2017考研英语词汇专项训练（8）

　　141.His lectures on Roman history would do________ to a real expert.

　　A) reputation

　　B) glory

　　C) prominence

　　D) credit

　　142.I have devoted four weekends to waiting papers and mow I feel I________ a rest.

　　A) deserve

　　B) prefer

　　C) entitle

　　D) receive

　　143.It was the people’s courage that brought them________ the war.

　　A) over

　　B) about

　　C) through

　　D) out

　　144.John’s new car can________ from 10 mph to 60 mph in a few seconds.

　　A) facilitate

　　B) hurry

　　C) improve

　　D) accelerate

　　145.Do you know why John didn’t________ at the party yesterday evening?

　　A) show off

　　B) show down

　　C) show up

　　D) show in

　　146.Mary found it difficult to________ Jim’s father when he disapproved of their marriage.

　　A) stand by

　　B) stand out

　　C) stand up for

　　D) stand up to

　　147.I like to go to the cinema when I am in the________ for it.

　　A) motive

　　B) mood

　　C) mind

　　D) temper

　　148.He________ his job in order to engage in full-time writing.

　　A) resigned

　　B) withdrew

　　C) undertook

　　D) ignored

　　149.Darkness________ before the traveller could find shelter for the night.

　　A) set out

　　B) set back

　　C) set off

　　D) set in

　　150.The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have________ passport.

　　A) an operative

　　B) a valid

　　C) an efficient

　　D) an effective

　　151.Some young people have made a(n)________ by developing private business.

　　A) fund

　　B) wealth

　　C) fortune

　　D) estate

　　152.Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which___

　　increase the risk of heart disease.

　　A) in turn

　　B) in turns

　　C) by turn

　　D) by turns

　　153.It is no easy thing to________ a social reform.

　　A) bring out

　　B) bring up

　　C) bring about

　　D) bring back

　　154.Faced with all the difficulties, the girl________ her mother for comfort.

　　A) turned over

　　B) turned to

　　C) turned down

　　D) turned up

　　155.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first________ .

　　A) intention

　　B) purpose

　　C) attempt

　　D) desire

　　156.Look at the photo and you’ll find Susan________ her mother.

　　A) takes to

　　B) takes after

　　C) takes for

　　D) takes on

　　157.The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of a(an)________ case.

　　A) prompt

　　B) accidental

　　C) fatal

　　D) emergency

　　158.Whether right or wrong, he has some new ideas about how the lesson should be________ .

　　A) conducted

　　B) deducted

　　C) concluded

　　D) deduced

　　159.We should not be ignorant________ the progress being made in other countries.

　　A) with

　　B) in

　　C) of

　　D) to

　　160.At the discussion, the expert________ computer science raised questions of various kinds.

　　A) for

　　B) about

　　C) to

　　D) in