四级同义词和近义词辨析练习附答案

16. I can't _____ what that object is.

A) made up C) make out

B) make over D) make for17. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.

A) cut away C) cut up

B) cut down D) cut off

18. If you don't like to swim, you _____ stay at home.

A) should as well C) can as well

B) may as well D) would as well19. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.

A) called in C) call in

B) calling in D) to call in20. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather.

A) set off C) worn off

B) broken off D) called off21. A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

A) call on C) call up

B) calls for D) calls off22. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.

A) lay out C) lay aside

B) lay off D) lay down23. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

A) Believe C) Believing

B) To believe D) Believed24. The car _____ halfway for no reason.

A) broke off C) broke up

B) broke down D) broke out25. Only day I _____ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A) came across C) came after

B) came about D) came at26. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness _____ by his lack of talent.

A) than C) as

B) more than D) so much as 27. They decided to chase the cow away _____ it did more damage.

A) unless C) before

B) until D) although28. _____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A) For now C) Ever since

B) Now that D) By now29. _____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.

A) As for C) Except

B) Besides D) Despite30. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.

A) before C) since

B) until D) when

31. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____ to test this medicine on human patients.

A) more than C) rather than

B) other than D) better than32. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.

A) since C) after

B) when D) before33. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a de finite volume.

A) since C) in that

B) for that D) at that

34.Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ____ the color of his skin.

A) regardless of C) by virtue of

B) in the light of D) with the exception of

35. John seems a nice person. ____ , I don't trust him.

A) Even though C) Even so

B) Therefore D) Though

答案：16.C 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.D 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.D

Part Three

1. _____ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.

A) For C) Now

B) since D) Despite2. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _____ heavy schedules.

A) with regard to C) in relation to

B) as to D) owing to3. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _____ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

A) by that C) on that

B) on that D) in that4. In no country _____ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a

single day.

A) other than C) better than

C) more than D) rather than5. He went ahead _____ all warnings about the danger of his mission.

A) in case of C) regardless of

B) because of D) prior to 6. Not that John doesn't want to help you, _____ it's beyond his power.

A) but that C) and that

B) for that D) in that 7. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it com es to classroom tests.

A) when C) before

B) since D) after