专四词汇语法练习38

专四词汇语法练习（38）

1. Only in the dream world ____moments of desolation or terror that are worse than anything we have known under the sun.

A. there is

B. there are

C. is there

D. are there

2. Would you please ____spoil any material?

A. not

B. not to

C. to not

D. don’t

3. ____in physical shape, he dropped out of the University of Syracuse.

A. As he was bad

B. Bad as he was

C. Bad although he was

D. Bad though he was

4. I hope you don’t mind me ____you sir, but is there much money involved in the will?

A. asking

B. to ask

C. ask

D. that I ask

5. The reason Beethoven went away to the country is____.

A. that he was gradually going deaf

B. because he was gradually going deaf

C. on account of the fact that he was gradually going deaf

D. since he was gradually going deaf

6. “I often feel a sudden fast heart beat when I’m idle.”

“You should stop your exercising and need ____”

A.to check your heart

B. to have your heart checked

C. to have checked your heart

D. to be checked your heart

7. When I finish the story, Lenin jumped up from his chair and started pacing the floor, ____, deep in thought.

A. with his head bending

B. in his head bent

C. his head bending

D. his head bent

8. But what____to define his personality is a driven concentration on his work, compulsive attention to every aspect of creating musicals.

A. seems most

B. is mostly

C. is most

D. seems mostly

9. Switzerland is ____ a place to indulge in all your favorite winter sports; it’s also a marvellous spot to relax.

A. rather than

B. more than

C. else than

D. other than

10. I am lucky ____the thing I enjoy doing most is ____I’ve ended up doing.

A. when... that

B. if...what

C. that... what

D. that...that

11. Please ____your voice if you have any questions to ask the chairman.

A. rise

B. raise

C. lift

D. enlarge

12. Owen obviously had no ____of doing any work that day, although it was only a week before the English Test.

A. ambition

B. desire

C. intention

D. wish

13. The National Gallery in London has more visitors than ____any other because of its free admission.

A. practically

B. really

C. actually

D. completely

14. On that bitterly cold winter night , few people walked along the ____ narrow streets.

A. lonely

B. neglected

C. deserted

D. isolated

15. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be ____.

A. defective

B. ineffective

C. deficient

D. deceptive

16. Mr.Johnson had a terrible cold and could not stop ____.

A. yawning

B. sighing

C. sneezing

D. spitting

17. The chairman asked the members to ____their votes for or against the proposal.

A. cast

B. throw

C. bid

D. offer

18. She was barred from the golf club for refusing to____with the request.

A. conform

B. adhere

C. abide

D. comply

19. She always ____the smell of fresh bread with her aunt, who loved baking.

A. associated

B. connected

C. attributed

D. contributed

20. Even when the strike was over, and the wages dispute had been _____, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely.

A. settled

B. evened

C. calmed

D. relieved

21. She was paid by the hour, and she managed to keep her family with her pitiful____.

A. salary

B. wages

C. stipend

D. payment

22. A plane is a ____and so is a car.

A. transport

B. drive

C. vehicle

D. carriage

23. Tony was in plain clothes, watching for a ____character at London Airport all night.