易混名词专练
1. You have the of marrying or remaining a bachelor.
A. selection B. preference C. alternative D. access
2. It was the chief of the world that year that the USA army attacked Iraq.
A. thing B. affair C. event D. matter
3. –Bluto was beaten black and blue. Do you know why?
-Everything has its .
A. effects B. results C. causes D. ways
4. Jane is timid(胆小的). Whenever she sees a mouse or a snake, she loses her and screams.
A. heart B. sight C. head D. temper
5. You have missed your , and you’ll have to wait for the next round.
A. turn B. chance C. time D. duty
6. In the west, it is a that women get married in long white dress.
A. habit B. tradition C. manner D. attitude
7. Many people complain of the rapid of modern life.
A. pace B. rate C. speed D. growth
8. “Green Olympics, High-tech Olympics, People’s Olympics” are the for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
A. titles B. themes C. slogans D. standards
9. She appeared at the reception(招待会)wearing her finest .
A. stone B. jewels C. jewellery D. jewelleries
10. For the next ten years, Mary had not sent a single to her friend Jeanne.
A. message B. information C. advice D. news
11. She has a pleasant of the river from her kitchen.
A. view B. scene C. picture D. sight.
12. This machine is the of the modern computer.
A. engine B. motor C. descendant D. ancestor
13. George took of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.
A. chance B. effect C. advantage D. charge
14. On the lay many people wearing swimming suit and sun glasses.
A. seaside B. beach C. coast D. bank
15. During the storm we took in the doorway of a shop.
A. cottage B. frame C. opinion D. manner
16. She said she liked dancing but was not in the for it just then.
A. mood B. frame C. opinion D. manner
17. You have no to borrow my bike without asking my permission.
A. choice B. pleasure C. right D. time
18. Students sometimes support themselves by of evening jobs.
A. ways B. paths C. means D. offers
19. The Foreign Office handles international .
A. incidents B. accidents C. affairs D. businesses
20. Employees who worked here for many years will be given over newcomers.
A. preference B. prejudice C. premise D. preface
21. How is tea made? It isn’t simply a of soaking a tea bag in hot water.
A. business B. event C. affair D. matter
22. Our from Beijing to Nanjing is by way of Jinan and Xuzhou.
A. route B. road C. avenue D. street
23. Many residents in this area made generous to the relief fund.
A. gifts B. presents C. donations D. awards
24. According to the doctor’s he had got a light flu.
A. diagnosis B. judgment C. proof D. treatment
25. Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone’s .
A. taste B. favour C. sound D. smell
26. Some of the Americans tend to regard China as a(n) to U. S. in economy in the near future.
A. enemy B. threat C. warning D. danger
27. The book is a for students of science.
A. necessary B. must C. important D. use
28. Father gave me to use his car yesterday.
A. progression B. permission C. permit D. present
29. He dreams of making a big , but he doesn’t want to do anything.
A. luck B. chance C. fortune D. money
30. –Don’t be rude, Toad !
-Mind your own !
A. thing B. event C. matter D. business
31. –Excuse me, what’s the of the room?
-Fifty dollars.
A. pay B. use C. income D. charge
32. We have found several errors in the of 2005.
A. editor B. edition C. publishing D. publication
33. What are the of life on the earth?
A. sources B. origins C. causes D. reasons
34. The project failed due to .
A. lack of money B. lacks of money C. lacks for money D. lack for money
35. All governments pay attention to the protection of cultural , like the Summer Palace.
A. tradition B. education C. relics D. works
36. At the of the gun, Liu Xiang and the other runners rushed from the starting point.
A. sight B. hearing C. sound D. shot
37. –I’ve got an “A” in the exam.
-That’s a good . You will surely win a second.
A. result B. start C. idea D. pleasure
38. –Du Li won the first medal for China in Greece.
-Great! What she won for our motherland!
A. golden; honour B. gold; honour C. golden; honours D. gold; honours
39. Mr Chairman, it’s my to be asked to speak here on the international affairs.
A. turn B. honour C. time D. opinion
40. They can’t take of that house if we fail to reach an agreement with them.
A. notice B. hold C. care D. possession
Key: 1-5 CCCCA 6-10 BABBA 11-15 ADCBD 16-20 ACCCA
21-25 DACAA 26-30 BBBCD 31-35 DBBAC 36-40 CBBBD