TEM-4语法词汇题集
Unit 1
1. This rock has to be _______ in order to build a road.
A. blasted
B. explored
C. hired
D. maintained
2. He did not go to the party last night, which _______ her feelings deeply.
A. wounded
B. injured
C. hurt
D. injury
3. When they returned to the river, they found that the boat had _______ away.
A. framed
B. frosted
C. frowned
D. floated
4. If you need further information, please _______ our office.
A. constant
B. construct
C. contact
D. contain
5. During the war, many soldiers were killed not by _______, but by disease.
A. bullets
B. devil
C. bible
D. depth
6. We watched the ship until it became only a _______ in the distance.
A. point
B. jar
C. stove
D. dot
7. T he English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you deep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character.
A. rule
B. rug
C. clap
D. spare
8. The _______ was only sentenced to pay a fine of $10,000.
A. worm
B. trial
C. tube
D. criminal
9. Higher education in China is free but the _______ for entrance is strong.
A. comparison
B. consequence
C. competition
D. crawl
10.The light is too _______ for me to read. I can not stand any more.
A. rid
B. ripe
C. soup
D. dim
11.The water _______ from the tap and damaged all the books in my study.
A. sprayed
B. puzzled
C. inclined
D. exported
12. In the United States, congress makes the laws and the President _______ them.
A. orders
B. conquers
C. executes
D. hedges
13. She is too _______ to answer questions in the class.
A. eagle
B. cough
C. eager
D. couch
14. We enjoy seeing the glorious _______ of the rising sun.
A. beams
B. beans
C. beef
D. bead
15.In the _______ English reading course, the students have to read a lot.
A. extensive
B. mechanical
C. mercury
D. opera
16.He gave up his study in college in _______.
A. bundle
B. butcher
C. ash
D. despair
17.Several people _______ the car accident.
A. witnessed
B. proved
C. swallowed
D. drugged
18.They will _______ the project with the necessary funds.
A. refer
B. relate
C. furnace
D. furnish
19.I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again.
A. grand
B. tame
C. granted
D. thumb
20.He was sent to London on a special _______.
A. missing
B. missile
C. mission
D. mistress
21.This light shelf is strong enough to _______ all the books here.
A. wipe
B. wax
C. survey
D. sustain
22.The _______ Court is the highest court in the United States.
A. Vital
B. Thunder
C. Reverse
D. Supreme
23.Our university has an international student exchange _______ with the University of Wyoming in the United States.
A. procession
B. provision
C. profession
D. program
24.He ________ of me the best way to go.
A. investigated
B. inquired
C. frightened
D. resorted
25.Mr. White tried to _______ this job through the influence of his father.
A. harness
B. fetch
C. curse
D. obtain
26.The police dog finally found the _______ of the prisoners of war.
A. steep
B. resolution
C. porter
D. trail
27.As the only _______ in the small village, he not only fixed the furniture but also made furniture for the villagers.
A. symbol
B. source
C. pan
D. carpenter
28.A big crowd gathered around the bus, almost _______ the traffic.
A. affecting
B. blocking
C. creating
D. mating
29.As far as I see, this book has its own _______.
A. merit
B. signal
C. visible
D. swift
30.This tree is too _______ to be planted in this area.
A. tremendous
B. vigorous
C. shy
D. tender
31.This product is _______ to change without notice.
A. despite
B. evil
C. subject
D. crust
32.I don’t know how he can _______ himself for such conduct.
A. justify
B. locate
C. rear
D. swear
33.The stolen watch has been _______ to its owner.
A. retired
B. pitched
C. restored
D. cured
34.It is _______ cold this winter in Xi’an.
A. considerably
B. tight
C. naval
D. moreover
35.It has been my _______ to meet with this accident.
A. journal
B. reduction
C. affect
D. fate
36.Her smile _______ her secret even though she didn’t admit the fact.
A. reviewed
B. reversed
C. responded
D. revealed
37.He ________ that he could finish the job without any help.
A. designed
B. headed
C. claimed
D. preserved
38.Professor Li _______ his success to his mother.
A. owns
B. ruins
C. owes
D. roars
39.The election _______ for the State governor has begun this year.
A. campaign
B. bolt
C. hell
D. immense
40.Anyone without _______ illness can do this simple job.
A. mild
B. mind
C. mental
D. mend
41.Glass may _______ at high temperature.
A. profit
B. pronounce
C. sting
D. melt
42.Silver _______ electricity far better than other materials.
A. equips
B. strikes
C. cracks
D. conducts
43.Everyone is encouraged to _______ food or clothing for those who suffered a great deal in the flood.
A. attribute
B. distribute
C. contribute
D. drift
44.White teeth are a sharp _______ to black skin.
A. content
B. contract
C. contrast
D. contain
45.Tom is _______ about photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.
A. justice
B. innocent
C. fierce
D. crazy
46.We need help from the other countries. But we do not _______ on others for support.
A. engage
B. lean
C. strip
D. multiply
47.We will _______ the plan because of the cost.
A. council
B. journal
C. damp
D. oppose
48.Our train is _______ at Shanghai at seven o’clock this evening.
A. due
B. crystal
C. cushion
D. cooperation
49.Her voice was _______ in the noise.
A. filled
B. entertained
C. enormous
D. drowned
50.He is very _______ in his family and never does anything against his wife.
A. hence
B. possess
C. outer
D. humble
Unit 2
1.Freshman____ provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.
A. orientation
B. acquaintance
C. directory
D. dictation
2.The volcano that raised the islands are still ____ in places.
A. inactive
B. enormous
C. energetic
D. lively
3.This law is so difficult to understand that only a lawyer can ____ us.
A. enlighten
B. illustrate
C. explain
D. demonstrate
4.The king ____ his people with terrible taxes and punishment.
A. depressed
B. impressed
C. oppressed
D. expressed
5.I have no ____ but to listen to my boss.
A. privilege
B. respect
C. priority
D. option
6.Perhaps you are aware that I am your legal ____ till you are of age.
A. guard
B. guardian
C. escort
D. supervisor
7.Shortly after the ____of war he was enrolled in the army.
A. outcome
B. outlet
C. output
D. outbreak
8.The old man did not smoke himself and was so____ that he did not allow his friends to smoke when they visited him.
A. intolerable
B. tolerable
C. intolerant
D. tolerant
9.He attends to the ____ of important business himself.
A. transition
B. transaction
C. transformation
D. transmission
10.The scene is so beautiful that it ____ my power of description.
A. ascends
B. descends
C. transcends
D. overtakes
11.The two cities were connected to each other by a ____ after flood cut them off.
A. suspension
B. diversion
C. highway
D.
12.On hearing her son’s voice on the line, all her fears and anxiety ____.
A. retired
B. relayed
C. dissipated
D. tightened
13.In the 1980’s, four cities in southern China wer e first ____ as special economic zones, enjoying special policies.
A. designated
B. judged
C. emerged
D. nominated
14.He is a man who believes in strict____ and he seldom deviates from his principles.
A. wisdom
B. brotherhood
C. worship
D. discipline
15.He has been ____with a certain form of mental disorder for twenty years.
A. afflicted
B. addicted
C. affiliated
D. consulted
16.The city is setting about regulating the installation of ____ wires for the sake of smooth traffic and the safety of pedestrians.
A. underground
B. marine
C. acid
D. aerial
17.Hamlet was in (a) ____ when he said “To be or not to be?”, for it is really hard for one to decide whether to die or to live!
A. consciousness
B. delight
C. dilemma
D. rage
18.Any irresponsible explosion of nuclear weapons may bring ____ results to the environment and the mankind.
A. desirable
B. disastrous
C. radical
D. rational
19.Death is a ____ to everyone. God is impartial on this matter.
A. glory
B. privilege
C. destiny
D. farewell
20.A sharp increase in military expenditure brought the cabinet a budget ___.
A. deficit
B. debt
C. red
D. estimation
21.The well equipped swimming pool is the favorite____ of the boys in summer.
A. residence
B. site
C. haunt
D. hotel
22.Don’t mention the failure in Mary’s ____or she will go crazy.
A. distance
B. hearing
C. range
D. neighborhood
23.The professor had to explain the profound theory in a/an ____language because of the audience’s poor knowledge in this field.
A. luminous
B. abstract
C. dull
D. theoretical
24.The Forbidden City, known as the former ____palace, is still kept intact at the center of the metropolis.
A. emperor
B. imperial
C. feudal
D. ancient
25.The driver no longer____ himself in drinking after experiencing that accident.
A. indulged
B. devoted
C. immersed
D. induced
26.Since the complex moved away, this town has only a ____ of its former population.
A. remain
B. remainder
C. majority
D. remnant
27.Malnutrition(营养不良) and hard work____ her health and she looked thin and pale.
A. promoted
B. impaired
C. accelerated
D. smashed
28.Some people like to____ the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
A. innovate
B. persist
C. insist
D. adhere
29.He gave us ____ consent to take the apples for he smiled when he saw us do it.
A. explicit
B. implicit
C. ambiguous
D. negative
30.I expected her to do well in the final examination, but she has been ____ by her illness.
A. caught
B. fascinated
C. discouraged
D. handicapped
31.The machine looked like a large, __________,old-fashioned typewriter.
A. forceful
B. clumsy
C. intense
D. tricky
32. Though she began her______ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star..
A. employment
B. career
C. occupation
D. profession
33. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to__________ with the local police
A. inquire
B. consult
C. register
D. profession
34.Considering your salary, you should be able to __________at least twenty dollars a week
A. put forward
B. put up
C. put out D put aside
35. As he has__________ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.
A. torn
B. wasted
C. exhausted
D. consumed
36.These teachers try to be objective when they__________ the integrated ability of their students
A. justify
B. evaluate
C. indicate
D. reckon
37. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and __________,and many girls envy her.
A. slender
B. light
C. faint
D. minor
38. Tomorrow the mayor is to __________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A. coordinate
B. cooperate
C. accompany
D. associate
39. I'm ______enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
A. realistic
B. conscious
C. register
D. resolve
40.Can you give me even the __________clue as to where her son might be?
A. simplest
B. slightest
C. least
D. utmost
41. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with _______not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful
and faithful friend
A. kindness
B. friendliness
C. warmth
D. affection
42. Salaries for ________positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A. legal
B. optional
C. voluntary
D. temporary
43. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. __________it has affected the
traditional role of men.
A. Above all
B. In all
C. At most
D. At last
44. Science and technology have __________in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.
A. attached
B. assisted
C. contributed
D. witnessed
45. As an actor he could communicate a whole __________of emotions.
A. frame
B. range
C. number
D. scale
46. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't __________a salary increase before you actually get it.
A. hang on
B. draw on
C. wait on
D. count on
47. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated __________instead of mechanically.
A. artificially
B. automatically
C. manually
D. synthetically
48. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't __________her grip on my arm.
A. loosen
B. remove
C. relieve
D. dismiss
49. He never arrives on time and my __________is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A. preference
B. conference
C. inference
D. reference
50. Mrs. Smith was so __________about everything that no servants could please her.
A. specific
B. special
C. precise
D. particular
Unit 3
1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.
A) protecting B) preserving C) protesting D) prosecuting
2. I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.
A) refuse B) refute C) ignore D) decline
3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it.
A) as much twice B) much as twice C) as twice much D) twice as much
4. He can’t start the car because the battery has ____.
A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off
5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.
A) upon which to base B) which to base upon C) which to be based on D) to base on which
6. This design is ____ that one.
A) more superior to B) far superior than C) more superior than D) far superior to
7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.
A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion
8. She shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ her underground ticket from the machine.
A) has got B) must have got C) could have got D) got
9. Don’t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally.
A) I’ll look forward to it B) I’ll try my utmost C) I’ll be on the alert D) I’ll see to it
10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.
A) call off B) call out C) call to D) call on
11. I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.
A) don’t speak B) won’t speak C) should not speak D) didn’t speak
12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
13. The author is going to ____ his play for television.
A) add B) adopt C) adapt D)adjust
14. ____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such a success.
A) If I had not been B) Had it not been C) If it were not D) Had it not
15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.
A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinements D) restraints
16. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.
A) put ...up B) pick ... up C) pull ... up D) wake ... up
17. The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____.
A) to have a little light music B) having a little light music
C) have a little light music D) if they have a little light music
18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.
A) previous B) profound C) potential D) primary
19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.
A) to be hold B) held C) were held D) holding
20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit.
A) cut off B) cut in C) cut short D) cut into
21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.
A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent
22. No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.
A) when B) than C) then D) until
23. Y oung children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.
A) put up B) turn up C) bring up D) pick up
24. Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound judgment.
A) you can B) you will C) would you D) can you
25. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) neglected C) denied D) refused
26. All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed B) the thing needed C) which is needed D) that is needed
27. The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.
A) laid off B) laid out C) laid aside D) laid down
28. There were no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance.
A) applicable B) approachable C) attainable D) available
29. There was a traffic jam; otherwise I ____ here on time.
A) would be B) had been C) should be D) would have been
30. If you don’t work hard, you are bound to fall behind others, ____ smart you might be.
A) whatever B) though C) whatsoever D) however
31. Harold is a good student, ____ his best subject.
A) as English B) English as C) being English D) English being
32. They ____ through the woods talking about the current affairs.
A) wandered B) strayed C) rambled D) wondered
33. Tom felt awfully sorry ____ her about his absence in the party.
A) about B) for C) with D) on
34. We chose this flat for it is very ____ for my office.
A) suitable B) comfortable C) near D) convenient
35. Chinese is the ____ language of most Chinese.
A) mother B) native C) natural D) home
36. He has been ____ such a bad temper all day.
A) in B) on C) by D) at
37.While at home, she preferred ____
A) doing something to doing nothing B) to do something rather do nothing
C) doing something rather do nothing D) to do something to doing nothing
38. ____she finds out that you’ve lost her dog?
A) What though B) What if C) What about D) What ever
39. All the machines in the lab are ____ Miss White.
A) in charge of B) in the charge of C) under the charge of D) under charge of
40. We agreed to you plan____, but we think it needs modification in some area.
A) in principal B) on principal C) in principle D) on principle
41. Y ou will surely succeed in passing CET-4, ____ you work hard at your English.
A) so long as B) in case C) in that D) as soon as
42. The whole journey ____ a full week by the time it ends in France.
A) will have lasted B) would last C) has lasted D) must have lasted
43. Autumn now approaching, the peasants are ____.
A) at busiest B) at their busiest C) on busiest D) on their busiest
44. She is fully occupied everyday with ____.
A) her not intelligent son B) her not very intelligent son
C) the not intelligent son of her D) the not intelligent son of hers
45. Not until ____ to go on strike.
A) all the demands has been turned down the workers decided
B) had all the demands been turned down the workers decided
C) all the demands had been turned down did the workers decide
D) had all the demands been turned down did the workers decide
46. As heir ____ his parent’s property, he will get 8 million dollars.
A) on B) by C) to D) at
47. The ____ of the meal were thrown away.
A) remainder B) rest C) ruins D) remains
48. The best student in each class will ____ a prize at the end of term.
A) award B) possess C) reward D) receive
49. Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____ avoided.
A) will be B) are to be C) can be D) were to be
50. There are more than 50 proposals ____ at the conference.
A) to discuss B) to be discussed C) discussing D) having been discussed
Unit 4
1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting?
A) explain B) excuse C) describe D) account
2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.
A)admired B) amazed C) amused D) curious
3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.
A) power B) voice C) volume D) sound
4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.
A) quantity B) number C) share D) amount
5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.
A) all but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but
6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.
A) take place B) take over C) take down D) take the place of
7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.
A) For there to be B) As there to be C) For there being D) As there being
8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.
A) that B) whose C) what D) which
9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.
A) laid B) lying C) lain D) laying
10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.
A) studied B) should study C) study D) had studied
11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.
A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking
12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.
A) into B) on C) of D) under
13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.
A) intervals B) bases C) gaps D) times
14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.
A)cut up B)cut off C)cut across D)cut down
15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts. A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow
16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.
A) equipment B) facilities C) appliances D) apparatus
17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.
A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces
18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it
so much that they would have paid ____ for it.
A) twice as much B) as much twice C) as twice much D) much as twice
19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.
A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see
20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class
A) anyone’s B) anyone else C) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else
21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.
A) whomever B) whichever C) no matter who D) whoever
22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.
A) that B) which C) it D) this
23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.
A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it
24. Y oung ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.
A)because B)although C)as D)since
25. Tom broke the glass of the neighbor’s window. I’ll ____ that he will not do it again.
A) hope for B ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so
26.The new cars of the Volkswagon Company are now being ____at the rate of 1,000 every week.
A) turned out B) turned down C) turned up D) turned on
27. It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.
A) calls B) called C) call D) would call
28. I don’t ____ going to the movie.
A) feel for B) feel like C) feel out D) feel
29. The meeting drew to a ____ late in the afternoon.
A) near B) close C) point D) tail
30. John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.
A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going
31. The great us of a school education is ____ to teach you things ____ teach you the art of learning.
A) as much ... as B) much as ... as C) not so much ...as to D) not to be going
32. Mr. Smith has been away from home for a long time. He is looking forward to ____ his wife.
A) hear from B)hearing from C)hear of D)hearing of
33. Whenever we visited them, they ____ television.
A)have watched B)watch C)are watching D)were watching
34. He couldn’t say what it was ____ bothered him.
A) what B) it C) that D) which
35. The master was very angry and had all the men ____ before him.
A) brought B) be brought C) to be brought D) being brought
36. Evidence has been piled up ____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as five months old. A) what B) which C) whose D) that
37. She doesn’t want to work right now, because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to visit her friends very often.
A) has to get B) were to get C) had got D) could have got
38. It’s reported that by the end of this year the output of cement in the factory ____ by about 20%.
A) will have risen B) will be rising C) has risen D) has been rising
39. Y ou ____ her in her office last week; she has been out of the city for two months.
A) needn’t have seen B) might have seen C) must have seen D) can’t have seen
40. It’s politely requested by the hotel management that radios ____ after
10 o’clock at night.
A) were not played B) not to play C) not be played D)did not play
41. By buying ten books every month, he soon ____ a good library.
A) accumulated B) assembled C) collected D) acquired
42. Mary doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she ____ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her b oy friends very often.
A)has to get B) had got C)were to get D) could have got
43. They are all for your proposal that the seminar ____.
A) be put off B) was put off C) should put off D) is to put off
44. She never laughed, ____ cry.
A) or she ever did B) nor did she ever C) or did she ever D) nor she ever did
45. The United Nations ____ trying to find a better way to bring the two parties together.
A) is B) are C) be D) being
46. Y ou can ____ meat or fish in salt.
A) preserve B) reserve C) remain D) maintain
47. He ____ the newspaper while having his breakfast .
A) observed B) overlooked C) scanned D) glanced
48. ____ her sister, Mary is careless and irresponsible.
A) likely B) unlike C) dislike D) alike
49. Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was ____.
A) blank B) empty C) vacant D) hollow
50. It is universally____ that dogs have an acute sense of smell.
A) confessed B) acknowledged C) admitted D) conceded
Unit 5
1. Ability to get along with people is an ____ in business.
A) capital B) property C) goods D) asset
2. Many Africans were ____ to Christianity.
A) changed B) transformed C) converted D) exchanged
3. The ____ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.
A) significant B) magnificent C) superstitious D) substantial
4. A lot of traffic accidents____ from carelessness.
A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise
5. The teacher____ me____ for disobedience.
A) called ...down B) called...upon C) called...off D) called...out
6. Some areas, ____their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) but for C) in spite of D) with regard to
7. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.
A) in terms of B) in case of C) for the sake of D) at the risk of
8. John felt very ____ when everyone laughed at his question.
A) boring B) complex C) embarrassed D) encouraged
9. He criticized everything and everybody, and even ____ his teachers.
A) ran over B) ran down C) ran against D) ran into
10. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.
A) had been dreaming B) have been dreaming C) are dreaming D) had dreamt
11. It was several hours before I was ____ of what was happening.
A) alive B) aware C) awake D) ware
12. Understanding this article is ____ a seven-year-old child’s capacity.
A) on B) up C) down D) beyond
13. Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help ____friendly relations between our two universities.
A) foster B) utilize C) cherish D) raise
14. Such a dif ficult operation may not succeed, it’s a(n) ____ gamble.
A) essential B) fundamental C) elementary D) inevitable
15. The Chinese nation is____ for its diligence and courage.
A) disgusted B) distinguished C) discouraged D) disappointed
16. ____ right now, she would not be late for the class.
A) Would she leave B) If she leave C) Were she to leave D) If she had left
17. The student was very excited when he ____ his teacher in this important lecture.
A) assisted B) insisted C) resisted D) persisted
18. In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had ____strength of body and mind
A) retreated B) recorded C) recovered D) replaced
19. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.
A) constant B) perpetual C) long D) steady
20. The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions____ world civilization.
A) to B) towards C) with D) in
21. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ____ situation.
A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely
22. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ____.
A) admitted B) acknowledged C) absorbed D) considered
23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____.
A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise
专四词汇语法练习（39） 1. As, after his death, he defeated the forces of injustice,____the position in art that had been kept from him during his life. A. so did he gain B. so he gained C. and he gained D. and gained 2. He thought he had lost his ____for good. However, he found his pillow already taken by the dog when he entered the room. A. beautiful yellow little dog B. yellow beautiful little dog C. little yellow beautiful dog D. beautiful little yellow dog 3. In 1900, the place where he had been buried was finally discovered, marked only by ____, with even a simple stone. A. the 61 number B. the number 61st C. the number 61 D. a 61 number 4. More than a year later he arrived back in America____. A. ill, tired and unhappy B. with ill, tired and unhappy C. felt ill, tired and unhappy D. he felt ill, tired and unhappy 5. She possessed a quick mind, a sharp tongue and ____a strong will. A. above all B. first of all C. most of all D. moreover 6. “You know so much about literature. It’s a pity you failed your degree,” Harry said, “You ____ a good teacher.” A. would have been B. can have been C. must be D. should have been 7. ____scientists thought the Red Planet was as lifeless as the Moon with dust swirling over vast sandy deserts. A. To begin with B. Beginning with C. It was begun with D. While beginning with 8. The girl always says to her boyfriend, “I do wish you____so much.” A. haven’t smoked B. aren’t smoking C. didn’t smoke D. don’t smoke 9. Since 1970, millions of enthusiasts ____ a substance which they believe can remedy the common cold — Vitamin C.
2020届英语专四专八语法与词汇练习题 （后附详细答案） Flight simulator （飞行模拟器）refers to any electronic or mechanical system for training airplane and spacecraft pilots and crew member by simulating flight conditions. The purpose of simulation is not to completely substitute （1）_____ actual flight training but to thoroughly familiarize students with the vehicle （2）_____ before they （3）_____ extensive and possibly dangerous actual flight training. Simulations also is useful for review and for familiarizing pilots with new （4）_____ to existing craft. Two early flight simulators appeared in England within a decade after the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright. They were designed to enable pilots to stimulate simple aircraft （5）_____ in three dimensions：nose up or down；left wing high and right low，or vice versa；and （6）_____ to left or right. It took until 1929，however，for a truly effective simulator，the Link Trainer，to appear，devised by Edwin A. Link，a self-educated aviator and inventor from Binghamton，New York. （7）_____，airplane instrumentation had been developed sufficiently to permit “blind” flying on instruments alone，but training pilots to do so involved （8）_____ risk. Link built a model of an airplane cockpit equipped （9）_____ instrument panel and controls that could realistically stimulate all the movements of an airplane. Pilots could use the device for instrument training，manipulating the controls （10）_____ instrument readings so as to maintain straight and level flight or （11）_____ climb or descent with no visual reference （12）_____ any horizon except for the artificial one on the instrument panel. The trainer was modified （13）_____ aircraft technology advanced. Commercial airlines began to use the Link Trainer for pilot training，and the US government began purchasing them in 1934，（14）_____ thousands more as World War II approached. Technological advances during the war，particularly in electronics，helped to make the flight simulator increasingly （15）_____. The use of efficient analog computers in the early 1950s led to further improvements. Airplane cockpits，controls，and instrument displays had by then become so individualized that it was no longer feasible to use a generalized trainer to prepare pilots to fly anything （16）_____ the simplest light planes. By the 1950s，the US Air Force was using simulators that precisely （17）_____ the cockpits of its planes. During the early 1960s （18）_____ digital and hybrid computers were adopted，and their speed and flexibility revolutionized simulation systems. Further advances in computer and （19）_____ technology，notably the development of virtual-reality simulation，have made it possible to （20）_____ highly complex real-life conditions. 1. A. for B. to C. with D. on
专四词汇语法练习（24） 1. If only the arbitration court __A__ the dispute. A. resolve B. will resolve C. can resolve D. would resolve 1．A) 【句意】但愿仲裁庭解决这些争议。 【难点】If only意为“只要，但愿”，后边引出的句子往往用虚拟语气，表示与将来事实相反或将来不可能发生的事情时谓语通常采用(should)+动词原形。 2. I advise you __B__ of ____out such a dangerous plan. A. to stop to think... carry B. to stop thinking... carrying C. to stop thinking... carry D. to stop thinking... to carry 2．B) 【句意】我建议你不要想着去执行这样危险的计划。 【难点】advise 一般用于句型“advise(sb)that 或advise sb to do sth，意为“建议…做”。stop 后跟动名词或名词时，意为“不再做某事，停止正做的事”。如果stop后跟动词不定式，则表示停止一件事情而开始做另一件事情。 3. She bought _A__plates. A. one dozen beautiful pale blue dinner B. one dozen pale blue beautiful dinner C. beautiful one dozen pale blue dinner D. one dozen dinner beautiful pale blue 3．A) 【句意】她买了十二个漂亮的浅蓝色餐碟。 4. More and more advanced farm machines __C__ , the agricultural production increased tremendously. A. using B. having used C. having been used D. to have been used 4．C) 【句意】由于使用了越来越多的先进农业机械，农业产量大幅提高。 【难点】本句的原因状语采用现在分词表示独立主格结构，由于主句和从句的主语不一致，故在作状语的现在分词之前加了其逻辑主语more and more advanced farm machines ;从时间上看，产量的提高发生在使用先进机械之后，所以需要用完成时，而且必须构成被动语态才能够阐述所要表达的意思。 5. I think you are supposed __B__ your graduate study last year. A. to be finishing B. to have finished C. to finish D. to have been finished 5．B) 【句意】我认为你去年就应该完成研究生学业。 【难点】be supposed to 相当于should，后跟完成时，表示一种与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。 6. The paper ____ several persons are risking their lives is an important report on missiles. A. after which B. for which
历年(1994-2012专四语法词汇题汇总及答案附 714 道词汇模拟题2012 年 51.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT A.Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him.B.No one except his supporters agree with him.C.Neither Julia nor I were going to the party.D.Few students in my class are really lazy.52.Which of the following determiners限定词can be placed before bothsingular count nouns and plural count nouns A.many a B.few C.such D.the next 53.Which of the following reflexive pronouns 反身代词is used as anappositive同位语A,He promised himself rapid progress.B.The manager herself will interview Mary.C.I have nothing to say for myself.D.They quarreled themselves red in the face.54.My boss ordered that the legal documents ____ to him before lunch.A.be sent B.were sent C.were to be sent D.must be sent 55.Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS A.By now she will be eating dinner.B.I shall never do that again.C.My brother will help you with the luggage.D.You shall get a promotion.56.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT A.How strange feelings they are B.How dare you speak to me like that C.What noise they are making D. What a mess we are in 57.which of the italicized parts functions as a subject A.We never doubt that her brother is honest.B.The problem is not who will go but who will stay.C.You must give it back to whoever it belongs to。 D.It is clear that the crime was done deliberately.58.which of the italicized parts functions as an object A.He doesn’t like the idea of my speaking at the meeting.B.It is no use your pretending not to know the matter.C.My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night.D.Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip.59.All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT A.She bought herself a pair of new shoes.B.Only one problem still remains-the food.C.My friends all understand and support me.D.She liked her current job,teaching English.60.Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first” A.He said that we were going to buy the tickets first.B.He requested that we buy the tickets first.C.He suggested that we buy the
专四词汇语法练习（25） 1.She never laughed,____lose her temper. A.nor she ever did B.or she ever did C.or did she ever D.nor did she ever 2.____with the developed areas,people’s living standard of this province is not high at all. https://www.doczj.com/doc/3317349374.html,pare B.While comparing C.When compared https://www.doczj.com/doc/3317349374.html,paring 3.It is no use____me not to worry about his injury. A.you tell B.your telling C.for you to have told D.having told 4.If the earth suddenly____spinning,we would all fly off it. A.had stopped B.stopped C.has stopped D.would stop 5.Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered. A.in that B.in which C.in order that D.in the way 6.After taking office,China’s Prime Minister,Zhu Rongji,tried his best to promote the new____policies. A.economic B.economical C.economy D.economics 7.Look at these clouds.____. A.It will rain B.It’s going to rain C.It will be raining D.It is to rain 8.____the1500’s____the first Europeans explored the coast of California. A.It was not until/then B.It is not until/when C.It is until/that D.It was not until/that 9.____the letter,I ran out of the room to the post office. A.Finishing B.No sooner that I had finished up
Test Three 关于dare的意义和用法 作为情态动词表示“胆敢”，dare通常只用于否定陈述句和疑问句。例如： How dare he s dare作为情态助动词没有过去式形式，其否定式为daren’t，既可指现在时间，也可指过去时间。例如：Tom wa dare还可用主动词，随后的不定式可带to,也可不带to。例如： He does 近义词辨析 bes 这组词均含有“除…外”的意思。 besides “除…外，还有…”，指更进一步的拥有，包括所“除”事物在内。 Have you got any clothes besides these?除了这些衣服你还有别的吗 but不包括所引事物在内，多与nothing, not anything, nobody, nowhere, all, anybody 等连用。 He has nobody but himself to blame for that.那件事他没法指责别人，只能怪他自己。 except不包括所引事物。常与no, none, nothing等否定词或all,everyone, everything 等连用，但不可用于句首。 They all went to the Summer Palace except one.除一人之外他们都去了颐和园。 except for常指除去所引情况让人稍感遗憾之外，整体情况尚属理想，被除去的 事物与正在谈及的事物之间不具有共同属性或性质。 The roads were clear except for a few cars.除几辆小汽车外，路面很空旷。 全真模拟试题 1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed 2. ______before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a A. Though having never acted B. As he had never acted C. Despite he had never acted D. In s 3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ______ in citie A. are living C. have lived D. will 4. Mr. Milton prefers to res shonest bus A. than take B. than to take C. rather than take 5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ______ going A. it is B. as is C. there is D. 6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _____ a sudden
专四词汇语法练习（19） 1. Everyone in the family bullied her and made her do all the chores, she was indeed __B__. A. Ciderella B. a Cinderella C. the Cinderella D. that Cinderella 1. B) 【句意】家中的每个人都欺侮她，叫她做所有的家务，她真是个灰姑娘。 【难点】Cinderella源于童话《灰姑娘》,现已成为专有名词。 2. Air is to us __C__ water to fish. A. like B. as C. what D. that 2．C) 【句意】空气对于我们来说就像水对于鱼一样。 【难点】固定句型A is to B what C is to D. 3. __A__ troublesome the problem is, he faces it with patience. A. However B. No matter C. Despite D. Although 3．A) 【句意】无论问题多么麻烦，他都耐心地去面对。 【难点】however=no matter how, 意为“不管…”。 4. Peter became angry and said that _D__. A. he was tired to listen to them B. the listening to them was tired for him C. he was tiring listening to them D. he was tired of listening to them 4．D) 【句意】彼得非常生气，并说他很讨厌他们说话。 【难点】sb be tired of doing sth意为“某人厌倦做某事”。 5. Weather __D__, the picnic will be held as scheduled. A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting 5．D) 【句意】若天气允许的话，野餐将如期进行。 【难点】“Weather permitting”作为独立结构，意为“如果天气允许的话”，也可以用“if weather permits”。 6. We regret __B__ you that your subscription is overdue. A. informing B. to inform C. being informed D. to be informed 6．B) 【句意】我们很遗憾地通知你，你的订单已经过期。 【难点】“We regret to inform you”意为“我们很遗憾地通知你”。 7. __D__ you are a college teacher, you probably have to take your holidays in July and August. A. Since that B. Since now C. By now D. Now that 7．D) 【句意】既然你是个大学老师，你大概不得不在七、八月份休假。
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2008-2013年专四语法句子结构成分真题集 II. 句子成分 【08年】 57. Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. All his lectures were boring. C. Her few friends are all fond of dancing. B. Half his money was gone. D. He invited many his friends to the party. 61. The following are all correct responses to "Who told the news to the teacher?" EXCEPT A. Jim did this. B. Jim did so. C. Jim did that. D. Jim did. 63. Which of the following adverbs can NOT be used to complete " _____ everybody came"? A. Nearly B. Quite C. Practically D. Almost 64. In "How much do you think he earns?" how much is ______ of the sentence. A. the subject B. the adverbial C. the object D. the complement 65. "The man preparing the documents is the firm's lawyer" has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT A. the man who has prepared the documents... B. the man who has been preparing the documents... C. the man who is preparing the documents... D. the man who willprepare the documents... 57. D. 本题是今年专四试卷中出现的新题型，对英语专业同学的语法知识提出了一个更高的要求。考查的是限定词位置的用法。英语中的限定词可分为前位限定词、中位限定词和后位限定词，一个名词前的限定词只能按照前位、中位、后位的顺序出现，其中两个前位或两个中位词不能同时出现在同一个名词前。many是后位限定词，而his是中位限定词，与限定词排序规则有悖，故D为答案。A选项中all是前位，his是中位，符合规则；B中half是前位，his是中位限定词；C中her是中位，few是后位限定词。 61. A. 对Who told the news to the teacher的标准回答是Jim did，即Jim did it的省略句。此外，还可以用其他代词指代问句中出现的内容，so和that都可以指代前
专四词汇语法练习（2） 1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting A) explain B) excuse C) describe D) account 2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do. A)admired B) amazed C) amused D) curious 3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____. A) power B) voice C) volume D) sound 4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match. A) quantity B) number C) share D) amount 5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely. A) all but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but 6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers. A) take place B) take over C) take down D) take the place of
专四词汇语法练习（13） A 1. A) 【句意】由于铝总是和其它元素结合在一起，最常见的是和氧气在一起，所以自然界中哪里也不会找到单独的铝元素。 【难点】owing to 是介词，后应接名词或动名词，根据题意，应接被动语态形式。 C C. what, which 2. C) 【句意】当今的物理就是以前被称之为自然哲学的等同物，大多数现代科学都产生于自然哲学。 【难点】what used to be called作定语，修饰natural philosophy,from which引导一个非限制性定语从句。 A A. should you B. you should C. shall you 3. A) 【句意】你决不应该把小孩一个人放在家里。 【难点】on no account 意为“决不”属否定意义的词，引导倒装句，所以只有A)项正确。 B B. That the su 4. B) 【句意】太阳系的中心是太阳而不是地球这一事实被中世纪的教会认为是异端邪说。 【难点】That引导主语从句，全句的谓语是was considered. 5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it _D that he was 5. D) 【句意】后来证明他的财产被国家没收的原因是，战争期间他参与了诈骗活动。 【难点】it turned out (to be)这里作插入语，意为“证明是…”。 6. I’d r A 6. A)
【句意】我宁愿你乘火车去，因为天气预报说明天将有大雪。 【难点】would rather 后接虚拟语气的从句，用一般过去时。 7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism _A___ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew. 7. A) 【句意】爱因斯坦于1921年获诺贝尔奖金，在德国享有盛誉。后来随着纳粹主义的兴起，他被逐出德国，因为他是个犹太人。 【难点】关系副词when引导的定语从句修饰名词词组the rise of Nazism。 8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country __A__find a place to set 8. A) 【句意】他只能在最遥远的地方找个安身之处。 【难点】Nowhere是否定副词，位于句首引导倒装句。 A 9. A) 【句意】在车祸中，他的一条腿骨折，他连走路都不行，更不用说跑了。 【难点】let alone意为“更不必说”；not to mention意为“再加上”；that is to say意为“也就是说”。 B C. Disgracing 10. B) 【句意】失宠后，她过着完全隐居的生活。 【难点】disgraced在这里是过去分词作状语，表示伴随状态。 C 11. C) 【句意】有时，公共汽车检票员上车查票。 【难点】bus conductor意为“公共汽车售票员”；agent意为“代理人，中介人”；officer意为“军官，官员”inspector意为“检查员，视察员”。 B 12. B) 【句意】他很快恢复了健康。 【难点】recovery意为“恢复，复苏”，后接介词from;relief意为“宽慰，安心”；relaxation 意为“放松”；survival意为“生存”。 C A. While B. Even though C. Now that 13. C) 【句意】既然考试的紧张已经过去，我们现在可以放松了。 【难点】now that意为“既然；由于”，用于新的事情的发生，接一般现在时的句子。while 意为“虽然”；even though意为“即使”，for意为“因为”，不能用于句首。
1. My pain ____ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: "Are you feeling all right?" A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be 2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ____ fully conscious of how much you value him. A. do you become B. then you become C. that you become D. have you become 3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ___ the atmosphere. A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is 4. While driving along the treacherous road, ___ . A. my right rear tire blew out B. my right rear tire had a blowout C. I had a blowout on my right rear tire D. I had my right rear tire blowout 5. Jean Wagner's most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American Poetry is his insistence that ___________ it in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A. is to be analyzed B. has been analyzed C. be analyzed D. should have been analyzed 6. __ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect. A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless 7. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community _____ any of them could inpidually and to promote Western art by women. A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than 8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ___ suffering and poverty. A. anything but B. nothing but C. none other than D. no more than 9. After ___ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor's office. A. it B. that C. what D. which 10. The board deemed it's urgent that these files ___ right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed 11. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___ on benches, chairs or boxes. A. having seated B. seating C. seated D. having been seated 12. __ in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing. A. To look at B. Looking at C. Looked at D. To be looked at 13. Nobody came to see me while I was out, ___ ? A. did they B. didn't they C. did she D. didn't she 14. You will see this product ___ wherever you go. A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising 15. Suddenly ___ fire broke out in the room and everything in it was soon on ___ fire. A. /, a B. The, / C. a, / D. /, the 16. If you ___ Jerry Brown until recently, you'd think the photograph on the right was strange. A. shouldn't contact B. weren't to contact C. didn't contact D. hadn't contacted 17. Scientists think __ helps some trees to conserve water in the winter. A. when losing leaves B. leaves are lost C. that losing leaves D. the leaves losing