2009年高考英语词汇（词义辨析）精选练习1

The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.

His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.

Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central _____ must be taken by scientists and technologists.

These plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.

When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had _____ to visit London on business.

The most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.

It has always been the _____ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.

I remember her face but I cannot _____ where I met her.

He has left his book here on _____, so that you can read it.

The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.

We won't know whether it will be successful. We won't know whether there will be good _____.

Comrade Li Dazhao, _____ librarian of Beijing University, was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party.

The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _____.

And you find that you're not to be _____ with a position of real responsibility.

She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.

Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.

I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.

After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.

The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

It’s bad ____ for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.

Before the final examination, many students have shown ____ of tension. Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite.

When you do exercises, your heart works better. It is able to______ more blood while beating more slowly.

—Yangyang carried off the first winter Olympic _____ medal for China.
—Great! What ____ she won for our motherland!

The problem is not ____ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled.

I’ll____ him off this time but next time he’ll be punished.

—— Who on earth could it be?    —— It was ________ other than Peter.

In the      of proof , the police could not take action against the man .

He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student _______ what they think.

—How do you____to her unkindly behavior? —Only silence.
Which of the following is wrong?

Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Brown without hurting the feeling of      ____, but failed .

Does this car give you good _____for your money ?

—Where___Chongqing do you decide to build the factory ?
—Nobody_____our manager knows .

It seemed that Ivy was in no________ this evening to listen to my jokes.

Sensible people don’t think it is_______ to buy things which are not needed even at a low price.

When you arrive at the hotel, you’ll______ notice the friendly staff, who will make your holiday a wonderful dream.

As they haven’t a child of their own, they’re going to _______ a little girl.

After careful research, it was decided that the spaceship should reenter the Earth’s________.

David paused to consult his notes, then_______ with his speech.

That way of living is_______ to people in this small part of the country.

The headmaster is to give a formal_______ at the annual ceremony.

He had a talent for music and was______ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.

Psychologists say that_____ our emotions will make us feel better and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

After many years’ waiting, Chinese people______ realized their dream to hold the Olympic Games.

Such noble deeds of the doctors and nurses can’t be only______ with money.

Shanghai is so full of_______, it seems as if things never stop.

My knowledge of Hong Kong came only from some movies: a______ of criminals are pursued by the police in the narrow streets and then they have a fight.

When we finally arrived, a lady gave us a _______ introduction of the university.

A(n)______ is a person who understand people’s characters.

If you build a house with good_______ , it will last long.

Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times, it didn’t make any______ to me.

Burning all the lights in the classroom will be a great______ on electric power.

As civilization______, more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction.