英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第26套

1. ____ plastics, the machine is light in weight.

A. To make ofB. To be made of

C. Having made ofD. Made of

2. “____ all three people in the car injured in the accident?”

“No,____ only the two passengers who got hurt.”

A. Were/it was B. Are/there is

C. Were/it were D. Was/there was

3. ____ is to be in the flowing “river” of bears.

A. Stand on the tip of the cape

B. To stand on the tip of the cape

C. Standing on the tip of the cape

D. Being standing on the tip of the cape

4. The speech which he made ____ the football match bored a lot of fans to death.

A. being concernedB.be concerned

C. concerned D. concerning

5.____ in an atmosphere of simple living was what his parents wished for.

A. He was educated B. He educated

C. His being educatedD. He to be educated

6. No sooner ____ than he realized that he should have remained silent.

A. the words had spokenB. had the words spoken

C. the words had been spokenD. had the words been spoken

7. He went out of the General Manager’s office, looking as if he ____.

A. has been severely punished

B. were severely punished

C. was severely punished

D. had been severely punished

8. The factory manager and secretary ____ our party.

A. is to attendB. are to attend

C. were to attend D. is attended

9. This project is known to ____ for three months.

A. having been going onB. go on

C. have been going onD. be going on

10. ____ the car accident, they would have arrived earlier.

A. Except forB. But forC. BesidesD. Save for

11. Jane is slow but her brother, on the contrary, is quick at ____ the point of an argument.

A. grabbingB. graspingC. capturingD. snatching

12. In an attempt to get to the ____ of the problem, the reporter interviewed every eyewitness.

A. rootB. stemC. centerD. base

13. The tourists ____ through the fog, trying to read what was engraved on the gravestone Shakespeare had chosen for himself.

A. peeredB. peepedC. glancedD. glimpsed

14. The noise was so faint that you had to ____ your ears to hear it.

A. stirB. strengthenC. strainD. stride

15. Because of the severe drought, the government has urged people to be ____ with water.

A. economicB. thriftyC. cautiousD. economical

16. They came to inspect the house ____ buying it.

A. in the event of B. with a view to

C. with reference toD. on account of 

17. If a child is brought up in isolation away from human beings, he does not ____ language.

A. inquireB. requireC. acquireD. request

18. The use of sound is widespread as ____ of animal communication.

A. a meansB. waysC. a toolD. signals

19. There is no ____ evidence to date that people in the Western world can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

A. solidB. hardC. goodD. fine

20. Many of the inventions that made people ____ and have determined the direction of American industry were related to agriculture and food production.

A. affluentB. abundantC. sufficientD. bankrupt

21. They ____ a coin to decide who would go first.

A. tickedB. tiledC. towedD. tossed

22. You should ____ to one or more weekly magazines such as Time,or People.

A. subscribeB. orderC. prescribeD. reclaim

23. No one knew the man’s age until he ____ it by accident.

A. displayB. revealedC. exhibitD. exposed

24. Rising from the table he ____ his hat and went out.

A. put onB. dressedC. had onD. wore

25. His hard work ____ him a good reputation.

A. obtainedB. acquiredC. gainedD. earned