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1、 He stole, not because he needed the money badly but because he enjoyed stealing. The italicized part functions as a(n) ______ in the sentence.
A. subjunctive mood B. attributive
C. adverbial D. complement
2、 The storm sweeping over SW China is sure to lead to ______ of vegetables in the following days.
A. validity B. variety C. scarcity D. rarity
3、 Please come to the point; you are ______ the subject again.
A. straying from B. getting off C. dwelling in D. giving up
4、 By the time you graduate from college, we ______ in Australia for one year.
A. will be staying B. will have stayed C. would have stayed D. have stayed
5、 "Hotel workers suspect that the fire was ignited by a cigarette and that a guest may have thrown the cigarette into a bush from the pool deck." The modal auxiliary verb phrase "may have thrown" in the sentence expresses ______.
A. high possibility in the past B. low possibility in the present
C. high possibility in the present D. low possibility in the past
6、 In reading stories we anticipate what is to come ______ on our memory of what has gone before.
A. based B. basing C. to base D. to be based
7、 ______ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition.
A. As B. What C. That D. It
8、 If you have a violin, you need to invest the money required to keep it tuned and in good working ______.
A. circumstance B. form
C. order D. state
9、 In the sentence "It is necessary that a meeting be convened this week", the italicized part is ______.
A. the subject B. the object
C. an attribute D. an adverbial
10、 Operations which left patients ______ and in need of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
A. exhausted B. unhealthy C. upset D. fearful
11、 My sister will be here tomorrow, but at first I thought that she ______ today.
A. was coming B. is coming C. must come D. may come
12、 Your ways to solve this problem ______, seem pretty effective.
A. similar to her B. like her C. like hers D. similar to herself
13、 As a ______ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible B. versatile C. sophisticated D. productive
14、 All the information we have collected in relation to that case ______ very little.
A. comes up to B. makes up for C. stands up for D. adds up to
15、 The president of the college, together with the deans, ______ planning a conference for the purpose of laying down a series of regulations.
A. were B. are C. is D. will
16、 ______ Mike! I knew he would get the first prize in the race.
A. Thank goodness B. Goodness knows C. Good old D. Thanks
17、 I ______ heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight.
A. distinctively B. distinctly C. distastefully D. disgustingly
18、 His ______ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.
A. indulgence B. endeavour C. action D. engagement
19、 Which of the following italicized parts is an appositive clause?
A. They were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes.
B. I have read all the books that you gave me.
C. He told me that he would go to the college the next year.
D. The truth is that I didn't finish my term essay.英语专业四级考试时间
20、 Prices have recently risen in order to ______ the increased cost of raw materials.
A. cut B. buoy C. offer D. offset
21、 If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ______ able to advise you much better than I can.
A. would be B. will have been C. was D. were
22、 If not stored in the fridge, food is ______ to deteriorate in summer.
A. feasible B. appropriate C. apt D. fitting
23、 How can I concentrate if you ______ continually ______ me with silly questions?
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