英语专业四级模拟题 第12套

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY　 [15 MIN.]
 
 　　There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A， B， C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
 
51. He　　　　have been nervous because he didn't go straight in.
 A. ought to                      B. must   C. should                        D. had to
 
52. I am quite sure that I can　　　　Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow.
 A. speak                        B. talk   C. tell                          D. say

 53. Jean could be a very attractive girl but she　　　　to her clothes.
 A. pays no attention   B. was paying no attention
 C. paid no attention   D. had paid no attention

 54. When questioned by the interviewer， my mind went　　　　， and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.
 A. blank                        B. dim   C. faint                         D. vain

 55. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in　　　　again next spring.
 A. assembly                        B. convention   C. conference                       D. session
 
56. To drive a car safely， it is　　　　good brakes. 
 A. essential with   B. essential having   C. essential to have   D. essential have

 57. As I regard it， you can widen the 　　　　 of these improvements through your active participation.
 A. volume                          B. dimension   C. magnitude                        D. scope

 58. “Can you ride a horse？”
 “No， I never had the chance 　　　.”
 A. for learning   B. for learning how   C. how to learn it   D. to learn how

 59. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm， they were forced to　　　　 light for several days.
 A. go over                          B. go in for  C. go without                       D. go out

 60. To survive in the intense market competition， we must　　　　the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
 A. improve                         B. guarantee   C. gear                             D. enhance

 61. “Maria has blisters in her boots.”
 “She　　　　walking such a long distance.”
 A. was used not to                   B. used to   C. is not used to                     D. did not used to

 62. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to 　　　　dreams were likely to be highly respected.
 A. impart                           B. inherit   C. interpret                          D. intervene

 63. It was 　　　　that we felt tired when we arrived.
 A. a so long travel                    B. such a long travel
 C. such a long journey             D. such a so long journey

 64. 　　　　his poor record in school， the board thinks that he should study hard.
 A. In spite of                    B. In charge of   C. In view of                    D. In case of

 65. “What authors do you like？”
 “Shakespeare is　　　　.”
 A. favorite for me                 B. my favorite   C. for me the favorite              D. the favorite of mine

 66. We hadn't expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was 　　　　into darkness.
 A. dived                         B. plunged   C. drowned                      D. dropped

 67. Without a (an)　　　　passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.
 A. operative                      B. effective   C. valid                          D. efficient

 68. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times，　　　　was done.
 A. a few damages                  B. few damages   C. little damage                  D. a little damage

 69. Before the tourists set off， they spent much time setting a limit 　　the expenses of the trip.
 A. for                           B. in   C. to                            D. about
 
70. “Tina looks especially pretty tonight.”
 “Yes， she always looks her best in 　　　　of that color.”
 A. dress                          B. a dress   C. that dress                      D. the dress

 71. Despite the wide range of reading material specially written or　　　　for language learning purposes， there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
 A. appointed                       B. assembled   C. acknowledged                    D. adapted

 72. Internet， a　　　　of millions of computers linked world wide， is the largest system serving e-mail messengers.
 A. unity                           B. connection   C. network                         D. combination

 73. “ How dark your brother's hair is！”
 “It's 　　　　mine when I was at his age.”
 A. no darker than                    B. no more darker as   C. not dark more than                 D. not darker as

 74. It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and　　　　 furnished inside.
 A. artificially                       B. arrogantly   C. arbitrarily                        D. artistically

 75. 　　　　he daydreamed， Peter saw figures in the sky.
 A. Until                            B. Since   C. While                            D. During

 76. He did me a 　　　 turn by lending me ten pounds.
 A. good  B. nice  C. fine   D. pretty
 
77. Once our hens started laying eggs， we had such a 　　　 of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.
 A. output  B. surplus     C. production     D. plenty

 78. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social  　　　.
 A. occasions  B. cases  C.situations  D. circumstances

 79. They have considered their high standard of living a(n) 　　　 for practising their basic beliefs.
 A. award  B. reward  C. result  D. consequence
 
80. Mac's close 　　　 to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
 A. resemblance  B. identity  C. appearance  D. relationship