2011 年专业英语四级考试模拟试题:词汇语法篇(9)
A. wouldnt they have been better
B. wouldnt they be better
C. wont they have been better
D. wont they be better
2. I have given up trying to convince him, there is no point
____  with him.
A.by arguing B. with arguing
C. for arguing D. in arguing
3. Criticism and self  criticism is necessary  ____  it helps
us to correct our mistakes.
A. in thatB. such thatC. so thatD. to that
4. To my surprise, the majority of the students  ____  in favor
of his proposal.
A. isB. areC. beD. was
5.As a matter of fact, children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined  ____  high level of self confidence.
A. possessB. to possess
C. to have possessed D. possessing
6. He managed, with his friends assistance,  ____  before the
building was locked.
A. being finished B. be finished
C. to finishD. being finishing
7. Why was the suggestion that she  ____  to our party rejected
the day before yesterday?

A. be invitedB. to be invited
C. being invitedD. has been invited
8. The office staff  ____  gathered to hear the manager
speak.
A. haveB. is beingC. hasD. is
9.  ____  the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.
A. He had no sooner opened
B. Hardly had he opened
C. Scarcely did he opened
D. No sooner did he open
10. The workers are practising  ____  a new song for the coming
evening party of the New Years Eve.
A. to singB. to be singing
C. singingD. being sung
11. His speech was careful and  ____  but his words seemed to
make no sense.
A. distinctB. distinctive
C. distinguishableD. distinguished
12. The interpreter gave only a  ____  version of the old
mans long rambling account.
A. minimumB. tinyC. condensedD. compressed
13. I know him  ____  but I have never actually spoken to him.
A. from sightB. by sight
C. in sightD. for sight

14. Strenuous efforts have been made to  ____  government
expenses to a desired level.
A. cut offB. cut backC. cut downD. cut short
15. They were digging to find some  ____  英语专业四级考试时间of the Viking
Period.
A. tracksB. traitsC. tracesD. tracts
16. With a wave of his hand, the conjurer made the rabbit
____  .
A. lingerB. vanishC. hoverD. soar
17. She has a small machine for  ____  coffee beans.
A. breakingB. grindingC. splittingD. crashing
18. The trouble with owning a foreign car is that  ____  parts
are so expensive.
A. extraB. separateC. spareD. reserve
19. Whenever he writes to his parents, he  ____  a check with
his letter.
A. includesB. containsC. insertsD. encloses
20. The energy gained from the sun can then be used during the night to enable the necessary chemical reactions to  ____  in his body.
A. proceedB. practiseC. progressD. precede