英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第24套

1. My train arrives inShenyang at seven o’clock tomorrow. The plane I would like to take from there ____ by then.

A. would leave B. will have left 

C. has leftD. had left

2. ____ the building did he realize that there was danger everywhere in it.

A. Upon enteringB. When he entered

C. Only after enteringD. After he had entered

3. He will do anything for us except ____ us his oxen.

A. lendingB. will lendC. lendD. has lent

4. The suspect at last admitted ____ the stolen goods but he denied ____ them.

A. receiving...sellingB. to receive...selling

C. receiving...to sellD. to receive...to sell

5. How close parents are to their children ____ a strong influence on the character of the children.

A. haveB. hasC. having D. to have

6. ____ on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountains give him a sense of infinite peace.

A. If walkingB. Walking

C. While walkingD. When one is walking

7. Professor Smith’s dedication to ____ earned him the respect of both his colleagues and students.

A. being taught B. be taught

C. teach D. teaching

8. If only I ____ what you wanted!

A. knewB. knowC. had knownD. have known

9. He was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ____ to the outside world.

A. to be lostB. lostC. losingD. having lost

10. I’d rather that they ____ during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return home today.

A. don’t travelB. didn’t travel

C. shouldn’t travelD. not travel

11. The manager gave her his ____ that her complaint would be investigated.

A. consentB. conceptionC. assuranceD. insurance

12. It has always been the ____ of this company to promote existing staff to senior positions.

A. procedureB. policyC. processD. prime

13. When he graduated from high school he got his ____.

A. diplomatB. certificateC. degreeD identity

14. These varied racial groups have learned to live together in peace and ____, setting an example well worth following.

A. harmonyB. graceC. rhythmD. relief

15. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ____ the curiosity and creativity of children.

A. stimulateB. spareC. seekD. secure

16. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ____ Europe into a great war.

A. imposedB. pitchedC. insertedD. plunged

17. What are your ____ for judging a bottle of wine?

A. regulationsB. rules

C. premisesD. criteria

18. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw a(n) ______ between an eye and a camera.

A. contrastB. analogyC. imageD. substitute

19. Whereas sudden great disasters are instantaneous, others, such as droughts, are ____.

A. cumulativeB. formidable 

C. eternalD. prospective

20. We are always ready to ____ our motherland from any foreign aggression.

A. defendB. protectC. guardD. shield

21. The train has been____ by an accident.

A. delayedB. postponedC. put offD. relayed

22. Can you ____ any smell of the gaswhich is escaping?

A. discoverB. detectC. findD. spot

23. A(n) ____ annoyance of bus terminals is the abundance of exhaust fumes.

A. instantaneousB. regular

C. inherentD. extensive

24. They have no idea of the ____rich in mineral springs.

A. localityB. locationC. situationD. site

25. When Tasuma first came to the U.S. from Japan, he wasn’t sure he could ____ into American culture, but after a few months, he felt at home here.

A. absorbB. transformC. digestD. assimilate