2006年12月恩波大学英语六级考试最新模拟卷

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)

Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B),C)and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. I am on the of retirement, and I believe Paul would be happy to take my place.

A) verge B) border C) edge D) basis

42. Kate’s arrived every night to take her out for the evening.

A) participant B) escort C) colleague D)delegation

43. Reluctant to see her mother, she outside for the school after everyone else had gone home.

A) hindered B) hinted C) lingered D) clustered

44. The local officials their difficulties to apply for more funds from the government.

A) broadened B) extended C) magnified D) strengthened

45. It was sad that the movie in a departure of the couple.

A) culminated B) deleted C) decorated D) accumulated

46. Half a century’s ago, it’s difficult to of traveling to the moon.

A) conclude B) condemn C) contend D) conceive

47. They think it caught fire because a chemical reaction caused combustion.

A) reluctant B) willing C) instant D) spontaneous

48. She still has very hearing, though she is eighty years old.

A) vigorous B) exact C) acute D) vivid

49. You may not have heard of the poet, but he is very original and creative and I believe he will become well-known someday.

A) obscure B) vague C) vicious D) prominent

50. Your explanation sounds , but I’m not sure I believe it. Can you give me some evidence?

A) plausible B) vague C) irrational D) ambiguous

51. We never any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals.

A) treasure B) value C) grab D) cherish

52. The river was by the setting sun, making a picturesque scene.

A) modified B) radiated C) enlightened D) illuminated

53. I felt rather after all that beer the previous night, so I stayed in the bed for the whole day.

A) fertile B) versatile C) fragile D) sturdy

54. If you want to go to the concert, you’ll have to make a , or there will be no tickets.

A) conservation B) reservation C) preservation D) observation

55. Our new director is much younger than his , who is already 50 years old.

A) successor B) precedent C) predecessor D) offspring

56. The government has given a that it will halt the bombing, but we still see the explosion here and there.

A) endeavor B) priority C) prominence D) pledge

57. A of interest in the matter came into her eyes but soon extinguished.

A) glitter B) fraction C) dazzle D) gleam

58. Wearing plain clothes, the king with the people in the streets.

A) integrated B) mingled C) associated D) collaborated

59. This supermarket has an excellent for fair dealing.

A) fame B) popularity C) reputation D) impression

60. We hope there will be a peaceful to the new system.

A) transmission B) transition C) transaction D) transformation

61. A good president should the interest of his people with his own prosperity.

A) identify B) exemplify C) qualify D) signify

62. Henry Adams felt so hungry that he ordered a double of fish.

A) part B) piece C) section D) portion

63. The tourists through the fog, trying to read what was engraved on the gravestone Shakespeare had chosen for himself.

A) glanced B) glimpsed C) peered D) peeped

64. The discovery of new oil fields in various parts of the country filled the government with

hope.

A) eternal B) infinite C) ceaseless D) delicate

65. Undergraduate students have no to the rare books in the school library.

A) access B) entrance C) way D) admission

66. The Olympic Games in 776 BC in Olympia, a small town in Greece.

A) originated B) stemmed C) derived D) descended

67. More often than not, it is difficult to the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English.

A) exchange B) transfer C) convey D) convert

68. A man who has is a man of moral principle who cannot be false to his own standards or to his conception of his responsibilities.

A) integrity B) ambition C) anxiety D) popularity

69. It would matters if fewer people had to be consulted.

A) facilitate B) fascinate C) hinder D) retard

70. He was only by his wish to help me, and expected nothing in return.

A) activated B) advocated C) dominated D) motivated