Exercises 1

Exercise 1-A Multiple-Choice Quiz (5 minutes)

Please choose the best answer that conveys the meaning of the given word. There is only one correct choice.

请根据所给单词的意思，从A, B, C, D四个选项中找出其同义词，每题只有一个正确答案。

1. esoteric (adj)

A. ecstatic

B. outside

C. obscure

D. eccentric

2. imperious (adj)

A. haughty

B. fallacious

C. unique

D. relevant

3. caliber (n)

A. cable

B. ability

C. expert

D. contest

4. integrity (n)

A. ingredient

B. tangent

C. intensity

D. honesty

5. consecrate (v)

A. rectify

B. sanctify

C. condone

D. consent

6. reverent (adj)

A. provincial

B. revengeful

C. respectful

D. receptive

7. intimidate (v)

A. intimate

B. fabricate

C. harbor

D. frighten

8. bemoan (v)

A. lament

B. mock

C. behold

D. anger

9. infuriate (v)

A. intrigue

B. ferry

C. enrage

D. infuse

10. dissemble (v)

A. dismiss

B. disguise

C. dislike

D. dissent

11. stigmatize (v)

A. brand

B. stimulate

C. simulate

D. stagnate

12. deft (adj)

A. adept

B. neat

C. dexterous

D. all of the above

13. dwindle (v)

A. discard

B. shrink

C. discompose

D. entail

14. animosity (n)

A. enmity

B. contention

C. rebuttal

D. agenda

15. construe (v)

A. content

B. consent

C. conserve

D. explain

16. ordinance (n)

A. sequence

B. statute

C. commonness

D. request

17. reprehensible (adj)

A. understandable

B. representative

C. deplorable

D. obsolete

Exercise 1-B Sentence-Completion Quiz (30 minutes)

Please fill in the blanks, choosing the words from the list. Each word can only be used once.

请从表格所列单词中选出最符合语境的单词，填入空格，每个单词只能使用一次。

Word List

antiquated　contest　ulterior

superficial　nonchalance　indelible

meticulous　stint　injurious

elusive　insubordination　tangential

halting　emulate　wily

surveillance　alleviate　fraternize

invulnerable　opportune　discomposure

1. International Criminal Police Organization have searched all the corners of the earth for the ________ hijackers.

2. Some journalists criticize her ________ and indifference.

3. Foxes are supposed to be ________ creatures.

4. He couldn't prevent her pain, only ________ it.

5. His varied career included a ________ as a magician.

6. I believe that I have arrived at a very ________ moment.

7. You must work hard to ________ your brother's success.

8. My visit to India in 1986 left an ________ impression on me.

9. He pleaded no ________ to two misdemeanor counts.

10. Smoking is ________ to health, especially to the lungs.

11. Many factories are so ________ that they are not worth saving.

12. I am sure under your ________ care these trees will flourish day by day.

13. Everyone's emotion contains ________ and anxiety.

14. No state in the region is ________ to attack by another.

15. Too much time was spent discussing ________ issues.

16. He found himself put under ________ by the country's military intelligence.

17. In Los Angeles in 1973, one secretary was fired for “incompetence, ________ and failure to comply with job instructions” after refusing to make coffee.

18. Staff were warned not to ________ with reporters from other newspapers.

19. I suspect he may have had ________ motives for being so generous.

20. Shyness made the girl speak in a ________ manner.

21. I know well how slight is my talent and how ________ my scholarship, and that I do not deserve so much praise.

Exercise 1-C 偏难词自测练习 (30 minutes)

Please fill in the blanks, choosing the words from the list. Each word can only be used once. Then you can go back to the Word List and check your answers.

请从表格所列单词中选出与下列中文意思对应的单词，填入空格，每个单词只能使用一次。完毕之后，请回到《SAT巴朗词表：乱序版》中对应的单元，核对答案，并标注自己没有填对的单词。

Word List

expurgate　yen　flinch

invincible　subdued　divergent

fitful　hiatus　molecule

conspicuous　concession　antidote

unique　receptive　retrograde

toxic　acerbity　condone

rebuttal　irreproachable　economy

agenda　repeal　bode

correlation　remunerative　statute

convention　nullify　remedial

rectify　fabricate　incorrigible

mediocre　xenophobia　wax

harbor　disband　entail

relevant　alias　retrench

grouse　provincial　contention

incisive　mode　desultory

conglomeration　enterprising　dauntless

metropolis　dissent　copious

obsolete　derogatory　husband

oligarchy　decelerate　tumult　fallacious

寡头政治__________

吵闹，骚动__________

谬误的；误导的__________

减速__________

侮辱的，贬义的__________

中等的，平庸的__________

习俗，惯例__________

纠正，改正__________

变大，增大__________

解散，遣散__________

时尚，风尚；方式，方法；风格__________

锋利的，尖锐的__________

埋怨，发牢骚__________

不同意，持异议__________

瘾；渴望__________

畏缩，退缩__________

缓和的；柔和的__________

废除，撤销__________

倒退，退化__________

有报酬的，有利的__________

大胆的；不屈不挠的__________

无可救药的，不能被纠正的__________

制造；编造__________

使无效，废除__________

法令，条例__________

仇外者，惧外者__________

要求，使必要；牵涉__________

主张，论点__________

团块，混合物__________

省的，偏狭的；守旧的__________

有事业的，有进取精神的__________

紧缩；节约__________

不再使用的，过时的__________

删改，删节__________

间歇的，断断续续的__________

议事日程__________

辩驳，举反证__________

预示__________

分子；小颗粒__________

有毒的，中毒的__________

宽恕，赦免__________

散漫的，随便的，离题的__________

别名，化名__________

相应的，相关联的__________

治疗的；补救的__________

大城市，都会__________

丰富的__________

不可战胜的__________

有分歧的；分叉的__________

让步，妥协__________

解毒剂__________

无可指责的，无瑕疵的__________

唯一的，独特的__________

节约，节俭__________

善于接受的，能接纳的__________

裂缝；间断__________

明显的，显著的__________

相关，相互关系__________

尖酸，刻薄__________

提供住所或栖息地；窝藏__________

节约使用__________

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