载客1999年专四语法题

1999

年专四语法题

1.

After

____

seemed

an

endless

wait,

it

was

her

turn

to

enter

the

personnel manager's office.

[A]

that

[B]

there

[C]

what

[D]

it

2.

The

three

men

tried

many

times

to

sneak

across

the

border

into

the

neighboring country, ____ by the police each time.

[A]

had been captured

[B]

being always captured

[C]

only to be captured

[D]

unfortunately captured

3.

Professor

Johnson

is

said

____

some

significant

advance

in

his

research in the past year.

[A]

having made

[B]

making

[C]

to have made

[D]

to make

4. Fat cannot change into muscle ____ muscle changes into fat.

[A]

any more than

[B]

no more than

[C]

no less than

[D]

much more than

5.

It

is

not

so

much

the

language

____

the

cultural

background

that

makes the book difficult to understand.

[A]

but

[B]

nor

[C]

as

[D]

like

6.

There

ought

to

be

less

anxiety

over

the

perceived

risk

of

mountain

climbing that ____ in the public mind today.

[A]

exists

[B]

exist

[C]

existing

[D]

to exist

7. I've never been to Lhasa, but that's the city ____.

[A]

I'd most like to visit

[B]

which I like to visit mostly

[C]

where I like to visit

[D]

I'd like much to visit

8. He ____ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.

[A]

may have acted

[B]

must have acted

[C]

should act

[D]

would act

9.

If

you

have

really

been

studying

English

for

so

long,

it's

about

time

you ____ able to write letters in English.

[A]

should be

[B]

were

[C]

must be

[D]

are

10.

He's

____

as

a

—

he's

always

complaining

about

something.

[A]

who is known

[B]

whom is known

[C]

what is known

[D]

which is known

11. ____, he always tries his best to complete it on time.

[A]

However the task is hard

[B]

However hard the task is

[C]

Though hard the task is

[D]

Though hard is the task

12. Much as ____, I couldn't lend him the money because I simply didn't

have that much spare cash.

[A]

I would have liked to

[B]

I would like to have

[C]

I should have to like

[D]

I should have liked to

13. My cousin likes eating very

much, but he isn't very ____ about the

food he eats.