英语专业四级语法与词汇练习150题1._____ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen.A. AtB. InC. ForD. On2. ____ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinnerparty.A. Had they arrivedB. Would they arriveC. Were they arrivingD. Were they to arrive3. ____ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.A. ContinuousB. ContinualC. ConstantD. Contrary4. ____ he's already heard the news.A. Chances areB. Chance isC. Opportunities areD. Opportunity is5.____ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid.A. But forB. According toC. For allD. Thanks to6. ____ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.A. AsB. WhetherC. WhileD. Now that7. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.A. To be freeB. To freeC. FreeingD. Freed8. ____ should any money be given to a small child.A. On no accountB. From all accountC. Of no accountD. By all account9.____ the advances of the science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.A. As forB. DespiteC. ExceptD. Besides10. ____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising howrelatively small the German economy actually is.A. To giveB. GivenC. GivingD. Having given11. ____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran off.A. InB. AtC. OnD. With12. ____ the wall, we decided that we should need three tins of paint.A. Making upB. Doing upC. Putting upD. Sizing up13. ____ the whole, early American city planning was excellent.A. InB. FromC. OnD. Above14. ____ we are having these days!A. What a lovely weatherB. What lovely weathersC. What lovely weatherD. What lovely a weather15. ____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.A. Other things being equalB. Were other things equalC. To be equal to other thingsD. Other things to be equal16. ____, he does not love her.A. As he likes her very muchB. Though much he likes herC. Much although he likes herD. Much though he likes her17. A drunk man walked in, ____ in appearance.A. repulsiveB. reluctantC. reproachfulD. reputed18. A good many houses ____ knocked down by the earthquake.A. wasB. wereC. isD. are19. A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas.A. conveyB. displayC. consultD. confront20. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment,is ____ conditions or events.A. in response toB. in favor ofC. in contrast toD. in excess of21. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A. take overB. result inC. hold onD. keep to22. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supplyB. assuranceC. provisionD. adjustment23. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.A. extendsB. poursC. expandsD. twists24. A writer has to ____ imagination as well as his experiences for his writing.A. drawing back fromB. draw inC. draw upD. draw on25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ ofmaturity.A. fulfillmentB. achievementC. establishmentD. accomplishment26. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _____ work on afive-language opera.A. confineB. indulgeC. resumeD. undergo27. After briefly ____ the history of the author, Prof. Li turned to the novel itself immediately.A. dipping inB. dipping atC. dipping intoD. dipping toAfter negotiation, the two countries ____ the terms of peace.A. agreed withB. agreed inC. agreed toD. agreed on29. After performing a successful operation, the doctor at last pulled the patient ____.A. backB. inC. upD. through30. After reading these books, he was _____ to the Darwinian theory of evolution.A. changedB. convertedC. transferredD. adjusted31. Airplane and television are among the ____ of science.A. masksB. martyrsC. marvelsD. marrow32. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs iscarefully ____ the risks and benefits.A. weighingB. valuingC. evaluatingD. distinguishing33. Although Asian countries are generally more ____ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women l eaders in both China and India.A. conservativeB. confidentialC. comprehensibleD. consistent34. Although he is very rich, his undutiful children are the ____ of his life.A. torchB. tormentC. topicD. topper35. Although he thought he was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was actually____ the way.A. inB. offC. byD. on36. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have ____ vision.A. vigorousB. exactC. acuteD. vivid37. Although sports ____ the household, Joe drew the line when they interfered with family traditions and routine.A. overwhelmedB. affectedC. dominatedD. influenced38. Although the town had been ____ by the storm several times, little damage wasdone.A. attackedB. injuredC. harmedD. struck39. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ____before the West was settled.A. couldB. wasC. wouldD. did40. Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most _____,depending least on a student's background and culture.A. universalB. abstractC. arbitraryD. concrete41. As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.A. flexibleB. versatileC. sophisticatedD. productive42. As a salesman, he works on a (an) _____ basis, taking 10% o f everything he sells.A. incomeB. commissionC. salaryD. pension43. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _____ targets and moving targets.A. stationaryB. standingC. stableD. still44. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think_____.A. ought to be saidB. must sayC. have to be saidD. need to say45. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat belt.A. tiedB. lockedC. fastenedD. closed46. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _____ to another subject.A. committedB. switchedC. favoredD. transmitted47. At no time _____ other countries.A. China will invadeB. will invade ChinaC. will China invadeD. invade will China48. Be here on Friday _____ the latest.A. atB. byC. forD. in49. Because the whole country is in a financial dilemma, the government calls onus to _____ economy.A. makeB. practiceC. carryD. develop50. Before he started the work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof.A. assessmentB. estimateC. announcementD. evaluation51. Beryl hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.A. neither the theatre orB. either the theatre norC. neither the theatre norD. the theatre or52. Beside being expensive, the food tastes _____.A. badlyB. too much badC. too badlyD. bad53. Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided into two very different typesof newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.A. in howB. in whatC. in whichD. in that54. By moving the radar beam a round slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.A. exploreB. exposeC. exploitD. expand55. Cancer is second only _____ heart disease as a cause of death.A. ofB. toC. withD. from56. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loudcontinuous noise.A. subjected toB. filled withC. associated withD. attached to57. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do nottake drugs ______ directed.A. likeB. soC. whichD. as58. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.A. absorptionB. transitionC. consumptionD. interaction59. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.A. hasB. feelsC. takesD. thinks60. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.A. intentionB. decisionC. ideaD. hope61. Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East _____ on his belief that theearth was round.A. existedB. satC. relaxedD. rested62. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _____ movie could not hold our attention.A. three-hoursB. three-hourC. three-hours'D. three-hour's63. Difficulties can _____ a person's best qualities.A. bring upB. bring outC. bring aboutD. bring to64. Doctors sometimes _____ old cures when modern medicine doesn't work.A. fall onB. fall down onC. fall back onD. fall in upon65. Does brain power _____ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprisinganswers.A. descendB. declineC. deduceD. collapse66. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this isespecially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.A. whenB. sinceC. beforeD. after67. Don't worry. The company will _____ all your expense.A. satisfyB. meetC. payD. submit68. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, ______ the entire species.A. wiping outB. wiping awayC. wiping offD. wiping up69. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy.A. preserveB. stayC. maintainD. reserve70. Faced with the ______ difficulties, they are determined to carry on theirprogram.A. satisfactoryB. attributableC. innocentD. intangible71. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in thesame field, ______ the same company.A. all elseB. much worseC. let aloneD. less likely72. Flying in an airplane was once thought to be an impossible ______.A. taskB. professionC. promiseD. contest73. Fresh vegetables are straight from the ______ and raw vegetables are ______.A. earth...cookedB. soil...uncookedC. floor...cookedD. ground...uncooked74. From this material we can _____ hundreds of what you may call direct products.A. deriveB. discernC. diminishD. displace75. Fruit is cheapest _____ season.A. atB. onC. inD. through76. Fruit pickers are paid at the _____ of '4.00 an hour.A. rateB. scaleC. sumD. value77. Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are ______.A. notoriousB. anxiousC. noxiousD. delicious78. George wasn't in class today, Professor Brown excused him ______.A. from attendingB. of attendingC. to attendD. attending79. Class will _____ at a high temperature and will be in a liquid condition.A. dissolveB. disappearC. meltD. evaporate80. Hamlet _____ his father's death on his uncle.A. reversedB. revertedC. revengedD. revealed81. He _____ tennis every day since he ______ sixteen.A. has played... isB. played... has beenC. was playing...has beenD. has been playing...was82. He appeared _____ with our team's performance.A. satisfyingB. to be satisfyingC. to satisfyD. satisfied83. He believed that the greatest of his _____ was that he'd never had a collegeeducation.A. grievesB. misfortunesC. disastersD. sorrows84. He delivered _____ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.A. take offB. take overC. take upD. take out85. He does not _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.A. equalB. matchC. qualifyD. fit86. He finished _____ in the 1,500-meter run.A. championB. championshipC. firstD. No. one87. He has been asked to account _____ his absence.A. forB. onC. ofD. about88. He has failed me s o many times that I no longer place any _____ on what he promises.A. faithB. beliefC. creditD. reliance89. He is _____ the run from the police.A. inB. offC. onD. after90. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited _____.A. creativityC. creationD. creative91. He knows the rules but does not know how to ______ it.A. controlB. directC. applyD. run92. He made a ____ inspection of the doors and the windows before leaving.A. slowlyB. leisurelyC. carefullyD. seriously93. He made such a _____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new building after him.A. genuineB. minimumC. modestD. generous94. He must have had an accident, or he _____ then.A. would have been hereB. had to be hereC. should be hereD. would be here95. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than _____.A. he was in good healthB. his health was goodC. his good health wasD. was good for his health96. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _____ people continued to improve.A. remoteC. ruralD. provincial97. He said nothing at all, but his eyes spoke _____ him.A. forB. upC. outD. against98. He took me _____ task for not doing it.A. intoB. uponC. toD. on99. He used examples to _____ his argument.A. strengthenB. increaseC. fixD. underline100. He was here _____ the stroke.A. inB. onC. withD. to101. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. as102. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.A. intoB. withC. forD. from103. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.A. atB. ofC. inD. on104. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.A. has ... afterB. have ... afterC. have ... sinceD. has ... since105. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.A. imposeB. expressC. encloseD. expose106. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.A. to begB. from beggingC. to beggingD. into begging107. His death _____ with age.A. deterioratedB. determinedC. detectedD. detained108. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.A. admittedB. acknowledgedC. attributedD. accepted109. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.A. sendsB. providesC. throwsD. puts110. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.A. combineB. competeC. coincideD. compromise111. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.A. inB. onC. toD. for112. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.A. fairB. remarkableC. goodD. wonderful113. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.A. contractsB. reducesC. condensesD. compresses114. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to theirfull _____.A. capacityB. strengthC. lengthD. possibility115. How c lose parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.A. hasB. haveC. havingD. to have116. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this newcolumn.A. expressB. confessC. verifyD. acknowledge117. I always _____ what I have said.A. get toB. see toC. lead toD. hold to118. I am not used _____ to like that.A. to being spokenB. to speakC. being spokenD. to speaking119. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.A. declineB. rejectC. acceptD. receive120. I appreciate _____ to your home.A. to be invitedB. to have invitedC. being invitedD. having invited121. I can _____ some noise while I'm studying, but I can't stand loud noises.A. come up withB. catch up withC. put up withD. keep up with122. I cannot give you _____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.A. an expenseB. a chargeC. a purchaseD. an order123. I didn't quite _____ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?A. catch onB. get holdC. catch upD. go on124. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.A. revisingB. contradictingC. distortingD. distracting125. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.A. unlessB. untilC. whenD. while126. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will _____ you on his recent tour abroad.A. addressB. speakC. talkD. converse127. I have two boys but _____ of them likes sweets.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. none128. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.A. more than to goB. than goingC. rather than to goD. more than going129. I regret _____ so much time and money on stamps.A. to wasteB. for wastingC. having wastedD. at wasting130. I was greatly disappointed _____ that affair.A. outB. inC. toD. toward131. I would like to have a talk with him _____ his convenience.A. inB. atC. forD. with132. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you.A. don't takeB. didn't takeC. won't takeD. not take133. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said tosuffer from lack of _____ love.A. maternalB. fraternalC. paternalD. parental134. If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways ofexpression that the native speaker of English does not even have to _____.A. think outB. think aboutC. think overD. think for135. If it _____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.A. isn'tB. wasn'tC. weren'tD. hadn't been136. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to _____ in thecourtyard.A. convergeB. assembleC. crowdD. accumulate137. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1995, the housing problems now in some parts of the country _____ so serious.A. wouldn't beB. wouldn't have beenC. will not beD. would have not been138. If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.A. will winB. has wonC. would have wonD. will have won139. If we believe something is good and true we should _____ to it.A. hold upB. keep onC. hold onD. keep up140. If you _____ James, ask him to phone me.A. should seeB. must seeC. might seeD. would see141. If you are required to do some work, it must be done _____.A. sooner or laterB. after all othersC. at lastD. in the long run142. If you know what the trouble is, why you don't help them to _____ the situation?A. simplifyB. modifyC. verifyD. rectify143. I'm sorry, but what he thinks is not of the _____ important to me.A. worthyB. valuableC. valuelessD. priceless144. I'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.A. contribute to solvingB. be contributed to solveC. contribute to solveD. be contributed to solving145. I'm very much obliged to you _____ the information.A. onB. forC. withD. of146. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _____and many jobs on campus are reserves for students.A. scalesB. ranksC. gradesD. patterns147. In Beijing, the season of the year is probably _____ fall.A. laterB. lastC. latterD. late148. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program forthe reading skills.A. adaptedB. acknowledgedC. assembledD. appointed149. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitationto a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.A. admiredB. regardedC. expectedD. worshipped150. In that country, students will be _____ admittance to their classroom if they are not properly dressed.A. declinedB. deprivedC. deniedD. deserted答案:1. C2. D3. B4. A5. C6. C7. D8. A9. B 10. B11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A21. B 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. 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