专四词汇语法练习2

专四词汇语法练习（2）

1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting

A) explain B) excuse C) describe D) account

2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.

A)admired B) amazed C) amused D) curious

3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.

A) power B) voice C) volume D) sound

4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.

A) quantity B) number C) share D) amount

5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.

A) all but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but

6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.

A) take place B) take over C) take down D) take the place of

7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.

A) For there to be B) As there to be C) For there being D) As there being

8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.

A) that B) whose C) what D) which

9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.

A) laid B) lying C) lain D) laying

10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.

A) studied B) should study C) study D) had studied

11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.

A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking

12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.

A) into B) on C) of D) under

13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly

____.

A) intervals B) bases C) gaps D) times

have decided to ____ my smoking.

A)cut up B)cut off C)cut across D)cut down

15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.A) idle B) vacant C) empty

D) hollow

16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.

A) equipment B) facilities C) appliances D) apparatus

17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.

A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces

18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it so much that they would have paid ____ for it.

A) twice as much B) as much twice C) as twice much D) much as twice

19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.

A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see

20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher

than____ in the class

A) anyone’s B) anyone else C) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else

21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.

A) whomever B) whichever C) no matter who D) whoever

22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.

A) that B) which C) it D) this

23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.

A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it

24. Young ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.

A)because B)although C)as D)since