1. The vacuum cleaner is a valuable labor-saving ______ action.
  A. device B. engine C. piece D. instrument

  2. The flight was postponed because of technical problems and was finally cancelled last week when a ______ was discovered.
  A. accident B. defect C. damage D. defeat

  3. When she was crossing the road, she was knocked down by a motor-car and lay ______ by the roadside.
  A. asleep B. thoughtless C. unconscious D. unaware

  4. The novels he has written have shown his ______ ability as an author.
  A. literal B. literally C. literature D. literary

  5. The reader is urged to be a leader, rather than a follower; to rely on his own power, rather than to ______.
  A. inform B. conform C. deform D. reform

  6. He would much ______ it if you could do him the favor.
  A. award B. apply C. appreciate D. anticipate

  7. If our ______ is correct, then the space-craft should reach the moon on Monday.
  A. calculation B. composition C. communication D. vision

  8. San Francisco’s Chinese community, comprising 67, 000 ______ is the largest concentration of Chinese outside of Asia.
  A. visitors B. workers C. adults D. inhabitants

  9. We didn’t catch the train on ______ of the traffic congestion.
  A. basis B. charge C. account D. behalf

  10. Though he has suffered from cancer for so many years, it is so strange that he has ______ to the present day.
  A. deprived B. survived C. derived D. revived

 
  11. During the races there were two accidents to motor-cyclists including one ______ accident.
  A. fatal B. killing C. deadly D. deathly

 12. Business picked up in the stores during December, but ______ again after Christmas.
  A. dropped out B. dropped on C. dropped over D. dropped off

  13. His misbehavior and ______ dismissal from the firm was reported in the newspaper.
  A. improper B. inefficient C. subsequent D. frequent

  14. Everry citizen has the sacred ______ to defend his country.
  A. right B. objective C. authority D. obligation

  15. We need an umbrella on the beach to give us some ______ at midday.
  A. shed B. shade C. shadow D. dark

  16. ______ to the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
  A. Prior B. Close C. Earlier D. Next

  17. If you are an electrician, you will know the difference between an alternating and a direct ______.
  A. conductor B. circuit C. cable D. current

  18. The company has the ______ right to print Mr. Dare’s books.
  A. virtual B. exclusive C. overall D. flexible

  19. Digging the foundation is the first ______ of our building project.
  A. solution B. procession C. phase D. achievement

  20. The curtains have ______ because of the strong sunlight.
  A. faded B. dulled C. fainted D. weakened

  Vocabulary Test 5
  1 題：答案為A。device 器械；engine 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)；piece 碎片；instrument 儀器。

  2 題：答案為B。accident 事故；defect 缺陷；damage 破壞；defeat 失敗。

  3 題：答案為C。asleep 睡著的；thoughtless 缺乏考慮的；unconscious 無知覺的；unaware 不知道的。

  4 題：答案為D。literal 文字上的；literally 逐字地；literature 文學(xué)；literary 文字上的。

  5 題：答案為B。inform 告”；conform 順從；deform 破壞形象；reform 改革。

  6 題：答案為C。award 授予；apply 運(yùn)用；appreciate 感激；anticipate 期望。

  7 題：答案為A。calculation 計(jì)算；composition 作文；communication 通訊；vision 視覺。

  8 題：答案為D。visitor 訪問者；worker 工人；adult 成人；inhabitant 居民。

  9 題：答案為C。basis 基礎(chǔ)；charge 控告；on account of 由于；on behalf of 代表。

  10 題：答案為B。deprive 剝奪；survive 幸存；derive 產(chǎn)生；revive 復(fù)活

  11 題：答案為A。fatal 致命”；killing 殺死；deadly 致命的；deathly 象死一般的。

  12 題：答案為D。drop out 退出；drop on 偶然拜訪；drop over 順便來訪；drop off 減少。

  13 題：答案為C。improper 不合適的；inefficient 沒有效率的；subsequent 隨后的；frequent 經(jīng)常的。

  14 題：答案為D。right 權(quán)利；objective 目的；authority 權(quán)威；obligation 義務(wù)。

  15 題：答案為B。shed 棚；shade 陰涼；shadow 影子；dark 黑暗的。

  16 題：答案為A。prior to 在前；close 接近；earlier 早于；next 下一個(gè)。

  17 題：答案為D。conductor 導(dǎo)體；circuit 電路；cable 電纜；current 電流。

  18 題：答案為B。virtual 實(shí)際上的；exclusive 專有的；overall 大體上的；flexible 靈活的。

  19 題：答案為C。solution 解決；procession 行列；phase 階段；achievement 成就。

  20 題：答案為A。fade 褪色；dull 遲鈍；faint 暗淡；weaken 削弱。