英语专四语法练习

英语专四语法练习

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1. __________ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.

A. It is the sun and not the B. Being the sun and not the earth

C. The sun and not the earth

earth

D. That the sun and not the earth

2. It was difficult to _____ what was said over the loudspeaker in the square.

A. make out B. make off

C. make over

D. make up

3. The poor man got lung cancer at the age of 60 and since then his health has been __________. A. in decline

B.

on

the C. on the fall

D. in decrease

decrease

4. We hope to spread our ideas ___________ a new series of books.

A. in memory B. for the sake C. in place of of A. Who

of

B. Whoever

5. _________ breaks this law deserves a fine.

C. No matter D. No matter who

6. The chairperson was very angry when the executive committee members __________ late for the meeting. A. turned in C. turned out

B. turned up D. turned over

D. by means of

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7. __________ for more than five to seven minutes, the brain will be subjected to irreversible damage. A. Oxygen once deprived of C. Deprived of oxygen once

B. Once deprived of oxygen D. Once oxygen deprived of

8. The stage was bare ___________ a piano, a bench, and one empty chair. A. in addition to C. except for A. Child as he is C. As he is a child A. attends

B. only for D. apart from B. A child as he is D. As child as he is

D. attend

9. _________ , Paul is experienced in computer programming.

10. His father prefers that he _______ a different university.

B. will attend C. attended

11. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ______ you give us all the necessary information. A. in case

B. that

12. Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will pull ______. A. back

B. up

C. through

D. out

13. If you become a member, you'll have access to _____ deals and offers. A. inclusive C. reclusive

B. exclusive D. elusive

provided C. or else

D. as if

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14. _____before we leave the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful time together. A. Had they arrived C. Would they arrive

B. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive

15. __________ these conditions, the number of churches and church membership grew in the postwar decade. A. Despite

B. Because

C. Accordingly D. Although

16. How can I ever concentrate if you ______ continually ______ me with silly questions? A. have ....interrupted C. are...interrupting

B. had ... interrupted D. were ...interrupting

17. Society now requires the university to be a part of the community. _________, students themselves expect to play a role in the affairs of society. A. Hence

B. However

C. Moreover

D. Otherwise

18. Notebooks and school magazines were accidentally _______ all over the floor. A. spread

B. separated

C. splashed

D. scattered

19. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ______the terms of the contract or he will be complained. A. in the vicinity of C. in accordance with A. to pay more attention to

B. in quest of

D. in collaboration with B. paying more attention to

20. He is a man worth ___________ by others.

C. to be paid more attention D. being paid more attention

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to 1.

to

You may depend upon ________ that the project will be completed in time. A) that B) which C) what D) it

2. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, _______ up

to half will be from overseas. A) in which B) for whom C) with which D) of whom

3. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we

had feared. A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment 4. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert _______ it

means standing in a queue all night. A) as if B) even if C) provided D) whatever 5. She ought not ________ him about the truth, but she did. A) to tell B) telling C) to have D) having told

told

6. ________ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded

in the investigation. A) Besides B) Regardless C) But for D) Despite

of

7. Our suspicions were first __________ when we heard some

strange noises in the woods. A) raised B) rose C) arose D) aroused

8. The superpower should stop ________ in the internal affairs of

that small country. A) interacting B) interfering C) interruptinD) interpreting

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9. You ________ her if you had been here yesterday. A) must have B) must see C) should see D) have seen

seen

10. To _______ the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team

practised very hard in the past months. A) insure B) assure C) ensure D) secure

11. __________ its distinctiveness, England is and always has been

part of Europe, culturally as well as geographically. A) For all B) Because of C) But for D) Except for

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12. He was punished _______ he should make the same mistake

again. A) unless B) provided C) if D) lest 13. There is no _______ to the house from the main road. A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge

14. He had scarcely left the railway station ________ it started to

rain. A) than B) then C) when D) since

15. The security guard watched the safe ___________ tightly. A) locked B) being C) lock D) be locking

locked

16. Physics is ______ to the science which was called natural

philosophy in history. A) alike B) equivalent C) likely D) uniform

17. Never ________ faith in himself, James Watt went on with his

experiment. A) to lose B) losing C) lost D) to be lost

18. It’s just typical ________ William to spend all that money on the

equipment and then lose interest half way through the course. A) for B) about C) with D) of

19. American people appreciate ________ when you wish to pay a

visit to them. A) your calling beforehand B) that you call beforehand C) you to call beforehand D) their calling beforehand

20. What would you rather ___________, gold rings or necklaces? A) to purchase B) purchased C) purchase D) to be purchased

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