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大問1-英検準1級(2019③)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The coastal town was exposed to the full ( ) of the hurricane, and many buildings were destroyed.
a)
fury
b)
shrinkage
c)
galaxy
d)
era
2.

A: Kaylee is so ( ). She told me that she thinks she’s the most beautiful girl in the school.

B: I know. She also thinks she’s the smartest.

a)

outraged

b)

conceited

c)

offended

d)

defined

3.
The job candidate claimed she was ( ) in Chinese, but when the interviewer asked her a question in Chinese, she did not understand it.
a)
proficient
b)
vigorous
c)
extensive
d)
insistent
4.
Ed apologized to Kim for breaking her vase, but Kim was not convinced it was an accident. She accused him of breaking it ( ).
a)
expansively
b)
abstractly
c)
deliberately
d)
bashfully
5.

A week after the election, the city council apologized to the public. An entire box of ( ) had been lost, meaning that many citizens’ votes went uncounted.

a)

theses

b)

ballots

c)

clauses

d)

rallies

6.
The company president asked a lawyer to find out if the contract was ( ). The contract was not profitable, so he was hoping his company could cancel it early.
a)
striking
b)
preceding
c)
binding
d)
dripping
7.
Although the students were given ( ) time to complete their assignment, several were late in handing it in and received a lower grade as a result.
a)
ample
b)
premature
c)
stale
d)
resolute
8.
Treating customers with ( ) is very important. If salespeople are rude or have bad manners, shoppers are unlikely to return to the store.
a)
struggle
b)
ransom
c)
apparel
d)
courtesy
9.
In the morning, the café was quiet, but at lunchtime it became much more ( ). The waitstaff had to rush back and forth taking and delivering orders.
a)
subtle
b)
touchy
c)
vulgar
d)
hectic
10.

The scientist ( ) himself among his peers through his outstanding achievements. He had received many awards and published a number of books.

a)

committed

b)

enacted

c)

distinguished

d)

provoked

11.
The rebels created ( ) when they defeated the government. The country remained out of control until democratic leadership returned several years later.
a)
inaction
b)
botany
c)
anarchy
d)
texture
12.
The doctor told her patient he would need a ( ) painkiller after his surgery. “I don’t usually recommend such strong medication,” she said, “but you’ll be in a lot of pain.”
a)
vain
b)
witty
c)
mutual
d)
potent
13.
The police ( ) the warehouse because they thought it was being used by criminals to store illegal drugs.
a)
remodeled
b)
raided
c)
doomed
d)
knitted
14.
Janelle was able to ( ) long­distance running three months after injuring her knee. She was happy that she was able to train again.
a)
clutch
b)
violate
c)
wield
d)
resume
15.
The conference hall ( ) with excitement as the famous biologist rose to speak. Everyone knew she would announce a major discovery, but no one knew what it was.
a)
buzzed
b)
endorsed
c)
tapped
d)
slammed
16.
In the divorce case, the judge awarded ( ) of the children to the mother but ruled that the father could visit them twice a month.
a)
custody
b)
procedure
c)
finale
d)
bait
17.
Some people are very ( ). They are much more interested in owning things than they are in their spiritual well­-being.
a)
endearing
b)
materialistic
c)
invisible
d)
boundless
18.
Some of the ( ) English used in fourteenth­century texts would not be understandable to native English speakers today.
a)
archaic
b)
scenic
c)
sinister
d)
muddy
19.

Shortly after the king died, his eldest daughter was ( ) queen, and a crowning ceremony was held for her.

a)

restrained

b)

crouched

c)

proclaimed

d)

enveloped

20.

A: Did Greg apologize to the teacher for cheating on the test?

B: Yes, but he doesn’t seem very ( ). I heard him laughing about it later with his friends.

a)

tragic

b)

plentiful

c)

remorseful

d)

revolting

21.
In recent years, the university has seen a large decrease in ( ). To make up for having fewer students, tuition had to be raised.
a)
splendor
b)
infrastructure
c)
adoration
d)
enrollment
22.
William had so many e­mails to respond to in the morning that it was lunchtime before he could ( ) preparing for the presentation he had to give that evening.
a)
get down to
b)
send out for
c)
walk off with
d)
grow out of
23.

A: Do you think the economy will recover next year, Professor Grey?

B: Well, I’m a little worried. Fewer people are buying houses, and that usually ( ) a worse economy in the future.

a)

points to

b)

acts out

c)

heads off

d)

misses out

24.
The organizers had been planning the cultural event for months, so they were very glad when it ( ) perfectly. There were no problems at all.
a)
backed up
b)
ran down
c)
came off
d)
hung on
25.
Paulo used to spend a lot of time trying to ( ) others’ expectations of him, but now he simply focuses on the things that make him happy.
a)
die out
b)
kick off
c)
get in on
d)
live up to