英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第29套

1. He told me only part of the story ____.

A. so that was itB. so that was this

C. and that was so D. and that was that

2. ____ increases every year as natural habitats disappear.

A. The amount ofendangered species

B. The quantity of endangering species

C. The number of endangered species

D. The majority of endangering species

3. Prices reach an equilibrium at the level at which quantity demanded ____ quantity supplied.

A. is equal toB. equalC. equals toD. is equal

4. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the property ____ the terms of the agreement.

A. with regard toB. in relation to 

C. in accordance withD. providedby

5. Mr. Johnson is ____ to our party.

A. more than pleased to come 

B. pleased more than to come

C. more pleased than to come 

D. more pleasing than to come

6. She intends to move that the committee ____ discussion on this issue.

A. suspendsB. suspendC. will suspendD. suspended

7. It has been suggested that people who watch television incessantly ____ overly passive.A. become B. may become

C. should become D. became

8. He will remain here if ____.

A. neededB. need to beC. need beD. need is

9. The publishers will send you a specimen copy of their new books ______.

A. when it will be requestedB. when they are requested it

C. when it is requested D. when requested

10. The most useful way of looking at a map is not as a piece of paper, but as a record of ____ .

A. organized geographical information

B. geographical organized information

C. geographically organized information 

D. organizing information geographically

11. As Mr. Best was passing the bookstore, he thought he’d just ____ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.

A. look throughB. look inC. look upD. look for

12. Margie’s bedroom was in a ____, with books and papers covering every possible surface.

A. litterB. disorderC. rubbishD. mess

13. Burton said he could not swim until the____ came in because the sea was too far out.

A. currentB. tideC. floodD. wave

14. They decided to ____ their original plans for the house and make it smaller.

A. scale downB. look down upon

C. break downD. keep down

15. It is not uncommon to ____ large numbers of automobiles in the streets of cities like London, Paris and New York.

A. entailB. encloseC. encounterD. endure

16. The oxygen equipment made it possible for the climbers to rest and sleep at very high ____.

A.latitudeB. altitudeC. levelD. hemisphere

17. ____ scientists say the earth will heat up like a pot of flowers in a greenhouse.

A. In the first placeB. At any rate

C. As a matter of factD. As a result

18. Prizes are open to all, ____ nationality, race, or ideology.

A. for the sake ofB. regardless of 

C. at the cost of D. because of

19. The church is ____ on the hillside, about a mile from the town.

A. situatedB. liedC. stationedD. placed

20. Because some teachers believe that memorization and learning are ______, they may tell you that you shouldn’t memorize material; rather, you should understand it.

A. relevant B. compatible

C. incompatible D. incomplete

21. In technology, progress is the standard. In social ____, continuity is the standard, and when change occurs, it is seen as decline rather than advance.

A. institutionsB. commitments

C. limitations D. regulations

22. The job candidates’ main ____ was that he’d never held a job for more than eight months.

A. illusionB. indignationC. enduranceD. liability

23. A(n) ____ job is one that is long and boring.

A. dullB. tediousC. uninterestingD. monotonous

24. The situation there ____ that I should be careful and patient.

A. demandsB. requiresC. hopesD. wishes

25. World War I marked the beginning of this general ____ofcapitalism.

A. crisisB. emergencyC. symbolD. tendency