专四单项选择题训练知识讲解

专四单项选择题训练

专四单项选择题训练

1．He advised Jane __ anyone about the shortages of food. A．not telling

B．not tell

C．tell not

D．not to tell

2．He operates the new machine as if he __ special training in it. A．has received

B．had received

C．would receive

D．received

3．It is very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you __ it. A．mustn't have done

B．shouldn't have done

C．oughtn't to have done

D．didn't have to do

4．__., he does get annoyed with her sometimes. A．Although much he likes her

B．Much although he likes her

C．As he likes her much

D．Much as he likes her

5．The newly broadened stadium is __ of the previous one.

B．three times the size

C．as much as the three times size

D．three times more than the size

6．I hope that the little __ I've been able to do has been of some use. A．which

B．what

C．that

D．when

7．I like __ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A．this

B．that

C．it

D．one

8．I like to play the piano but I can't play it well．___ Sophie. A．As is the same with

B It is the same with

C．So it is the same as

D．So is it with

9．In vain __ to get in touch with the Embassy.

A．they tried

B．tried they

C．did they try

D．they have tried

10．He had hardly finished the article __ the light went out.

A．as

B．until

C．than

D．when

11．What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he __ better.

A．needn't have done

B．must have done

C．couldn't have done

D．could have done

12．"He's no more able to read Japanese than I am." The sentence means that

A．neither he nor I am able to read Japanese.

B．I can read Japanese but he can't.

C．my Japanese is better than him.

D．both he and I are able to read Japanese.

13．Which of the following can be used to complete "You'd better do it by yourself, __ you?" A．hadn't

B．wouldn't

C．didn't

D．don't

14．In "What do you think he likes?" what is __ of the sentence．

A．the subject

C．the object

D．the complement

15, "He is the last person to be fit for the job." has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT

A．He is the one that isn't fit for the job.

B．He is the one that is not suitable for the job.

C．He is the fittest person for the job.

D．He might be the person that is least wanted.

16．You shouldn't __ your father's instructions．Anyway he is an experienced teacher.

A．deduce

B．deliberate

C．defy

D．denounce

17．The new underground railway will ___the journey to all parts of the city.

A．consume

B．eliminate

C．formulate

D．facilitate

18．The new" secretary has written a remarkably __ report only in a few pages but with all the details．

A．concise

B．clear

C．precise