专四语法词汇练习

1、(Grammar & Vocabulary) 1. He was one of the greatest writers _ had ever lived.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. as2. He would try to ingratiate himself _ his clients in order to earn more money.A. into B. withC. forD. from3. Her address made a great impression _ the audience.A. atB. of C. in D. on4. Here is o

2、ne of the most interesting novels that _ been published _ the war.A. has . afterB. have . afterC. have . sinceD. has . since5. His companions have threatened to _ his crimes to the police.A. imposeB. expressC. encloseD. expose6. His extravagance reduced him _ for his living.A. to begB. from beggingC

3、. to beggingD. into begging7. His death _ with age.A. deterioratedB. determinedC. detectedD. detained8. His long service with the company was _ with a present.A. admittedB. acknowledgedC. attributedD. accepted9. His novel _ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.A. sendsB. providesC. throwsD. p

4、uts10. His tastes and habits _ with those of his wife.A. combineB. competeC. coincideD. compromise11. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _ point.A. in B. on C. toD. for12. His work is only _, certainly not distinguished.A. fairB. remarkableC. goodD. wonderful13.

5、 Hot metal _ as it grows cooler.A. contractsB. reducesC. condensesD. compresses14. Housewiver who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _.A. capacityB. strengthC. lengthD. possibility15. How close parents are to their children _ a strong influence on the character of th

6、e children.A. has B. haveC. havingD. to have16. I _ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.A. expressB. confessC. verifyD. acknowledge17. I always _ what I have said.A. get to B. see toC. lead to D. hold to 18. I am not used _ to like that.A. to being spokenB. to

7、 speakC. being spokenD. to speaking19. I am sorry that I must _ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.A. declineB. rejectC. acceptD. receive20. I appreciate _ to your home.A. to be invited B. to have invited C. being invitedD. having invited21. I can _ some noise while Im studying, but I c

8、ant stand loud noises.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up with22. I cannot give you _ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.A. an expenseB. a chargeC. a purchaseD. an order23. I didnt quite _ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it

9、?A. catch onB. get holdC. catch upD. go on24. I didnt say anything like that at all. You are purposely _ my idea to prove your point.A. revisingB. contradictingC. distortingD. distracting25. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _ something occurred which attracted my attention.A. unl

10、essB. untilC. whenD. while26. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will _ you on his recent tour abroad.A. addressB. speakC. talkD. converse27. I have two boys but _ of them likes sweets.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. none28. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _ for it.A. more

11、 than to go B. than goingC. rather than to goD. more than going29. I regret _ so much time and money on stamps.A. to wasteB. for wastingC. having wasted D. at wasting30. I was greatly disappointed _ that affair.A. outB. in C. toD. toward31. I would like to have a talk with him _ his convenience.A. i

12、n B. atC. forD. with32. Id rather you _ those important documents with you.A. dont take B. didnt take C. wont takeD. not take33. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said to suffer from lack of _ love.A. maternalB. fraternalC. paternalD. parental34. If English is not

13、 our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to _.A. think out B. think aboutC. think overD. think for35. If it _ too much trouble, Id love a cup of tea.A. isnt B. wasnt C. werentD. hadnt been36. If the fire alarm is sounded

14、, all residents are requested to _ in the courtyard.A. convergeB. assembleC. crowdD. accumulate37. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _ so serious.A. wouldnt beB. wouldnt have beenC. will not beD. would have not be

15、en38. If Tom wins tomorrow, he _ thirty races in the past four years.A. will winB. has wonC. would have wonD. will have won39. If we believe something is good and true we should _ to it.A. hold upB. keep on C. hold on D. keep up40. If you _ James, ask him to phone me.A. should seeB. must seeC. might

16、 seeD. would see41. If you are required to do some work, it must be done _.A. sooner or laterB. after all othersC. at lastD. in the long run42. If you know what the trouble is, why you dont help them to _ the situation?A. simplifyB. modifyC. verifyD. rectify43. Im sorry, but what he thinks is not of

17、 the _ important to me.A. worthyB. valuableC. valuelessD. priceless44. Im sure your suggestion will _ the problem.A. contribute to solvingB. be contributed to solveC. contribute to solveD. be contributed to solving45. Im very much obliged to you _ the information.A. on B. forC. withD. of46. In Ameri

18、can universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _ and many jobs on campus are reserves for students.A. scalesB. ranksC. gradesD. patterns47. In Beijing, the season of the year is probably _ fall.A. laterB. lastC. latterD. late 48. In spite of the wide range of reading material speciall

19、y written or _ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.A. adaptedB. acknowledged C. assembledD. appointed49. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four d

20、ays before the party date.A. admired B. regardedC. expectedD. worshipped50. In that country, students will be _ admittance to their classroom if they are not properly dressed.A. declinedB. deprivedC. deniedD. deserted51. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is _ the

21、 costs.A. worthB. worth ofC. worthyD. worthwhile52. In the preface _ the book, the old scholar attaches great importance to practicalness.A. toB. forC. aboutD. of53. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they _.A. had just been dreaming B. have

22、 just been dreamingC. are just dreamingD. had just dreamt54. In this factory the machines are not regulated _ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.A. independentlyB. individuallyC. irrespectivelyD. irregularly55. It _ five years since the famous singer left her hometown.A. wasB. i

23、sC. has passedD. had been56. It is difficult to tell whether a man is angry or not by _ looking at his face.A. rightB. barelyC. justD. hardly57. It is pretty obvious that more than one person has _ this affair.A. laid a hand onB. had a hand in C. got the upper hand of D. got into the hands of58. It

24、is reported that _ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.A. the most B. most of C. most D. the most of59. It is strictly _ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.A. securedB. forbiddenC. regulatedD. determined60. It makes me sick to think of his highly

25、 _ manners.A. artisticB. artfulC. artlessD. artificial61. It pays _ to buy goods of high quality.A. in the long runB. in the short runC. at a runD. on the run62. It seems oil _ from this pipe for some time. Well have to take the machine apart to put it right.A. had leaked B. is leakingC. leakedD. ha

26、s been leaking63. It was felt that he lacked the _ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.A. petitionB. engagementC. commitmentD. qualification64. 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 comp

27、uter.A. transactionsB. transmissionsC. transitionsD. transformations65. Jim is so _ after injuring his leg that he has great difficulty in walking.A. hurtB. lameC. woundedD. uncomfortable66. Jim isnt _, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.A. gloomyB. dullC. awkwardD. tedious67. John D.

28、 Rockefeller, _, owned 90 percent of all American oil refineries.A. as still a young manB. while still a young manC. a young man howeverD. in spite of a young man 68. John regretted _ to the meeting last week.A. not going B. not to go C. not having been goingD. not to be going69. John seems a nice p

29、erson. _, I dont trust him.A. Even thoughB. Even soC. ThereforeD. Though70. Just as the builder skilled in the handling of his bricks, _ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words.A. asB. thusC. soD. like71. Language, culture and personality may be considered _ of each other in t

30、hough, but they are inseparable in fact.A. indistinctlyB. separatelyC. irrelevantlyD. independently 72. Last night I _ my mother on the phone.A. spoke B. talkedC. saidD. called73. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _.A. declinedB. lessenedC. descendedD. slipped74. Life is a candle _ to

31、 burn ever brighter.A. being meantB. meaningC. to meanD. meant75. Liquids are like solids _ they have a definite volume.A. with that B. for thatC. in thatD. at that76. Many artists predict that this brilliant young actor _ to be a shining star.A. destinesB. will be destinedC. is destined D. has been

32、 destined77. Many people complain of the rapid _ of modern life.A. rateB. paceC. speedD. growth78. Many people like to watch _ film.A. a pleasingB. an excitingC. a delighted D. an interested79. Mary wishes that she _ law instead of history when she was in college.A. had studiedB. has studiedC. studi

33、esD. studied80. Mens never-ceasing _ for knowledge continues to broaden our understanding of the earths atmosphere.A. requestB. questC. investigationD. research81. Milk is indispensable _ the health of a motherless baby.A. toB. atC. withD. on82. Modern industry abounds _ opportunities for young men

34、with imagination.A. forB. on C. inD. of83. More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _ in San Francisco.A. previouslyB. predominantlyC. practicallyD. permanently84. More than two hundred years ago the United States _ from the British Empire and became an independent

35、 country.A. got offB. pulled downC. broke awayD. dropped off85. Most good writers use every means _ to make the readers way smooth and easy.A. at their disposalB. at their request C. at their willD. at their convenience86. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one countr

36、y; _ is this more true than in Europe.A. hardlyB. littleC. seldomD. nowhere87. Nobody _ that something was wrong at that time.A. commentedB. committedC. noticedD. expressed88. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _ majority are inactive.A. tremendousB. demandingC. intensiveD. overwh

37、elming89. On knowing that this his novel won the Pulitzer Prize, his friends held a big party _.A. in his gloryB. in his honorC. for his gloryD. for his honor90. One study found that job applicants who make more eye contact are _ as more alert, dependable, confident and responsible.A. referredB. per

38、ceivedC. recommendedD. presumed91. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to change brain chemistry.A. powerfulB. influentialC. monstrousD. vigorous92. People have no trust _ his words.A. on B. toC. withD. in93. People who refuse to _ with the law will be punished.A. obeyB. consentC. concealD. comply94. People who want progress are hospitable _ new ideas.A. towards B. fromC. to D.