英语专业四级语法与词汇练习150题-(附答案)

英语专业四级语法与词汇练习

150

题

1._____ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.

A. At

B. In

C. For

D. On

2. ____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner

party.

A. Had they arrived

B. Would they arrive

C. Were they arriving

D. Were they to arrive

3.

____

conflict

among

city-states

caused

the

eventual

decline

of

Greek

civilization.

A. Continuous

B. Continual

C. Constant

D. Contrary

4. ____ he's already heard the news.

A. Chances are

B. Chance is

C. Opportunities are

D. Opportunity is

5.____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.

A. But for

B. According to

C. For all

D. Thanks to

6.

____

man

can

now

create

radioactive

elements,

there

is

nothing

he

can

do

to

reduce

their radioactivity.

A. As

B. Whether

C. While

D. Now that

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7. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.

A. To be free

B. To free

C. Freeing

D. Freed

8. ____ should any money be given to a small child.

A. On no account

B. From all account

C. Of no account

D. By all account

9.____

the

advances

of

the

science,

the

discomforts

of

old

age

will

no

doubt

always

be with us.

A. As for

B. Despite

C. Except

D. Besides

10. ____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how

relatively small the German economy actually is.

A. To give

B. Given

C. Giving

D. Having given

11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.

A. In

B. At

C. On

D. With

12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.

A. Making up

B. Doing up

C. Putting up

D. Sizing up

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13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.

A. In

B. From

C. On

D. Above

14. ____ we are having these days!

A. What a lovely weather

B. What lovely weathers

C. What lovely weather

D. What lovely a weather

15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly

than a man whose command of language is poor.

A. Other things being equal

B. Were other things equal

C. To be equal to other things

D. Other things to be equal

16. ____, he does not love her.

A. As he likes her very much

B. Though much he likes her

C. Much although he likes her

D. Much though he likes her

17. A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance.

A. repulsive

B. reluctant

C. reproachful

D. reputed

18. A good many houses ____ knocked down by the earthquake.

A. was

B. were

C. is

D. are

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19. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.

A. convey

B. display

C. consult

D. confront

20. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment,

is ____ conditions or events.

A. in response to

B. in favor of

C. in contrast to

D. in excess of

21. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests

and responsibilities.

A. take over

B. result in

C. hold on

D. keep to

22. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live

on when old.

A. supply

B. assurance

C. provision

D. adjustment

23. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.

A. extends

B. pours

C. expands

D. twists

24. A writer has to ____ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.

A. drawing back from

B. draw in

C. draw up

D. draw on

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25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of

maturity.

A. fulfillment

B. achievement

C. establishment

D. accomplishment

26. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____ work on a

five-language opera.

A. confine

B. indulge

C. resume

D. undergo

27.

After

briefly

____

the

history

of

the

author,

Prof.

Li

turned

to

the

novel

itself

immediately.

A. dipping in

B. dipping at

C. dipping into

D. dipping to

After negotiation, the two countries ____ the terms of peace.

A. agreed with

B. agreed in

C. agreed to

D. agreed on

29.

After

performing

a

successful

operation,

the

doctor

at

last

pulled

the

patient

____.

A. back

B. in

C. up

D. through

30. After reading these books, he was _____ to the Darwinian theory of evolution.

A. changed

B. converted

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C. transferred

D. adjusted

31. Airplane and television are among the ____ of science.

A. masks

B. martyrs

C. marvels

D. marrow

32. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is

carefully ____ the risks and benefits.

A. weighing

B. valuing

C. evaluating

D. distinguishing

33.

Although

Asian

countries

are

generally

more

____

in

social

customs

than

Western

countries,

there

have

been

several

notable

examples

of

women

leaders

in

both

China

and India.

A. conservative

B. confidential

C. comprehensible

D. consistent

34. Although he is very rich, his undutiful children are the ____ of his life.

A. torch

B. torment

C. topic

D. topper

35. Although he thought he was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was actually

____ the way.

A. in

B. off

C. by

D. on

36.

Although

most

birds

have

only

a

negligible

sense

of

smell,

they

have

____

vision.

A. vigorous

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B. exact

C. acute

D. vivid

37.

Although

sports

____

the

household,

Joe

drew

the

line

when

they

interfered

with

family traditions and routine.

A. overwhelmed

B. affected

C. dominated

D. influenced

38. Although the town had been ____ by the storm several times, little damage was

done.

A. attacked

B. injured

C. harmed

D. struck

39. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ____

before the West was settled.

A. could

B. was

C. would

D. did

40. Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most _____,

depending least on a student's background and culture.

A. universal

B. abstract

C. arbitrary

D. concrete

41.

As

a

_____

actor,

he

can

perform,

sing,

dance

and

play

several

kinds

of

musical

instruments.

A. flexible

B. versatile

C. sophisticated

D. productive

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42.

As

a

salesman,

he

works

on

a

(an)

_____

basis,

taking

10%

of

everything

he

sells.

A. income

B. commission

C. salary

D. pension

43.

As

an

excellent

shooter,

Peter

practiced

aiming

at

both

_____

targets

and

moving

targets.

A. stationary

B. standing

C. stable

D. still

44. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think

_____.

A. ought to be said

B. must say

C. have to be said

D. need to say

45. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat belt.

A. tied

B. locked

C. fastened

D. closed

46.

At

first,

the

speaker

was

referring

to

the

problem

of

pollution

in

the

country,

but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _____ to another subject.

A. committed

B. switched

C. favored

D. transmitted

47. At no time _____ other countries.

A. China will invade

B. will invade China

C. will China invade

D. invade will China

48. Be here on Friday _____ the latest.

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A. at

B. by

C. for

D. in

49. Because the whole country is in a financial dilemma, the government calls on

us to _____ economy.

A. make

B. practice

C. carry

D. develop

50. Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _____

of the cost

of repairing the roof.

A. assessment

B. estimate

C. announcement

D. evaluation

51. Beryl hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.

A. neither the theatre or

B. either the theatre nor

C. neither the theatre nor

D. the theatre or

52. Beside being expensive, the food tastes _____.

A. badly

B. too much bad

C. too badly

D. bad

53. Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided into two very different types

of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.

A. in how

B. in what

C. in which

D. in that

54.

By

moving

the

radar

beam

around

slowly

in

circles,

we

can

_____

the

surroundings.

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A. explore

B. expose

C. exploit

D. expand

55. Cancer is second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.

A. of

B. to

C. with

D. from

56. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud

continuous noise.

A. subjected to

B. filled with

C. associated with

D. attached to

57. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not

take drugs ______ directed.

A. like

B. so

C. which

D. as

58.

Changing

from

solid

to

liquid,

water

takes

in

heat

from

all

substances

near

it,

and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.

A. absorption

B. transition

C. consumption

D. interaction

59. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.

A. has

B. feels

C. takes

D. thinks

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60. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.

A. intention

B. decision

C. idea

D. hope

61. Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East _____ on his belief that the

earth was round.

A. existed

B. sat

C. relaxed

D. rested

62.

Despite

the

wonderful

acting

and

well- developed

plot

the

_____

movie

could

not

hold our attention.

A. three-hours

B. three- hour

C. three-hours'

D. three-hour's

63. Difficulties can _____ a person's best qualities.

A. bring up

B. bring out

C. bring about

D. bring to

64. Doctors sometimes _____ old cures when modern medicine doesn't work.

A. fall on

B. fall down on

C. fall back on

D. fall in upon

65. Does brain power _____ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising

answers.

A. descend

B. decline

C. deduce

D. collapse

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66. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is

especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.

A. when

B. since

C. before

D. after

67. Don't worry. The company will _____ all your expense.

A. satisfy

B. meet

C. pay

D. submit

68.

Eventually,

people

spread

throughout

the

continent,

______

the

entire

species.

A. wiping out

B. wiping away

C. wiping off

D. wiping up

69. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.

A. preserve

B. stay

C. maintain

D. reserve

70. Faced with the ______ difficulties, they are determined to carry on their

program.

A. satisfactory

B. attributable

C. innocent

D. intangible

71. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the

same field, ______ the same company.

A. all else

B. much worse

C. let alone

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D. less likely

72. Flying in an airplane was once thought to be an impossible ______.

A. task

B. profession

C. promise

D. contest

73. Fresh vegetables are straight from the ______ and raw vegetables are ______.

A. earth...cooked

B. soil...uncooked

C. floor...cooked

D. ground...uncooked

74. From this material we can _____ hundreds of what you may call direct products.

A. derive

B. discern

C. diminish

D. displace

75. Fruit is cheapest _____ season.

A. at

B. on

C. in

D. through

76. Fruit pickers are paid at the _____ of '4.00 an hour.

A. rate

B. scale

C. sum

D. value

77. Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are ______.

A. notorious

B. anxious

C. noxious

D. delicious

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