared D) glittered

112. Weeks _____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.

A) elapsed B) expired

C) overlapped D) terminated

113. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company's client data, which she intended to _____ in starting her own business.

A) dwell on B) base on

C) draw upon D) come upon

114. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.

A) consolidate B) amend

C) reconcile D) intensify

115. It is fortunate for the old couple that their son's career goals and their wishes for him _____.

A) coincide B) comply

C) conform D) collaborate

116. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.

A) convicted B) released

C) haunted D) unfolded

117. We’ve just installed a fan to _____ cooking smells from the kitchen.

A) eject B) exclude

C) expel D) exile

118. V ery few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very_____.

A) obscure B) indefinite

C) dubious D) intriguing

119. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are _____ to heart attack.

A) infectious B) disposed

C) accessible D) prone

120. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how_____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.

A) prominent B) fabulous

C) handsome D) gracious

121. The idea is to _____ the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the wind-shields.

A) assemble B) simulate

C) accumulate D) forge

122. By patient questioning the lawyer managed to _____ enough information from the witnesses.

A) evacuate B) withdraw

C) impart D) elicit

123. George enjoys talking about people's private affairs. He is a _____.

A) solicitor B) coward

C) gossip D) rebel

124. His face _____as he came in after running all the way from school.

A) flared B) fluctuated

C) fluttered D) flushed

125. Steel is not as _____ as cast iron; it does not break as easily.

A) elastic B) brittle

C) adaptable D) flexible

126. A big problem in learning English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for _____ interaction with proficient speakers of English.

A) instantaneous B) provocative

C) verbal D) dual

127. Within ten years they have tamed the _____ hill into green woods.

A) vacant B) barren

C) weird D) wasteful

128. Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n) _____.

A) alien B) client

C) counterpart D) fraud

129. We don't _____any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within our budget.

A) foresee B) fabricate

C) infer D) inhibit

130. The high school my daughter studies in is _____our university.

A) linked by B) relevant to

C) mingled with D) affiliated with

131. One's university days often appear happier in _____than they actually were at the time.

A) retention B) retrospect

C) return D) revere

132. She _____through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them.

A) tumbled B) tossed

C) switched D) flipped

133. Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to _____more energy from the earth.

A) extract B) inject

C) discharge D) drain

134. The local business was not much _____by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic.

A) intervened B) insulated

C) hampered D) hoisted

135. The most important _____for assessment in this contest is originality of design.

A) threshold B) partition

C) warrant D) criterion

136. One of the examination questions_____ me completely and I couldn't answer it.

A) baffled B) mingled

C) provoked D) diverted

137. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be ____ from my memory.

A) ejected B) escaped

C) erased D) omitted

138. It is believed that the authorities are thinking of _____ new taxes to raise extra revenue.

A) impairing B) imposing

C) invading D) integrating

139. When she heard the bad news, her eyes _____ with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.

A) sparkled B) twinkled

C) radiated D) glittered

140. President Wilson attempted to _____ between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.

A) segregate B) whirl

C) compromise D) mediate

141. The police have installed cameras at dangerous road _____ to film those who drive through red traffic lights.

A) trenches B) utilities

C) pavements D) junctions

142. Executives of the company enjoyed an _____ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries.

A) exquisite B) extravagant

C) exotic D) eccentric

143. Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to _____ the food supply.

A) enhance B) curb

C) disrupt D) heighten

144. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature.

A) alter B) alternate

C) substitute D) exchange

145. It is generally known that New Y ork is a city for _____ and a center for odd bits of information.

A) veterans B) victims

C) pedestrians D) eccentrics

146. He tried to hide his _____ patch by sweeping his hair over to one side.

A) barren B) bare

C) bald D) bleak

147. The old couple now still _____ for their beloved son, 30 years after his death.

A) cherish B) groan

C) immerse D) mourn

148. Coffee is the _____ of this district and brings local farmers a lot of money.

A) majority B) staple

C) spice D) elite

149. Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be _____ to have withdrawn from the program.

A) contemplated B) deemed

C) acknowledged D) anticipated

150. The police are trying to _____ what really happened.

A) ascertain B) assert

C) avert D) ascribe

151. He said that ending the agreement would _____ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.

A) venture B) expose

C) jeopardize D) legalize

152. As we know, computers are used to store and _____ information efficiently.

A) reclaim B) reconcile

C) reassure D) retrieve

153. His illness first _____ itself as severe stomach pains and headaches.

A) expressed B) manifested

C) reflected D) displayed

154. Y ears after the accident he was still _____ by images of death and destruction.

A) twisted B) dipped

C) haunted D) submerged

155. The boxer _____ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.

A) staggered B) shattered

C) scattered D) stamped

156. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is _____ into ice.

A) dispersed B) embodied

C) compiled D) compacted

157. The post-World War II baby _____ resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s.

A) boost B) boom

C) production D) prosperity

158. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but _____ in the courtyard.

A) resided B) dwelled

C) lingered D) delayed

159. The doctors _____ the newly approved drug into the patient when he was critically ill.

A) injected C) projected

B) ejected D) subjected

160. This is a long _____ —roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below.

A) terrain C) degeneration

B) descent D) tumble

161. Some scientists are dubious of the claim that organisms _____ with age as an inevitable outcome of living.

A) depress C) deteriorate

B) default D) degrade

162. One witness _____ that he'd seen the suspect run out of the bank after it had been robbed.

A) convicted C) retorted

B) conformed D) testified

163. Nothing Helen says is ever _____. She always thinks carefully before she speaks.

A) simultaneous C) spontaneous

B) homogenous D) rigorous

164. She gave _____ directions about the way the rug should be cleaned.

A) explicit C) transient

B) brisk D) opaque

165. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such a(n) _____ plan.

A) inherent C) vigorous

B) ingenious D) exotic

166. A _____ official is one who is irresponsible in his work.

A) timid C) suspicious

B) tedious D) slack

167. Most mathematicians trust their _____ in solving problems and readily admit they would not be able to function without it.

A) conception C) intuition

B) perception D) cognition

168. Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go against the group _____, and will argue their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.

A) consent C) consensus

B) conscience D) consciousness

169. They couldn't see a _____ of hope that they would be saved by a passing ship.

A) grain C) slice

B) span D) gleam

170. _____ efforts are needed in order to finish important but unpleasant tasks.

A) Consecutive C) Perpetual

B) Condensed D) Persistent

171. He bought his house on the_____ plan, paying a certain amount of money each month.

A) division C) installment

B) premium D) fluctuation

172. He could not _____ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his department.

A) petition C) resort

B) plead D) reproach

173. Many ecologists believe that lots of major species in the world are on the_____ of extinction.

A) margin C) verge

B) border D) fringe

174. Any salesperson who sells more than the weekly _____ will receive a bonus.

A) ratio C) allocation

B) quota D) portion

175. In spite of the _____ economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A) faint B) dizzy

C) gloomy D) opaque

176. Located in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive _____ of books on every conceivable subject.

A) flock B) configuration

C) pile D) array

177. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would_____ wealth and leisure for all.

A) maintain B) ensure

C) certify D) console

178. Excellent films are those which _____ national and cultural barriers.

A) transcend B) traverse

C) abolish D) suppress

179. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or _____ of dentists.

A) surge B) surplus

C) flush D) fluctuation

180. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in the San Francisco area.

A) remarkably B) severely

C) drastically D) predominantly

181. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less _____.

A) sensible B) sensitive

C) sentimental D) sensational

182. Now the cheers and applause _____ in a single sustained roar.

A) mingled B) tangled

C) baffled D) huddled

183. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is _____ in a festival atmosphere.

A) trapped B) sunk

C) soaked D) immersed

184. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.

A) assurance B) probability

C) reliance D) conformity

185. The English language contains a _____ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

A) latitude B) multitude

C) magnitude D) longitude

186. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor,

I would like to _____ him to your notice.

A) commend B) decree

C) presume D) articulate

187. It was a wonderful occasion which we will _____ for many years to come.

A) conceive B) clutch

C) contrive D) cherish

188. This area of the park has been specially _____ for children, but accompanying adults are also welcome.

A) inaugurated B) designated

C) entitled D) delegated

189. The girl’s face _____ with embarrassment during the interview when she couldn’t answer the tough question.

A) beamed B) dazzled

C) radiated D) flushed

190. Slavery was _____ in Canada in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from America, to settle on its vast virgin land.

A) diluted B) dissipated

C) abolished D) resigned

191. The hands on my alarm clock are _____, so I can see what time it is in the dark.

A) exotic B) gorgeous

C) luminous D) spectacular

192. Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients _____ with doctors’ orders.

A) comply B) correspond

C) interfere D) interact

193. In today’s class, the students were asked to _____their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.

A) cancel B) omit

C) extinguish D) erase

194. Y ou shouldn’t _____your father’s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher.

A) deduce B) deliberate

C) defy D) denounce

195. The boy’s foolish question _____his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.

A) intrigued B) fascinated

C) irritated D) stimulated

196. It is believed that the feeding patterns parents _____ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.

A) compel B) impose

C) evoke D) necessitate

197. The bride and groom promised to _____ each other through sickness and health.

A) nourish B) nominate

C) roster D) cherish

198. Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, _____up her skirt and splashed across the stream.

A) tucked B) revolved

C) twisted D) curled

199. Professor Smith explained the movement of light_____ that of water.

A) by analogy with B) by virtue of

C) in line with D) in terms of

200. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts _____ failure.

A) tumbled to B) hinged upon

C) inflicted on D) culminated in