1. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _____them as soon as possible.  
A. rectify B. reclaim C. refrain D. reckon  
[CET-6,2001,1]  
    2. We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly _____.  
A. private B. rigorous C. mysterious D. confidential  
[CET-6,2002,1]  
    3. Before every Board meeting, it is customary for the ______ of the previous meeting to be read out.  
A. minutes B. precis C. notes D. protocol  
    4. He was barred from the club for refusing to _____with the rules.  
A. conform B. abide C. adhere D. comply  
    5. The girl was ________ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.  
A. presumably B. preliminarily C. formally D. formerly  
[CET-6,1995,6]  
    6. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to _____.  
A. retire B. recede C. recline D. retreat  
    7. That ancient car of his is a ________ joke among his friends.  
A. steady B. standing C. settled D. stable  
    8. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _______ to me.  
A. discrimination B. deviation  
C. indifference D. interests  
[CET-6,1996,6]  
9. They threw petrol onto the bonfire and the sudden _______ lit up the whole garden.  
A. glow B. twinkle C.spark D. flare  
    10. He answers questions about how to keep _____ meats from becoming tough when braising.  
A. tender B. vulgar C. mild D. frail  
    11. The original elections were declared _____ by the former military ruler.  
A. void B. vulgar C. surplus D. extravagant  
[CET-6,1994,1]  
12. In the blazing heat of midday, the dog lay by the side of the boad,its mouth open _______.  
A. yawning B. panting C. surplus D. sniffing  
    13. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropos that Europeans find they are unable to ______ it.  
A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain  
    14. At school he had a good academic record, and also ______ at sports.  
A. prevailed B. achieved C. surpassed D. excelled  
    15. The lecture ______ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about.  
A. covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt  
    16. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _____ and had a very good time.  
A. feast B. festival C. recreation D. congratulation  
[CET-6,2001,1]  
17. Why should anyone want to read _____ of books by great authors whom the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?  
A. themes B. insights C. digests D. leaflets  
[CET-6,1997,6]  
18. His letter was in such a casual scrawl and in such pale ink that it was _______ .  
A. doubrful B. ambigous C. obscure D. illegible  
    19. The human voice often sounds ______ in the telephone.  
A. twisted B. irregular C. distorted D. deformed  
    20. When there’s a doubt, the chairman’s decision is _____ .  
A. fight B. definite C. fixed D. final  

參考答案與精講  
1. 答案選 A 。A. rectify：改正 B. reclaim：要求收回，重得 C. refrain：（正式）克制，抑制;D. reckon：推斷，考慮，計(jì)算  
    2. 答案選 D。A. private：私下的，不公開(kāi)的 B. rigorous：精確的，嚴(yán)峻的 C. mysterious：神秘的 D. confidential：秘密的，機(jī)密的  
    3.答案選 A。 A. minutes：會(huì)議記錄 B. precis：摘要 C. notes筆記 D. protocol：法案，議案  
    4. 答案選 D。 A. conform：（to)遵守 B. abide：(by)遵守 C. adhere：(to)遵守 D. comply：(with)遵守  
    5. 答案選D。 A. presumably：據(jù)推測(cè) B. preliminarily：初步地 C. formally：正式的 D. formerly：以前，從前  
    6. 答案選B。 A. retire：退休 B. recede（洪水）退下 C. recline：向后靠，斜倚 D. retreat：撤退  
    7. 答案選 B。A. steady：平穩(wěn)的 B. standing joke：習(xí)慣用法，老笑話 C. settled：解決 D. stable：穩(wěn)定的  
    8. 答案選C. A. discrimination：歧視，偏見(jiàn) B. deviation：偏差，誤差 C. indifference：不關(guān)心，不重視 D. interests：興趣  
    9. 答案選D。 A. glow：灼熱，發(fā)光 B. twinkle:(星星、眼睛等）閃耀，閃爍 C.spark：火星 ，火花 D. flare：火焰  
    10. 答案選A。A. tender：溫柔的 tender meat 嫩肉 B. vulgar：輕柔的，柔軟的 C. surplus：（脾氣、天氣等）溫和的 D. extravagant：脆弱的，易碎的  
    11. 答案選A。A. void：（法律上）無(wú)效的 B. vulgar：粗俗和 C. surplus：多余的，剩余的 D. extravagant：奢侈浪費(fèi)的，昂貴的  
    12. 答案選B。A. yawning：打哈欠 B. panting:（張口）喘氣 C. surplus：嘆氣 D. sniffing：嗅，噴鼻息  
    13. 答案選 C。A. maintain：維持，保養(yǎng) B. persist：堅(jiān)持，持續(xù) C. endure：忍受，容忍 D. sustain：支撐，贍養(yǎng)  
    14. 答案選D。 A. prevailed （over/against)優(yōu)勝 B. ;achieved：成就，成功地做 C. surpassed：超越，超過(guò) D. excelled(at/in)：優(yōu)勝，杰出  
    15. 答案選C.A. covered：覆蓋，包括 B. included：包括，包含 C. ranged(from...to)：涉及 D. dealt(with)：處理，處置  
    16. 答案選A。 A. feast：盛筵 B. festival：節(jié)日 C. recreation：休閑，娛樂(lè) D. congratulation：祝賀  
    17. 答案選C。 A. themes：主題 B. insights：見(jiàn)解，洞察力 C. digests：文摘，摘要 D. leaflets：傳單  
    18. 答案選D。 A. doubtful：懷疑的 B. ambigous：含糊的 C. obscure：難懂的，朦朧不清的 D. illegible：（字跡）模糊難辨的  
    19. 答案選C。 A. twisted：扭曲的 B. irregular：不規(guī)則的 C. distorted：變形的， 失真的 D. deformed：畸形的  
    20. 答案選D。 A. fight：正確的 B. definite：明確的 C. fixed：固定的 D. final：最后的，最終的