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【北京大學在職研究生頻道】精選：

　　一、The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.

　　A. action

　　B. performance

　　C. view

　　D. sight

　　二、Don´t_____the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead(許可，準許)。

　　A.release

　　B.discard

　　C.relieve

　　D.retain

　　三、The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause_____of vegetables in the coming days.

　　A.rarity

　　B.scarcity

　　C.invalidity

　　D.variety

　　四、Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to_____healthy.

　　A.preserve

　　B.stay

　　C.maintain

　　D.reserve

　　五、 She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.

　　A. cleared away

　　B. cleared up

　　C. broken away

　　D. broken down

　　六、Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.

　　A. uncertain

　　B. disastrous

　　C. potential

　　D. unworthy

　　1、[答案] B. performance.

　　【注釋】performance (話劇的) 一場演出。

　　2、[答案]A,release.

　　【注釋】 release(=allow news to be published)發(fā)布(新聞)：Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.(這項計劃的細節(jié)尚未向公眾發(fā)布。)

　　relieve 1)減輕(痛苦，緊張情緒等)：What will relieve a headache?This will help to relieve our hardship.2)使放心，使寬慰：The good news relieved us,for we had been very anxious.3)賑濟，救濟：The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.4)relieve…from(of)解除，免除;a.This medicine will help to relieve you from your pain.b.He was relieved of his duties.

　　retain(=keep;continue to have or hold)保持，繼續(xù)保有：1)She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.2)You must retain your tickets.

　　3、[答案]B.scarcity.

　　【注釋】 scarcity(=the state of being scarce)缺乏;不足(指原本充足之物暫時在數(shù)量上的缺乏)。

　　4、[答案]B.stay.

　　【注釋】 preserve,stay,maintain,reserve這4個詞均有“保持”，“維持”之意。stay后可接形容詞作表語：The weather stayed wet for three days.其他3個詞均為及物動詞。

　　Preserve(=keep safe from decay,risk,harm,danger,going bad etc.)保存，保護：1)Policemen preserve order in the streets.(警察在街上維持秩序。)2)We must preserve our natural resources.(我們必須保護自然資源。)3)You paint woodwork to preserve it.(你油漆木制品以防腐爛。)

　　5、[答案] B. cleared up.

　　【注釋】 clear up 解釋, 澄清; 解決：1) I had some doubts, but now they are cleared up. (以前我有許多疑點, 但現(xiàn)在都解決了。) 2) The book has cleared up many difficulties for me. (這本書解決了我不少困難。) clear away 清除。

　　6、[答案] B. disastrous.

　　【注釋】 disastrous 災難性的。