英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第22套

全真模拟试题

1. ____ a fine day, we decided to go for a picnic.
A. Having been
B. Being
C. What
D. It being

2. He came to know that the knowledge from books can be useful only ______ it is linked with practice.
A. as
B. when
C. while
D. for

3. ____, it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with laser.
A. Hard although a diamond is 
B. As a diamond is hard
C. Hard as a diamond is
D. How hard is a diamond

4. Silk, printing, paper, the compass and powder originated in China, and ____ introduction in the west had farreaching effects.
A. these
B. their
C. those
D. its

5. The problem is believed ____ at the meeting two days ago.
A. to have discussed
B. to have been discussed
C. being discussed
D. having been discussed

6. Ultrasonic sounds produce pulsed signals ____ various defects in metal can be detected.
A. for which
B. of which 
C. as a result of which
D. by means of which

7. In computer programming, this model is ____ to any of the others we have ever had.
A. more superior
B. the more superior
C. the most superior
D. superior

8. The introduction of the coal pulverizing system in Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant vastly reduces the time it took ____
A. to mill the coal
B. milling the coal 
C. for milling the coal
D. while milling the coal

9. Some members suggested ____ a party for the visitor, but the Chairman didn’t approve.
A. to arrange
B. arrange
C. arranging
D. to be arranging

10. If the maid comes today, please have her ____ my shirts.
A. washed
B. washing
C. to wash
D. wash

11. ____ racial problems have not been solved and full equality has not been attained yet, progress in these directions has been quite remarkable.
A. Since
B. Although
C. Now that
D. Before

12. ____ they are alarmed at the interference with the natural balance of the environment, and its possible consequences.
A. All in all
B. After all
C. Above all
D. In all

13. Rumor ____ it that the man has been nominated many times for the Nobel Prize.
A. has
B. spreads
C. carries
D. learns

14. Just because I’m ____ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without giving me any respect.
A. redundant
B. versatile
C. trivial
D. subordinate

15. In our society, a wedding invitation is also an ____invitation for a gift.
A.ingenious
B. intelligible
C. implicit
D. inclusive

16. The strong scent of Kate’s perfume ____ the air in the small room.
A. radiated
B. permeated
C. extracted
D. dispersed

17. An atom bomb would ____ a city.
A. destroy
B. damage
C. spoil
D. wreck

18. The climate here is pleasant. It is ____ all the year round.
A. damp
B. humid
C. moist
D. wet

19. The room is partly ____ with a few old chairs.
A. provided
B. decorated
C. beautified
D. furnished

20. If Karl were more ____ about her voice, she would never sing outside of the shower.
A. punctual
B. practical
C. sensitive
D. objective

21. Renewing my driver’s licence today is ____. Otherwise, the licence will expire at midnight.
A. imaginative
B. feasible
C. imperative
D. empirical

22. For those with poor eyesight, large print ____ reading.
A. facilitates
B. rectifies
C. reinforces
D. magnifies

23. Nancy complained about the ____ airconditioner she bought from the department store.
A. inefficient
B. deficient
C. ineffective
D. defective

24. ____ the large amount of time devoted to listening every day, most college students do not listen effectively.
A. However
B. If
C. Despite
D. Even

25. If we continue to argue over minor points, we won’t get ____near a solution.
A. anywhere
B. somewhere
C. elsewhere
D. nowhere