英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第六套

全真模拟试题

1. ____ native to North America, corn has now spreadall over the world.
A. In spite of   B. That it is   C. It was   D. Although

2. Our civilization cannot be thought of as ____ in a short period of time.
A. to have been created   B. to be created
C. having been created    D. being created

3. We feel it is high time that the Government ____something to check the inflation.
A. did   B. Do   C.should do    D. would do

4. It has been proposed that we ____ our decision until the next meeting.
A.delayed   B.delay   C. can delay   D. are to delay

5. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventyfive miles an hour ____ originate over tropical ocean waters.
A. which   B. who   C. where   D. how to

6. ____ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a large scale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals.
A. What   B. As   C. Which    D. That

7. All the flights ____ because of the snowstorm, wehad to take the train instead.
A. were canceled    B. had been canceled 
C. having canceled   D. having been canceled

8. Once ____, this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity.
A. it being completed B. it completed
C. completed D. it completes

9. He might have been killed ____ the timely arrival of the ambulance.
A. but for   B. except for    C. besides    D. except

10. If you have never planted anything, you won’t be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted ____.
A. grow    B. to grow
C. growing  D. to be growing

11. He did me a ____ turn by lending me ten pounds.
A. good    B. nice   C. fine    D. pretty

12. Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a ____of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.
A. output    B. surplus   C. production   D. plenty

13. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social____.
A. occasions   B. cases   C. situations   D. circumstances

14. They have considered their high standard of living a(n) ____for practising their basic beliefs.
A. award    B. reward   C. result     D. consequence

15. Mac’s close ____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.
A. resemblance B. identity
C. appearance D. relationship
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16. The thieves ____ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring.
A. spread    B. scratched    C.scattered    D. burned

17. The sight of the fruit salad made our daughter Kit’s mouth ____.
A. wet   B. water   C. soak   D. taste

18. The ____ problem of bring a space ship back from the moon has been solved.
A. technical   B. technological   C. technique   D. technology

19. A large part of a person’s memory is ____ words and combination of words.
A. by means of    B. in terms of 
C. in connection with     D. by way of

20. At her word she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and ____.
A. look round   B. look out   C. look up    D. look on

21. Their happiness was very ____.
A. crisp   B. brittle   C. delicate   D. fragile

22. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap ____ me.
A. revived     B. released   C. relieved    D. recovered

23. We should always keep in mind that ____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.
A. hasty    B. instant   C. prompt    D. rapid

24. Information and opinion gap exercises have to have some content ______ talking about.
A. worthwhile    B. worthily   C. worth    D. worthy

25. “If we fail to act now,” said Tom, “We’ll find ourselves ____ in action later on.”
A. paid back   B. paid for   C. paid up    D. paid off