大学英语四册期中练习题

Vocabulary and Structure:

1. The local government got ______ down in problems of how to handle the emission of hazardous chemicals by industrial facilities.

A. stuck

B. bogged

C. involved

D. broken

2. The city’s transport system with computer control is one of the most ______ in the country.

A. affective

B. effective

C. efficient

D. proficient

3. Anyone who wants to drive across the bridge has to pay a ________.

A. fee

B. tax

C. fare

D. toll

4. The teacher’s question caught him _____ as he was daydreaming in class.

A. on the spot

B. off mind

C. off guard

D. in surprise

5. The plants processed the ________ material provided by the local farmers into finished products for export and for domestic consumption.

A. rude

B. raw

C. rough

D. crude

6. Motor companies are running an aggressive ____ to publicize their latest models.

A. advertisement

B. campaign

C. notification

D. declaration

7. The team’s hopes of winning the championship suffered a/an ____ blow last night, when they were defeated in the second round.

A. devastating

B. assaulting

C. offensive

D. bleak

8. With no food, the hikers, who lost their way in the desert, were driven to ______.

A. casualty

B. severity

C. retreat

D. desperation

9. She said that 1989 must ______ the most remarkable year for change in Europe since 1848.

A. casualty

B. give way to

C. pay off

D. rank as

10. The convenience of cashless shopping has proved a ______ to millions of people.

A. boon

B. miracle

C. wonder

D. hazard

11. Telecommunication devices ______ different types of information, such as sound and video, into electronic signals.

A. convey

B. convict

C. convert

D. converse

12. Y ou’d better ask her to do it as he has _____ too many responsibilities.

A. taken on

B. taken up

C. stood up for

D. made up for

13. A mother’s smoking in pregnancy _____ low birth weight in her baby.

A. correlates with

B. incorporates with

C. merges with

D. relates to

14. There is still an illegal but _____ trade in ivory between Africa and South-East Asia.

A. abundant

B. prosperous

C. lubricate

D. lucrative

15. If you want to keep fit and slim, you should ____ this food and this drink from your diet.

A. cancel

B. eliminate

C. withstand

D. diminish

16. Before I could think of the answer, he had already _____ out the key.

A. blurred

B. blushed

C. burst

D. blurted

17. The policeman _____ the suspect for three hours but obtained no new information.

A. doubted

B. grilled

C. groped

D. executed

18. It is a matter of importance. I think you should ____ your telephone call with a letter.

A. follow up

B. track down

C. draw up

D. fill out

19. We can stop interviewing applicants now. John is the _____ candidate for the post.

A. perspective

B. prosperous

C. protective

D. prospective

20. From my _____ , we shouldn’t give up hope.