专业四级考试词汇语法详解十四(2)

　　1. ____ their help, we wouldn't have succeeded.

　　A. Hadn't been forB. Had it not been for

　　C. It hadn't been for D. Hadn't it been for

　　2. ____ that the sweater is handmade, the price seems reasonable.

　　A. SinceB. In viewC. BecauseD. Considering

　　3. I am in charge of welcoming the ____.

　　A. visitors from outside of town

　　B. outoftown visitors

　　C. visitors of outoftown

　　D. outside town visitors

　　4. I really do not know whether we can succeed, so do not expect ____.

　　A. too much of usB. us too much

　　C. of us too muchD. us of too much

　　5. Japan has begun to rival America ____.

　　A. producing automobiles

　　B. to manufacture automobiles 

　　C. in the production of automobiles

　　D. for automobiles producing

　　6. He did nothing but ____ letters home all this afternoon.

　　A. to writeB. writingC. writeD. wrote

　　7. ____ left before the deadline, it does not seem likely that Jimmy will accomplish the job.

　　A. With so short time

　　B. Although such a short time

　　C.With such a short time

　　D. It is such a short time

　　8. “Will Tom recover?”“Right now there is no way ____.”

　　A. of knowing B. to be known 

　　C. for knowing D. to have known

　　9. No sooner had we started out ____ it began to snow.

　　A.thenB.whenC. thanD. whenever

　　10. ____ the consequence, I will be on your side.

　　A. However B. No matter how

　　C. No matterD. Whatever

　　11. When they arrived at the cross roads, they went the wrong ____.

　　A. directionB. wayC. pathD. route

　　12. I can't stand the summer's ____ heat.

　　A. intensiveB. heavyC. intenseD. high

　　13. She takes ____ interest in the economic reform in China.

　　A. considerableB. conventional

　　C. considerateD. conservative

　　14. When our university library bought this microscope we were given a one year's ____.

　　A. proofB. reservationC. securityD. guarantee

　　15. The football player had studied economics in the university for a（n）____ of roughly six years.

　　A. decadeB. timeC. ageD. period

　　16. A dictionary of the English language, ____ by Dr. Samuel Johnson, was the first real attempt as a systematic written survey of English usage.

　　A. compiledB. composed

　　C. concocted D. collected

　　17. The volunteer firefighters valiantly tried to put out the ____forest fire.

　　A. ragingB. ripplingC. rollingD. roaring

　　18. Education is ____ for all schoolage children in many a country.

　　A. universalB. compulsoryC. requestedD. general

　　19. The policeman's ____ mind caught the suspect's lies.

　　A. aliveB. alertC. experiencedD. imaginable

　　20. Over years, a balance is ____ among the plants and animals in a community and it remains basically stable.

　　A. worked out B. worked off

　　C. worked overD. worked up

　　21. The global influence of English can be measured by the opposition of its old ____, French.

　　A. rivalB. mouldC. objectiveD. plot

　　22. That night's ____ with Grace was as tough a battle as I've ever fought with an animal.

　　A. experienceB. encounterC. fatigueD. attack

　　23. I don't think I have become more political, but if I see injustice and ____, I feel I have to do something.

　　A. hostilityB. hostageC. inhumanityD. indignation

　　24. Dr. Foxsaid that wolves he has have been even more ____and more sensitive to human feelings than most dogs have.

　　A. expressiveB. extensive 

　　C. impressiveD. intensive

　　25. The present universal fear has been the result of a forward surgeinour knowledge and ____ of certain dangerous factors in the physical world.

　　A. perceptionB. supplement

　　C. synthesisD.manipulation