四级完形填空练习题

It is not surprising that people __62__ ever __63 Britain with win and in fact

it may astonish you to learn that grapes are grown 64 in England and nearly 200,000 65 were sold in 1975. 66 very new in 67 grapes in Britain, 68 the climate. The Romans planted the first vines about A. D. 300 and 69 a long time people always drank home-produced wines. What destroyed the English wine industry was not 70 a change in the climate 71 the fact that an English king, Henry II, inherited the Bordeaux area of France as part of his dominions 72 the twelfth century and the imported wine provided 73 of competition. The English wine industry did not disappear, however, 74 the sixteenth century, when the monks, 75 had been the main producers in the meantime, 76 by Henry VIII. The new owner let the vineyards 77 out. But now English people, probably 78 their memories of holidays by the Mediterranean, 79 more wine than 80 , and the new industry is now developing 81 a modest but consistent rate.

62. A) hardly B) almost C) nearly D) seldom

63. A) associate B) is associating C) associated D) are associating

64. A) broadly B) in the open air C) in the wide D) outwards

65. A) wine bottles B) bottles of wine C) of wine bottles D) of bottles of wine

66. A) It is anything B) It is nothing C) There is anything D)

There is nothing

67. A) the growing B) growing C) the being grown D) being grown

68. A) however B) nevertheless C) in spite of D) although

69. A) for B) since C) from D) during

70. A) enough B) such C) too much D) so much

71. A) then B) that C) as D) like

72. A) on B) during C) for D) since

73. A) much B) many C) a great deal D) a large number

74. A) until B) while C) as far as D) as long as

75. A) what B) which C) who D) that

76. A) had taken away their estates B) had their estates taken away

C) were taken away their estates D) took their estates away

77. A) that they died B) be dying C) to die D) die

78. A) because of B) because C) for D) due

79. A) it drinks B) they drink C) drinks D)

drink

80. A) always B) never C) on one D) ever

81. A) for B) on C) at D) by

Japan’s love affair with dance never seems to end. At community centers throughout the country, dance classes are always full, whether for ballet or flamenco (弗拉曼柯舞), which consistently 62 young women, 63 ballroom dancing, which is especially popular among middle-aged and older people. Recently, the dance scenes 64 a colorful new infusion in the form of folk dances from around the world. Traditional Middle Easter, African, and European dances, which 65 recently were virtually unknown in Japan, are 66 culture centers and community groups throughout the country. One example is belly-dancing, first 67 by women in northern Africa and the middle east, was 68 performed at celebratory occasions such as weddings. Japanese people have 69 a passing familiarity with belly-dancing through movies. 70 , its popularity as a pastime began to spread about three years ago, 71 more young Japanese women began taking trips to Turkey and other countries. Ever since then the popularity of belly-dancing classes at community centers and workshops run by individuals has skyrocketed. Most participants are initially 72 by the lavish clothing and sexy movements, but they soon learn another of belly-dancing’s merits: it 73 a strenuous workout (训练). Fitness clubs are even starting to 74 belly dancing in their programs of exercise classes. And a Turkish restaurant called Sofra, 75 in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, invites customers to get up and dance with professional belly dancers. A growing number of women are coming to the restaurant 76 to dance. Of course, the number of people getting into folk dances is still small 77 with the ranks of those involved in jazz dance and ballet-dance forms that 78 popular in Japan for decades. But with more and more Japanese 79 abroad to learn dances in their countries of origin and 80 them when they come back to Japan, folk dance undoubtedly has a 81 growing base of enthusiasts.

62. A) apply to B) appeal to C) suit to D)

attach to

63. A) and B) that C) or D) with

64. A) has been getting B) has got C) got D) had got

65. A) / B) to C) until D) by

66. A) sweeping B) sweeting C) swallowing D) switching

67. A) was practised B) practised C) being practised D) practising

68. A) extremely B) violently C) intensively D) originally

69. A) gained B) won C) earned D) achieved

70. A) So B) However C) Though D) Therefore

71. A) while B) as C) since D) when

72. A) drawn on B) drawn of C) drawn in D) drawn up

73. A) provides B) supplies C) gives D) affords

74. A) contain B) include C) involve D) comprise

75. A) locating B) is located C) located D) locates

76. A) specifically B) specially C) particularly D)