以 “T”开头的核心词汇
Trivial  a.  琐碎的,不重要的
A most      argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in. (98.6.58)
A  trivial  B  delicate   C  minor   D  miniature
Franking speaking, your article is very good except for some     mistakes in grammar.(99.6.38)
A  obscure   B  glaring  C  trivial   D  rare
The manager tried to wave aside these issues as     details that would be settled later.(2000.1.59)
A  aggressive  B  enthusiastic   C  considerate   D  ambitious
Don’t let such a     matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.(03.6.63)
A  trivial   B  slight   C  partial   D  minimal(最低限度)
Transition .  n.  过渡,转变
There is much I enjoy about the coming seasons, but my favorite time is the _____ from fall to winter.                                                          ( 00.6.51. )
A) transmission       B) transformation      C) transition            D) transfer
The _____ from childhood to adulthood is always a critical time for everybody.  ( 01.6.42. )
A) conversion           B) transition            C) turnover          D) formation
Retirement is obviously a very complex     period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better.(03.6.49)
A  transformation   B  transmission   C  transaction  D  transition
Transmission  n.  发送,传播
Cultural      indicates that human beings hand their languages down from on generation to another.(01.1.37)
A  translation    B  transition  C  transmission   D  transaction
Transaction  .n.  交易 
He attends to the _____ of important business himself.                      ( 98.6.56. )
A) transaction     B) transition        C) transmission       D) transformation
It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial      will be conducted by computer.(97.6.68)
A transitions  B  transmissions   C  transitions  D  transformations
In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy     are required to do their banking inside.(04.1.56)
A  transit    B  transactions   C  turnover    D  tempos 
Transcend  v. 跨越,超越
 Excellent films are those which     national and cultural barriers.(05.6.43)
A  transcend   B  traverse( 横越)  C  abolish   D  suppress
Tedious  a.  冗长,乏味的
While some office jobs would seem     to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.(95.1.54)
A  hostile   B  tedious    C  fantastic  D  courageous
Threshold  (on the threshold of)  开端,开始
As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the      of a brilliant career. (2000.1.64)
A  threshold   B  edge   C  porch   D  course
Terminate  v.  终止,结束
If Japan _____ its relations with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials.                                                          ( 01. 6. 50 )
A) precludes         B) terminates         C) partitions            D) expires
If we _____ our relations with that country, we’ll have to find another supplier of raw materials. ( 98.6 45 )
A) diffuse            B) diminish             C) terminate           D) preclude
It is unfortunate that owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be      before the objective has been achieved.
A  transferred   B  testified   C  terminated  D  transformed
 Tempt  v.    引诱,诱惑
He was       to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.(97.1.57)
A  dragged    B  tempted   C  elicited  D  attracted
Although he was on a diet, the food      him enormously.(98.1.47)
A  inspired   B  tempted   C  overcame   D  encouraged
Although he was on a diet, the delicious food     him enormously.(04.6.52)
A  distracted   B  stimulated   C  inspired   D  tempted 
Testify  v.  证实
One witness      that he’d seen the suspect run out of the bank after it had been robbed.(05.1.49)
A  convicted   B  conformed   C  retorted   D  testified
He is only person who can     in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.(02.6.43)
A  testify    B  charge  C  accuse  D  rectify
Tuck  v.  卷起
Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes,      up her skirt and splashed across the streams.(06.1.62)
A  tucked    B  revolved   C  twisted  D  curled
Tackle  v.  处理
The local government leaders are making every effort to      the problem of poverty.(96.1.53)
A  abolish   B  tackle   C  remove   D  encounter
Talk sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事
He thought he could talk Mr.Robinson       buying some expensive equipment. (96.6.68)
A  on    B  of   C  round   D  into
I am sure I can      him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.(97.6.56)
A  speak     B  say   C  talk    D  tell
Trend  n  趋势
There is an undesirable     nowadays to make films showing violence.(93.6.48)
A  direction    B  tradition   C  phenomenon   D  trend 
Temperament  n.  气质,性情
The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national       .(99.6.47)
A  engagement    B  destiny   C  capacity   D temperament
Tolerance  n. (for) 容忍,忍耐力
Some fish have a greater      for acid water than others. (98.1.50)
A  tolerance  B  resistance   C  dependence  D  persistence
Turbulent  a.  动荡的,混乱的
Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into      ones.(2000.6.44)
A  turbulent   B  tragic    C  vulnerable   D  suspicious
Triumphantly adv.  得意洋洋地
The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup      .(01.6.62)
A  turbulently   B  tremendously   C  triumphantly  D  tentatively
In terms of   根据, 从------来说
Many of the scientists and engineers are judged      how great their achievements are.(98.1.70)
A  in spite of   B  in ways of   C  in favor of   D  in terms of
The younger person’s attraction to stereos cannot be explained only      familiarity with technology.(99.6.56)
A  in quest of   B  be means of  C  in terms of   D  by virtue of 
以 “V” 开头的核心词汇
Versatile  a. 多才多艺的
As a         actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.(97.1.41)
A  flexible   B versatile   C  sophisticated   D  productive
Void  a.  无效的
The original elections were declared      by the former military ruler.(99.1.66)
A  void   B  vulgar   C  surplus   D  extravagant
Vulnerable  a.  (to)易受伤的
Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly      to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people.(01.1.45)
A subjective   B  subordinate  C  liable  D  vulnerable
Variation  n. 变化
The weatherman broadcasts the      in temperature twice a day.(94.1.61)
A  diversion  B  variety   C  variation  D  modification
Verify  v.  证实,证明
They are sure they have all the facts they need to      the existence of a black hole.(94.1.46)
A  obtain   B  maintain  C  display  D  verify
In the vicinity of  在附近
The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the      .(2000.6.48)
A  vain   B  vicinity   C  court   D  jail
On the verge of   处于-----的边缘
Many ecologists believes that lots of major species in the world are on the     of extinction.(05.1.69)
A  margin    B  border   C  verge  D  fringe (边缘,须边,刘海)