英语四级期末考试Test yourself book34.docx

1、英语四级期末考试Test yourself book34Book 3 Unit 7 1. Gary has planned to take a tour around the Great Lakes in the coming summer vacation and _ great pleasure from the visit. A) acquires B) anticipates C) recalls D) reckons2. They are two dollars each but if you buy ten, you get a _ of ten per cent. A) disc

2、ount B) recession C) depression D) discharge3. Money _ as it goes from person to person. A) speaks B) scatters C) circulates D) distributes4. His hope _ when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck. A) highlighted B) soared C) inspired D) flourished5. I bought a washing-machine and

3、asked to have it sent to my house. The manager of the store promised to make a prompt _. A) delivery B) relay C) supply D) transport6. He _ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening. A) distributed B) discharged C) spread D) sprayed7. His company went _ after he failed in the business

4、. A) decent B) negative C) bankrupt D) acute8. She always makes notes in the _ of a book. A) border B) blank C) margin D) edge9. A new spaceship was _ at Cape Kennedy yesterday. A) motivated B) released C) transmitted D) launched10. Dont _ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A) r

5、elieve B) release C) relate D) retain11. The noise was caused by a dog _ a cat through the garden. A) chasing B) following C) catching D) fighting12. Although the two players are _ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) rivals D) companions13. We can _ the possi

6、bility of total loss from our calculations. A) exclude B) prevent C) excuse D) discard14. I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech. A) fatigued B) tired C) exhausted D) bored15. The two friends said goodbye and then went their _ ways. A) relevant B) relative C) reluctan

7、t D) respective16. They _ the flood after a heroic fight lasting five days and four nights. A) conquered B) combated C) won D) withdrew17. Two men were _ a large log over the rough ground with the help of a rope. A) pushing B) drawing C) dragging D) carrying18. They claimed that _ 1,000 factories cl

8、osed down during the economic crisis. A) sufficiently B) approximately C) considerably D) properly19. Everyone _ around quietly to avoid waking the baby. A) cracked B) crashed C) crawled D) crept20. Lower taxes would _ investment and help economic growth. A) harness B) highlight C) spur D) soar21. J

9、ohn always arrives on time. Hes so _. A) rapid B) timely C) punctual D) likely22. Whats the Chinese _ for the English word “refer”? A) equality B) equal C) equivalent D) equation23. The soldier was _ of running away when the enemy attacked. A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished24. She _ all c

10、riticism and calmly went on with the project. A) smashed up B) left off C) hung up D) shrugged off25. Success now seemed very remote and Bernard felt _. A) pessimistic B) optimistic C) positive D) objective26. This is _ the most difficult job I have ever tackled. A) by rights B) by itself C) by ones

11、elf D) by far27. The price of beer _ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season. A) altered B) ranged C) separated D) differed28. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _ this phenomenon. A) account for B) count on C) account of D) count for29. On his back the man car

12、ried a heavy _ of old clothes. A) bulk B) bundle C) stock D) mass30. There was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _. A) mark B) grade C) indication D) indexUnit -81. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _ injuries.A) fatal B) excessive C) radical D) exagger

13、ated2. 2. We are _ from drinking alcohol during working hours. A) subtracted B) prohibited C) prevented D) blocked3. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of piles out of _.A) hand B) reach C) hold D) place 4. Airport security was extra tight _ yesterdays bomb attacks.

14、 A) in the wake of B) since C) in spite of D) during5. When we have agreed broadly on what should be said, the secretary will produce a preliminary _ for the committees approval.A) project B) design C) draft D) drawing6. I have made _ mistakes in my writing so that I can ask my students to find and

15、correct them. A) false B) intensive C) deliberate D) accidental7. He went ahead _ all warnings about the danger of his mission.A) in case of B) in place of C) in spite of D) regardless of8. There would be about 10 million other planets in the universe that could physically _ the earth.A) resemble B)

16、 disguise C) imitate D) assume9. Harry _ his pants at the seams (接缝) when he bent over.A) sliced B) split C) cracked D) broke10. How to dispose _ the nuclear waste is a pressing problem for scientists and politicians alike. A) of B) with C) through D) behind11. The synthetic vitamins are identical _

17、 those naturally present in our food. A) for B) of C) as D) with12. The tension _ as the guest of honor was about to announce the winner. A) mounted B) accented C) climbed D) raised13. Doctors hope to _ a human heart into the patient within the next few days. A) transfer B) transform C) transplant D

18、) transport14. It is true that _ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much research time. A) multiplying B) breeding C) qualifying D) generating15. Although Asian countries are generally more _ in social customs than western countries, there have been several notable examples o

19、f women leaders in both China and India. A) conservative B) confidential C) comprehensive D) consistent16. What these young men were doing _ a threat to the safety of the whole neighborhood. A) constructed B) contracted C) constituted D) contributed17. When she retired she did a lot of _ work for th

20、e Red Cross. A) valid B) portable C) prosperous D) voluntary18. The pioneers _ their journey after a short rest. A) assumed B) presumed C) resumed D) consumed19. I didnt expect that he would take _ of my failure to achieve his own goal. A) chance B) effect C) occasion D) advantage20. Some creatures,

21、 for example, lizards (蜥蜴), can _ lost parts of their bodies, but we human beings can not. A) produce B) reproduce C) recover D) cultivate21. All units of measurement are _, because space, time, weight, and other dimensions are not naturally divided into units. A) objective B) traditional C) artific

22、ial D) controversial22. As you have seen, the value of a nations currency is a _ of its economy. A) reaction B) reflection C) response D) reproduction23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents _. A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise24. Stude

23、nts often find _ jobs during their summer holidays. A) temporary B) terminal C) stable D) partial25. As a girl Mary was vain, and this _ in her character led to her ruin in later life. A) error B) mistake C) defect D) vacancy26. _ simplicity, we may put the theory briefly as follows. A) As a result

24、of B) For the sake of C) In consequence of D) In terms of27. Because of the good harvest, India had a large _ of wheat that year. A) donation B) supplement C) barn D) surplus28. The possession of language enables man to _ his wisdom and experience to his children and grandchildren. A) pass away B) p

25、ass off C) pass by D) pass on29. I soon _ that I could not make him change his mind. A) revealed B) received C) perceived D) persuaded30. The shop doesnt have brown sugar in _ at the moment, but they expect to have some tomorrow. A) store B) storage C) stock D) portionUnit 9 1. They are sure they ha

26、ve all the facts they need to _ the existence of a black hole.A) obtain B) maintain C) display D) verify2. Theyre interviewing three _ for the post of sales manager.A) sponsors B) candidates C) advocates D) opponents3. Harry was _ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.A) scratched B) bitten C) s

27、tuck D) stung4. The doctor told Penny that too much _ to the sun is bad for the skin. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion5. You are not helping your child if you try to _ him from every danger. A) avoid B) shade C) shield D) conceal6. I think we need to see an investment _ before we

28、make an expensive mistake.A) guide B) cashier C) consultant D) assessor7. I didnt write it. That is not my _ on the cheque. A) signal B) symbol C) sign D) signature8. The minister _ the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.A) referred B) recruited C) cited D) imported9. A well-w

29、ritten composition _ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. A) calls on B) calls for C) calls up D) calls off10. Its too late to change your mind now, so theres no point in _ tears over it. A) discarding B) streaming C) shedding D) flowing11. These decisions will have a vita

30、l _ on their attitude towards the West. A) connection B) association C) bearing D) reference12. The two countries solved their border _ through negotiations. A) debate B) dispute C) argument D) quarrel13. The committee is under _ to reach agreement before midnight. A) possibility B) control C) influence D) pressure14. The smith soon _ three iron shoes for the horse. A) forged B) formed C) framed D) formatted15. Governments make laws and the police _ them.A) compel B) compress C)