外国语学院2008级英语专业八级词汇竞赛试题
He has a ______ in his back.
A. croon       B. crook      C. crinkle       D. crouch
2. As the case of Amitar Ray and his family exemplifies, professional immigrants are among the most rapidly ______ ----first because of their occupational success and second because of the absence of strong ethnic networks that reinforce the culture of origin.
A. assimilated    B. consumed    C. accustomed    D. fascinated
3. While researchers may not _____ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought.
A. authorize     B. license       C. counteract      D. endorse
4. I wouldn’t say your stomach was big, and it is just slightly _____.
A. convex B. crabby C. crate D. crappy
5. The operation on _____ is very successful, and his eyesight will soon get right again.
A. brow B. kidney C. eyelash D. cornea
6. Her laughter is _______!
A. contagious B. corroborate C. congenial D. consonant
7. He kept his _______ in the crisis.
A. property B. composure C. constellation D. connoisseur
8. The patient has been in a _____ for a week and doesn’t seem to have any hope of recovery.
A. dormancy B. hibernation C. coma D. sleep
9. The motor boat _______ the water up as it passed.
A. churned B. arose C. filliped D. triggered
10. He cleaned out ______ of coal from the stove.
A. dust B. cinders C. lampblack D. feculence
11. Their _______ greetings did not seem heartfelt.
A. commensurate B. commentary C. ceremonious D. ataraxy
12. Washing machines take advantage of ________ to dry the clothes.
A. centrifugation B. gravitation C. spin D. circumrotation
13. Her long hair fell over her shoulders in a _____ of curls.
A. celeste B. creek C. cascade D. circle 
14. She was always ______ at her husband.
A. captivated B. crabbed C. demagogic D. carping
15. Without my glasses I _____ into the wrong room.
A. blundered B. bustled C. burrowed D. burlesque
16. Is he a bass or a ______?
A. violoncellist B. conductor C. baritone D. composer
17. Yesterday’s ______ killed a party of skiers and destroyed several trees.
A. earthquake B. avalanche C. wrack D. tsunami
18. Modern war needs _____ operations and attack.
A. amphibious B. amphibian C. amorphous D. amorous
19. Heat often ______ pain.
A. aggravates B. alleviates C. dilutes D. distills
20. The event acted as a _____ for the war.
A. buoy B. fuse C. signal D. catalyst 
21. The kind of  ______  cream is very good. 
A . moisturized   B moisturizing   C moisture  D .  moisturize 
22. The ____ of details made most of the audience lose their interest in the report.
A. maze        B swamp        C morass    D. pitfall
23. Many animals display ____instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.A. cerebral?????????? B. imperious?????? C. rueful?????????? D. maternal
24. While she had the fever, she _____for hours.A .raved???????????? B. sniggered?????? C. tittered????????? D. perforated
25. The meeting t

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