专四练习题 401~600

A)to beg B)from begging C)to begging D)into begging 402. His father told him to ______ the meat well before swallowing it.

A)chew B)taste C)eat D)bite 403. His health ______ with age.

A)deteriorated B)determined C)detected D)detained 404. His job was to______ out the good apples from the bad ones.

A)sort B)carry C)give D)choose 405. His long service with the company was _______ with a present.

A)admitted B)acknowledged C)attributed D)accepted 406. His mother died when giving birth _______ his brother.

A)/ B)for C)over D)to 407. His mother's last words _______ to his memory.

A)clung B)clipped C)coincided D)collapsed 408. His novel ______ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.

A)sends B)provides C)throws D)puts 409. His office is on the third ______ of the building.

A)flat B)floor C)ground D)layer 410. His return from abroad will have great ______on the political world.

A)impact B)impasse C)impartiality D)implement 411. His room was in an indescribable _______.

A)merit B)mercy C)mass D)mess 412. His stomach began to _______ because of the bad food he had eaten.

A)pain B)ache C)harm D)be hurt 413. His tastes and habits _______ with those of his wife.

A)combine B)compete C)coincide D)compromise 414. His whole soul _______ saving his country.

A)is absorbed in B) is absorbing in C)is absorbed to D) is absorbing to 415. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _______ point.

A)in B)on C)to D)for 416. His work is good ______the whole.

A)in B)as C)on D)from 417. His work is only ______ ,certainly not distinguished.

A)fair B)remarkable C)good D)wonderful 418. Hot metal _______ as it grows cooler.

A)contracts B)reduces C)condenses D)compresses 419. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full___ .

A)capacity B)strength C)length D)possibility 420. How can you ________ his doing it that way?

A)tolerant B)tolerate C)tolerable D)tolerance

421. How close parents are to their children ___ a strong influence on the character of the children.

A)has B)have C)having D)to have 422. Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the___ of hunger.

A)sensation B)cause C)purpose D)motive

423. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends

mainly on _______.

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A)consciousness B)impulse C)instinct D)response

424. Husband and wife with a common duty to the country will find themselves _______ closer

together.

A)been drawn B)to draw C)drawn D)drawing 425. I ______ a letter to an Internet service that distributes journalists' question to more than 75

institutions.

A)assigned B) dispatched C)attached D)detached 426. I ______ an old schoolmate of mine in the street.

A)ran to B)ran across C)ran up D)ran down 427. I ______ them to go by train, but they went by bus after all.

A)proposed B)mentioned C)suggested D)advised 428. I ______ this book in a secondhand bookstore on Nanjing Road.

A)came into B)came about C)came round D)came across 429. I ______ to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

A)ought to have written B)must have written C)couldn't have written D)needn't have written 430. I ______ watching this performance because it is wonderful.

A)delight B)amuse C)enjoy D)please 431. I ______ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.

A)express B)confess C)verify D)acknowledge 432. I always ______ what I have said.

A)get to B)see to C)lead to D)hold to

433. I am _______ the impression that you have made much improvement in your English study.

A)at B)in C)under D)with 434. I am not used _______ to like that.

A)to being spoken B)to speak C)being spoken D)to speaking 435. I am sorry that I must ______ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.

A)decline B)reject C)accept D)receive 436. I am sure I can ______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A)speak B) talk C)say D)tell 437. I appreciate _______ to your home .

A)to be invited B) to have invited C)being invited D)having invited

438. I asked my neighbor to _______ my garden when I was away.

A)look after B)look over C) look in D)look to 439. I can _______ some noise while I'm studying ,but I can't stand loud noises.

A)come up with B) catch up with C) put up with D)keep up with 440. I can never forget what I experienced in my childhood which _______ my future.

A)resulted in B)constructed C)shaped D)made 441. I can speak a little English, but not ______ you.

A)as well as B)so well than C)well than D)so better as 442. I cannot give you _______ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the

market.

A)an expense B)a charge C)a purchase D)an order

443.I can't ______ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.

A)figure out B)draw out C)look out D)work out

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444. I can't afford a new car, so I'm looking for a good ______ one.

A)timely B) original C)used D)ancient 445. I could see my wife was _______ having that fur coat ,whether I approved of it or not .

A) intent on B)adequate for C) short of D)deficient in 446. I could tell he was surprised from the ______ on his face .

A)look B)feeling C)shock D)sight 447. I couldn't find _______, and so I took this one.

A) a coat enough large B) an enough large coat C) a large coat enough D) a large enough coat 448. I decided to go to the library as soon as I _______.

A)finish what I did B) finished what I did

C)finished what I was doing D) would finish what I was doing 449. I didn't quite ______ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?

A)catch on B)get hold C)catch up D)go on

450. I didn't say anything like that at all .You are purposely ______ my idea to prove your point.

A)revising B) contradicting C)distorting D)distracting 451. I don't doubt ______ the plan will be well-conceived.

A)that B) why C)whether D)when 452. I don't think that this question is subordinate ______the main aim of our company . A)with B) to C)for D)on 453. I don't think this room will be big enough to _______all the guest.

A)contain B) hold C)keep D)swallow 454. I don't want to lend any more money to him; he's already in debt _______ me.

A)with B) of C)for D)to 455. I expect they _______new energy source to replace petrol by 2020.

A)will find B)are going to find C)will be finding D)will have found

456. I felt ________ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.

A)fatigued B)tired C)exhausted D)bored

457. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _______ something occurred which attracted my attention.

A)unless B) until C)when D)while 458. I got a lot of help from Sally and I am _______ to her.

A)glad B) greedy C)grateful D) greeting 459. I guess the rain _______ by tomorrow noon.

A)will be stopping B) will have stopped C) will stop D)will have been stopping

460. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes _______ I heard voices.

A)as B) when C)after D)while 461. I had no sooner closed the door _______ somebody started knocking on it .

A)as B) before C)than D)when 462. I had no ticket for the game, but she gave me ________.

A)her's B) her C)hers D)she's 463. I hate people who ________ the end of a film that you haven't seen before.

A)reveal B) rewrite C)revise D)reverse 464. I have a _______ belief in his honesty.

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A)determined B) firm C)certain D)powerful 465. I have kept that portrait _______ I can see it very day, as it always reminds me of my

university days in London.

A)which B) where C)whether D)when 466. I have no _______ about the truth of statement.

A)decision B)suspicion C)certainly D)doubt

467. I have the honour of introducing to you Mr. Alan, who will ______ you on his recent tour abroad.

A)address B)speak C)talk D)converse 468. I have two boys but _______ of them likes sweets.

A)both B)neither C)either D)none 469. I haven't seen Mary these past few days; I'm afraid she___ herself for some time.

A)hasn't been feeling B) hadn't been feeling C)isn't feeling D)wasn't feeling

470. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _______ when judging my examination.

A)account B)counting C)regard D)observation 471. I know it is not important, but I can't help _______ about it .

A)think B)to think C)thinking D)to thinking 472. I left for office earlier than usual this morning _______ traffic jam .

A)in line with B)for the sake of C)in case of D)at the risk of

473. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the ________ for it .

A)motive B)mood C)mind D)notion 474. I like watch TV _______ to the cinema.

A)more than to go B)than going C)rather than to go D)more than going

475. I made a little house for my dog to give him _______

A)shelter B)home C)shelf D) room 476. I met him in the street ______ chance.

A) in B) to C) for D) by 477. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ____ character.

A) gracious B) suspicious C) unique D) particular 478. I object ____ as he is still too young.

A) my son to smoke B) my son smoking

C) to my son to smoke D) to my son’s smoking

479. I read some good review of the exhibition which made me very ____ to see it.

A) satisfied B) interested C)eager D) amazed 480. I regret ____ so much time and money on stamps.

A) to waste B) for wasting C) having wasted D) at wasting 481. I remember ____ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

A) once offering B) him once offering C) him to offer D) to offer him 482. I was a ____ good film on TV last night.

A) fair B) pretty C) handsome D) pleasing 483. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ____ years.

A) single B) sole C) alone D) lonely 484. I shall tell you what he ____ ay three o’clock yesterday afternoon.

A) was doing B) did C) had been doing D) has done

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485. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ____ in a quiet neighborhood. A) all in all B) above all C) after all D) over all 486. I signed the letter at the ____ of the page. A) bottom B) floor C) base D) root 487. I suppose we all make fools of ourselves ____ times. A) from B) in C) after D) at 488. I think ____ he said is right. A) who B) what C) that D) which 489. I think she hurt my feelings ____ rather than by accident as she claimed. A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately 490. I think the rain will soon ____ . A) leave out B) leaver off C) leaver behind D) leaver with 491. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat ____. A) disapproval B) rejection C) refusal D)decline 492. I want to buy a new tie to ____ this brown suit. A) go into B) go after C) go with D) go by 493. I was ____ about the exam ____ I couldn’t get to sleep. A) such worried…that B) worried so…that

C) worried such…that D) so worried…that 494. I was ____ by their kindness and moved to tears. A) preoccupied B) embarrassed C) overwhelmed D) counseled 495. The man who is truly educated, ____ narrowly trained, is ready for anything. A) more than B) less than C) rather than D) no more than 496. I was always taught that it was ____ to interrupt. A) rude B) coarse C) rough D) crude 497. I was greatly disappointed ____ that affair. A) out B) in C) to D) toward 498. I was obliged to reprimand him ____ discipline. A) in favor of B) for the sake of C) in light of D) in view of 499. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ____ . A) hung B) hung back C) cut down D) cut off 500. I will not ____ my children be treated in such a way. A) permit B) admit C) allow D) let 501. I will not spend so much money on that fur coat , for I don’t think it is ____. A) worth buying B) worth to buy

C) worthy buying D) worthy of buy

502. I will overlook ____ so rude to my sister this time but don’t let it happen again. A) you to be B) your being

C) you to have been D) you having been

503. I will return your books as soon as ____reading them. A) I will finish B)I finish C)I do finish D) I finish 504. I wish I ____ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to the class. A) have slept B)slept C) might have slept D) had slept 505. I wish I____ to swim when I ____ younger. A) were taught…had been B)had been taught…was

C) was taught…was D)had been taught…had been

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506. I wish that Henry ____ interested in reading good books. A)will be B) is C)would D) were 507. I wish you____.

A) success B)succeed C)successful D)successfully 508. I wish your mother a quick____. A) recreation B)record C)recovery D)recompense 509. I won’t go to Japan next month, and____.

A) he won’t neither B) neither he will C) neither won’t he D) neither will he 510. I would appreciate ____ it a secret. A) you to keep B) your keeping C) that you keep D) that you will keep 511. I would like to have a talk with him____ his convenience. A) in B) at C) for D) with 512. I wouldn’t read that novel, _____ recommends it. A)no matter who B) no matter how C) no matter when D)no matter what 513. I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem___ all the time. A) to get worse B) to be getting worse

C) to have got worse D) getting worse

514. I’d rather you ____ those important documents with you. A) don’t take B) didn’t take C)won’t take D)not take

515. If a couple are divorced and their child lives with his mother, he is said to suffer from lack of

____ love.

A)maternal B)fraternal C)paternal D) parental

516. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of

____.

A)assurance B)persuasion C) encouragement D)confirmation 517. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the

result that incomes from taxation might actually ______. A)shrink B)delay C) disperse D) sink 518. If Delia ____ so much work to do, she would have taken her friend out to dinner.

A) should not have B) had not had C) would not have D) would not have had

519. If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that native

speaker of English does not even have to _____. A)think out B) think about C) think over D) think for

520. If I cannot say education will decide one’s future , at least it will play a big part in ____ his

future.

A) shaping B) predicting C) producing D ) foretelling 521. If I had remembered ____ the window, the thief would not have got it.

A) to close B) closing C) to have closed D ) having closed 522. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ____ my cold.

A)heal B) cure C) treat D) recover 523. If it ____ too much trouble, I’d love a cup of tea.

A) isn’t B) wasn’t C) weren’t D) hadn’t been 524. If John ____ to work hard, he would succeed.

A) should B) had C) would D) were

525. If only the committee _____ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

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A) approve B) will approve C) can approve D) would approve 526. If someone is frowning,, we _____ that he or she is sad or angry

A)infer B)claim C)anticipate D)acknowledge 527. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to______ in the courtyard.

A)converge B)assemble C)crowd D)accumulate

528. If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1955, the housing problems now

in some parts of the country_____ so serious

A)wouldn’t be B)wouldn’t have been C)will not be D)would have not been

529.If the United States had not entered the Second World War, probably the unemployment rate

____still further

A)would rise B)should rise C)would have risen D)had risen 530. If these shoes are too big, ask the clerk ,to bring you a smaller_____

A)suit B)set C)one D)pair 531.If Tom wins tomorrow, he _____ thirty races in the past four years.

A)will win B)has won C)would have won D)will have won 532. If we believe something is good and true we should _____to it.

A)hold up B)keep on C)hold on D)keep up 533. If you ____James, ask him to phone me.

A)should see B)must see C)might see D)would see 534. If you _____the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier

A)take off B)keep off C)get off D)set off 535. If you are requested to do some work, it must be done _____

A)sooner or later B)after all others C)at last D)in the long run 536. If you cannot push the door open ,_____it.

A)pool B)pole C)pull D)pile 537. If you know what the trouble is, why don’t you help them to ____ the situation?

A)simplify B)modify C)verify D)rectify 538. If you only go to the theatre occasionally, you go ______

A)again and again B)now and again C)very often D)very frequently

539. If you push hard on the world, the world will push back on you ;if you touch the world gently,

the world will touch you gently______ A)in return B)in the long run C)in turn D)in place 540. If you think you can do the work, you should ____for the job

A)demand B)apply C)request D)appeal 541. If you want_ ____you have to get the fund somewhere

A)that the job is done B)the job done

C)to have done the job D)the job that is done

542. If you want the nail to go in, you’ll have to hit it very_______

A)hardly B)hard C)solidly D)tightly 543. I’m _____the dark about their marriage.

A)during B)In C)through D)among 544. I’m _____the habit of brushing my teeth twice daily

A)on B)in C)off D)from

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545. I’m afraid I’ve taken _____ too much of your time.

A)up B)after C)in D)back 546. I’m afraid you have no _____but to come along with us.

A)selection B)choice C)election D)possibility 547. I’m going to ____my old bicycle and buy a new one.

A)get away with B)get rid of C)get out of D)clear out

548. I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make

a(n)_____promise to help you A)exact B)defined C)definite D)sure 549. I’m sorry _____you waiting.

A)to keep B)to be keeping C)to have kept D)to have been keeping

550. I’m sorry to have taken up too much of your _____time.

A)worthy B)valuable C)valueless D)priceless 551. I’m sorry, but what he think is not of the _____important to me.

A)last B)least C)lowest D)fewest 552. I’m sure your suggestion will _______the problem.

A)contribute to solving B) be contributed to solve C) contributed to solve D) be contributed to solving 553. I’m used to ______up late at night.

A)stay B) staying C) be staying D)have stayed 554. I’m very busy .Otherwise _______see that new movie at the University Theatre.

A)I’ll B)I may C)I shall D)I’d 555. I’m very much obliged to you __________the information.

A)on B)for C)with D)of

556. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work __________all their time.

A)takes away B)takes over C)takes in D)takes up

557. In American universities , classes are often arranged in more flexible ______and many jobs on

campus are reserved for student. A)scales B)ranks C)grades D)patterns 558. In Beijing , the best season of the year is probably ______ fall.

A)later B)last C)latter D)late

559. In Britain, and on the Continent too, the Japanese are sometimes viewed _________a threat

to domestic industries. A)like B)with C)for D)as

560. In chemical factories, employees sometimes receive ________pay for doing dangerous work.

A)odd B)extra C)expensive D)rich 561. In developing countries people are _______into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

A)breaking B)filling C)pouring D)hurrying 562. In fact, Mary would rather have left for Beijing ________ in Shanghai.

A)to stay B)than stay C)than have stayed D)to have stayed 563. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the ________concern of state

governments.

A)extinct B)excluding C)excessive D)exclusive

564. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of total

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________for living expenses.

A)acceptable B)available C)advisable D)applicable

565. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ________dreams were likely

to be highly respected.

A)interpret B)intervene C)inherit D)impart 566. In my father’s __________, it is no use reading without thinking.

A)idea B)mind C)opinion D)thought

567. In my opinion, penicillin is one of ________effective medicines ever invented by_________. A)most…a man B)a most… man

C) most…the man D)the most… man

568. In my opinion, you can widen the ______of these improvements through you active

participation.

A)dimension B)volume C)magnitude D)scope

569. In one scene of Modern Time Charlie Chaplin was shown trying _______to keep in time with

a rapid assembly line.

A)aimlessly B)violently C)hardly D)desperately

570. In order to strengthen his arguments, Toffler ______respectable social scientists who agree

with him.

A)recites B)confirms C)quotes D)convinces 571. In our fast-paced world nothing seems _______.

A)constant B)instant C)consistent D)resistant

572. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ______ schooling begins at 5 and at age 16.

A)compelling B)forced C)obliged D)compulsory

573. In some countries,_______ is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for all people.

A)which B)one C)that D)what 574. In spite of Spanish origin, Brazil also has certain things which make her __________.

A)specific B)distinguished C)specialized D)distinctive

575. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ________for language

learning purposes ,there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills. A)adapted B)acknowledged C)assembled D)appointed 576. In spring, traffic was often ______ along the roads to holiday places.

A. added up B. built up C. held up D. pulled up

577.In such a changing and complex society, formerly simple solution to informational needs

become ______. A. confusing B. acceptable C. complicated D. feasible

578. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _______if the invitation to a dinner party

is extended only three or four days before the party date. A. admired B. regarded C. expected D. worshipped

579. In that country, students will be _______admittance to their classroom if they are not properly

dressed.

A. declined B. deprived C. denied D. deserted 580. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly______.

A. gaps B. intervals C. length D. distance 581. In the course of a day students do far more than just ______ classes.

A. attend B. attended C. to attend D. attending

582. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ______the developments and recorded every detail.

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A. in B. at C. for D. on

583. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ______the costs.

A. worth B. worth of C. worthy D. worthwhile 584. In the past men generally preferred that their wives ________ in the home.

A. worked B. work C. would work D. were working 585. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _______this field

is climbing.

A. engaging B. devoting C. registering D. pursuing

586. In the Persian Gulf area, oil is found in _______and its production has been able to keep up

with world demand. A. elaboration B. abundance C. elegance D. efficiency 587. In the preface _______the book, the old scholar attaches great importance to practicalness.

A. to B. for C. about D. of 588. In their latest design, the company is clearly ______the success of previous years.

A. building up B. building upon C .building out D building over

589. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what

they ______.

A .had just been dreaming B. have just been dreaming C. are just dreaming D. had just dreamt

590. In the factory the machines are not regulated ______but are jointly controlled by a central

computer system. A. independently B. individually C. irrespectively D. irregularly 591. In view ______rising labor cost , many companies have turned to automation.

A. of B. to C. for D. that

592. In the first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to _______ you to a

class at your level. A. locate B. assign C. deliver D. place 593. It ______ five years since the famous singer left her hometown.

A. was B. is C. has passed D. had been 594. It _____months since we ________in Shanghai.

A. has been …were B. is…were C. was…had been D. had been…have been 595. It _______seen to be believed.

A. has B. has been C. has to be D was 596. It ________the Post Office time if people address letters properly.

A. earns B. wins C. gains D saves 597. It appears _______first thought absurd.

A. in B. at C. on D. to

598. It can be concluded that science education has reached a new _____of development.

A. grade B. class C. standard D stage

599. It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ______by

insects.

A. broken in B. run over C. taken over D. filled in 600. It is better to die on one’s feet than________.

A. living on one’s knees B. on one’s knees C. live on one’s knees D. to live on one’s knees

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