英语专四语法练习

1、.1. _ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.A. It is the sun and not the earthC. The sun and not the earthB. Being the sun and not the earthD. That the sun and not the earth2. It was difficult to _ what was said over the loudspeaker in the square.A

2、. make out B. make offC. make overD. make up3. The poor man got lung cancer at the age of 60 and since then his health has been _.A. in declineB. on the decreaseC. on the fallD. in decrease4. We hope to spread our ideas _ a new series of books.A. in memory ofB. for the sake ofC. in place ofD. by mea

3、ns of5. _ breaks this law deserves a fine.A. WhoB. WhoeverC. No matter whoD. No matter6. The chairperson was very angry when the executive committee members _ late for the meeting.A. turned in C. turned outB. turned upD. turned over7. _ for more than five to seven minutes, the brain will be subjecte

4、d to irreversible damage.A. Oxygen once deprived ofC. Deprived of oxygen onceB. Once deprived of oxygenD. Once oxygen deprived of8. The stage was bare _ a piano, a bench, and one empty chair.A. in addition to C. except forB. only forD. apart from9. _ , Paul is experienced in computer programming.A.

5、Child as he isC. As he is a childB. A child as he isD. As child as he is10. His father prefers that he _ a different university.A. attendsB. will attendC. attendedD. attend11. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _ you give us all the necessary information.A. in case B. provided thatC. o

6、r elseD. as if12. Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will pull _.A. backB. upC. throughD. out13. If you become a member, youll have access to _ deals and offers.A. inclusive C. reclusiveB. exclusiveD. elusive14. _before we leave the day after tomorrow, we should have a

7、wonderful time together.A. Had they arrived C. Would they arriveB. Were they arrivingD. Were they to arrive15. _ these conditions, the number of churches and church membership grew in the postwar decade.A. DespiteB. BecauseC. AccordinglyD. Although16. How can I ever concentrate if you _ continually

8、_ me with silly questions?A. have .interrupted C. erruptingB. had . interruptedD. were .interrupting17. Society now requires the university to be a part of the community. _, students themselves expect to play a role in the affairs of society.A. Hence B. HoweverC. MoreoverD. Otherwise18. Noteb

9、ooks and school magazines were accidentally _ all over the floor.A. spread B. separatedC. splashedD. scattered19. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house _the terms of the contract or he will be complained.A. in the vicinity ofC. in accordance withB. in quest ofD. in collaboration with20.

10、He is a man worth _ by others.A. to pay more attention toC. to be paid more attention toB. paying more attention toD. being paid more attention to1.You may depend upon _ that the project will be completed in time.A)thatB)whichC)whatD)it2.The course normally attracts 20 students per year, _ up to hal

11、f will be from overseas.A)in whichB)for whomC)with whichD)of whom3.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A)anxietyB)reliefC)viewD)judgment4.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert _ it means standing in a queue all night.A)as ifB)even ifC)providedD)whatever

12、5.She ought not _ him about the truth, but she did.A)to tellB)tellingC)to have toldD)having told6._ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.A)BesidesB)Regardless ofC)But forD)Despite7.Our suspicions were first _ when we heard some strange noises in the woods.A)raise

13、dB)roseC)aroseD)aroused8.The superpower should stop _ in the internal affairs of that small country.A)interactingB)interferingC)interruptingD)interpreting9.You _ her if you had been here yesterday.A)must have seenB)must seeC)should seeD)have seen10.To _ the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team

14、 practised very hard in the past months.A)insureB)assureC)ensureD)secure11._ its distinctiveness, England is and always has been part of Europe, culturally as well as geographically.A)For allB)Because ofC)But forD)Except for12.He was punished _ he should make the same mistake again.A)unlessB)provide

15、dC)ifD)lest13.There is no _ to the house from the main road.A)accessB)avenueC)exposureD)edge14.He had scarcely left the railway station _ it started to rain.A)thanB)thenC)whenD)since15.The security guard watched the safe _ tightly.A)lockedB)being lockedC)lockD)be locking16.Physics is _ to the scienc

16、e which was called natural philosophy in history.A)alikeB)equivalentC)likelyD)uniform17.Never _ faith in himself, James Watt went on with his experiment.A)to loseB)losingC)lostD)to be lost18.Its just typical _ William to spend all that money on the equipment and then lose interest half way through the course.A)forB)aboutC)withD)of19.American people