英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第17套

1. ____ the flood, the ship had reached its destination on time.
A. In case of
B. In spite of
C. Because of
D. But for

2. Xenon has a number of applications, ____ may be mentioned its use in flash lamps for high speed photography.
A. among which
B. which
C. and which
D. each of which

3. Take an umbrella with you in case of ____.
A. it rains
B. the rain
C. rain
D. raining

4. The University of Georgia,____ in 1785, was the first statesupported University in the United States.
A. chartered
B. was chartered 
C. it was chartered
D. to be chartered

5. ____ that is found is valuable.
A. Not every pearl
B. Every pearl that is not 
C. It is not every pearl
D.When not every pearl

6. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; ____future events.
A. even influencing
B. it may even influence
C. may even influence
D.that it may even influence

7. ____, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.
A. When well fitted
B. Well fitted when
C. Well fitted if
D. If well fitted when

8. I’ll certainly work all next week except when it ____.
A. will be raining
B. would rain
C. will rain
D. is raining

9. I suppose you are not going today, ____?
A. are you
B. do you
C. aren’t you
D. don’t you

10. The size of the audience,____ we had expected, was well over one thousand.
A. whom
B. who
C. as
D. that

11. Even before he got to the chemist’s he had lost the ____for the medicine, and had to go back to the doctor to get another one.
A. receipt
B. remedy
C. recipe
D. prescription

12. Before I noticed a differece, I had thoughtthe machines were ______.
A. equivalent
B. artificial
C. identical
D. occasional

13. Robert is reliable, you can ____.
A. count on
B. count for
C. count up
D. count out

14. For weeks after, I would see a girl on the street who ____my daughter and hope in my heart that it was Jane.
A. identified
B. imitated
C. resembled
D. liberated

15. Modern technology and science have produced a ____of new materials and new ways ofusing old materials.
A. wealth
B. will
C. reward
D. realm

16. There is evidence that such differences do ____intelligence as measured by tests.
A. infect
B. effect
C. affect
D. direct

17. In some small villages in England, tourists can become ____because they do not know that street names are posted on the side of buildings, rather than on signs as they are in the U.S.
A. explicit
B. rational
C. perplexed
D. positive

18. Your nationality is not ____ when choosing a career, but your ability to speak the language is.
A. related
B. responsible
C. relevant
D. reciprocal

19. His interesting lecture ____ my interest in history.
A. revealed
B. revolved
C. retorted
D. revived

20. I was shocked at observing the alteration of her ____.
A. appearances
B. aspects
C. outlines
D. looks

21. A carpenter can work best when he uses the ____tools.
A. fit
B. suitable
C. proper
D. appropriate

22. We ____him out of going on such a dangerous journey.
A. argued
B. discussed
C. debated
D. disputed

23. All ads are intended to be ____, but they can stir up interest and curiosity in varying ways, through humour, information and so on.
A. provocative
B. cooperative 
C. effective
D. comparative

24. No one’s face is perfectly ____ . For example, one eye is often slightly higher than the other.
A. similar
B. subtle
C. balanced
D. symmetrical

25. My brother’s habit of giving advice without being asked makes him seem ____.
A. presumptuous
B. premature
C. presumptive
D. predominant