新课标高中英语词汇系列练习题
1. 单项选择：
1) As I’m _____ weight, the doctor has warned me to keep off sugar.
A. putting B. getting C. gathering D. gaining
2) There emed to be a _____ of five years in her job history which she was unwilling to explain.
A. opening B. gap C. garlic D. garment
3) My friend offered to pay my plane fare, which was very ________ of him.
A. mean B. general C. generous D. gentle
4) Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ______ run over by a car.
A. go B. get C. become D. turn
5) --- Do remember to charge the battery 12 hours when you first u it. --- ________.
A. Made it B. Got it C. Gathered it D. Remembered it
6) Readers can ______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of every word.
A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through
7) The painting in the gallery is a ______ from a well-known artist.
A. prent B. gift C. genius D. talent
8) Someone told me that the _____ boy has _____ for painting．
A．gifted; gift B．gift; gifted C．gifting; a gift D．gifted; a gift
9) Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _______ the shocking ending.
A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off
10) In the bus I usually _______ at the headline of the newspaper.
A. glanced B. glared C. saw D. noticed
11) When I left the hotel, I a glimp of a man walking slowly past the window.
A. took B. caught C. made D. gave
12) The traffic lights green and I pulled away.
A. came B. grew C. got D. went
13) Liu Xiang is trying to ______ another world record in 110m Hurdles in the 29th Olympic Games
A. go for B．go in for C．go into D．go through
14) I misd a _________ opportunity, to become a millionaire.
A. gold B. handsome C. golden D. generous
15) Her confidence ______ and soon she was able to go out driving on her own.
A. gained B. grew C. greeted D. glared
16) ---You know who came yesterday? ---Yao Ming?. We had a basketball match.
--- _______. He came and watched the game.
A. You guesd it! B. How did you know that? C. Well done! D. That was good news!
17) He worked as a (an) ______ in a travel agency for many years.
A. advir B. guard C. guide D. conductor
18) On the wall is a photo of my mother who had black ______ hair, but now she has some white _____ and I realize she has grown old.
A. hair; hair B. hairs; hairs C. hairs; hair D. hair; hairs
19) The husband gave his wife _______ every month in order to plea her.
A. all half his income B. his half all income C. half his all income D. all his half income
20) Ignorance and poverty always_______________.
A. goes hand in hand B. go by the hand C. go hand in hand D. shake hands
21) In Iraq, two civilians were _____for no good reason, and their bodies were ____ there for three days.
A. hanged; hung B. hung; hanged C. hanged; hanged D. hung; hung
22) --- Why was he fined?
--- He happened to ______ flowers in the park.
A. be en step on B. be en picking C. be caught to pull D. catch damaging
23) Everything was all right again._______, they all went back to work.
A. Happily B. Instead C. Generally D. Besides
24) Don't be hard _______ Jack; after all, he's a child.
A. with B. to C. for D. on
25) I must be getting fat -- I can _______ do my trours up.
A. fairly B. hardly C. nearly D. highly
26) The doctor asked him not drink so much, otherwi it would ______ his health.
A. hurt B. harm C. injure D. wound
27) We must ensure that tourism develops ______ harmony with the environment.
A. for B. at C. on D. in
28) If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, him or her leave a message.
A. have B. get C. ask D. tell
29) Clouds are gathering. I think we’d better _________ the school in ca it starts to rain.
A. run out B. head out C. refer to D. head for
30) She can’t help the hou becau she’s busy making a cake.
