超星 - 第一单元及两篇课外阅读词汇测试 - 查题吧

单选题

What are the _________ of finding a parking space right outside the door?

A. odd
B. odds
C. ode
D. odes

单选题

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

A. join in and help
B. realize one’s dream
C. be loyal
D. impose

单选题

Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home.

A. row
B. rest
C. play
D. obstacle

单选题

Which of the following is different in meaning from the other three?

A. evil
B. mortal
C. lethal
D. malignant

单选题

Which of the following is different in meaning from the other three?

A. riot
B. insurgent
C. instigator
D. agitator

单选题

The company agreed todeferpayment for three months.

A. pay off
B. defy
C. postpone
D. finish

单选题

One key way a gap year tends to improve students’ college performance is by allowing them to ___________ after some 12 years of hitting the books and taking tests.

A. derive
B. depress
C. depressurize
D. deprive

单选题

The take-a-break-first concept got a high-profile_________ when Princeton University began its own “bridge year” program last fall.

A. burst
B. boost
C. bounce
D. bound

单选题

Which of the following is different in meaning from the other three?

A. adage
B. proverb
C. motto
D. essay

单选题

Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "caveat"?

A. hint
B. sugggestion
C. implication
D. warning

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