专四语法词汇专题训练200题

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专四语法词汇单项训练200题

1.When they are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____. A. hand B. place C. hold D. reach

2. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed

3. The river is already _____ its banks because of excessive rainfall, and the city is threatened with a likely flood.

A. parallel to B. level in C. flat on D. flush with

4. The bedcover has _____ because of long wear. A. fainted B. lightened C. weakened D. faded

5. The matter was soon forgot and never _____. A. put into operation B. taken into account C. kept in sight D. brought to mind

6. When I spoke to him about our trip to China, he didn't make any _____ to your coming with us. A. comments B. references C. inquiries D. remarks

7. They were forced to _____ production for lack of raw materials.

A. cut across B. cut in C. cut off D. cut back

8. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.

A. addition B. association C. application D. affection

9. I'm happy to see you've made such a swift _____ from your illness.

A. recovery B. restoration C. renewal D. retreat

10. The new traffic regulations will come into _____ in May.

A. efficiency B. affection C. effect D. influence

11. The student couldn't _____ what the teacher was trying to explain.

A. grip B. seize C. grasp D. snatch

12. A person of 18 should stop _____ on his parents.

A. dependent B. independent C. dependence D. independence

13. There is virtually no _____ to this grammar rule.

A. except B. accept C. exception D. acceptio

14. General Brown was older than any other officer in his regiment, but he was unwilling _____. A. retiring from military service B. to be retired by military service C. to retire from military service D. to be retired from military service

15. Your window wants _____, you'd better have it _____ this week.

A. cleaning, do B. to be cleaned, do C. cleaning, done D. being cleaned, done 16. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A. abandoning B. be abandoned C. abandoned D. to be abandoned 17. I'd just as soon _____ rudely to her.

A. that you won't speak B. your not speaking C. you not speak D. you didn't speak 18. Whatever _____ the reasons for it, we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.

A. were B. have been C. be D. are

19. The fact _____ the carriage was warm sent him to sleep.

A. that B. which C. what D. when

20. _____ is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a room by the day, week, month, or year. A. Like B. As

C. The same as D. Such as

21. My English teacher is extremely strict about grammar. I dare not talk with him _____ I get every grammatical point straight in my mind. A. although B. while C. if D. unless

22. Nowadays, school children do _____ just _____ classes. There are many of them demanded by their parents to learn something else useful in the modern society. A. no more than, attend B. no less than, attending C. far less than, attending D. far more than, attend

23. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point. A. During the 1960's B. It was in the 1960's

C. That it was in the 1960's D. It was the 1960's

24. Weather _____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.

A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting

25. The large houses are being painted, but _____.

A. of great expense B. in a lot of expenses C. at a great expense D. by high expenses 26. When they heard the _____ for help that rang through the building, the firemen rushed into it.

A. emergency B. fight C. noise D. appeals

27. The viewers of the poet's most recent book _____ his reputation.

A. enlarged B. enriched C. enhanced D. encouraged

28. Do not _____ across a main road without first looking to the right and the left. A. advance B. proceed C. march D. progress

29. The airplane _____ soon after taking off. A. crushed B. clashed C. smashed D. crashed

30. The study also showed that, _____ to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight.

A. contrary B. identical C. equivalent D. hostile

31. Large companies are _____ smaller firms by buying their shares.

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A. taking off B. taking up

C. taking over D. taking on 32. With a school record like yours, I'm puzzled why you didn't _____ a university scholarship. A. take for B. care for C. stand for D. try for

33. The old family _____ in China has undergone some changes since liberation. A. pattern B. form C. shape

D. construction

34. They are always _____ good terms with all of their neighbors for the sake of their children. A. at B. in C. for D. on

35. He got thoroughly wet and, _____, he caught a bad cold.

A. in consequence B. in nature C. in general D. in sequence

36. Because of advances in science and technology in recent years, Americans are enjoying _____ time. A. measure B. pleasure C. treasure D. leisure

37. The Open College is based on a new _____ on education which emphasizes the use of modern air media to get messages across. A. possession B. perspective C. prediction D. proportion

38. Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another. A. image B. figure

C. appearance D. resemblance

39. He hasn't any money so I _____ him some. A. will be lending B. will have lent C. would lend

D. am going to lend

40. There's a man at the reception desk that seems very angry and I think he means _____ trouble. A. making B. to make

C. to have made D. having closed

41. _____, 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. To be equal to other things C. Were other things equal D. Other things to be equal

42. _____ the best boxer of his time, Sugar Ray Robinson lost only 3 out of 137 fights.

A. Having judged as B. Being judged C. Judging to be D. Judged to be

43. He _____ the little girl, but he did. A. ought not to have beaten B. ought to not have beaten C. ought to have not beaten D. ought to have beaten

44. He _____ so sleepy if they _____ for a whole day.

A. wouldn't feel, did not work

B. wouldn't feel, were not working

C. wouldn't be feeling, were not working D. wouldn't be feeling, hadn't been working

45. Before I came downstairs I had prepared myself very carefully for _____. A. how I must say B. what I must say C. whom I must say D. whether I must say

46. We hope the measures to control prices, _____ taken by the government, will succeed. A. when B. as C. since D. after

47. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday. A. In spite of B. But for

C. Because of D. As for

48. Sometimes an Englishman is _____ enthusiastic, emotional, excited, etc. than any other nationality, but tends to display his feelings far less. A. not much B. no more C. no less D. much less

49. Never in my life _____ the impression made on me by my first visit to the late premier Chou. A. I could forget B. I shall forget C. did I forget D. shall I forget

50. Would you read my letter and correct the mistake, if _____? A. some B. any C. ever D. never

51. A good harvest was obtained ______ the worse drought in sixty years. A. though B. despite

C. because of D. even

52. They told me that Professor Liu ______ here for twenty years by this winter. A. had taught

B. had been teaching C. would be teaching

D. would have been teaching

53. The Chinese are ______ great people. A. a

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B. the C. some D. /

54. His wife and secretary ______ also ______. A. has.. invited B. have.. invited C. is... invited D. are.. invited

55. Their income increased ______ 21% over that of the previous year. A. at B. with C. by D. to

56. We've produced ______ this year ______ we did ten years ago.

A. twice more cotton.., than B. twice as much cotton.., than C. twice the cotton.., as D. twice as much cotton.., as

57. They exchanged views on the question ______.

A. of whom selected B. to select whom C. of whom to select

D. of whom being selected

58. The man was questioned by the police because he was seen ______ around the bank. A. wander B. to wander C. wandering D. wandered

59. John was ______ to be found. I looked ______ for him, but in vain. A. anywhere.., nowhere B. somewhere.., nowhere C. nowhere.., anywhere D. nowhere.., everywhere

60. He phrased the matter in ______ that there would be no understanding of it. A. this way B. that way C. such a way D. such way

61. She was all alone in the world ______ an old aunt.

A. except B. except for C. but D. only

62. The mechanical engineer has resigned, making the task ______. A. all the more difficult B. all more difficult C. very more difficult D. the more difficult

63. You are planning everything on the ______ that he is coming with us. A. consumption B. resumption C. assumption D. observation

64. The trial is to be ______ while new evidence is being considered. A. suspended B. continued C. resumed

D. ended

65. The child has a bad habit of chewing his nails ______.

A. consciously B. unconsciously C. disconsciously D. conscientiously

66. In order to study for a degree in America, he had to become ______ in English. A. proficient B. prominent C. familiar D. experienced

67. French wines no longer ______ the wine trade of the USA. American wines have taken their places. A. command B. dominate C. hold D. occupy

68. The sun soon ______ the mist. A. scattered B. discharged C. discarded D. dispelled

69. Your reasons for not wanting to meet Smith may be many and ______, but you must still meet him.

A. variable B. various C. varied D. variant

70. He was so ______ in his work that he completely forgot the time. A. engrossed B. attracted C. intent

D. concentrated

71. He was not ______ as a great writer until after his death.

A. considered B. supposed C. recognized D. acknowledged

72. We want to ______ our thinking and work to the new circumstances. A. adopt B. adapt C. renovate D. innovate

73. A lot of poisonous ______ from the chemical works goes into the river. A. waste B. exhaust C. exhaustion D. pollution

74. He has put a little money ______ and intends to take a holiday. A. away B. forward C. down D. aside

75. Marsha got so ______ when arguing with her husband that she killed him. A. carried out B. carried on C. carried over

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D. carried away

761.I can't give you that for nothing. What do you take me _____? A. up B. for C. to D. after

77.When Tom insulted the referee, he _____ by ordering him off the field. A. replied B. retorted C. resolved D. responded

78.Helen Keller's _____ over deafness, blindness, and muteness was a miracle. A. improvement B. success C. advance D. triumph

79.International _____ should be reduced when this agreement is signed. A. pressure B. nervousness C. tension D. strain

80.In spite of the heavy snow and hard rain, the buses still ran on _____. A. list B. plan

C. arrangement D. schedule

81.Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the case. A. approach B. admission C. access

D. acquaintance

82.Let me _____ the broken glass before someone walks on it. A. cover up B. clear up C. wash up D. spring up

83.It is _____ of him to put everything in disorder in the room. He is so peculiar. A. unconscious B. aware C. typical D. unkind

84.John was young, _____, he was equal to this important task. A. therefore B. moreover C. nevertheless D. hence

85.Air is composed of _____ gases including hydrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. A. varied B. variant C. variable D. various

86.You can't let the situation get worse. You must take _____. A. decisions B. sides C. directions D. steps

87.It's difficult to _____ with the knowledge that he is a failure. A. feed B. live C. stay D. get on

88.Millions of workers were on the streets in the greatest _____ of working class solidarity this country has ever seen. A. demonstration B. explanation C. presentation D. communication

89.My sister's professor had her _____ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee. A. rewritten B. to rewrite C. rewrite D. rewriting

90.Scarcely had her husband arrived home _____ his wife started complaining. A. when B. that C. than D. and

91.Only ______ you have obtained sufficient data can you come to a sound conclusion. A. when B. that C. than D. and

92.I told him how to get there, but perhaps I _____ him a map. A. should have given B. ought to give C. had to give

D. must have given

93.A body weighs _____ from the surface of the Earth.

A. less the farther it gets B. the farther it gets, the less C. less than it gets farther

D. less than it, the farther it gets

94.You never told us why you were late for the last meeting, _____? A. weren't you B. didn't you C. had you D. did you

95._____ it is you've found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to. A. That B. Because C. Whatever D. However

96._____ for you help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties. A. Had it not been B. If it were not C. Had it not

D. if we had not been

97._____ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school. A. Accused of B. Accusing of

C. That he was accused of