英语专业四级语法词汇练习题及答案
14年英语专业四级语法词汇练习题及答案1．Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary.
A．confers B．entitles C．grants D．credits
2．Not knowing she had _____ out with her boyfriend, I make the mistake of inviting them both to the party.
A．fallen B．quarreled C．parted D．separated
3．John is ______ to be washing the car, but he is watching TV now.
A．asked B．supposed C．requested D．ordered
4．We caught a ____ of a river as the train pass over a bridge. A．glance B．glimpse C．look D．sight
5．You may be eligible for a ______ to help you study. A．fund B．grant C．prize D．reward
6．Here are all the books I have,．You may borrow ____ you like.
A．whichever B．that C．which D．however
7．Would you be _____ to close the door? A．too kind B．kind enough C．as kind D．so kind
8．Oh dear, I don't feel very well．I think _____. A．I'll faint
B．I'm going to faint C．I'm fainting D．I've fainted
9．By the time you receive this letter．I _____ for America. A．will leave B．have left C．would have left D．will have left
10．I'll call you tonight at 10' clock _______ I can find a telephone that works.
A．unless B．suppose C．when D．provided
11．Fortunately, the bank clerk ____ press the alarm button before the robbers got away.
A．could
B．was able to C．succeeded in D．managed
12．I'll try to get in touch with him but he's _____ ever at home when I phone.
A．hardly B．almost C．rarely D．occasionally
13．I bought a large Chinese ______ lampshade to put in my bedroom.
A．old B．round C．white D．paper
14．His courage is ____ he does not know the meaning of fear.
A．so B．so that C．such that D．that
15．I'd rather they ______ deliver the new refrigerator tomorrow.
A．wouldn't B．didn't C．shouldn't D．mustn't
16．The Committee had met many times, but had not come up with _____ to the problem.
A．a way
B．an idea C．a solution D．a method
17．The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they _____ the names given by the witness.
A．puzzled B．confused C．bewildered D．perplexed
18．I am ___ obliged to you for the many kindnesses you have known my son.
A．excitedly B．exceedingly C．evidently D．excessively
19．The highlight of his acting career was the opportunity of playing the __ of Hamlet.
A．character B．personality C．play D．part
20．He narrowly _____ being seriously hurt, if not killed, by the explosion.
A．missed B．failed C．lost D．dropped
21．In the _____ of my not being there to meet you, our representative will take you to your hotel.
A．possibility
B．occurrence C．occasion D．event
22．Paul was so _____ that he took no credit to himself for his good work.
A．moderate B．modest C．medium D．moral
23．Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _____ of what I said.
A．notice B．attention C．consideration D．warning
24．It is no easy thing to _____ the meaning of every idiom in English.
A．get by B．get in C．get on D．get at
25．The book only _____ the causes of the war and does not do justice to the influence of the slave trade.
A．counts on B．touches on C．takes on D．pulls on
26．We must take a firm _____ against the lowering of educational standards.
A．stand
B．place C．position D．reason
27．It never _____ my mind that he might refuse the request. A．passed B．filled C．crossed D．occurred
28．At the sight of the police officer, the thief _____.
A．got to his feet B．took to his heels C．rose to his feet D．dragged his heels
29．The guide told us that an incident _____ here in 1925. A．took place B．was taking place C．had been taking place D．had taken place
30．_____, one must understand mathematics. A．A good scientist
B．In order to be a good scientist C．It's a good scientist D．Being a good scientist
31．Susan had worked for three years to be a computer analyst but found her progress _____.
A．discouraging B．to be discouraged C．discouraged D．to be discouraged
32．_____, all the quarrels came to an end. A．The lost money was found B．Was the lost money found C．Because the lost money found D．With the lost money found
33．He speaks mandarin with strong Sichuan accent, so he _____ brought up in Sichuan or some places close to Sichuan.
A．must have been B．must be C．may have been D．can't have been
34．_____ today, he would get there on Sunday. A．Was he leaving B．Were he to leave C．If he leaves D．If he is leaving
35．His remark was _____ you might have expected. A．that B．which C．whichever D．what
36．My car is in _____ bad condition _____ I can't drive it. A．such, that B．too, to C．so, that D．such a, that
37．Few people said full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.
A．when B．if
C．until D．before
38．-- What do you think of their _____ play? -- I like it much better than their _____ one. A．last, latest B．later, last C．later, latest D．latest, last
39．_____ the 1500's _____ the first European explores the coast of California.
A．It was not until, then B．It is until, that C．It is not until, when D．It is not until, that
40．He opened his lips as if _____ some reply. A．making B．having made C．to be made D．to make
41．The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.
A．presence B．consequence C．dependence D．absence
42．The first time he spoke in public he was _____ nerves. A．overcome B．inhibited C．numbed
D．frozen
43．Though he wasn't well educated, his _____ sense guided him through life.
A．common B．usual C．general D．ordinary
44．The Plate is made of a kind of plastic _____. A．stuff B．stiff C．staff D．stick
45．The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A．favorable B．gratifying C．obliging D．pleasing
46．There is pressure on the American government to _____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the US. A．limit B．refrain C．confine D．decrease
47．The word \"must\" is often used to indicate _____ while \"might\" refers to possibility.
A．capacity B．probability C．equality D．ability
48．If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.
A．deceptive B．defective C．deficient D．ineffective
49．We couldn't cut the string because the _____ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A．edge B．side C．border D．front
50．In order to buy a house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
A．finance B．capital C．loan D．debt 答案：
1-5 BABBB 6-10 ABBDD 11-15BADCB 16-20 CBBDA 21-25 DBADB 26-30 ACBDB 31-35 ADABD 36-40DCDDD 41-45 DAAAC 46-50 ABBAC
