英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第三套

1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed         B. robbed
C. to have been robbed    D. having been robbed

2. ____ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.
A. Though having never acted
B. As he had never acted
C. Despite he had never acted
D. In spite of his never having acted

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ____ in cities rather than in the country.
A. are living         B. will be living 
C. have lived         D. will have lived

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ____ part in such dishonest business deals.
A. than take         B. than to take
C. rather than take       D. rather than to take

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world.
A. it is      B.as is       C.there is         D.what is

6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there      B.should there be
C.there was         D. there have been

7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ____.
A. as other people        B.as other people’s
C.like other people       D.like other people’s

8.Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over ____made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.
A. one      B.the one        C.that       D.what

9.The treasury issued an order stating that ____ land purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.
A. henceforth       B.moreover       C. whereby        D.however

10.The students expected there ____ more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A. is         B.being       C. have been        D.to be

11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ____ into hard currency.
A. translates         B. transfers
C. transplants        D. transmits

12.In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics ____or may give you a choice of topics to write about.
A. in advance       B. ahead of        C. above all         D. right away

13.It was the driver’s ____ that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.
A. fraud        B. alarm       C. terror      D. panic

14.Danny left this ____ message on my answering machine:
“I must see you. Meet me at twelve o’clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight?
A. ambiguous        B.responsible
C. implicit           D. thoughtful

15.We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ____.
A.reserved for       B. engaged in
C. used up          D. taken up

16.She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t ____ this loud noise any longer.
A. come up with      B. catch up with
C. keep up with       D. put up with

17.Tom ____ his new job with confidence.
A. set out    B. set off    C. set up     D. set about

18.The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed ____.
A. range    B. limit    C. rule    D. regulation

19.The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ____ to the platform to join the children.
A. jump    B. limp    C. hop    D. jog

20.He cannot ____ a car, for he does not earn much money.
A. obtain   B. afford    C. donate    D. consume

21.The message is clear: Just as tea and banana cant’t go together, ______ should the son of a low class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.
A. either    B.not    C. neither    D. nor

22.Though ____ rich, she was better off than at any other period in her life.
A. by means of    B. within her means
C. by all means     D. by no means

23.It is a(n) ____ attitude to take towards life.
A. absurd    B. silly    C. stupid     D. authentic
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24.Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that ____ one year of college.
A. improves    B. subsidizes     C. obliges    D. inflicts

25.He wrote the book in ____ with his wife.
A. proportion       B. installment
C. correspondence   D. collaboration