专四词汇语法练习1

专四词汇语法练习（1）

练习（1）

1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.

A) protecting B) preserving C) protesting D) prosecuting

2. I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.

A) refuse B) refute C) ignore D) decline

3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it.

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

4. He can’t start the car because the battery has ____.

A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off

5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.

A) upon which to base B) which to base upon C) which to be based on D) to base on which

6. This design is ____ that one.

A) more superior to B) far superior than C) more superior than D) far superior to

7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.

A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion

8. She shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ he r underground ticket from the machine.

A) has got B) must have got C) could have got D) got

9. Don’t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally.

A) I’ll look forward to it B) I’ll try my utmost C) I’ll be on the alert D) I’ll see to it

10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.

A) call off B) call out C) call to D) call on

11. I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.

A) don’t speak B) won’t speak C) should not speak D) didn’t speak

12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before.

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

13. The author is going to ____ his play for television.

A) add B) adopt C) adapt D)adjust

14. ____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such

a success.

A) If I had not been B) Had it not been C) If it were not D) Had it not

15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.

A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinemen

16. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.

A) put ...up B) pick ... up C) pull ... up D) wake ... up

17. The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____.

A) to have a little light music B) having a little light music

C) have a little light music D) if they have a little light music

18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.

A) previous B) profound C) potential D) primary

19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.

A) to be hold B) held C) were held D) holding

20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit.

A) cut off B) cut in C) cut short D) cut into

21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.

A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent