在職研究生英語考試對于考生們來說是一大難題，很多考生考試失敗的最終原因就是因為英語成績不是特別的理想，從而影響了總體的成績。中國在職研究生招生信息網的相關老師提醒考生只要每天堅持練習英語，詞匯一定會有所突破，正所謂“溫故而知新”。以下由【南開大學在職研究生頻道】精選：

　　一、In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

　　A. assume

　　B. accomplish

　　C. attain

　　D. assemble

　　二、The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest

　　A. blamed

　　B. condemned

　　C. accused

　　D. charged

　　三、Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.

　　A. despair

　　B. designate

　　C. disappoint

　　D. despise

　　四、 Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

　　A. convicted

　　B. arrested

　　C. charged

　　D. judged

　　五、The open university was started in order to help those who_____having a university education when they were young.

　　A.stopped

　　B.failed

　　C.missed

　　D.ceased

　　六、 We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

　　A. benefits

　　B. guides

　　C. affects

　　D. effects

　　七、 As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.

　　A. woke

　　B. waken

　　C. wake

　　D. awake

　　八、 New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.

　　A. excursion

　　B. execution

　　C. extraction

　　D. expedition

　　九、I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.

　　A. priceless

　　B. invaluable

　　C. unworthy

　　D. worthless

　　十、He has left his book here on_____,so that you can read it.

　　A.purpose

　　B.intention

　　C.aim

　　D.meaning

【參考答案】

　　1、C. attain.

　　【解析】 attain (=succeed in doing or getting) 達到 (目的等) ,取得 (成就等) :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish (順利) 完成。assume假定, 假設, 承擔。assemble集合; 裝配。

　　2、A. blamed.

　　【解析】 blame sb./sth. for ... 因.......埋怨、責怪 .......：He blames you for neglect of duty. (他責怪你玩忽職守。) condemn 譴責、判刑。Accuse sb. of控告某人犯有.......。charge sb. with控告某人犯有......。

　　3、A. despair.

　　【解析】 despair of (=be in despair) 對.......失望：1) Don't despair: things will get better soon. 2) He began to despair of success. 3) He despaired of being able to repair the TV set. (他對能否修好這臺電視機表示失望。) designate指明, 指出, despise 輕視, 藐視。

　　4、 A. convicted.

　　【解析】be convicted to 被判有...... (罪) ：He was convicted of murder. (他被法院判有謀殺罪。)

　　5、C. missed.

　　【解析】miss doing sth.沒有做某事：I missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.(學校放映那部電影時，我沒有能去看。)

　　6、 C. affects.

　　【解析】 affect (=have an influence or effect on) 影響：The climate affected his health. (氣候影響[損害]了他的健康。)

　　[注意]affect vt. 影響。effect n. (=influent) 影響, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (=bring about) 實行, 進行, 產生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我們希望能引起改進。)

　　7、D. awake.

　　【解析】awake adj.醒著的 (作表語) 。Awake, awaken, wake, waken都可以作及物和不及物動詞用, 但是awake多用作不及物動詞, 其中wake最常用。

　　8、D. expedition.

　　【解析】 expedition 遠征, 探險; excursion 短途旅行, 游覽; execution 實施, 執行; extraction 提取。

　　9、D. worthless.

　　【解析】 worthless 無價值的, 無用的。Priceless 無價的, 貴重的, 無法估價的：a priceless treasure 無價之寶。Invaluable 無法估價的, 非常寶貴的。Unworthy 不值得的, 不配的; 無價值的。

　　10、A. purpose.

　　【解析】 on purpose是介詞習語，意為“故意地”。如用intention,則應說by intention故意地。