大学英语六级词汇精讲（一）
1. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _____them as soon as possible.A. rectify B. reclaim C. refrain D. reckon
[CET-6,2001,1]
2. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly _____.
A. private B. rigorous C. mysterious D. confidential
[CET-6,2002,1]
3. Before every Board meeting, it is customary for the ______ of the previous meeting to be read out.
A. minutes B. precis C. notes D. protocol
4. He was barred from the club for refusing to _____with the rules.
A. conform B. abide C. adhere D. comply
5. The girl was ________ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.
A. presumably B. preliminarily C. formally D. formerly
[CET-6,1995,6]
6. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later that the flood began to _____.
A. retire B. recede C. recline D. retreat
7. That ancient car of his is a ________ joke among his friends.
A. steady B. standing C. settled D. stable
8. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _______ to me.
A. discrimination B. deviation
C. indifference D. interests
[CET-6,1996,6]
9. They threw petrol onto the bonfire and the sudden _______ lit up the whole garden.
A. glow B. twinkle C.spark D. flare
10. He answers questions about how to keep _____ meats from becoming tough when braising.
A. tender B. vulgar C. mild D. frail
11. The original elections were declared _____ by the former military ruler.
A. void B. vulgar C. surplus D. extravagant
[CET-6,1994,1]
12. In the blazing heat of midday, the dog lay by the side of the boad,its mouth open _______.
A. yawning B. panting C. surplus D. sniffing
13. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropos that Europeans find they are unable to ______ it.
A. maintain B. persist C. endure D. sustain
14. At school he had a go