TEM-4 Pratice One.doc

TEM-4 Practice One Part 1 Grammar & Vocabulary1, Winter is the ( ) season at most hotels in this seaside town, because very few tourist come to stay.A slow B slack C low D quiet 2, I dont think he is the criminal. He seems such a ( ) person.A respectful B respective C respectable D respected 3, We have been hearing ( ) accounts of your work.A favored B favorable C favorite D favoring 4,I think you can take a(an) ( ) language course to improve your English.A intermediate B middle C medium D mid5, Have you ever receive ( ) of what has happened to her?A the word B words C word D the words 6, She did not put on airs, but was ( ) to all.A graceful B graceless C gracious D grateful7, Lacking ( ) sensibility because of unique upbringing, Monica does not care about right and wrong.A amoral B immoral C moral D immortal8, His ( ) brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.A rich B quick C productive D fertile9, Perter felt very guilty for not being able to reunite with his family on Christmas Eve, so he decide to （ ）. He wanted to work till midnight.A work it over B work it out C work it off D work it up10, From the testimony emerges a man ( ) devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd.A by turn B by turns C in turn D in turns 11,There are still many problems ahead of us, but by the time next year we can see light at the end of the ( ).A battle B day C road D tunnel12, The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than ( ).A is necessary B being necessary C to be necessary D it is necessary13, If not ( ) with the respect due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.A being treated B treated C be treated D have being treated14,The millions of calculations involved, ( ) by hand, would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.A had they been done B they had been done C having been done D they were done 15, James has just arrived, but I didnt know he ( ) until yesterday.A will come B was coming C had been coming D came16 Americans are eating ( ) vegetables per person today than they did in 1910.A more than twice B twice more C as twice D more than twice as many 17, It was ( ) we had hoped.A more a success than B a success more than C as much of a success as D a success as much as18, We produced ( ) we did two years ago.A double as much cotton as this year B twice as much cotton this year as C this year twice cotton as much D twice as this year much cotton as 19, It is unusual for there ( ) so few students in the classroom.A to be B be C being D are20, Whats the chance of ( ) a general election this year?A there being B there to be C there be D there going to bePart 2 ClozeColor is everywhere in our lives. Practically everywhere we go we are ( 1 A met B encountered C joined D confronted) with an abundance of color. Scientists have studied the (2 A affect B effect C result D influence) color has on people. Warm colors, like reds and oranges, tend to be (3 A alike B alive C lovely D lively) and exciting. (4 A Cold B Chilly C Cool D Crisp) shades, such as blues and greens, have a quieting, calming effect. Factories and businesses use color for safety (5 A precautions B protections C provisions D preventions) . colors that are easier to see (6 A as B like C than D then) others used to warn of hazards. For example, yellow is used to mark (7A names B lines C steps D edges ) of platforms. Other (8A slightly B slenderly C high D highly) visible colors are used, too. Highway signs and traffic lights have (9 A color B traffic C transport D transit ) codes. Red (10 A signals B symbols C represents D shows) automobiles and pedestrians to stop. Yellow or orange warns drivers and pedestrians to be (11 A hurry B patient C hasty D careful ) .Color is a property of light. Light is a (12A format B form C manner D fashion) of energy that travels in waves. The waves move (13 A at B with C by D in) a speed of almost 200,000 miles a second. Light is (14 A made into B made from C made for D made up of) different-colored waves. The (15 A lengths B speeds C colors D brightness) of these colored waves vary. Of the colors that humans can see, violet has the shortest while the red the longest. Light enters the eye through the retina (视网膜), a membrane (薄膜) on the (16 A real B rear C front D hind) wall of the eyeball. In the center of the eye is a group of nerves called cones. These tiny cone-shaped organs allow us to see color in fine (17 A accuracy B precision C exactness D detail).There are seven million cones in the retina. These are (18 A associated B contacted C connected D congregated) by the optic nerve to the brain. Some people have a (n) (19 A condition B situation C circumstance D state) known as color blindness. This is an inability to distinguish various colors. If it is severe, color blindness can also cause poor vision. Most who suffer from the