英语专四语法练习

英语专四语法练习
1.__________ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.
A. It is the sun and not the earth
C. The sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth
D. That the sun and not the earth
2.It was difficult to _____ what was said over the loudspeaker in the square.
A. make out
B. make off
C. make over
D. make up
3.The poor man got lung cancer at the age of 60 and since then his health has been __________.
A. in decline
B. on the
decrease
C. on the
fall
D.in
decrease
4.We hope to spread our ideas ___________ a new series of books.
A. in memory of
B. for the
sake of
C. in place
of
D. by means
of
5._________ breaks this law deserves a fine.
A. Who
B. Whoever
C. No matter
who
6.The chairperson was very angry when the executive committee members __________ late for the meeting.
A.turned in C. turned out
B.turned up D. turned over
7.__________ for more than five to seven minutes, the
brain will be subjected to irreversible damage.
A. Oxygen once deprived of C. Deprived of oxygen once
B. Once deprived of oxygen D. Once oxygen deprived of
8.The stage was bare ___________ a piano, a bench, and one empty chair.
A. in addition to C.except for
B. only for D. apart from
9._________ , Paul is experienced in computer programming.
A. Child as he is C. As he is a child
B. A child as he is D. As child as he is
10.His father prefers that he _______ a different university.
A. attends
B. will
attend
C. attended
D. attend
11.We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ______ you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case
B. provided
C. or else
D. as if
that
12.Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will pull ______.
A. back
B. up
D. out
13.If you become a member, you'll have access to _____ deals and offers.
A. inclusive C. reclusive
B. exclusive D. elusive
14._____before we leave the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful time together.
A. Had they arrived C. Would they arrive
B. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
15.__________ these conditions, the number of churches and church membership grew in the postwar decade.
A. Despite
B. Because
C.
Accordingly
D. Although
16.How can I ever concentrate if you ______ continually
______ me with silly questions?
A. have ....interrupted C. are...interrupting
B. had ... interrupted D. were ...interrupting
17.Society now requires the university to be a part of the community. _________, students themselves expect to
play a role in the affairs of society.
A. Hence
B.However
C. Moreover
D. Otherwise
18.Notebooks and school magazines were accidentally
_______ all over the floor.
A. spread
B. separated
C. splashed
D. scattered
19.The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house
______the terms of the contract or he will be complained.
A. in the vicinity of C. in accordance with
B. in quest of
D. in collaboration with
20.He is a man worth ___________ by others.
A. to pay more attention to C. to be paid more attention to
B. paying more attention to
D. being paid more attention to
1.You may depend upon ________ that the project will be completed in time.
A)that B)which C)what D)it
2.The course normally attracts 20 students per year,
_______ up to half will be from overseas.
A)in which B)for whom C)with which D)of whom
3.T o our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A)anxiety B)relief C)view D)judgment
4.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert _______
it means standing in a queue all night.
A)as if B)even if C)provided D)whatever
5.She ought not ________ him about the truth, but she did.
A)to tell B)telling C)to have
told
D)having told
6.________ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
A)Besides B)Regardles
s of
C)But for D)Despite
7.Our suspicions were first __________ when we heard some strange noises in the woods.
A)raised B)rose C)arose D)aroused
8.The superpower should stop ________ in the internal affairs of that small country.
A)interactin
g B)interferi
ng
C)interrupt
ing
D)interpreting
9.You ________ her if you had been here yesterday.
A)must have B)must see C)should see D)have seen
seen
10.To _______ the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team practised very hard in the past months.
A)insure B)assure C)ensure D)secure
11.__________ its distinctiveness, England is and always
has been part of Europe, culturally as well as geographically.
A)For all B)Because of C)But for D)Except for
12.He was punished _______ he should make the same mistake again.
A)unless B)provided C)if D)lest
13.There is no _______ to the house from the main road.
A)access B)avenue C)exposure D)edge
14.He had scarcely left the railway station ________ it
started to rain.
A)than B)then C)when D)since
15.The security guard watched the safe ___________ tightly.
A)locked B)being
C)lock D)be locking
locked
16.Physics is ______ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
A)alike B)equivalen C)likely D)uniform
t
17.Never ________ faith in himself, James Watt went on with his experiment.
A)to lose B)losing C)lost D)to be lost
18.It’s just typical ________ William to spend all that
money on the equipment and then lose interest half way through the course.
A)for B)about C)with D)of
19.American people appreciate ________ when you wish to pay
a visit to them.
A)your calling beforehand B)that you call beforehand
C)you to call beforehand D)their calling beforehand
20.What would you rather ___________, gold rings or
necklaces?
A)to purchase B)purchased C)purchase D)to be
purchased。