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 参考答案与精讲 1. 答案选 A 。A. rectify：改正 B. reclaim：要求收回，重得 C. refrain：（正式）克制，抑制 D. reckon：推断，考虑，计算 2. 答案选 D。A. private：私下的，不公开的 B. rigorous：精确的，严峻的 C. mysterious：神秘的 D. confidential：秘密的，机密的 3.答案选 A。 A. minutes：会议记录 B. precis：摘要 C. notes笔记 D. protocol：法案，议案 4. 答案选 D。 A. conform：（to)遵守 B. abide：(by)遵守 C. adhere：(to)遵守 D. comply：(with)遵守 5. 答案选D。 A. presumably：据推测 B. preliminarily：初步地 C. formally：正式的 D. formerly：以前，从前 6. 答案选B。 A. retire：退休 B. recede（洪水）退下 C. recline：向后靠，斜倚 D. retreat：撤退 7. 答案选 B。A. steady：平稳的 B. standing joke：习惯用法，老笑话 C. settled：解决 D. stable：稳定的 8. 答案选C. A. discrimination：歧视，偏见 B. deviation：偏差，误差 C. indifference：不关心，不重视 D. interests：兴趣