2015年GCT工程硕士英语词汇练习题（148）
发布时间：2009/12/27 15:39:13 来源：城市学习网 编辑：紫藤
1. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.
(A) or else(B) in short (C) on the contrary(D) on the other hand
2. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.
(A) intelligent(B) indispensable
(C) inevitable (D) identical
3. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.
(A) restrain (B) retain (C) reserve(D) replace
4. There is a ______ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
(A) dot (B) hint (C) notion (D) phrase
5. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.
(A) jam (B) barrier (C) fence (D) prevention
6. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he is the best in the class.
(A) comes up to(B) comes around to
(C) comes to (D) comes on to
7. Please ______ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
(A) search (B) seek (C) inquire(D) consult
8. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
(A) affected (B) effected (C) lessened (D) declined
9. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.
(A) drop (B) lack (C) failure(D) absence
10. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that ______ from kindergartens to colleges.
(A) spread (B) shift (C) move (D) range
