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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 dinner party.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 how relatively 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 _ of maturity.A. fulfillmentB. achievementC. establishmentD. accomplishment26. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _ work on a five-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 is carefully _ 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 leaders 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 was done.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% of 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 on us 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 types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.A. in howB. in whatC. in whichD. in that54. By moving the radar beam around 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 _ loud continuous noise.A. subjected toB. filled withC. associated withD. attached to57. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take 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 the earth 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 surprising answers.A. descendB. declineC. deduceD. collapse66. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially 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 their program.A. satisfactoryB. attributableC. innocentD. intangible71. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same 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 college education.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 so 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. creativityB. creatureC. 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. remoteB. municipalC. 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. puts