英语四级考试历年词汇语法真题及答案大集合

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41 She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____________ too long.

　　A) has been reading B) had read

　　C) is reading D) read

　　42 Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___________, drawing millions of visitors every year.

　　A) attention B) attraction

　　C) appointment D) arrangement

　　43 I dont mind ___________ the decision as long as it is not too late.

　　A) you to delay making B) your delaying making

　　C) your delaying to make D) you delay to make

　　44 The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______________ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

　　A) alter B) shift

　　C) transfer D) vary

　　45 Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______________ in Cuba.

　　A) being cultivated B) been cultivated

　　C) having cultivated D) cultivating

　　46 The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___________ on benches, chairs or boxes.

　　A) having seated B) seating

　　C) seated D) having been seated

　　47 This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ___________ comfortably.

　　A) is worn B) wears

　　C) wearing D) are worn

　　48 Some diseases are ______________ by certain water animals.

　　A) transplanted B) transformed

　　C) transported D) transmitted

　　49 Wouldnt you rather your child _________________ to bed early?

　　A) go B) went

　　C) would go D) goes

　　50 Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____________ will happen to her private life.

　　A) that B) what

　　C) it D) this

　　51 The words of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.

　　A) staying not B) not to stay

　　C) that he would not stay D) that he not stay

　　52 Mikes uncle insists ______________ in this hotel.

　　A) whatever B) whomever

　　C) whichever D) whoever

　　53 We agreed to accept ______________ they thought was the best tourist guide.

　　A) whatever B) whomever

　　C) whichever D) whoever

　　54 It is our ___________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

　　A) consistent B) continuous

　　C) considerate D) continual

　　55 Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _________27%.

　　A) by B) for

　　C) to D) in

　　56 Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ___________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.

　　A) by which B) to which

　　C) in that D) so that

　　57 He is __________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.

　　A) optimistic B) optional

　　C) outstanding D) obvious

　　58 Sometimes I wish I ___________ in a different time and a different place.

　　A) be living B) were living

　　C) would live D) would have lived

　　59 The director was critical _______________ the way we were doing the work.

　　A) at B) in

　　C) of D) with

　　60 In a sudden _____________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.

　　A) attack B) burst

　　C) split D) blast

　　61 ______________ she realized it was too late to go home.

　　A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark that

　　C) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that

　　62 In Britain people _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year.

　　A) swallow B) dispose

　　C) consume D) exhaust

　　63 Id _____________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

　　A) take into account B) account for

　　C) make up for D) make out

　　64 It is essential that these application forms _____________ back as early as possible.

　　A) must be sent B) will be sent

　　C) are sent D) be sent

　　65 She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _____________ enough to eat.

　　A) mild B) slight

　　C) light D) tender

　　66 We take our skin for granted until it is burned _____________ repair.

　　A) beyond B) for

　　C) without D) under

　　67 The computer revolution may well change society as _____________ as did the Industrial Revolution.

　　A) certainly B) insignificantly

　　C) fundamentally D) comparatively

　　68 _____________ in this way, the situation doesnt seem so disappointing.

　　A) To look at B) Looking at

　　C) Looked at D) To be looked at

　　69 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ___________.

　　A) nuisance B) trouble

　　C) worry D) anxiety

　　70 Some women ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.

　　A) must make B) should have made

　　C) would make D) could have made

　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　21 As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______ it.

　　A) postpone B) refuse

　　C) delay D) cancel

　　22 These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _______ you need.

　　A) all the information B) all the informations

　　C) all of information D) all of the informations

　　23 Not until the game had begun _______ at the sports ground.

　　A) had he arrived B) would he have arrived

　　C) did he arrive D) should he have arrived

　　24 Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.

　　A) conservative B) content

　　C) confident D) generous

　　25 Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _______.

　　A) granted B) implied

　　C) exaggerated D) remedied

　　26 These surveys indicate that many crimes go _______ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.

　　A) unrecorded B) to be unrecorded

　　C) unrecording D) to have been unrecorded

　　27 I have no objection _______ your story again.

　　A) to hear B) to hearing

　　C) to having heard D) to have heard

　　28 The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position.

　　A) curiosity B) status

　　C) determination D) significance

　　29 By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind.

　　A) accurate B) urgent

　　C) excessive D) adequate

　　30 You will see this product _______ wherever you go.

　　A) to be advertised B) advertised

　　C) advertise D) advertising

　　31 The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.

　　A) go along with B) go back on

　　C) go through D) go into

　　32 The suggestion that the major _______ the prizes was accepted by everyone.

　　A) would present B) present

　　C) presents D) ought to present

　　33 Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.

　　A) whose B) which

　　C) that D) what

　　34 Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _______ at the next town.

　　A) to stop B) stopping

　　C) stop D) having stopped

　　35 I didnt know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary.

　　A) look out B) make out

　　C) refer to D) go over

　　36 The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.

　　A) to be based on B) to base on

　　C) which to base on D) on which to base

　　37 There are signs _______ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

　　A) that B) which

　　C) in which D) whose

　　38 I think I was at school, _______ I was staying with a friends during the vacation when I heard the news.

　　A) or else B) and then

　　C) or so D) even so

　　39 It is said that the math teacher seems _______ towards bright students.

　　A) partial B) beneficial

　　C) preferable D) liable

　　40 In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.

　　A) extensive B) spare

　　C) extra D) supreme

　　41 ― May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five oclock tonight?

　　― Im sorry. Mr. Williams _______ to a conference long before then.

　　A) will have gone B) had gone

　　C) would have gone D) has gone

　　42 You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.

　　A) shouldnt follow B) mustnt follow

　　C) couldnt have been following D) shouldnt have been following

　　43 The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _______ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.

　　A) have allowed B) allow

　　C) allowing D) allows

　　44 Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

　　A) assembled B) accumulated

　　C) piled D) joined

　　45 Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.

　　A) include B) involve

　　C) contain D) comprise

　　46 Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the least.

　　A) with which B) for which

　　C) of which D) which

　　47 In the _______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.

　　A) face B) time

　　C) event D) course

　　48 The manager would rather his daughter _______ in the same office.

　　A) had not worked B) not to work

　　C) does not work D) did not work

　　49 _______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.

　　A) Although much he likes her B) Much although he likes her

　　C) As he likes her much D) Much as he likes her

　　50 The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.

　　A) within B) to

　　C) by D) at

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41 It is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered correctly.

　　A) has made sure B) made sure

　　C) must make sure D) make sure

　　42 I suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions.

　　A) adapt B) adopt

　　C) regulate D) suit

　　43 Ill never forget _______ you for the first time.

　　A) to meet B) meeting

　　C) to have met D) having to be meeting

　　44 Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

　　A) resulted B) obliged

　　C) demanded D) recommended

　　45 That young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.

　　A) start B) to start

　　C) having started D) to have started

　　46 _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.

　　A) Judged the best B) Judging the best

　　C) To be judged the best D) Having judged the best

　　47 Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　A) keep up B) pick up

　　C) draw up D) catch up

　　48 Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the bodys need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.

　　A) up B) to

　　C) on D) over

　　49 He always did well at school _______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

　　A) in spite of B) regardless of

　　C) on account of D) to case of

　　50 _______ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.

　　A) As B) Once

　　C) Although D) Lest

　　51 All the key words in the article are printed in _______ type so as to attract readers attention.

　　A) dark B) dense

　　C) black D) bold

　　52 The basic features of the communication process are identified in one question: Who says _______ through what channel to whom?

　　A) how B) when

　　C) what D) such

　　53 I didnt _______ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.

　　A) assume B) suppose

　　C) mean D) hope

　　54 The hours _______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.

　　A) in which B) on which

　　C) when D) that

　　55 Id rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.

　　A) share B) to share

　　C) sharing D) to have shared

　　56 In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _______ signs asking his guests not to step on them.

　　A) put down B) put out

　　C) put up D) put off

　　57 _______ difficulties we may come across, well help one another to overcome them.

　　A) Wherever B) Whatever

　　C) However D) Whenever

　　58 So many directors _______, the board meeting had to be put off.

　　A) were absent B) been absent

　　C) had been absent D) being absent

　　59 On New Years Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _______ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

　　A) incident B) event

　　C) case D) affair

　　60 American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _______ from the United States.

　　A) transfer B) deliveries

　　C) transportation D) transmissions

　　61 He will surely finished the job on time _______ hes left to do it in his own way.

　　A) in that B) so long as

　　C) in case D) as far as

　　62 If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all.

　　A) minimum B) short

　　C) seldom D) scarce

　　63 The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.

　　A) being robbed B) having been robbed

　　C) to have been robbed D) robbed

　　64 Agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

　　A) in B) for

　　C) to D) from

　　65 The same factors push wages and prices u together, the one _______ the other.

　　A) emphasizing B) reinforcing

　　C) multiplying D) increasing

　　66 No one had told Smith about _______ a lecture the following day.

　　A) there being B) there be

　　C) there would be D) there was

　　67 Operations which left patients _______ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

　　A) exhausted B) abandoned

　　C) injured D) deserted

　　68 I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived ___ Susan caught up with me.

　　A) when B) while

　　C) until D) though

　　69 _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldnt go on with the experiment.

　　A) Since B) For

　　C) As D) With

　　70 The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great-grandmothers originally.

　　A) handed out B) handed over

　　C) handed down D) handed round

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　31 By the time he arrives in Beijing, we __________ here for tow days.

　　A) have been staying B) have stayed

　　C) shall stay D) will have stayed

　　32 According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life __________: 77.2 years.

　　A) scope B) rank

　　C) span D) scale

　　33 The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, __________ all practical value by the time they were finished.

　　A) had lost B) would lose

　　C) would have lost D) should have lost

　　34 As a public relations officer, he is said __________ some very influential people.

　　A) to have been knowing B) to be knowing

　　C) to have known D) to know

　　35 Our hopes __________ and fell in the same instant.

　　A) aroused B) arose

　　C) raised D) rose

　　36 With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers __________ before their time.

　　A) be bloomed B) blooming

　　C) bloom D) bloomed

　　37 A season ticket __________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.

　　A) grants B) promises

　　C) entitles D) presents

　　38 __________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.

　　A) Some B) Anyone

　　C) One D) Someone

　　39 In recent years much more emphasis has been put __________ developing the sutdents productive skills.

　　A) over B) onto

　　C) in D) on

　　40 Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in __________.

　　A) residents B) inhabitants

　　C) lodgers D) settlers

　　41 The fire was finally brought under control, but not __________ extensive damage had been caused.

　　A) after B) before

　　C) since D) as

　　42 Purchasing the new production line will be a __________ deal for the company.

　　A) profitable B) tremendous

　　C) forceful D) favorite

　　43 Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert __________ it means standing in a queue all night.

　　A) provided B) whatever

　　C) even if D) as if

　　44 We hadnt met for 20 years, but I recognized her __________ I saw her.

　　A) for the moment B) the moment when

　　C) at the moment when D) the moment

　　45 Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak __________ Chinese.

　　A) smooth B) fluent

　　C) fluid D) flowing

　　46 Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations __________ formal language is used.

　　A) in which B) on which

　　C) in that D) at what

　　47 Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing.

　　A) than to go B) rather than to go

　　C) more than going D) other than going

　　48 If the building project __________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

　　A) to be completed B) is completed

　　C) being completed D) completed

　　49 He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won __________ and a scholarship.

　　A) status B) fame

　　C) faith D) courage

　　50 Jack wishes that he __________ business instead of history when he was in university.

　　A) had studied B) study

　　C) studied D) had been studying

　　51 The older New England villages have changed relatively little __________ a gas station or two in recent decades.

　　A) except B) besides

　　C) in addition to D) except for

　　52 The Car Club couldnt __________ to meet the demands of all its members.

　　A) ensure B) guarantee

　　C) assume D) confirm

　　53 Extensive reporting on television has helped to __________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.

　　A) gather B) generate

　　C) assemble D) yield

　　54 The president promised to keep all the board members __________ of how the negotiations were going on.

　　A) informed B) inform

　　C) be informed D) informing

　　55 Eating too much fat can __________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

　　A) contribute to B) attribute to

　　C) attend to D) devote to

　　56 All the tasks __________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.

　　A) had been fulfilled B) were fulfilled

　　C) having been fulfilled D) been fulfilled

　　57 This article __________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

　　A) calls for B) applies for

　　C) cares for D) allows for

　　58 He was punished __________ he should make the same mistake again.

　　A) unless B) lest

　　C) if D) provided

　　59 Petrol is refined from the __________ oil we take out of the ground.

　　A) fresh B) original

　　C) rude D) crude

　　60 __________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.

　　A) The fourth biggest city it was

　　B) Once the fourth biggest city

　　C) Being the fourth biggest city

　　D) It was once the fourth biggest city

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41 By the time you get to New York, I ________ for London.

　　A) would be leaving B) am leaving

　　C) have already left D) shall have left

　　42 The article suggests that when a person ________ under unusual stress he should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diet.

　　A) is B) were

　　C) be D) was

　　43 The lawyer advised him to drop the ________, since he stands little chance to win.

　　A) event B) incident

　　C) case D) affair

　　44 Sometimes children have trouble ________ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.

　　A) to separate B) separating

　　C) for separating D) of separating

　　45 He is quite sure that its ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.

　　A) absolutely B) exclusively

　　C) fully D) roughly