英语标准词汇量测试(二)

Vocabulary Size Test: Version B

1. drive: He fast.

a swims

b learns

c throws balls

d us a car

2. jump: She tried to .

a lie on top of the water

b get off the ground suddenly

c stop the car at the edge of the road

d move very fast

3. shoe: Where is ?

a the person who looks after you

b the thing you keep your money in

c the thing you u for writing

d the thing you wear on your foot

4. standard: are very high.

a the bits at the back under her shoes

b the levels she reaches in everything

c the marks she gets in school

d the money she asks for

5. basis: This was ud as the .

a answer

b place to take a rest

c next step

d main part

6. maintain: Can they ?

a keep it as it is

b make it larger

c get a better one than it

d get it

7. stone: He sat on a .

a hard thing

b kind of chair

c soft thing on the floor

d part of a tree

8. upt: I am .

a tired

b famous

c rich

d unhappy

9. drawer: The was empty.

a sliding box

b place where cars are kept

c cupboard to keep things cold

d animal hou

10. joke: We did not understand his .

a attempt at humour

b fal statement

c way of speaking

d way of thinking

11. pave: It was .

a prevented from going through

b divided

c given gold edges

d covered with a hard surface

12. rove: He couldn't stop .

a getting drunk

b traveling around

c making a musical sound through clod lips

d working hard

13. lonesome: He felt .

a ungrateful

b very tired

c without company

d full of energy

14. allege: They .

a claimed it without proof

b stole the ideas for it from someone el

c provided facts to prove it

d argued against the facts that supported it

15. remedy: We found a good .

a place to eat in public

b way to fix a problem

c way to prepare food

d rule about numbers

16. dash: They over it.

a moved quickly

b moved slowly

c fought

d looked quickly

17. peel: Shall I ?

a let it sit in water for a long time

b take the skin off it

c make it white

d cut it into thin pieces

18. bacterium: They didn't find a single .

a small living thing causing dia

b plant with red or orange flowers

c animal that carries water in lumps on its back

d thing that has been stolen and sold to a shop

19. thesis: She has completed her .

a talk given by a judge at the end of a trial

b first year of employment after becoming a teacher

c long written report of study carried out for a university degree

d extended cour of hospital treatment

20. authentic: It is .

a real

b very noisy

c old

d like a dert

21. miniature: It is .

a an instrument for looking at very small objects

b a very small thing of its kind

c a very small living creature

d a small line to join letters in handwriting

22. fracture: They found a .

a break

b small piece

c short coat

d discount certificate

23. patience: He .

a has no free time

b has no faith

c will not wait happily

d does not know what is fair

24. scrub: He is .

a cutting shallow lines into it

b repairing it

c washing it energetically

d drawing simple pictures of it

25. vocabulary: You will need more .

a words

b skill

c money

d guns

26. accessory: They gave us .

a papers giving us the right to enter a country

b official orders

c ideas to choo between

d extra pieces

27. compost: We need some .

a strong support

b help to feel better

c hard stuff made of stones and sand stuck together

d plant material fertilizer

28. fen: The story is t in .

a a piece of low flat land partly covered by water

b a piece of high, hilly land with few trees

c a block of poor-quality hous in a city

d a time long ago

29. puritan: He is a .

a person who likes attention

b person with strict morals

c person with a moving home

d person who keeps money and hates spending it

30. awe: They looked at the mountain .

a with a worried expression

b with an interested expression

c with a n of wonder

d with a feeling of respect

31. bristle: The are too hard.

a questions

b short stiff hairs

c folding beds

d bottoms of the shoes

32. erratic: He was .

a without fault

b very bad

c very respectful

d unsteady

33. null: His influence .

a had good results

b did not help much

c had no effect

d lasted a long time

34. perturb: I was .

a made to agree

b worried and puzzled

c corruptly xual

d very wet

35. peasantry: He did a lot for the .

a local people

b place of worship

c businessmen's club

d working class people

36. palette: He lost his .

a container for carrying fish

b wish to eat food

c young female companion

d artist's board for mixing paints

37. devious: Your plans are .

a tricky and threatening

b well-developed

c not well thought out

d more expensive than necessary

38. stealth: They did it by .

a spending a large amount of money

b hurting someone so much that they agreed to their demands

c moving cretly with extreme care and quietness

d taking no notice of problems they met

39. hallmark: Does it have a ?

a stamp to show when it should be ud by

b stamp to show the quality

c mark to show it is approved by the royal family

d mark or stain to prevent copying

40. haze: We looked through the .

a small round window in a ship

b unclear air

c cover for a window made of strips of wood or plastic

d list of names

41. gimmick: That's a good .

a thing for standing on to work high above the ground

b small thing with pockets for holding money

c attention-getting action or image

d clever plan or trick

42. yoga: She has started .

a handwork done by knotting thread

b a form of exerci for the body and mind

c a game where a cork stuck with feathers is hit between two players

d a type of dance from eastern countries

43. sizzle: Listen to it .

a turn to stone

b relea pressure and untwist

c make noi while being cooked

d force out liquid

44. psychotherapy: She wanted .

a the mutual operation of two things

b the ability to govern

c an unfriendly reaction

d treatment for a mental illness

45. heyday: The town was .

a at its peak of success

b on top of the hill

c very wealthy

d admired very much

46. mystique: He has lost .

a his healthy body

b the cret way he makes other people think he has special skill

c the woman he dated while he was married to someone el

d the hair on his top lip

47. communique: Have you en their ?

a critical report about an organization

b garden owned by many members of a community

c printed material ud for advertising

d official announcement

48. thesaurus: She ud .

a a kind of dictionary

b a chemical compound

c a special way of speaking

d an injection just under the skin

49. dissonant: That is .

a full of sounds that are not nice together

b full of signs of death

c full of unwanted stops and starts

d likely to get you into trouble

50. tracksuit: She was wearing .

a the upper part of a dress

b a t of clothing for running

c a knitted shirt with no buttons

d an angry expression

51. spleen: His was damaged.

a knee bone

b organ found near the stomach

c pipe taking waste water from a hou

d respect for himlf

52. caffeine: This contains a lot of .

a a substance that makes you sleepy

b strings from very tough leaves

c ideas that are not correct

d a substance that makes you excited

53. impale: He nearly got .

a charged with a rious offence

b put in prison

c stuck through with a sharp instrument

d involved in a dispute

54. jovial: He was very .

a low on the social scale

b likely to criticize others

c full of fun

d friendly

55. dingy: It was a place.

a cold, damp

b poorly lit

c delightful

d hot, dry

56. kindergarten: This is a good .

a activity that allows you to forget your worries

b place of learning for children too young for school

c strong, deep bag carried on the back

d place where you may borrow books

57. locust: There were hundreds of .

a unpaid helpers

b people who do not eat meat

c creatures with wings

d brightly coloured wild flowers

58. lintel: He painted the .

a beam across the top of a door or window

b small boat ud for getting to land from a big boat

c beautiful tree with spreading branches and green fruit

d board which shows the scene in a theatre

59. upbeat: I'm feeling really about it.

a upt

b good

c hurt

d confud

60. pallor: caud them concern.

a his unusually high temperature

b the faint colour of his skin

c his lack of interest in anything

d his group of friends

61. skylark: We watched a .

a show with planes flying in patterns

b human-made object going round the earth

c person who does funny tricks

d small bird that flies high as it sings

62. beagle: He owns two .

a fast cars with roofs that fold down

b large guns that can shoot many people quickly

c small dogs with long ears

d hous built at holiday places

63. atoll: The was beautiful.

a low island with a water in the middle

b art created by weaving pictures from fine string

c small crown with many valuable stones

d place where a river flows through a narrow spot with rocks

64. hutch: Plea clean the .

a thing with metal bars to keep dirt out of water pipes

b space in the back of a car ud for bags etc

c round metal thing in the middle of a bicycle wheel

d cage for small animals like rabbits

65. gauche: He was .

a talkative

b flexible

c awkward

d determined

66. cordillera: They were stopped by .

a a special law

b an armed ship

c a line of mountains

d the firstborn son of the king

67. limpid: He looked into her eyes.

a clear

b sad

c deep brown

d beautiful

68. aperitif: She had .

a a long chair for lying on

b a private singing teacher

c a large hat with tall feathers

d a drink taken before a meal

69. scrunch: It was .

a done with many mistakes

b crushed together

c cut into large, rough pieces

d thrown violently into the air

70. instantiate: you need to .

a make that happen quickly

b put that into the correct place

c give a real example of that

d explain that

71. landfall: The days after the were busy.

a ceremony to bless the land for a church

b bike event on a mountain

c acceptance of foreign control after a war

d the eing of land after a journey by a or air

72. headstrong: He was a .

a very clever child

b child who has been given too many good things

c very fat child

d child that is determined to do what it wants

73. supercilious: She suddenly became .

a proud and not respectful

b extremely stupid

c able to think about only one thing

d over weight

74. torpor: She sank into .

a a deep soft chair

b an inactive state

c a very unhappy state

d a bed cover filled with feathers

75. coven: She is the leader of a .

a small singing group

b business that is owned by the workers

c cret society

d group of church women who follow a strict religious life

76. sputnik: He told them about the .

a rare animal like a rabbit found in cold countries

b trap t by the police

c object that travels high in the sky round the earth

d cret organization with evil plans

77. mozzarella: We'll need some .

a sweet sauce made from fruit

b cheap wine

c mild chee

d substance that keeps incts away from you

78. workaday: The are .

a plain and practical clothes

b clothes suitable for parties after work

c old and worn out clothes

d clothes that are thrown away after each working day

79. lemur: We saw a .

a priest from an eastern religion

b person with a very bad skin dia

c furry animal with a long tail

d purple fish from hot countries

80. pantograph: The is broken.

a instrument which plays music from a metal tube

b instrument which measures the amount of breath a person has

c framework of moving bars for copying plans

d pen with a metal point for writing on hard surfaces

81. planetarium: The was interesting.

a place where planes are built

b place where a machine shows the way planets move

c cour to teach people good planning skills

d place where fish are kept

82. vitreous: The rocks are .

a very heavy

b easy to break

c full of small holes

d like glass

83. ceri: Her dress was .

a a bright red colour

b made of a thin, soft material

c a pale blue-green colour

d made of expensive fabric with pretty patterns and small holes

84. frankincen: He brought some .

a sweet smelling white flowers

b soft chee made in France

c food made from yellow coloured rice and shellfish

d good smelling substance that comes out of trees

85. feint: He made a .

a small cake with dried fruit

b thing with wheels for moving heavy objects

c pretend attack to trick the enemy

d rious mistake

86. muff: This belonged to my mother.

a tube of animal hair for keeping the hands warm

b cover for a teapot

c long rope of feathers to wear around the neck

d bed cover made from squares of material wn together

87. ablution: He .

a did his exercis to stay healthy

b played his very difficult piece of music

c did all his duties as a church minister

d washed himlf to get ready

88. exactitude: She was well known for her .

a courage under pressure

b n of fairness

c habit of making unreasonable demands

d ability to be very accurate

89. speedometer: The stopped working.

a instrument that shows changes in the weather

b thing that measures how fast you go

c thing that keeps a room at an even temperature

d tube put into a person to let liquids in or out of their body

90. rviette: Where is my ?

a girl who helps in the hou

b piece of glass which makes things look bigger

c large flat plate

d piece of cloth or paper for wiping your mouth

91. scrumptious: This is .

a extremely funny

b very expensive

c delightful in taste

d very dirty and untidy

92. poppadom: Did you put the on the table?

a thin, slightly hard pieces of fried bread

b small pieces of food, usually raw, eaten before a meal

c cloths for protecting clothes while eating

93. hydrofoil: He studies .

a crops produced from the a

b devices that push boats clear of the water

c components of rocks

d amazing curls and twists

94. bylaw: They made a .

a publisher’s list of older books

b condary law

c code made of lines, read by machines

d law that morally condemns people

95. nymphomaniac: Don’t be such !

a a person expressing uncontrolled xual desire

b an antisocial person

c an innocent rural person

d a person who repeats the same crime after punishment

96. maladroit: He is .

a feeling sick to his stomach

b physically awkward

c rather silly but likeable

d quickly angry and easily depresd

97. taxon: I think it belongs in this .

a tax category

b small and light container for fruit

c category of creature

d room for safely keeping valuables

98. canoodle: They’re always !

a spreading fal and evil ideas about others

b looking for a free meal

c merging into the crowd

d stroking and kissing one another

99. stupa: Look at the .

a tall hairstyle

b woman with a bad xual reputation

c temporary platform for a dead person’s body

d Asian religious memorial

100. dramaturgical: It has effect.

a a theatrical

b a glorious

c a human-centring

d an oily and unpleasant