Tests for Vocabulary and Grammar
Multiple Choice:
1. The Sears Company recently made ______ because of financial troubles.
A. cuts
B. demands
C. omissions
D. orders
2. If not for the open-door policy, the situation in China ______ what it is today.
A. would never have been
B. would never be
C. will never have been
D. will never be
3. We all went to the movie, he ______ behind.
A. was remaining
B. remaining
C. was remained
D. remained
4. ______ with air, a life jacket will keep a person afloat.
A. It is filled
B. Filling
C. When filled
D. When filling it
5. The teachers whispered ______ they should disturb the students.
A. in order that
B. provided that
C. in case
D. with the result that
6. The kids dare not walk on the ice. Neither ______ to skate on it.
A. they dare
B. do they dare
C. dare they
D. daren’t they
7. American automobiles need ______ than imported cars do.
A. more care precision
B. care precision more
C. more precision care
D. precision care more
8. It was when their house had been buried in snow ______ some idea about the seriousness of
the situation.
A. that they had
B. had they
C. that did they have
D. did they have
9. Though the hotel has only been open for a few days, it is already ______ booked.
A. heavily
B. expectantly
C. immediately
D. quickly
10. ―Anyone who followed my ______ of rules would be blessed with a richer life and
boundless love from his family, ‖ David said.
A. set
B. packet
C. group
D. pack
11. The ______ rising numbers of those out of work will add greatly to the government’s
problems.
A. high
B. steeply
C. hard
D. rocket
12. Henry Adams felt so hungry that he ordered a double ______ of fish.
A. piece
B. part
C. portion
D. section
13. Try to reason with your colleagues. Even thought your proposal is very sensible, you should
not _____ it _____ them.
A. force/to
B. impose/upon
C. compel/for
D. enforce/from
14. You will be more tired than you ever were in your life before, if they _____ you _____ the
new mountain-climbing instructor.
A. send / on the tender compassion of
B. turn / into the tender sympathy of
C. leave / to the tender mercies of
D. conduct / with the tender kindness of
15. The children in the kindergarten __ great pleasure __ acting on the stage and playing games.
A. emphasize / on
B. derive / from
C. deprive / of
D. attach / to
16. Fencing is a very good sport which will _____, especially in terms of muscle condition and
courage.
A. be good on you
B. be a benefit to you
C. have advantage for you
D. do you good
17. Man is inclined to do evil _____ water is inclined to flow down.
A. what
B. for
C. like
D. as if
18. _____ marriage and early motherhood, Martha used drink as a means of escaping from
domestic pressure.
A. Dedicated to
B. Trapped into
C. Absorbed in
D. Contributed to
19. The policeman thought it wiser to _____ the gangster (robber); otherwise more people would
be wounded.
A. make a collection for
B. have an easy time with
C. make compromise with
D. get credit for
20. The only shop in that remote village _____ the shortage of everyday necessities by putting
up prices.
A. was hard on
B. kept track of
C. was noodle around with
D. cashed in on
1. The cake has too much sugar in it, but ______ it’s OK.
A. other than that
B. no other of that
C. that other
D. none other than
2. The boss ordered that the goods ______ delivered at once.
A. would be
B. be
C. must be
D. were
3. Only by carrying out an open-door policy______.
A. our country can be developed
B. can be our country developed
C. can our country develop
D. our country can develop
4. We did hold a meeting yesterday, but you ______, so we did not inform you.
A. did not need attending
B. needn’t attending
C. did not need to attend
D. needn’t attend
5. She waited at the gate, her hands ______before her.
A. folding
B. folded
C. were folding
D. were folded
6. I won’t see you off at the airport tomorrow, so I will wish you ______.
A. have a good journey now
B. a good journey now
C. would have a good journey now
D. to have a good journey now
7. They ______ stepped out of the house ______ it collapsed.
A. had not sooner …than
B. had no sooner…than
C. had not sooner…when
D. had no sooner…until
8. I feel rather doubtful ______ the result of the experiment.
A. about
B. at
C. with
D. or
9. Tom is ______ as Sam.
A. as efficient a worker
B. a worker as efficient
C. as a worker efficient
D. as an efficient worker
10. He has devoted his life ______ disabled people.
A. to helping
B. to help
C. helping
D. help
11. You needn’t speak so loudly, ______ ?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. needn’t you
D. need you
12. His father had promised to buy him a computer ______ he behaved himself.
A. in case
B. while
C. after
D. provided
13. In the lecture ______ he will tell us something about modern English usage.
A. following
B. followed
C. to follow
D. being followed
14. It is ______ whether Sam will come to attend his best friend’s funer al as he has taken the
town’s money and made off with it.
A. unlikely
B. doubtful
C. improbable
D. unexpected
15. To attend the grand dinner party, the French cabinet minister had a new suit made to _____.
A. order
B. direction
C. instruction
D. command
16. When Jim was tidying up his drawer, he ______ mo ther’s prize possession-the
tri–coloured glazed miniature terra-cotta warrior.
A. came round
B. came across
C. came over
D. came into
17. In an attempt to get to the ____ of the problem, the reporter interviewed every eyewitness.
A. root
B. gist
C. base
D. center
18. The narrow, sunless hall smelled ______ of stale cabbage.
A. uninterestingly
B. unpleasantly
C. uninvitedly
D. unpleasingly
19. Having kissed her son, Eve gave him a dismissive ______ towards the car.
A. push
B. pull
C. draw
D. drag
20. There is ______ telling what the tiger will do when it is cornered.
A. nothing
B. none
C. no
D. not
1. I know nothing about his journey ____________ he is to be away for a work.
A. provided that
B. supposing that
C. now that
D. except that
2. This exercise is____________ from Book V of English for Today.
A. changed
B. adapted
C. transformed
D. rewritten
3. She was __________ from asking the favor of you, for she didn’t want to disturb you.
A. was afraid
B. was reluctant
C. held back
D. brought back
4. Children are _________ TV soap operas that they forgot the time.
A. too addicted in seeing
B. so addicted to see
C. too addicted in
D. so addicted to
5. The two brothers are __________ than ever in their ideas.
A. farther apart
B. such apart
C. so apart
D. very apart
6. _______, Type A has the advantage of higher cruising speed and Type B the advantage of greater comfort.
A. In comparison
B. By comparison
C. By compared
D.With compared
7. They promoted their own welfare __________ the others.
A. with the expense of
B. in the expense of
C. at the expense of
D. putting the expense on
8. He never allowed his children to run __________ anything necessary for their education.
A. short of
B. shortage of
C. lack in
D. lacking
9. All of them ________ the effects of the economic crisis.
A. showed concern to
B. offer concerning with
C. have concerning about
D. are concerned at
10. Most of the citizens strongly believe that mothers with young children shouldn’t work outside of the home ________ their families badly need the extra income.
A. even
B. while
C. if
D. unless
11. You should give us more time to prepare for it, _____ we will not be able to do a good job.
A. whether
B. otherwise
C. therefore
D. consequently
12. No ______ people will ever do such a stupid thing as crying over spilt milk.
A. sense
B. sensual
C. sensible
D. sensational
13. Under their ________ discipline, the Spartans became a race of resolute warriors, full of
self-sacrificing spirit.
A. strong
B. stern
C. string
D. sprain
14. People who lose their way in a desert often suffer from _______ thirst and hunger, in
addition to extreme anxiety.
A. painful
B. colossal
C. tormenting
D. unperceived
15. Fire insurance and accident insurance companies made efforts to _________ safety rules and
to educate the public.
A. dictate
B. observe
C. regulate
D. enforce
16. The debate centered on the fear that a rapidly growing population would put an ______
strain on the finite capacity of the earth to provide resources.
A. intolerable
B. moderate
C. negotiable
D. controllable
17. I have ______ a detailed report about the result of my investigations.
A. handed over
B. handed out
C. handed in
D. handed off
18. The Prime Minister will _______ a committee to investigate the matter.
A. set up
B. draw up
C. take up
D. pile up
19. Don’t let us perplex ourselves with endeavoring to ________ how she should feel, or how
she should show her feelings.
A. take out
B. map out
C. turn out
D. come out
20. The man who hasn’t fought his _______ upward, and doesn’t be ar the scar of desperate
conflict, does not know the highest meanings of success.
A. road
B. path
C. rail
D. way
21. Though he was surrounded by so many dangers, he never losses his _______.
A. balcony
B. balance
C. steady
D. blame
22. As usual, John was _______ going, taking the risk, and getting out of Germany. But Peter
was cautious.
A. cared for
B. provided for
C. all for
D. taken for
23. He was accused _____ murder by the police.
A. of
B. for
C. against
D. out
24. There is ______ water despite the dry spell.
A. spacious
B. capacious
C. commodious
D. ample
25. The captured spy informed _______ his companions.
A. of
B. with
C. against
D. for
26. Bill tried to ________ his arguments with Mary by making her laugh.
A. make over
B. smooth over
C. take over
D. get over
27. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to go _______ food for several days.
A. without
B. with
C. within
D. beyond
28. You __________ as well close the door behind you when you go out of the room.
A. can
B. should
C. might
D. must
29. The plains are ________ with rich soil and plentiful rainfall.
A. donated
B. endowed
C. enriched
D. swarmed
30. Punishment had very little________ on him.
A. effect
B. affect
C. harm
D. effluent
31. You’ve ______ yourself ______ for a lot of trouble by saying that.
A. let…in
B. let…out
C. send…in
D. send…up
32. Dr. Wang often advises her ______ smoking.
A. to give away
B. giving up
C. gives in
D. to give up
33. Don’t you think your hair needs ________?
A. cutting
B. making up
C. washed
D. to cut
34. What ______ you make a long distance call and get a wrong number?
A. why
B. if
C. but
D. for
35. WATS is a/an _______ for Wide Area Telecommunications Service.
A. vocabulary
B. word
C. acronym
D. information
36. As it’s very expensive for me to go home by train, I am going to _______ a lift.
A. catch
B. hatch
C. reach
D. hitch
37. No ________ is allowed in America’s national parks.
A. tree-falling
B. cut-trees
C. tree-felling
D. woods decaying
38. In the zoo, animals, monkeys _______, became so tame that they are a nuisance.
A. at the interval
B. in particular
C. in addition to
D. such as
39. A learned question is a question that__________.
A. requires a lot of knowledge to answer
B. is very easy to answer
C. needs to learned hard
D. is not worth answering.
40. Tourists were _______ the great dangers lying ahead.
A. appeal to
B. regarded as
C. warned by
D. warned of
41. I simply can’t _______ his rudeness.
A. stand
B. vaccinate
C. comment
D. represent
42. Study the problem _____ and you will be able to understand it thoroughly.
A. hardly
B. intently
C. constant
D. complicatedly
43. Poor old Jim. He is _______ a heart attack.
A. through with
B. over for
C. down with
D. finished at
44. Lots of people are ______ that incident which happened just now.
A. commenting on
B. talking
C. saying about
D. telling with
45. Where have you been? I haven’t seen you _______.
A. for ages
B. sometimes
C. once in a while
D. on time
46. Many sailors got sick and _______ they died of a disease called scurvy.
A. comically
B. ultimately
C. unruly
D. jealously
47. Don’t restrict your choice ________ just one or two items in the group.
A. due to
B. thanks to
C. according to
D. to
48. Helen Keller was a woman of admirable ________.
A. quantity
B. integrity
C. accommodations
D. features
49. All of us are greatly ______ the world current affairs.
A. interested at
B. concerned about
C. deeply preoccupied
D. addicted to
50. Be careful not to get infected with ________.
A. dead disease
B. dying disease
C. deadly disease
D. deathly disease
51. After patrol officer has conducted _______ investigations, detective who works in plain clothes further investigate serious crime.
A. before
B. preliminary
C. first
D. prepared
52. I’m not in the ______ for serious music.
A. character
B. personality
C. desire
D. mood
53. The sight of the purse on the table was strong ______ to the poor child.
A. desire
B. wish
C. temptation
D. hope
54. He wore an old jacket _______ with holes.
A. filled
B. crowded
C. riddled
D. padded
55. Try _____ the green button and see if the machine will start.
A. pressing
B. to press
C. press
D. pressure
56. Shut the window and keep the cold _________.
A. back
B. off
C. out
D. away
57. Choose the books more suitable for her, these are ____ her comprehension.
A. out of
B. far away from
C. beyond
D. within
58. It’s difficult for me to ______ a new environment.
A. get adjusted to
B. get adjusted with
C. get accustomed to
D. get accustomed with
59. I have not read any of Dickens’ novels _________ Oliver Twist.
A. none other than
B. except
C. other than
D. than
60. The satellite was directed into an area _______ Manhattan.
A. known for
B. known as
C. call
D. calling
61. She does such a good job that she_______ every penny she earns.
A. deserves
B. is worth
C. is worthy of
D. reserves
62. She was ________ to see him looking so ill.
A. started
B. surprised
C. amazed
D. startled
63. If you can set him ________ talking on his pet subject, he will go on all evening.
A. up
B. down
C. off
D. back
64. ________ the cold wind, they went out without their coats.
A. In spite
B. Despite
C. In spite of the fact that
D. Despite of
65. Nobody in the class can ______ him in study.
A. match
B. compare
C. compete
D. rival
66. Poor Jack. He’s so terrified ______ the exam that he lost his appetite and couldn’t sleep well.
A. by
B. about
C. with
D. of
67. Tom ______ gnawing at the bone ____ he broke one of his teeth.
A. had hardly begun, when
B. hardly begun, then
C. have hardly begun, then
D. hardly begun, when
68. Examinations are only two weeks ________.
A. off
B. away
C. later
D. on
69. It’s half past eight _____ my watch.
A. on
B. at
C. by
D. in
70. Indo-European language family _______ the chief languages of Europe and Indo-Iranian and
other Asiatic tongues.
A. consist of
B. concludes
C. consists
D. comprises of
71. The noises downstairs interfere _____ my study.
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. at
72. Humans are the most _______, sophisticated, creative and powerful creatures on earth.
A. various
B. variety
C. varied
D. vary
73. Wristwatches are mechanical ______ devices that are carefully constructed and are used for
timekeeping.
A. accuracy
B. precision
C. correctness
D. exactness
74. The Germanic language family is part of the Indo-European family. The ______ family is the largest linguistic family on the globe.
A. later
B. next
C. latter
D. late
75. Manufacturing used to be accomplished by hand, but most of today’s modern manufacturing operations are highly mechanized and ______.
A. automated
B. complicated
C. controlled
D. manual
76. The kids _______ themselves quickly to the new climate.
A. altered D. modified C. changed D. adjusted
77. The residual nuclear radiation can be a(n) ________ over large areas that are completely free
from other effects of a nuclear exposition.
A. accident
B. risk
C. nuisance
D. hazard
78. If we build the large factories away from densely populated areas, we can on the one hand _______ the benefits, and on the other, guard against the harm they may bring about.
A. take a chance of
B. take advantage of
C. take into account
D. take care of
79. In his article, there is nothing _____ to practical use of the theory.
A. pertaining
B. leading
C. belonging
D. bringing
80. She w ent out even if it was very late last night _____ her father’s warning.
A. no matter that
B. regardless of
C. in spite
D. despite of
81. Industrialization without proper planning may bring about ___ effects to natural environment.
A. undesirable
B. enormous
C. uncontrollable
D. drastic
82. If you drive your car like that, you’ll _______ in hospital.
A. come to end
B. end up
C. finish
D. complete
83. He was always ready to _______ the hardest job.
A. put across
B. put up with
C. take on
D. take to
84. He _________-, then the party would have been more lively.
A. should have been invited
B. should be invited
C. had invited
D. had been invited
85. In the ______ of these changes we must revise our plan.
A. sight
B. light
C. form
D. fact
86. Before she came to China, she heard about personal security in China being guaranteed, but
she took the information with a pinch of _______.
A. sauce
B. salt
C. soup
D. soap
87. The solemnity with which Sunday was ______ in Edwardian England was constantly commented on by visitors from abroad.
A. observed
B. noticed
C. perceived
D. enchanted
88. Railway companies were running cheap Sunday excursions to _________ the new hiking and rambling craze.
A. pack off
B. cater for
C. take into account
D. crack down
89. Sue did n’t seem to know how to _______ of the empty bottles.
A. delicate
B. discard
C. dispose
D. distract
90. ________ you’ve already started it, you’d better go on with it.
A. That
B. Now
C. So far as
D. Whenever
91. Brain waves are used to _______ nervous-system diseases and to learn more about how the brain works.
A. define
B. diagnose
C. disclose
D. discover
92. It is ___ for people to destroy all the wild animals and plants just to make room for their own development.
A. abnormal
B. comical
C. credible
D. ridiculous
93. Above all, the stamp-collector must be knowledgeable enough to know whether a stamp is _________, or must have confidence in the dealer before the purchase.
A. genuine
B. ingenuous
C. original
D. true
94. After hours of heated arguments, a _____ was finally reached between the two teams.
A. resent
B. compromise
C. discrimination
D. disruptive
95. In case of a fierce dispute, being too persistent will often _________ the situation.
A. exacerbate
B. excel
C. subordinate
D. debate
96. It is estimated that cultivated fields _____ crops more than four times as much as natural wild fields.
A. grow
B. make
C. manufacture
D. yield
97. Many collegiate sports competitions are now ____ by various business enterprises.
A. improved
B. promoted
C. recognized
D. sponsored
98. Our family have _____ in this church for generations.
A. worshipped
B. worthy
C. warship
D. wounded
99. The tower was so tall that it was ______ for several kilometers.
A. obvious
B. frank
C. uncovered
D. visible 100. The hunter made a ______ shelter out of branches.
A. continual
B. permanent
C. temporary
D. lasting
1.She'd rather take an umbrella, _____ she?
A. didn't
B. hadn't
C. wouldn't
D. shouldn't
2. I was so worried! You ____ have telephoned me.
A. could
B. need
C. must
D. might
3. He was set ____ by robbers who took all his money.
A. up
B. down
C. aside
D. on
4. At no time ____ more frightened than now.
A. I had ever been
B. I have ever been
C. have I ever been
D. had I ever been
5. Here's a message ____ to Mr. Smith immediately.
A. to be forwarded
B. to forward
C. forwarding
D. forwarded
6. The police are accusing this businessman of having his store ____ up so that he could collect the insurance.
A. blow
B. blown
C. blew
D. blowing
7. Yesterday I found one of the pages in the book I bought ____. Could you change it for me?
A. missed
B. to be missing
C. missing
D. to be missed
8. It would be difficult for a black like him, ____, to become a candidate from the North.
A. no matter he has charm and capability
B. charming and having capacity
C. though charming and capable is he
D. however charming and capable
9. Had Shaka not listened to Gala, most of the Zulu people would have died of starvation.
A. If Shaka didn't listen to Gala
B. Shaka having not listened toGala
C. Had Shaka not listened to Gala
D. If Shaka had not listened to Gala
10. The whole team ____ wild with joy because ____ had won three matches in succession this month.
A. was...it
B. were...they
C. was...they
D. were...it
11. The little boy tried many times to play truant ____ by his father each time.
A. had been caught
B. always being caught
C. having been caught
D. only to be caught
12. He sat in front of the house, his dusty face ____ his age.
A. masking
B. masked
C. masks
D. was masking
13. It usually costs a lot to keep ____ the house.
A. back
B. on
C. up
D. in
14. He is a man worth ____ by others.
A. being paid more attention
B. being paid more attention to
C. paying more attention to
D. to be paid more attention to
15. They demanded that the right to vote ____ to every adult man and woman.
A. was given
B. must be given
C. could be given
D. be given
16. When a friend is in danger, we can't look ____ with folded arms.
A. on
B. in
C. over
D. up
17. The newspaper published a day-to-day ____ of the trial proceedings.
A. account
B. story
C. report
D. article
18. It was such a terrible sight that many women couldn't help ____ with horror.
A. crying
B. yelling
C. shouting
D. screaming
19. Stop ____ me. It gives me such an uncomfortable feeling!
A. looking at
B. watching
C. staring at
D. seeing
20. We rushed her to the hospital because she complained of a severe ____ in her chest.
A. hurt
B. ache
C. sore
D. pain
21. Sugar ____ in water.
A. dissolves
B. melts
C. thaws
D. diverts
22. There's an important question I want to ____.
A. rise
B. arise
C. raise
D. arouse
23. The crowd stood in ____ silence as the funeral procession went by.
A. respectful
B. respectable
C. respective
D. respected
24. If you've got a large family, it's more ____ to travel by car than by train.
A. economic
B. economical
C. economy
D. economized
25. His military career _ by his being charged with misusing the public property.
A. wound up
B. wound down
C. ran up
D. ran over
26. He was so ____ on his work that he didn't hear her come in.
A. intent
B. absorbed
C. engrossed
D. involved
27. The boxer ____ his opponent as hard as he could.
A. punched
B. slapped
C. knocked
D. whipped
28. The city suffered ____ damage as a result of earthquake.
A. considering
B. considerate
C. considerable
D. considered
29. It ____ me that I had a book in my briefcase, a book on Chaucer.
A. occurred
B. happened
C. appeared
D. struck
30. The witness ____ the jury that he was not lying.
A. assured
B. ensured
C. reassured
D. insured
1. If you think you can do the work, why don’t you _______ for the job?
A. demand
B. request
C. apply
D. appeal
2. On this matter he showed all sorts of feelings, _________ from bitterness to hope.
A. range
B. having ranged
C. being ranged
D. ranging
3. The barn, _________ hay, went up in flames.
A. loaded with
B. it was loading
C. it loaded
D. which loaded with
4. Linguistics ______ developed rapidly in modern times.
A. has
B. is
C. are
D. have
5. The climbers tried to find a new _______ to reach the top of the mountain.
A. way
B. route
C. method
D. routine
6. His business doesn’t run properly, sometimes it ________ and sometimes it loses.
A. obtains
B. gets
C. gains
D. receives
7. What a strange fellow he is! I can’t ______him ________ at all.
A. do…up
B. make…out
C. do…out
D. make…up
8. He is badly _______, it appears, and willing to do and take whatever is offered.
A. along
B. off
C. in
D. across
9. Kate and Robert’s seemingly justifiable explanation could trick ______ the old man.
A. no one
B. none other
C. nobody but
D. nothing but
10. The suspicion that William Shakespeare’s plays were in fact written by someone else _____ no evidence for this.
A. comments on
B. lives on
C. rests on
D. falls on
11. Failure to prepare a lesson well before class on part of the teacher _____ negligence of duty.
A. accounts for
B. amounts to
C. corresponds to
D. proceeds to
12. I don’t know what you are ________.
A. getting at
B. drives at
C. pointing to
D. driving for
13. He was given the _________.—nobody behind the counter seemed to see him.
A. hot foot
B. cold shoulder
C. warm hand
D. cool heart
14. The price of computer has been decreased _____ twenty percent.
A. to
B. for
C. by
D. at
15. The sight of the snake _____ her into screaming.
A. alarmed
B. warned
C. frightened
D. refilled
16. We find his lectures very confusing. He never sticks ______ the point.
A. on
B. to
C. out
D. at
17. You _________ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of things.
A. needn’t have done
B. mustn’t have done
C. shouldn’t do
D. can not have done
18. In prize fighting, a prize fighter must be very ________ at feinting.
A. adore
B. adroit
C. adhere
D. adverse
19. His military career _______- by being charged with misusing public property. This produced
a flurry of investigation into his activities.
A. wind up
B. wound up D. came alive D. counted out
20. What does she want? I can never nail her _______ to anything.
A. out
B. under
C. down
D. up
21. The children were so absorbed in playing hide-and-seek that they didn’t notice darkness ______up on them.
A. sneaking
B. coming
C. creep
D. approach
22. The teacher ______ that the students be on time to every class.
A. requested
B. demanded
C. required
D. suggested
23. Now that she had come up to London she ______speak her mind.
A. may well
B. as well
C. might as well
D. well for
24. Swimming every day will do you a world of ______.
A. goodness
B. goods
C. good
D. goading
25. _______ to bed, Peter was not allowed to go downstairs.
A. Confined
B. Restrained
C. Limited
D. Refrained
26. Don’t _____ me ______ as a fool. I know what you mean by that.
A. put…off
B. put…in
C. put…down
D. put…away
27. In fact their differences ______ their similarities.
A. overweight
B. outweigh
C. overstate
D. understate
28. This is how life goes on, by living things dying in ________. I can’t stop it.
A. agony
B. pang
C. torture
D. anguish
29. I never set eyes on a creature of this sort, ______ captured one.
A. at most
B. in the least
C. let alone
D. in the best
30. ______ is known to all, uranium is an important source of atomic energy.
A. What
B. Which
C. As
D. That
31. Men differ from brutes in ______ they can think and speak.
A. which
B. that
C. this
D. that of
32. David was so _______ the book that he was completely unaware of anyone’s coming into and out of the room..
A. absorbed to
B. engrossed in
C. focused to
D. centered at
33. A good reporter has a hunter’s _______ for news.
A. ear
B. nose
C. eye
D. heart
34. The boxer ________ his opponent as hard as he could.
A. slapped
B. whipped
C. knocked
D. punched
35. I will start off nest Monday if nothing _________.
A. interferes
B. interacts
C. intervenes
D. inclines
36. Being color-blind, Sally can’t make a _______ between red and green.
A. difference
B. distinction
C. comparison
D. division
37. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are ______ indeed.
A. distant
B. slim
C. unlikely
D. narrow
38. You must let me have the annual report without ______ by ten o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. failure
B. hesitation
C. trouble
D. fail
39. The Olympic Games _____ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.
A. originated
B. stemmed
C. derived
D. descended
40. The scheme was _______ when it was discovered it would be very costly.
A. resigned
B. surrendered
C. released
D. abandoned
1. Most insurance agents would rather you _____ anything about collecting claims until they
investigate the situation.
A. do
B. don’t
C. didn’t do
D. didn’t
2. This is their resolution _____ extra-curriculum activities _____ part of their school life.
A. which… are made
B. what…were made
C. that… was made
D. that… be made
3. _______, the chairman closed the meeting.
A. There to be no more business
B. There being no more business
C. There be no more business
D. There is no more business
4. Practice speaking English more, _____ improve your oral English quickly.
A. you will
B. so you will
C. however you will
D. and you will
5. In no circumstances _____his post.
A. a soldier must leave
B. leaves a soldier
C. must a soldier leave
D. a soldier leaves
6. _____ I _____ to agree to your request, how do you think the other students would feel?
A. Provided… would
B. Supposing… were
C. On condition… am
D. Granted… had
7. The so-called head of the state is _____ a puppet in the hands of the army.
A. something but
B. anything but
C. nothing but
D. not but
8. She said she would work it out herself _____ ask me for help.
A. and not to
B. but not
C. and prefer not
D. rather than
9. The office has to be shut down _____ funds.
A. being a lack of
B. from lack of
C. short of
D. for lack of
10. I was _____ to be used as an alibi by the driver.
A. likely
B. probable
C. possible
D. presumably
11. The convict was _____ from prison after serving his sentence.
A. removed
B. replaced
C. released
D. refrained
12. The output of the steel in that factory has increased _____ 30% in the first quarter of this
year.
A. with
B. at
C. out of
D. by
13. Taiwan and Hainan are the two islands ______ the mainland of China.
A. off
B. up
C. on
D. away
14. We should not only try to ________ with those who are ahead of us, but also help those who
are behind us.
A. keep up
B. put up
C. take up
D. catch up
15.He had given me the impression of absolute rigidity, _______ he had swallowed a poker.
A. even though
B. as though
C. although
D. as seems
16. Somehow Bill found his _________ at last and cried out for help.
A. sound
B. heart
C. voice
D. music
17.George wanted Mary to marry him, and he ________________ his point.
A. took
B. carried
C. attained D gained
18. The disabled are __________ from military service.
A. compelled
B. obliged
C. exempted
D. granted
19. Don’t be intimidated by his blustering nor ______ by his nice words.
A. take on b. take up C. take off D. take in
20. The adults ________ to the old emotional and moral values.
A. persist
B. cling
C. hang
D. insist
21. Bill has ___________ to the Harvard University for a teaching assistantship granted by the
State Commission of Education.
A. advertised
B. posted
C. applied
D. interviewed
22. The _______ of survival for lung cancer patients are often very slim.
A. chances
B. possibility
C. probability
D. opportunity
23. I don’t like that guy. He always put on ________ before his peers but behaves humbly before
his superior.
A. manner
B. decorum
C. bearing
D. airs
24. A resume generally _________ personal information, work experience and educational
background.
A. consists of
B. makes up
C. composes of
D. constitutes of
25. Here is a message __________ Mr. Smith immediately.
A. forwarded to
B. to be forwarded to
C. being forwarded to
D. that must be forwarded to
26. His handwriting is illegible, so he __________.
A. had the letter typed
B. has the letter typed
C. has the letter being typed
D. had the letter being typed
27. She was ________ getting married as soon as possible.
A. bent on
B. determined to
C. decided on
D. eager to
28. Some beggars are neither __________ nor homeless.
A. bed-ridden
B. famine-stricken
C. panic-stricken
D. poverty-stricken
29. The current economic climate is particularly difficult for ________ businesses.
A. inexperienced
B. new
C. fledgling
D. prosperous
30. She became ________ dealing with difficult questions.
A. skillful at
B. adroit at
C. proficient in
D. excel at
31. They booked the tickets 5 days earlier, but the tickets were sold out. They ________ them 10
days earlier?
A. must have booked
B. could have booked
C. might have booked
D. should have booked
32. Although Mrs. Reed treated Jane Eyre unfairly when she stayed with her family, Jane bore
no ______ against her when Mrs. Reed was dying.
A. grudges
B. obstinacy
C. prejudice
D. greediness
33. People’s desire to get ―bargains‖ is ___________.
A. unobtainable
B. irresistible
C. tempting
D. inviting
34. If you take the job in the chocolate factory, you’ll be able eat the stuff ________.
A. as you like
B. to your satisfaction
C. to your heart’s content
D. to your great joy
35. He had been a strict father but was ________ to his grandchildren.
A. permissive
B. spoiled
C. stiff
D. indulgent
1. He left only an hour ago. He _____ hardly have arrived yet.
A. could
B. must
C. may
D. need
2. His bad behavior was _____ angered everyone.
A. so that
B. such that
C. such to
D. as much that
3. He nodded toward the steel gray Channel out of the window, his pale blue eyes _____ with
foreboding.
A. filling
B. fill
C. to fill
D. filled
4. ______ God, we have been saved from death.
A. By sake of
B. By grace of
C. In the light of
D. In terms of
5. ―She must be in the dormitory now.‖
―No, she _____ be there. I saw he in the classroom a minute ago.‖
A. mustn’t
B. can’t
C. couldn’t
D. wouldn’t
6. _____ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion
produced no concrete proposals.
A. That
B. It
C. This
D. As
7. This is a good subject for me _____ next year.
A. to specialize in
B. specializing in
C. to specialize
D. specialized in
8. He couldn’t lie convincingly enough to take a child _____.
A. away
B. down
C. in
D. up
9. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _____
two lorries.
A. including
B. involving
C. combining
D. containing
10. He kept stiff upper _____ during the crisis.
A. heart
B. lip
C. hand
D. face
11. This article is _____ to be studied carefully.
A. worthy
B. worth
C. worthwhile
D. while
12. They finally _____ him _____ taking up the job.
A. talked…into
B. took…to
C. got…into
D. caught…to
13. What the teacher was getting _____ in this lesson was that it was important to be prepared
for each exercise beforehand.
A. on
B. along
C. at
D. to
14. In illustration of this, he _________ to part of his personal history.
A. mentioned
B. referred
C. spoke
D. said
15. Instead of __________ its word, the newly established government increased the tax on the
people which resulted in a nation-wide uproars.
A. going back on
B. sticking
C. keeping
D. getting
16. We should not only try to ________ with those who are ahead of us, but also help those who
are behind us.
A. keep up
B. put up
C. take up
D. catch up
17. You look tired. On the _________, I feel fine.
A. contrary
B. opposite
C. reverse
D. back
18. She __________ the conversation towards more general topics in order to appease the tense
atmosphere.
A. steers
B. leads to
C. misguides
D. follows
19. It so _______ that I wasn’t at home when they called.
A. occurred
B. happened
C. took place
D. coincided
20. If only I _______ a chance to live my childhood once again.
A. had
B. have had
C. can have
D. will have
21. I ________ have had measles with Peter than go somewhere else on holiday.
A. would rather
B. had rather
C. had better
D. would better
22. ____________his phone number, I couldn’t ring him back.
A. Having not
B. Having had
C. Being have
D. Not having
23. She was _______ at the thought of having to take the examination again.
A. oppressed
B. depressed
C. pressed
D. impressed
24. She’d rather take an umbrella, ______ she?
A. didn’t
B. hadn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. shouldn’t
25. I was so worried!. You _______have telephone me at least.
A. could
B. need
C. must
D. might
26. You can see from his eyes that he takes _________ his father.
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. after
27. Could you come to a meeting on Thursday morning?
No, I’m otherwise _________ then.
A. appointed
B. engaged
C. occupied
D. taken up
28. I am not ________ desperate _________ agree to that.
A. as, as to
B. that, as to
C. so, as to
D. too, to
29. She was ________ getting married as soon as possible.
A. bent on
B. determined to
C. decided on
D. eager to
30. In today’s job market, much importance is ______ to practical experience as well as formal
education.
A. attacked
B. attracted
C. attached
D. detached
31. So far as he was concerned, there was no mystery _________ how to please the crowd.
A. to
B. at
C. with
D. in
32. I think it is about time we ________ this meeting up.
A. wind
B. end
C. wound
D. close
33. Recently a young man _______ the name of Benny Paret was killed in the ring.
A. with
B. using
C. by
D. given
34. Examinations are not the only means of ________ someone’s ability.
A. assessing
B. valuing
C. commenting
D. proving
35. His movement were slow, almost clumsy, as though he ________ by the heavy weight of his
muscle.
A. was burdened
B. were burdened
C. had been burdened
D. is burdened
36. Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately ________ the government.
A. lie with
B. put with
C. stay with
D. lie in
37. He stood there watching, his fists ________.
A. clenched
B. being clenched
C. was clenched
D. clenching
38. __________, we watched the sun _______ above the horizon.
A. Fascinating, rising
B. Fascinated, rose
C. Fascinating, rose
D. Fascinated, rising
39. I knew that if I wasn’t able to avoid a mistake, chances were that no other surgeon _____,
either.
A. should have been
B. could have been
C. ought to have been
D. could be
40. She stayed two weeks at the hotel and ________ a bill which she could not pay.
A. ran up
B. caught up
C. looked up
D. turned up
11. The cat was perfectly satisfied, as she had ___________ with her anxiety and made her great
need understood.
A. done away
B. finished
C. put away
D. ridden away
12. What my father said had ___________ me ________ right and eventually changed my
attitudes towards other people.
A. occurred, of
B. happened, to
C. struck, as
D. come, in
13. His ________ knowledge of modern economics was one of the reasons why he failed in his
business.
A. limited
B. general
C. appropriate
D. haphazard
14. Sarah was __________ with a happy life and two dotting parents.
A. cursed
B. blessed
C. cherished
D. bound
15. Anyone else would have thrown in the ________ but Peter insisted on keeping every
engagement.
A. algae
B. sponsor
C. sponge
D. lichen
16. As a matter of fact, nobody asked them to do anything on the first day of work. When they
saw the office in such mess, however, they cleaned it ____________.
A. spontaneously
B. simultaneously
C. instantly
D. immediately
17. Emperor Titus was always in ________ with his people because of his openness, sincerity,
and high sense of responsibility.
A. relation
B. friendship
C. rapport
D. conciliation
18. James hadn’t the _________ to speak before so many people.
A. courage
B. brain
C. head
D. nerve
19. _________ we all know, the overuse of insecticides and chemical fertilizers will bring about
untold harm to mankind.
A. Since
B. As
C. That
D. For
20. She likes to listen to some light music ________ the weekend.
A. over
B. across
C. about
D. round
21. Whose ______ is it that we all dress up for the party?
B. opinion B. thinking
C. idea
D. proposal
22. The children were so absorbed in playing hide-and-seek that they didn’t notice darkness
_______ them.
A. taking on
B. sneaking up on
C. encroaching on
D. alight in
23. How _______ many vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers, are still in
good supply these days despite the long spell of rain?
A. happen
B. take place
C. occur
D. come
24. We must _________every ________ to eliminate differences and unite against our common
enemies—the Japanese invaders.
A. take, step
B. make, attempt
C. make, effort
D. take, action
25. The speaker merely ________ personal matters, but dwelt long upon the principles of his
party.
A. touched on
B. fixed in
C. centered upon
D. focused on
26. Leave me ___________. I want to think things out quietly.
A. lonely
B. alone
C. lone
D. single
27. The company has expanded into a considerable __________ of operation.
A. scope
B. ratio
C. degree
D. scale
28. We should mix work ________ adequate rest.
A. in
B. into
C. with
D. upon
29. Nobody is likely to become ___________ Hamlet’s soliloquy.
A. boring of
B. tired of
C. tires of
D. dull of
30. Without a degree and with no experience of doing office work, the young man was _______
fit to be a secretary ______ any of us.
A. no more, than
B. not more, than
C. any more, than
D. much more, than
31. What he said was __________ but empty talk. What we want is practical measure to make
this area famous again for the abundance and variety of its bird life.
A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
32. I still __________ young men wearing their hair long because it is a sign of slovenliness, to
say the least.
A. approve of
B. disapprove of
C. approve on
D. disapprove with
33. He was well __________ of how his wife would feel if he took over one of her household
chores.
A. beware
B. ware
C. aware
D. cautious
34. Romantic writings usually contain a statement which _____________ profoundly to every
heart.
A. appeals
B. repels
C. touches
D. moves
35. His ill-humor will soon ________.
A. put away
B. take away
C. pass away
D. kill away
36. The only __________ to that ancient castle is along a muddy track.
A. access
B. exit
C. opening
D. door
37. She is a scientist of action. For one thing, she ___________in the experiment group has
devoted so much time and energy to this project.
A. rather than anyone else
B. more than anyone else
C. except for anyone else
D. instead of anyone else
38. I really don’t understand why he ___________that antiquated (outmoded) old-fashioned
computer all day long.
A. plays with
B. repairs
C. noodles around
D. runs around
39. The only shop in that remote village _________ on the shortage of everyday necessities by
putting up prices.
A. cashed in
B. profited from
C. took advantage of
D. benefited from
40. The old man would sit for hours delighting in the picture. The underlined word
means________.
A. fixing his eyes on
B. casting his eyes on
C. watching
D. feasting his eyes on
41. She gave a thrilling ____________ of her life in the jungle.
A. story
B. account
C. statement
D. remark
42. Gone are the days when the big powers could bully the small nations ________.
A. willingly
B. reluctantly
C. at will
D. unwillingly
43. _______________ most predators, the wolf is an opportunist.
A. What is true with
B. That was true of
C. Which is true of
D. As is true with
44. In order not to be involved, she avoided the question ____________.
A. occasionally
B. deliberately
C. delicately
D. intricately
45. Tears ________ down her cheeks when she lost her way in the street.
A. poured
B. spilled
C. splashed
D. trickled
46. While walking in the forest, he was chased by a _________ of wolves.
A. pack
B. herd
C. swarm
D. school
47. The phrase cross the ____________ means ―commit oneself to an undertaking from which
one cannot turn back.‖
A. Ganges
B. Rubicon
C. Thames
D. Danube
48. I _______________with her except that I was too busy.
A. would have gone
B. have gone
C. had gone
D. went
49. The film Juvenile Delinquents proves that most delinquents are not________ reform.
A. passed
B. without
C. out of
D. past
50. Do you give __________to what the man said?
A. credit
B. return
C. reward
D. honor
51. Make sure that you do your _________. Don’t leave your share to the others.
A. stunt
B. stain
C. stint
D. stem
52. The coffee tasted bitter. He put a ________ of sugar into it.
A. slice
B. lump
C. bar
D. loaf
53. We hope our city will be _________the millennium bug.
A. released from
B. will be set free from
C. will be free from
D. safe from
54. It was awfully kind of you to take the _____ and come all the way down here to visit these disabled people.
A. effort
B. endeavor
C. trouble
D. pain
55. People on the tour will be ______ by an expert on archaeology.
A. accompany
B. escorted
C. sent
D. guarded
56. After some serious thought, he confessed his ______ of lying in the meeting to a priest.
A. crime
B. guilt
C. wrong
D. sin
57. He _____ out who the murderer was before the end of the book.
A. figured
B. founded
C. fancied
D. foretold
58. The police _____ that the difficulties they faced were too severe.
A. contented
B. contended
C. consented
D. resented
59. He _____ himself from drinking to excess.
A. refrained
B. restricted
C. restrained
D. constrained
60. Research writing is an _____ part of our postgraduate program.
A. intact
B. integral
C. sacred
D. unblemished
11. The cat was perfectly satisfied, as she had ___________ with her anxiety and made her great
need understood.
A. done away
B. finished
C. put away
D. ridden away
12. What my father said had ___________ me ________ right and eventually changed my
attitudes towards other people.
A. occurred, of
B. happened, to
C. struck, as
D. come, in
一、听力练习 1. A. To defend Africa against sandstorm. B. To restore damaged land across areas south of the Sahara. C. To protect natural recourses. D. To improve living standard by selling fruits. 2. A. Being drought resistant. B. Providing nutrients. C. Providing a way to make money. D. Requiring a lot of rainfall. 二、听力文本 Many areas of North Africa have seen a sharp decrease in rainfall over the last 50 years. Some experts say the lack of rainfall will worsen in the future. In Tunisia, fresh groundwater supplies are decreasing quickly. About two-thirds of the land is threatened by a lack of rain and loss of trees. A report by the Netherlands Foreign Ministry from 2018 says that the effects of climate change may slow Tunisia's growth in its two main industries - tourism and agriculture. Tunisian officials plan to cut the amount of carbon dioxide the country produces to 41 percent of levels measured in 2010 by the 2030s. Carbon dioxide gas is linked to warming of the Earth's atmosphere. However, critics say Tunisia has been slow to match words with action. The African Union is leading an effort called the ‘Great Green Wall' initiative. The project aims to restore damaged land across areas south of the Sahara, commonly called the Sahel. In North Africa, some national projects to fight climate change are making a difference. Tunisia will reportedly present an oases protection project at the Madrid climate conference. Local farmers in northern Algeria are seeking help from Mexican experts to plant prickly pear cactus. The desert plant needs little rainfall and provides nutrients and a way to make money. Algeria is also trying to renew efforts for a reforestation project that did not have good results. Question 1: According to the news report, what’s the aim of the ‘Great Green Wall' initiative? Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of prickly pear cactus? 三、重点词汇 1. worsen: to become worse or to make something become worse （使）恶化；（使）更糟 2. initiative: a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem 倡议；新措施 3. restore: to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position 修复；使复位；使复职 4. reportedly: according to what many people say 据传闻，据称 5. oasis: a place in a desert where there is water and therefore plants and trees and sometimes a village or town绿洲（复数oases） 6. prickly pear cactus:仙人掌 7. nutrient: any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow 养分；营养物，滋养物
英语专四词汇表（A） abdomen n. 腹，腹部 abolish vt. 废止，废除(法律、制度、习俗等) aboriginal adj. 土著的，原来的n. 土著居民 aborigine n. （澳洲的）土著；土人 abound vi. 多，大量存在，富于，充满 abridge v. 删节，削减，精简 abrupt adj. 突然的，陡峭的，生硬的 absolve v. 宣布免除(承诺、责任等)；赦免，免受惩处，宣告无罪abundant adj. 丰富的，充裕的，丰富，盛产，富于
abuse n. 滥用，虐待，辱骂，陋习，弊端v. 滥用，虐待，辱骂 accessory n. 附件，零件，附加物，从犯，同谋者adj. 附属的，补充的，同谋的，副的accommodate vt. 供应，供给，使适应，调节，和解，向……提供，容纳，调和vi. 适应accompaniment n. 陪伴物，伴奏 accomplished adj. 完成的，熟练的，多才多艺的 accord n. 一致，符合，调和，协定vt. 一致，给与vi. 符合◆of one’s own accord 自愿地，自动地accordingly adv. 因此，从而 accordion n. 手风琴adj. 可折叠的 ace n. (纸牌或骰子)幺点，一流人才，高手，佼佼者 acknowledge vt. 承认，答谢，报偿 acquaint vt. 使熟知，通知
acquaintance n. 相识，熟人 acrobat n. (走钢丝的)杂技演员，随机应变者，翻云覆雨者 acronym n. 首字母的缩写词 acupuncture n. 针刺疗法 acute adj. 敏锐的，激烈的，严重的[医]急性的，剧烈 adapter n. 适配器，改编者 addict n. 入迷的人，有瘾的人 adhere vi. 粘附，胶着，坚持v. 坚持◆adhere to坚持；坚信；忠于adherence n. 粘着，忠诚，坚持 adjacent adj. 邻近的，接近的◆be adjacent to接近 admiral n. 海军上将，舰队司令，旗舰
Model Test One Model Test 1 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Places? You should write at least 120words following the outline given below. 1.近年来越来越多的公共场所禁烟 2.这项举措在受到拥护的同时也引发了争议 3.你的看法 Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Places? ————————————————————————————————————— Part II Reading Comprehensive (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes) Low-carbon Future: We Can Afford to Go Green Tackling climate change will cost consumers the earth. Those who campaign for a green revolution are out to destroy our western lifestyles. Such are the cries of opponents of emissions cuts, and their message has political impact: a number of surveys have found that the enthusiasm of voters for policies to reduce climate change falls off as the price tag increases. However, a new modeling(模型化) exercise suggests that these fears are largely unfounded. It projects that radical cuts to the UK’s emissions will cause barely noticeable increases in the price of food, drink and most other goods by 2050. Electricity and petrol costs will rise significantly, but with the right policies in place, say the modellers, this need not lead to big change in our lifestyle. “These results show that the global project to fight climate change is feasible,” says Alex Bowen, a climate policy expert at the London School of Economics. “It’s not such a big ask as people are making out.” Although it is impossible to precisely predict prices four decrease from now, the exercise is one of the most detailed examinations yet of the impact of climate change policies on UK consumers. It provides a useful rough guide to our economic future. Though its results speak directly to the UK consumers, previous research has come to similar conclusions for the US. In June, one study found that if the US were to cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2050, prices of most consumer goods would increase by less than 5 per cent. The findings are also consistent with analyses by the Pew Center on Global Climate change in Washington DC. “Even cutting emissions by 80 per cent over four decades has a very small effect on consumers in most areas,”says Manik Roy of the Pew Center. “The challenge is now to convince consumers and policy-Makers that this is the case.” The Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change recommends that wealthy nations cut their emissions to between 80 and 95 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050 in order to avoid the 1
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
2016年12月英语四级新闻听力高频词汇(100个) 火灾类 1. flame [fle?m] n. 火焰 2. ash [??] n. 灰烬 3. burn [b?:n] v. 燃烧 4. consume [k?n?sju:m] v. 烧毁，毁灭 5. authority [?:?θ?r?ti] n. 当局;官方 6. emergency worker 应急人员 7. site [sa?t] n. 现场;发生地;场所 8. explosion [?k?spl???n] n. 爆炸 9. rubble [?r?bl]n. 碎石;碎砖 10. blast [blɑ:st] n 爆炸;(爆炸引起的)气浪 11. oxygen canister [??ks?d??n][? k?n?st?(r)] 氧气罐 12. footage [?f?t?d?] n. 视频片段 13. debris [?debri:] n. 碎片，残骸 爆炸类 14. suicide bombing 自杀式炸弹袭击 15. detonate [?det?ne?t] v. (使某物)爆炸;引爆 16. explosive vest 炸弹背心 17. troop [ tru:p] n. 军队; 18. bomber [?b?m?(r)]n. 投掷或安放炸弹的人 19. police patrol [ p??tr?ul] 巡警队 20. civilian [s??v?l??n] 平民，百姓 21. shatter [ ???t?(r)] v. 粉碎(某事物) 22. explode [?k?spl?ud]v. (使某物)爆炸 23. terrorist group 恐怖分子组织 24. claim responsibility for 声称对…负责 25. bombing [?b?m??]n. 轰炸，投弹 海难类 26. cargo ship [?kɑ:g?u] n. 货船 27.sink [s??k] v. 下沉;沉没 28. coast [k?ust] n. 海岸 29. rescueeffort 救援工作 30. signal [?s?gn?l] 信号;暗号 31. vessel [?vesl] 船(尤指大船) 32. rescuevessel 救援船只 33. fishingarea 捕鱼区 34. port [p?:t] n. 港;港口 35. ferry [?fer?] 渡轮 36. refugee [?refju?d?i:] n. 难民，流亡者(尤指因遭政治上或宗教上的迫害)
以下为2015年9月外语专业教指委官方公布的TEM4 新题型样卷。 TEM 4 SAMPLE TEST （部分） TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN Part I DICTATION [10 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWEER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use
一、听力练习 1. A. European space agency. B. China National Space Administration. C. United Arab Emirates space agency. D. U.S. space agency. 2. A. Launching. B. Landing, C. Returning. D. Orbit transfer. 二、听力文本 China showed off its Mars spacecraft during a landing test last week in the northern province of Hebei. China is planning to send a lander and rover to Mars next year to explore parts of the red planet. The United States and European space agency are also sending rovers to the planet in 2020, and the United Arab Emirates plans to launch an orbiter. Officials say the Mars lander successfully passed a hovering-and-obstacle avoidance test. The landing area had small piles of rocks on the ground, similar to what the uneven surface on Mars is like. The lander will have to move around on this kind of surface when it gets to the planet. In 2016, China officially began the Mars exploration mission work, and currently all of the different development work is progressing smoothly. China has developed a powerful rocket, the Long March 5, to send the spacecraft to Mars in 2020. The trip to the plant will last about seven months. But landing on it will take only about seven minutes. The landing will be the most difficult part of the space flight. Many spacecrafts sent to Mars have been lost or destroyed over the years. Only the U.S. space agency NASA has been successful, with eight landings. China's space program plans to use a Long March 5 rocket to send a spacecraft to the Moon by the end of this year, or early next year. The Chang'e-5 spacecraft will bring back pieces of rock from the moon's surface. Last January a Chang'e-4 probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon. While NASA sent humans to the moon, this was the first time for a probe to touch down on the lesser-known far side. The landing was a major success for China's space program. China first landed a spacecraft on the moon in 2013. Question 1: According to the news report, which of the following has successfully sent spacecrafts to Mars? Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following will be the most difficult part of the space flight? 三、重点词汇 1. hovering-and-obstacle avoidance test: 悬停和避障测试 2. uneven: not level, equal, flat, or continuous 不平整的；参差不齐的；不平等的；不平坦的；不连续的 四、背景知识
2020届英语专四专八语法与词汇练习题 （后附详细答案） 1. There is no ___ in the world for her children. A. love greater than a mother B. love greater than that of a mother C. love greater as a mother D. great love as that of a mother 2. I didn't see her in the meeting-room this afternoon. She ___ at the meeting. A. mustn't have spoken B. shouldn't have spoken C. needn't have spoken D. couldn't have spoken 3. Pop music is such an important part of society ___ it has even influenced our language. A. as B. that C. which D. where 4. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, ___ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words. A. as B. so C. thus D. like 5. __ it may be, there is no place like home. A. As humble B. Though humble C. Humble as D. If humble 6. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years __ they are fully accepted. A. when B. before C. after D. where 7. Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. Many a boy and many a girl have seen the film before. B. He said he would go to Shanghai on business the next day. C. I forgot to bring your umbrella with me. D. His father has left his homeland for fifty years. 8. He must have lived a happy life a few years ago, ___ he? A. didn't B. hasn't C. mustn't D. can't 9. What does "You cannot give him too much money" mean? A. You shouldn't give him too much money. B. The more money you give him, the better. C. You can't give him a lot of money. D. You ought to give him less money.
常用新闻词汇和术语精选的报刊或新闻中经常出现的词汇和术语。 ABM = anti-ballistic missile 反弹道导弹abortive coup attempt 未遂政变 absent trial / absent voting 缺席审判/ 缺席投票absolute majority 绝对多数 abstain from voting 弃权 abuse of power for personal gain 以权谋私 academia 学术界 academic career 学历，学业 academician 院士 Academy Award 奥斯卡金像奖 academy sciences 科学院accredited journalist 特派记者 acquit / be acquitted 宣告无罪/ 无罪释放 acting president 代总统 active capital 流动资本 active substance 放射性物质 active trade balance 顺差activist 活跃分子 administration party 执政党admit the best examinee 择优录取 adverse trade balance 逆差advisory body 顾问团 after-sale service 售后服务 air crash 飞机失事 album 专辑 allied powers 同盟国 all-out ban 全面禁止alumnus （复数: alumni）校友amendment 修正案，附加条款 amicable relations 友好关系amnesty 特赦
专四模拟题答案(第一套) PART I DICTATION (10%) Stress As the pace of life continues to increase,/ we are fast losing the art of relaxation./ Once you are in the habit of rushing through life,/ it is hard to slow down./ But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body./ Stress is a natural part of everyday life./ In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be./ A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation./ It is only when the stress gets out of control/ that it can lead to poor performance./ (about10minutes) PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20%) PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION Key for TALK: 1. invited 2. you have never been to 3. what to do 4. dress 5. arrive 6. make yourself at home 7. is all about 8. when they’re not 9. whether or not to 10. nervous CONVERSATION ONE: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4.B 5. C CONVERSATION TWO: 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. C PART III LANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE (20%) 11-15: DBCCD 16-20: DAABA 21-25: BDADA 26-30: CCACC PART IV CLOZE (10%) 31.K 32.D 33.L 34.O 35.H36.J 37.A 38.G 39.E 40.C PART V READINCOMPREHENSION （20%） 41-45 BACDB 46-50 BBDBC 51. Unpaid / uncompensated internships. 52. Relieving 53. She took an ice-cream bar without paying. / She ran away with an ice-cream bar without paying. 54. She heard her mother’s voice. / Her mother’s voice. 55. Sky bridges. PART V WRITING (20%)
pacific a.和平的n.太平洋pack vt.捆扎；挤满n.包package n.包裹，包，捆packet n.小包(裹)，小捆 pad n.垫；本子vt.填塞 page n.页 pail n.桶，提桶 pain n.痛，痛苦悲伤；辛劳painful a.使痛的；费力的paint vt.画；油漆vi.绘画painter n.漆工，画家，绘画者painting n.油画；绘画；着色pair n.一对vi.成对，配对palace n.宫，宫殿 pale a.苍白的；浅的 palm n.手掌，手心；掌状物pan n.平底锅，盘子 panda n.小猫熊；猫熊 pane n.窗格玻璃 panel n.专门小组；面，板pant n.气喘；心跳 paper n.纸；官方文件；文章
parade n.游行；检阅vi.游行paradise n.伊甸乐园；天堂paragraph n.(文章的)段，节parallel a.平行的；相同的parcel n.包裹，小包，邮包pardon n.原谅；赦免vt.原谅parent n.父亲，母亲，双亲 park n.公园；停车场 parliament n.议会，国会 part n.一部分；零件；本份partial a.部分的；不公平的partially ad.部分地 participate vi.参与，参加；分享particle n.粒子，微粒 particular a.特殊的；特定的particularly ad.特别，尤其，格外partly ad.部分地，不完全地partner n.伙伴；搭挡；配偶party n.党，党派；聚会 pass vt.经过；通过；度过passage n.通过；通路，通道passenger n.乘客，旅客，过路人
英语四级（新闻）听力重点词汇 1. 教育用词: curriculum 课程 *academy (高等) 专科院校，研究院，学会，学术团体，学院 *semester 学期 guest professor 客座教授 *statistics 统计学 *president 校长 ethics 伦理学 plagiarism 剽窃，剽窃物 *assistant助教 *lecture讲师 *associate professor副教授 *post graduate研究生 *scholarship奖学金 illiteracy文盲 *bachelor学士 dean系主任 *faculty全体教学人员2. 能源、交通用词 van 有篷货车 trolley 电车，（电车）滚轮，手推车shuttle 往返汽车（列车、飞机），航天飞机 unleaded 无铅的 *nuclear 原子能的 *petroleum 石油 lorry 铁路货车 vehicular 车的，用车辆运载的 *commuter 通勤者，经常往返者 *solar energy 太阳能 heat energy 热能 3. 社会、家庭 *adult成年人 *ancestor祖先 *community团体、同一地区的全体居民 *descendant后代 *divorce离婚 *gay同性恋者
*generation gap代沟 *homosexual同性恋的*illegitimacy 非法、私生lesbian女同性恋者 4. 环境用语 air quality monitoring system 空气质量监测系统 thermal pollution 热污染 *tropical island effect 热岛效应 *acid rain 酸雨 desertification (土壤)荒漠化，沙漠化 soil erosion 水土流失 *acid rain酸雨 *atmosphere大气 *carbon dioxide二氧化碳 *conservation保护区 *EI Nino厄尔尼诺现象 *green-house effect温室效应 *nuclear radiation核辐射 *ozone layer臭氧层 *solar energy太阳能5. 健康卫生用语 *life-span 寿命 mortality 死亡率 *chronic 慢性的 non-infection 非传染 avian influenza 禽流感 taint 感染 venom 毒；毒物 *toxin 毒素 noxious 有害的 placebo 安慰剂 immunize 使免疫 fungus 真菌 *remedy 药物，治疗法 sanitary （有关）卫生的，（保持）清洁的，清洁卫生的 *HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) 人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒