英语专四词汇语法专项练习模拟试题五

模拟试题：

1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course.
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing C. having a knowledge of D. knows

2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A. ought to write B. ought to have written C. should write D. should be writing

3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape B. to have escaped C. to escaping D. to be escaping

4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be

5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______ very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is

6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.
A. in B. of C. on D. by

7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he _____ last night.
A. must study B. should have studied C. must have studied D. is sure to study

8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?
A. would he B. did he C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he

9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______too late to do anything.
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be

10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.
A. just as good B. just as easy  C. just as well D. easily as well

11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses

12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out C. cut off D. cut away

13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed

14. Modern ______ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency

15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ______ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming

16. Under this ______ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky

17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ______ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum

18. Nancy was surprised that they have ______. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down  C. fallen through D. knocked out

19. The beach is in an ideal ______ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity

20. Our ______ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless  C. sensitive D. sensory

21. The eldest child is thoroughly ______ because they always give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated

22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ______ a gas.
A. give into B. give over C. give off D. give away

23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ______ with him at once.
A. peace B. large C. ease D. best

24. —Can you take the day off tomorrow?
—Well, I’ll have to get ______ from my boss.
A. permission B. permit C. allowance D. possession

25. The ______ in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.
A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming