英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第15套

全真模拟试题

1. Everyone in the family bullied her and made her do all the chores, she was indeed ____.

A. CiderellaB. a Cinderella

C. the CinderellaD. that Cinderella

2. Air is to us ____ water to fish.

A. likeB. asC. whatD. that

3. ____ troublesome the problem is, he faces it with patience.

A. HoweverB. No matterC. DespiteD. Although

4. Peter became angry and said that ____.

A. he was tired to listen to them 

B. the listening to them was tired for him

C. he was tiring listening to them

D. he was tired of listening to them

5. Weather ____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.

A. permitsB. should permit

C. will permitD. permitting

6. We regret ____ you that your subscription is overdue.

A. informingB. to inform

C. being informed D. to be informed

7. ____ you are a college teacher, you probably have to take your holidays in July and August.

A. Since thatB. Since now 

C. By nowD. Now that

8. He had no business ____ mixed up in such a matter.

A. gettingB. in gettingC. to be gotD. get

9. Everybody must observe the rule, not ____ the director.

A. exceptB.but 

C. exceptingD. except for

10. The texture of the rock’s grains were described ____“like sugar”.

A. as beingB. as isC. as wasD. as if

11. The subject of children starving to death is too ____to joke about.

A. grimB. griefC. shrewdD. snobbish

12. We can’t just ____ these objections off.

A. wardB. layC.shrugD. shake

13. Children are ____ for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

A.naughtyB. plainC. versatileD. notorious

14. Let’s ____ the bird from the case.

A. liberateB. putC. setD. free

15. She regarded the burglary as a(n) ____ of her home.

A. invasionB. suppression

C. violationD. theft

16. I telephoned this afternoon, but nobody ____ .

A. repliedB. respondedC. returnedD. answered

17. The ____ of my paper on animal communication includes a book on whale songs.

A. biographyB. preface 

C. introductionD. bibliography

18. Many experts ____ a lowprotein, highcarbonhy drate diet.

A. promptB. advocateC. inherentD.claim

19. The medical center’s annual fee is ____ , covering all visits and services.

A. indicativeB. indefinite

C. inclusiveD. integral

20. Dominic is the most ____ pupil in class.

A. individualB. industrial

C. indulgent D. industrious

21. Mr. Morgan gradually ____ a knowledge of the subject.

A. attainedB. requiredC. acquiredD. enquired

22. Though steam engines have now passed the ____ of their usefulness, their heritage remains.

A. primeB. eraC. epochD. date

23. What he said just now had little to do with the question ____discussion.

A. withB. underC. byD. over

24. Molten iron is poured into the mixer in the same way ____tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.

A. asB.thatC. sinceD. like

25. The Russians also burned their farms and ____ their dams and power plants.

A. blew upB. blew offC. blew outD. blew over