一．同（近）义词

同义词、近义词是指词义和词性相同或相近的词。英语中绝对同义的极少的。同义词通常具有细微的语义差别或含义相近而用法不同的特性。辨析同义词可从词义辨析、词性辨析（很多动词在词义上十分接近，但词性却不同。 做题时要根据句子中的需要来决定词性）、习惯搭配辨析等方面入手。

1. He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.

A) provide                                                              B) arouse                                 C) assist                               D) persist　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

 2. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.

A) specific                                           B) dynamic                         C) heroic                           D) diplomatic　　                  

( 2003-12-27)

3. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory.

A) occasions                                       B) matters                             C) incidents                       D) issues　　 

( 2003-12-27 )

4. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _____ through.

A) press                   B) squeeze                                             C) stretch                                D) leap　　   

( 2003-12-27 )

5. The manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid opportunity.

A) drop                            B) miss                                                C) escape                                             D) slide　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

6. Because of a _____ engagement, Lora couldn't attend my birthday party last Saturday.

A) pioneer                   B) premature                                        C) prior                                                    D) past　　   

( 2003 -12 -27 )

7. Not having a good command of English can be a serious _____ preventing you from achieving your goals.

A) obstacle                   B) fault                                                                  C) offense                                                D) distress　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )                  

8. It's very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.

A) concerned                    B) careful                            C) considerable      D) considerate　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

9. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.

A) joint                   B) intensive                                           C) overall                                             D) decisive　　                  

( 2003 -12 -27 )

10. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.

A) route                   B) transmission                      C) vision                                              D) manner　　

 ( 2003 -12 -27 )

11. There is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

A) rigid                   B) solid                                                                  C) smooth                                           D) harsh　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

12. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

A) preferences                   B) expectations      C) fantasies                         D) fashions　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

13. It is reported that Uruguay understands and _____ China on human rights issues.

A) grants                         B) changes                                           C) abandons                    D) backs　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

14. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.

A) access                                            B) resort                                               C) contact                                           D) path　　   

( 2003 -12 -27 )

15. His trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.

A) cracked                    B) split                                                                     C) broke                              D) burst　　  

( 2003 -12 -27 )

16. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.

A) governing                   B) blowing                                              C) prevailing                                         D) ruling　　  

( 2003 -12 -27 )

17. The author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.

A) edition                   B) editorial                        C) article                                             D) abstract　　

( 2003 -12 -27 )

18. You will not be _____ about your food in time of great hunger.

A) special                    B) particular        C) peculiar             D) specific

（2003-6）

19. You shouldn’t have written in the _____ since the book belongs to the library.

A) interval               B) border           C) margin             D) edge

（2003-6）

20. The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.

A) roar                  B) exclamation       C) whistle            D) scream

（2003-6）

21. The ticket _____ you to a free boat tour on the lake.

A) entitles                B) appoints          C) grants            D) credits

（2003-6）

22. This is the nurse who ________( to) me when I was ill in the hospital.

A) accompanied               B) attended          C) entertained    D) shielded

( 2003-6）

23. I was about to _____ a match when I remembered Tom’s warning.

A) rub                   B) hit               C) scrape        D) strike

（2003-6）

24. The advertisement says this material doesn’t _______ in the wash, but it has.

A) contract                   B) shrink            C) slim         D) dissolve

（2003-6）

25. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _____ us that he would try as hard as possible.

A) insured                B) guaranteed         C) assumed      D) assured

（2003-6）

26. The work was almost complete when we receive orders to ____ no further with it.

A) progress                B) proceed           C) march       D) promote

（2003-6）

27. A house with a dangerous gas ____ can catch fire immediately.

A) leak                   B) split              C) mess         D) crack

（2003-6）

28. A dark suit is ____ to a light one for evening wear.

A) favorable                B) suitable          C) preferable     D) proper

（2003-6）

29. It was in the United States that I made the _____ of Professor Jones.

A) acknowledgement      B) acquaintance      C) recognition    D) association

（2003-6）

30. Could you take a ____ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?

A) bare                    B) vacant           C) hollow        D) blank

（2003-6）

31. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than a culture where citizens come from _____ background.

A) extensive              B) influential         C) diverse        D) identical

（2003-6）

32. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said the fire was ____.

A) mature                 B) deliberate         C) meaningful     D) innocent

(2003-6 )

33. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _____ : 77.2 years.

A ) scope                   B) rank                           C) span            D) scale

(2001-6 )

34. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.

A) residents                 B) inhabitants         C) lodgers             D) settlers

(2001-6 )

35. Extensive reporting on television has helped to _____ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.

A) gather                    B) generate                  C) assemble                D) yield

( 2001-6 )

36. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ______ Chinese.

A) smooth                   B) fluent                    C) fluid                 D) flowing

( 2001-6 )

37. Petrol is refined from the ____ oil we take out of the ground.

A) fresh                      B) original                  C) rude                      D) crude

( 2001-6 )

38. The Car Club couldn’t ____ to meet the demands of all its members.

A) ensure                    B) guarantee              C) assume                  D) confirm

( 2001-6 )

39. All the key words in the article are printed in ____ type so as to attract readers’ attention.

A) dark                  B) dense                    C) black                D) bold

( 2000-12 )

40. On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor ____ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

A) incident                 B) event                    C) case                     D) affair

(2000-12 )

41.The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ____ the other.

A) emphasizing                 B) reinforcing              C) multiplying         D) increasing

( 2000-12 )

42. If this kind of fish becomes ____, future generations will never taste it at all.

A) minimum            B) short                     C) seldom              D) scarce

( 2000-12 )

43. Cancellation of the flight ____ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

A) resulted                 B) obliged                  C) demanded         D) recommended

( 2000-12 )

44. Young people are not ____ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.

A) conservative                 B) content                      C) confident          D) generous

( 2000-6 )

45. In Britain people_____ four million tons of potatoes every year.

A) swallow                 B) dispose                       C) consume                D) exhaust

( 2000-1 )

46. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ____.

A) nuisance                        B) trouble                        C) worry                 D) anxiety

( 2000-1 )

47. Everybody ____ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

A) assembled                 B) accumulated                 C) piled                 D) joined

( 2000-6 )

48. It is our ___ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

A) consistent                 B) continuous            C) considerate            D) continual

( 2000-1 )

49. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ____ enough to eat.

A) mild                   B) slight                     C) light                 D) tender

( 2000 -1)

50. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.

A) interfered            B) offended                     C) impressed          D) bothered

( 1999-6 )

51. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ____.

A) blank                 B) hollow                   C) vacant             D) bare

( 1999-6 )

52. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short _____, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

A) store                 B) provision                C) reserve                  D) supply

( 1999-6 )

53. When people become unemployed, it is ____ which is often worse than lack of wages.

A) laziness            B) poverty                    C) idleness                 D) inability

( 1999-6 )

54. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ____ with the rapid changes of society.

A) step                       B) pace                     C) touch               D) progress

(1999-1 )

55. Remember that customers don’t ____ about prices in that city.

A) debate               B) dispute                  C) bargain             D) consult

( 1999-1 )

56. The tomato juice left a brown ____ on the front of my jacket.

A) track                 B) trace                     C) spot                      D) point

( 1999-1 )

57. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ____ at different villages.

A) continually            B) continuously                 C) gradually           D) unceasingly

( 1999-1 )

58. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ____ anything.

A) withdraw            B) omit                      C) reduce              D) leak

( 1993-12 & 1999-1 )

59. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ____ Europe into a Great War.

A) inserted            B) imposed                 C) plunged                      D) pitched

( 1998-6 )

60. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into _____ care.

A) intensive            B) rigid                 C) tense                        D) tight

( 1998-6 )

61. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ____ .

A) mark                 B) trace                C) feature                        D) appearance

( 1998-6 )

62. However, at times this balance in nature is _____, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A) troubled            B) confused           C) disturbed               D) puzzled

( 1998-6 )

63. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s question .

A) awkward            B) amazed                  C) curious                  D) amused

( 1998-6 )

64. You have nothing to ____ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A) gain                  B) grasp               C) seize                        D) earn

( 1997-12 )

65. As a result of careless washing, the jacket ____ to a child’s size.

A) compressed            B) shrank              C) dropped                      D) decreased

( 1997-12 )

66. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A) expending            B) offering                  C) costing                  D) charging

( 1997-12 )

67. The manager spoke highly of such _____ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A) virtues               B) features                 C) properties              D) characteristics

( 1997-12 )

68. Since the matter was extremely _____, we dealt with it immediately.

A) tough                B) tense               C) urgent                        D) instant

( 1997-12 )

69. The government is trying to do something to ____ better understanding between the two countries.

A) raise                 B) promote                 C) heighten                     D) increase

( 1997-6 )

70. By ____ computation，he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.

A) coarse               B) rude                      C) crude                    D) rough

( 1997-6 )

71. The ____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.

A) common            B) usual                C) average                      D) general

( 1997-6 )

72. The newspaper did not mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.

A) range                B) level                 C) extent                        D) quantity

( 1997-6 )

73. Physics is ____ to the science, which was called natural philosophy in history.

A) alike                  B) equivalent         C) likely                        D) uniform

( 1997-1 )

74. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages; several fishing boats were _____ and many houses collapsed.

A) wrecked            B) spoiled              C) torn                        D) injured

( 1997-1 )

75. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _____ the new carpet.

A) crash                B) pollute              C) spot                             D) stain

( 1997-1 )

76. Competition, they believe, _____ the national character rather than corrupt it.

A) enforces                 B) confirms                 C) intensifies              D) strengthens

( 1997-1 )

77. The education ____ for the coming year is about $ 4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.

A) allowance            B) reservation       C) budget                        D) finance

( 1997-1 )

78. He was ____ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.

A) dragged            B) tempted                 C) elicited                  D) attracted

( 1997-1 )

79. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ____ in grocery stores.

A) ready                B) approachable            C) probable                     D) available

( 1997-1 )

80. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ______ through the window.

A) vision                B) view                   C) picture             D) look

( 1996-1 )

81. The schoolmaster ____ the girl’s bravery in his opening speech.

A) applauded            B) enhanced               C) elevated                D) clapped

( 1996-1)

82. It has been revealed that some government leaders _____ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

A) employ              B) take                      C) abuse                    D) overlook

( 1996-6 )

83. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ______.

A) intention            B) attempt                 C) purpose                      D) desire

( 1996-6 )

84. Writing is a slow process, requiring ______ thought, time and effort.

A) significant            B) considerable            C) enormous               D) numerous

( 1996-6 )

85. New York _____ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.

A) ranked               B) occupied           C) arranged                     D) classified

( 1996-6 )

86. Medical care reform has become this country’s most important public health _____.

A) question            B) stuff                     C) matter              D) issue

( 1995-1 )

87. I used to smoke ____, but I gave it up three years ago.

A) seriously            B) heavily                  C) badly                D) severely

( 1995-1 )

88. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.

A) sight                 B) view                      C) look                      D) form

(1995-6 )

89. In Britain the best season of the year is probably ____ spring.

A) later                  B) last                            C) latter               D) late

( 1995-6 )

90. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ____ sick.

A) normal               B) regular