英语专业四级语法词汇四十套 第30套

1. The committee members resented ____ themof the meeting.

A. the president that he did no tell 

B. the president not to inform

C. the president’s not informing 

D. the president that he failed informing

2. Nancy hasn’t begun working on her Ph. D. ____ working on her master’s.

A. still because she is yet

B. yet as a result she is still

C. yet because she is still

D. still while she is already

3. The ____ capacity of the stadium has been enlarged.

A. sittingB. seatC. seatedD. seating

4. Mr. Cooper gave his money to those whom he considered ____.

A. as most worthy B. as being most worthy

C. was most worthyD. most worthy

5. Coal, though ____ than either oil or gas, is still a finite resource.

A. much energy more abundant source

B. the much more energy abundant source

C. a much more abundant energy source

D. energy source more abundant

6. The fuzzy, overstuffed quality of nineteenthcentury prose resulted from using ten words ____ one wouldhave sufficed.

A. whereB. whichC. thatD. what

7. I didn’t go to the party last night, because ____, I changed my mind.

A. on a second thought B. by second thoughts

C. on second thoughtsD. on the second thought

8. I’d get it for you ____ I could remember who last borrowed it.

A. except thatB. if only

C. on condition that D. considering whether

9. In 1890 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day’s school instruction was conducted in languages ____ English.

A. more thanB. exceptC. other thanD. except for

10. The student was delighted to be offered a summer job ____.

A. that rewarded two dollars hourly

B. that paid two dollars an hour

C. with twodollar pay in an hour

D. with a pay of twodollar per hour

11. The news you told me the other day has to be ____.

A. conformedB. confirmedC. informedD. affirmed

12. Quite a few people watch TV only to ____ time.

A. spareB. spendC. wasteD. pass

13. She has only a twoweek vacation during the year ____ that other workers get more time off.

A. in spite ofB. besides

C. despiteD. despite the fact

14. Some hard plastics can be ____ metals in manufacturing machine parts.

A. substituted forB. taken the place of

C. replaced in D. given way to

15. I noticed the meals were well ____ what was charged for him.

A. worthwhileB. worthy ofC. worthyD. worth

16. He broke the world ____ for the 200meter race.

A. gradeB. levelC. standardD. record

17. The accident did very little ____ to either car.

A. destructionB. ruinC. damageD. disaster

18. He rescued the child at the ____ of his own life.

A. dangerB. riskC. hazardD. edge

19. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents.

A. graciousB. smartC. gracefulD. precise

20. People improperly dressed will not be ____ to this hotel.

A. acceptedB. admittedC. permittedD. allowed

21. My father was ____ by the neighbors that we were in great danger.

A. warnedB. chargedC. accusedD. blamed

22. Jones and Edwards are, ____, the producer and director of the movie.

A. responsively B. respectfully

C. respectively D. respectably

23. Peter was ____ to Ted for not having attended the party.

A. excusingB. punishingC. apologizingD. pardoning

24. I cannot read your writing. It is ____.

A. illegibleB. legibleC. eligibleD. ineligible

25. I’ll try as hard as I can but I don’t think I have much ____ of winning the game.

A. luckB. opportunityC. chanceD. fortune