英语专业四级考试单项选择测试及答案

TEM4词汇单项测试（1）1.Although there are occasional outbreaks of gunfire, we can report that therebellion has in the main been ________.A. canceledB. destroyedC. suppressedD. restrained2.His ________ direction confused us; we did not know which of the two roads totake.A. ambiguousB. complicatedC. arbitraryD. intricate3.Many people think of deserts as ________ region, but numerous species of plantsand animals have adapted to life there.A. virginB. barrenC. voidD. wretched4.The new colleague ________ to have worked in several big corporations before hejoined our company.A. confessesB. declaresC. claimsD. confirms5.The local police are authorized to _______ anyone’s movements as they think fit.A. pauseB. haltC. repelD. keep6.One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.A. cautiouslyB. dutifullyC. faithfullyD. skillfully7.For three-quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost ________ asmicroorganism.A. preciselyB. instantlyC. initiallyD. exclusively8.The old gentleman was a very ________ looking person, with gray hair and goldspectacles.A. respectfulB. respectedC. respectiveD. respectable9.Having finished their morning work, the clerk stood up behind their desks,________ themselves.A. expandingB. stretchingC. prolongingD. extending10.It took us only a few hours to ________ the paper off all four walls.A. shearB. scrapeC. strokeD. chip11.If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very ________.A. waxyB. slipperyC. stickyD. greasy12.The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ________ anoutburst of interest.A. flaredB. glitteredC. sparkedD. flashed13.Mr. Smith had an unusual ________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, andended up as a school teacher.A. professionB. occupationC. positionD. career14.He was ________ admittance to the concert hall for not being properly dressed.A. rejectedB. deniedC. withheldD. deprived15.The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled thegovernment with ________ hope.A. eternalB. infiniteC. ceaselessD. everlasting16.His long service with company was ________ with a present.A. admittedB. acknowledgedC. attributedD. accepted17.There is no electricity again. Has the ________ blown then?A. fuseB. wireC. plugD. circuit18.While walking along the icy river, we could see cracks in the ice ________ in alldirections.A. splittingB. transmittingC. radiatingD. transferring19.The shop assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ________quality he’d tell them so.A. humbleB. inferiorC. minorD. awkward20.Several international events in early 1990s seem likely to , or at leastweaken, the trends that emerged the 1980.A. revoltB. revolveC. reverseD. revive21.He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any on what hepromises.A. faithB. beliefC. creditD. reliance22.The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her attitudetoward customers.A. impartialB. mildC. hostileD. opposing23.People that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengersas do the airliners of today.A. convincedB. anticipatedC. resolvedD. assured24.We should always keep in mind that decisions often lead to bitterregrets.A. urgentB. hastyC. instantD. prompt25.Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were and notplanned.A. substantialB. spontaneousC. simultaneousD. synthetic26.The house that we used to live in is in a very state.A. neglectfulB. negligibleC. neglectedD. negligent27.The local council has decided to take the of the hotel to court.A. landlordB. tenantC. clientD. proprietor28.Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an of the cost ofrepairing the roof.A. assessmentB. estimateC. announcementD. evaluation29.I was by their kindness and moved to tears.A. preoccupiedB. embarrassedC. overwhelmedD. counseled30.The plane , its bombs exploding as it hit the ground.A. smashedB. crushedC. plungedD. crashed英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（1）2008-031．In 1938, she became the first American Woman _______ the Nobel Prize for literature.A. receivingB. receiveC. who receivesD. to receive2. It’s ______you behave in difficulties that shows what you are really li ke.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. how3. _____before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.A. Had they arrivedB. Would they arriveC. Were they arrivingD. Were they to arrive4. _____his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.A. But forB. According toC. For allD. Thanks to5. _____man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.A. AsB. whetherC. WhileD. Now that6. _____ should any money be given to a small child.A. On no accountB. From all accountsC. Of no accountD. By all accounts7. _______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a manwhose command of language is poor.A. Other things being equalB. Were other things equalC. To be equal to other thingsD. Other things to be equal8. ______, he does not love her.A. As he likes her very muchB. Though much he likes herC. Much although he likes herD. Much though he likes her9. ______, I’ll love him all the same.A. He were rich or poorB. Be he rich or poorC. Being rich or poorD. Were he rich or poor10. Although he refused to act on my suggestion, he had to admit that _____what I said.A. it was something inB. there was something inC. it was something as forD. there was something upon11. Bob was completely ______ by the robbery’s disguise.A. taken awayB. taken downC. taken toD. taken in12. Britain’s press is unusual ______it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: thequality press and the popular press.A. in howB. in whatC. in whichD. in that13. He didn’t allow ____in his room, actually he did not allow his family _____at all.A. to smoke…to smokeB. smoking….to smokeC. to smoke…smokingD.smoking…smoke14. Had he been more careful, he _____much better results now.A. would be gettingB. would have gotC. gotD. had got15. He is behaving very strangely. I guess he ______.A. must be drinkingB. should be drinkingC. must have been drinkingD. should have been drinking16. For the success of the project, the company should _____ the most of the opportunities athand.A. obtainB. graspC. catchD. make17. A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.A. shorthandB. schemeC. scheduleD. sketch18. A completely new situation will _____when the exam system comes into existence.A. riseB. ariseC. raiseD. arouse19. A drunk man walked in, _____both in appearance and odor.A. repulsiveB. reluctantC. reproachfulD. reputed20. A friendship may be ______, casual, situational or deep and lasting.A. identicalB. originalC. superficialD. critical21. A man has to make _____for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supplyB. assuranceC. provisionD. adjustment22. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable _______.A. circumstancesB. requestC. receptionD. response23. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ____, it will snow this afternoon.A. accurateB. preciseC. exactD. perfect24. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____work on a five-language opera.A. confineB. indulgeC. resumeD. undergo25. After performing a successful operation, the doctor at last pulled the patient _____.A. backB. inC. upD. through26. After the explosion, the factory was a ____of total confusion.A. situationB. sceneC. viewD. show27. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully _____therisks and benefits.A. weighingB. valuingC. evaluatingD. distinguishing28. All their ____ have been shown up by their own deeds.A. debatesB. decorationsC. deductionsD. deceptions29. 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. conservativeB. confidentialC. comprehensiveD. consistent30. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have ____vision.A. vigorousB. exactC. acuteD. vivid英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（2）2008-031. Jean could be a very attractive girl but she ____ to her clothes.A. pays no attentionB. was paying no attentionC. paid no attentionD. had paid no attention2. “How dark your brother’s hair is!”“It’s ____mine when I was at his age.”A. no darker thanB. no more darker asC. not dark more thanD. not darker as3. Such ____ the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.A. wasB. isC. is beingD. being4. “Let’s take a walk before we start to study.” “Oh, I think it’s ____ for walking.”A. much too hotB. very much hotC. too much heatD. very much heat5. The only candidate____ can hope to defeat him is quit now.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. when6. Humble____ it may be, there’s no place like home, ____he may go.A. like, whenB. as, whereverC. although, whereD. which, wherever7. They failed to pass the exam last time; I regretted ____.A. to be not able to helpB. being unable to helpC. being not able to helpingD. not be able to help8. I was ____ study French yesterday, but I changed my mind.A. to be startingB. to startC. to have startedD. to have been starting9. ____that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud.A. It is believedB. BelievingC. Being believedD. To believe10. One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his ____ to any kind of natural environment.A. tendencyB. adoptabilityC. adaptabilityD. availability11. The judge doesn’t know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will ____it.A. identifyB. enforceC. distinguishD. verify12. Most of the earliest ____ into America came from Europe.A. migrantsB. emigrantsC. immigrantsD. inhabitants13. His name was on the ____ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember.A. edgeB. rimC. borderD. tip14. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while your brother had a bad headache.A. considerableB. consideringC. consideredD. considerate15. He failed once again in his experiment, but he didn’t feel____.A. frustratedB. encouragedC. puzzledD. endangered16. When questioned by the interviewer, my mind went____, and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.A. blankB. dimC. faintD. vain17. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in ____ again next spring.A. assemblyB. conventionC. conferenceD. session18. As I regard it, you can widen the ____ of these improvements through your active participation.A. volumeB. dimensionC. magnitudeD. scope19. To survive the intense market competition, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.A. improveB. guaranteeC. gearD. enhance20. You’d better hang up this oil-painting on that ____wall.A. emptyB. blankC. vacantD. bare21. Without a (an)____passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.A. operativeB. effectiveC. validD. efficient22. Before the tourists set off, they spent much time setting a limit ____the expenses of the trip.A. forB. inC. toD. about23. It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and____ furnished inside.A. artificiallyB. arrogantlyC. arbitrarilyD. artistically24. Tension within a family is often relieved or eliminated when the family as a whole is threatened by ____ force.A. internalB. externalC. intensiveD. extensive25. Hearing the news, they are ____joy and sorrow.A. alternativelyB. alternatelyC. jointlyD. mutually英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（3）2008-031. I’d just as soon you____ those important papers with you.A. don’t takeB. didn’t takeC. hadn’t takenD. were not taking2. It is necessary that an efficient worker____ his work on time.A. accomplishesB. can accomplishC. accomplishD. has accomplished3. I was to have a trip abroad if____.A. I had not been firedB. I was not firedC. my boss won’t have fired meD. I were not fired4.____ that it was going to rain, he took a raincoat with him.A. SeeingB. SawC. SeenD. To see5. If you____ that late movie last night, you wouldn’t be sleepy.A. haven’t watchedB. didn’t watchedC. hadn’t watchedD. wouldn’t have watched6. Anna refused to____ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.A. hand inB. hand outC. hand downD. hand over7. In selecting a material, the engineer’s interest is in its properties which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition ____ it is subject.A. whereB. whichC. in whichD. to which8. “The president made a brilliant decision, didn’t he?”“Yes, he did. I don’t know what I would have done if I ____ to make that decision.”A. wereB. had hadC. have hadD. had9. Animal mothers are devoted to their young and ____ them with love and discipline.A. mindB. watchC. helpD. tend10. Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the ____ charged on public transport were more reasonable.A. pricesB. ticketsC. feesD. fares11. The mother almost ____ when she learned that her son was shot dead.A. fell downB. came downC. fell apartD. went to pieces12. Supported by sufficient evidence, his argument seems to have a great deal of ____.A. vividnessB. validityC. terminologyD. propagation13. The girl was so ____by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank andgazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.A. absorbedB. fascinatedC. movedD. touched14. After traveling in the desert for many days, they found a tiny oasis, where there was a well and ____green grass.A. a patch ofB. a bunch ofC. a pinch ofD. a packet of15. After a careful investigation, the committee decided to ____ the old hall.A. changeB. buildC. innovateD. renovate16. The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the ____ of most of the Chinese students.A. magnitudeB. gradientC. potentialD. firmness17. Really, Edwin is afraid of Angela, but the ____is also true: Angela is afraid of Edwin, too.A. inversionB. insertionC. versionD. reverse18. The nurse was ____ caring for the sick and wounded in the war.A. attributed toB. dedicated toC. seen toD. attached to19. To prove their theories, scientists must ____ an adequate amount of data as evidence.A. stimulateB. reproduceC. reserveD. accumulate20. In my country, the____ are all distributed free.A. letters boxB. letters boxesC. letter’s boxD. letter boxes21. Our country is trying to ____ the serious problems created by the environment pollution.A. comply withB. cope withC. cope toD. comply to22. She stumbled and____ the coffee.A. spoiledB. spilledC. pouredD. splashed23. A sheet of metal was shaken to____ the sound of thunder.A. stimulateB. simulateC. reproduceD. duplicate24. To ____these two ideas is impossible, they are too different.A. matchB. bondC. reconcileD. compromise25. That winter was quite long and farmers who had failed to store up enough ____for their cattle almost went bankrupt.A. fodderB. foodC. grassD. grain英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（4）2008-041. Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____avoided.A. will beB. can beC. are to beD. were to be2. According to official statistics, retail sales in China rose 10% and 12.2% in the first and the second quarter ____ this year.A. accordinglyB. correspondinglyC. respectivelyD. individually3. If he ____ on tourists for his business, he would have to close his shop.A. dependsB. will dependC. dependedD. has depended4. The wealth of a nation should be measured____ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.A. in regard withB. in line withC. by means ofD. in terms of5. Because of the complexity of the modern machine, most offices require secretaries ____.A. to have specified trainingB. specified in trainingC. to train specifiedD. training specified6. Mrs. Nancy was wakened midnight by the ringing of the phone several hours after the ship that her husband was on had been____.A. firedB. decayedC. wreckedD. collapsed7. The White House spokesman didn’t____ any details concerning the disarmament talk.A. exposeB. discloseC. encloseD. impart8. We may often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to____, as English is not our first language.A. think outB. think forC. think overD. think about9. “Did the audience participate in the play?” Yes, those actors ____to involve the audience.”A. whom it was the functionB. of whom the function wasC. whose function it wasD. whose were the function10. It is a legal___ for parents to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.A. sympathyB. obligationC. impulseD. influence11. The newly-built principal museum seems____ enough to last a hundred years.A. steadyB. substantialC. sophisticatedD. spacious12. Victor certainly talks a lot and he’s never interested i n what____ has to say.A. anyone elseB. no oneC. nobody elseD. somebody other13. The mayor didn’t have time so far to go into it____, but he gave as an idea about his plan.A. in conclusionB. at handC. at lengthD. in turn14. You must phone the police when you find any suspicious guy ____the house late at night.A. hanging outB. hanging upC. hanging roundD. hanging together15. When traveling, it is possible that you may be advised to take the travelers’ checks, which provide a secure____ to carrying your money in cash.A. selectionB. preferenceC. alternativeD. substitute16. Chinese are not used to buy things on____ and are likely to save as much money as possible.A. depositB. debtC. creditD. sale17. “Eric nearly always wins the science award.” “That’s because his project are____.”A. extremely presented wellB. well presented extremelyC. presented well extremelyD. extremely well presented18. As the group of persons ____ together in a conversational knot, each individual expressed his position in the group by where he stands.A. squeezeB. packC. padD. cluster19.____he does his work, I don’t mind what time he arrives at the office.A. So far asB. So long asC. In caseD. Meanwhile20. In 1776 the United States announced the Declaration of Independence to____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.A. pull downB. break awayC. get offD. drop off21. The students in the dorm were forbidden, unless they had special passed,____ after 11 pm.A. staying outB. stay outC. from staying outD. to stay out22. While in bed the doctor was telephoned to go back to the hospital because of ____case.A. a treatmentB. an operationC. an incidentD. an emergency23. “Who won the election for mayor?” “A man____to represent every minority group in the city.”A. claimB. is claimedC. claimedD. claiming24. That’s definitely not what I said. You are purposely ____my idea to prove your point.A. revisingB. distractingC. distortingD. contradicting英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（5）2008-041. My niece has been to Sumatra and Iran as well as all of Europe. By the time she was twenty, she____ almost everywhere.A. will beB. would have beenC. will have beenD. would be2. As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves ____ those of Kuwait.A. come second followingB. come second withC. are only second toD. are second only to3. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he____ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. comes4. The effect of the medicine,____ we had expected, was quite encouraging.A. whichB. thatC. asD. what5. “Would you send this message to Prof. Wilson?”“Sure, ____ him about something else in any case, so there won’t be any bother at all.”A. I’ll seeB. I seeC. I’ll be seeingD. I may see6. “How did James Bond escape from the locked confine?”“Oh, you know he always manages ____a tight situation.”A. to get out ofB. getting out ofC. to have got him out ofD. in getting out of7. A sneeze cannot be performed voluntarily,____ be easily suppressed.A. nor it canB. it can notC. nor can itD. cannot it8. She walked 7 miles today to lose weight; I never imagined that she could walk____ far.A. asB. suchC. thatD. very9. All substances,____, liquid or solid, are made up of atoms.A. be they gasesB. whether they are gasesC. they are gasesD. they can be gases10. Only in recent years____ begun to realize the importance of Internet.A. people haveB. have peopleC. that people haveD. since have people11. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ____the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.A. in this wayB. in thatC. in whichD. in order to12.____is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produce no concrete proposals.A. AsB. ThatC. WhichD. What13. The scientific group is carrying out a research focused on a drug which is so____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.A. powerfulB. influentialC. monstrousD. vigorous14. The ever-lasting inflation caused the rising of the living____.A. costB. expenseC. priceD. value15. The brave soldiers____ the attacking invaders.A. rejectedB. repelledC. compelledD. rebelled16. All living things must,____ reason of physiological limitations, die.A. onB. toC. byD. for17. This ticket ____you to a free meal in our new restaurant.A. grantsB. entitlesC. creditsD. permits18. The introduction of fabrics made from rayon, nylon and other ____fibers has made many changes in our civilization.A. manufacturedB. artificialC. syntheticD. manned19. When he was driving home, he was stopped by the policeman and was ____ of speeding.A. chargedB. blamedC. accusedD. warned20. In the Middle East area, oil is found in____ and its production has been able to keep up with world demand.A. efficiencyB. abundanceC. eleganceD. elaboration21. Other people’s advice would be____valuable to him who is at present at his wit’s end.A. exceedinglyB. exclusivelyC. intensivelyD. excessively22. Would you please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to ____it.A. set asideB. set upC. set offD. set about23. Mr. Ken had one eye injured in a crash, but after a ____ operation, he soon recovered his sight.A. preciseB. delicateC. sensitiveD. considerate24. In Boston, as in the rest of the United States, ____ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at 16.A. obligedB. compulsoryC. compellingD. forced25. The medical report contains a (an) ____of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.A. altitudeB. attitudeC. multitudeD. latitude英语专业四级考试单项选择测试（6）2008-041. Everyone must have liked the cake because there wasn’t even a ____ left.A. crutchB. chipC. chopD. clip2. The accused man____ his innocence by proving that he was aboard when the murder was committed.A. foundB. foundedC. ignoredD. established3. The Chinese nation has____ many national heroes.A. brought forthB. brought forwardC. brought upD. brought about4. You are too rigid: you must learn to change your plans when the situation ____it.A. calls onB. calls forC. calls forthD. calls in5. You can ___ your story by leaving out some unimportant details.A. abridgeB. rewriteC. revealD. change6. The mother sat by the window ____ the hole in her coat.A. healingB. resumingC. minglingD. patching7. We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to___ mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries.A. propelB. promoteC. strengthenD. depress8. The clumsy movement of the giant panda amused all the____.A. visitorsB. witnessesC. watchersD. spectators9. Part of the lake has been polluted. You can see the water is covered with ____oil.A. a coat ofB. a story ofC. a film ofD. a pad of10. The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her ____.A. shakeB. sweatC. shiverD. swing11. I am not sure whether I want to take this course; I may ____for the first week to see if I like it.A. sit onB. sit inC. sit downD. sit up12. He is the best investment adviser and____ can tell you which share you should buy.A. as suchB. as toC. so as toD. such as to13. The girl under the tree is____ my sister.A. no one thanB. no other thanC. no one thatD. none other than14. Though he views himself as a realist, John says that his findings make him ____about future.A. optimisticB. objectiveC. precautiousD. sympathetic15. Today dozens of scientific group in different countries have been ____the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.A. reachingB. winningC. chasingD. pursuing16. We are to____ our house according to our financial capability.A. furnishB. restoreC. provideD. establish17. China started its space industry only in recent years, and should ____ no time in catching up.A. delayB. lagC. lessenD. lose18. The police thought that piece of evidence was ____early in the investigation, but it turned out to be vital in convicting the man of murder.A. insignificantB. importantC. unsuitableD. essential19. With the development of modern science and technology, a manned trip to Mars should be____.A. potentialB. attentiveC. feasibleD. substantial20. He is too weak to ____his business.A. do withB. do withoutC. do away withD. do up21. We find the book quite____: it provides us with an abundance of information on western music.A. distractingB. enlighteningC. amusingD. confusing22. The thieves ____the papers all over the room as they were searching for the money.A. spreadB. swelledC. scatteredD. divided23. Because of the severe international situation, the government has urged people to be ____ with food and water.A. thriftB. consciousC. economicalD. careful24. Would you please____ a seat for this evening’s concert?A. reserveB. preserveC. conserveD. save25. Being an excellent shooter, he practiced aiming at both ____ and moving targets.A. stationaryB. standingC. stableD. still。