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. Every 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 题：答案为A。device 器械；engine 发动机；piece 碎片；instrument 仪器。
2 题：答案为B。accident 事故；defect 缺陷；damage 破坏；defeat 失败。
3 题：答案为C。asleep 睡着的；thoughtless 缺乏考虑的；unconscious 无知觉的；unaware 不知道的。
4 题：答案为D。literal 文字上的；literally 逐字地；literature 文学；literary 文字上的。
5 题：答案为B。inform 告”；conform 顺从；deform 破坏形象；reform 改革。
6 题：答案为C。award 授予；apply 运用；appreciate 感激；anticipate 期望。
7 题：答案为A。calculation 计算；composition 作文；communication 通讯；vision 视觉。
8 题：答案为D。visitor 访问者；worker 工人；adult 成人；inhabitant 居民。
9 题：答案为C。basis 基础；charge 控告；on account of 由于；on behalf of 代表。
10 题：答案为B。deprive 剥夺；survive 幸存；derive 产生；revive 复活。
11 题：答案为A。fatal 致命”；killing 杀死；deadly 致命的；deathly 象死一般的。
12 题：答案为D。drop out 退出；drop on 偶然拜访；drop over 顺便来访；drop off 减少。
13 题：答案为C。improper 不合适的；inefficient 没有效率的；subsequent 随后的；frequent 经常的。
14 题：答案为D。right 权利；objective 目的；authority 权威；obligation 义务。
15 题：答案为B。shed 棚；shade 阴凉；shadow 影子；dark 黑暗的。
16 题：答案为A。prior to 在前；close 接近；earlier 早于；next 下一个。
17 题：答案为D。conductor 导体；circuit 电路；cable 电缆；current 电流。
18 题：答案为B。virtual 实际上的；exclusive 专有的；overall 大体上的；flexible 灵活的。
19 题：答案为C。solution 解决；procession 行列；phase 阶段；achievement 成就。
20 题：答案为A。fade 褪色；dull 迟钝；faint 暗淡；weaken 削弱。
