英语四级考试历年词汇语法真题及答案汇集

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　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
        　　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 don’t 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 Wouldn’t 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
            
            

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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 doesn’t 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 (20 minutes)
        　　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
            
            

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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 o’clock tonight?”
        　　— “I’m 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) shouldn’t follow B) mustn’t follow
        　　C) couldn’t’ have been following D) shouldn’t 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
            
            

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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 didn’t _______ 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 I’d 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, we’ll 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 Year’s 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 _______ he’s 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
            
            

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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
            
            

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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 (20 minutes)
        　　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 it’s ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
        　　A) absolutely B) exclusively
        　　C) fully D) roughly
            
            

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58 My brother’s plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.
        　　A) arbitrary B) aggressive
        　　C) ambitious D) abundant
        　　59 Things might have been much worse if the mother ______ on her right to keep the baby.
        　　A) has been insisting B) had insisted
        　　C) would insist D) insisted
        　　60 The statistical figures in that report are not ________. You should not refer to them.
        　　A) accurate B) fixed
        　　C) delicate D) rigid
        　　61 Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ________ alone.
        　　A) seen B) is seen
        　　C) to be seen D) having been seen
        　　62 The football game comes to you ________ from New York.
        　　A) lively B) alive
        　　C) live D) living
        　　63 None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.
        　　A) turn in B) turn over
        　　C) turn up D) turn down
        　　64 The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass.
        　　A) blamed B) be blamed
        　　C) to blame D) would blame
        　　65 He ________ to his customers and halved the price.
        　　A) leaked B) drew
        　　C) quoted D) yielded
        　　66 Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the boss’s office.
        　　A) prevent B) prohibit
        　　C) turn D) avoid
        　　67 All flights ________ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.
        　　A) having been canceled B) had been canceled
        　　C) having canceled D) were canceled
        　　68 The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
        　　A) informed B) acquainted
        　　C) enlightened D) acknowledged
        　　69 The boy spent as much time watching TV as he ________ studying.
        　　A) does B) had
        　　C) was D) did
        　　70 The ships’ generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically.
        　　A) manually B) artificially
        　　C) automatically D) synthetically
        　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
        　　Directions: There are 3.0. 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. You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
        　　A) omitting B) attaching
        　　C) affording D) running
        　　42. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.
        　　A) unique B) strange
        　　C) rare D) peculiar
        　　43. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?
        　　A) does there B) isn’t there
        　　C) hasn’t there D) isn’t it
            
            

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44. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
        　　A) preserve B) retain
        　　C) reserve D) sustain
        　　45 Although a teenager, Fred could resist ______ what to do and what not to do.
        　　A) being told B) telling
        　　C) to be told D) to tell
        　　46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum.
        　　A) proficient B) efficient
        　　C) potential D) sufficient
        　　47. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New York.
        　　A) to stay B) stayed
        　　C) staying D) having stayed
        　　48. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable
        　　A) ability B) future
        　　C) possibility D) opportunity
        　　49. Britain ahs the highest ______ of road traffic in the world — over 60 cars for every mile of road.
        　　A) popularity B) density
        　　C) intensity D) prosperity
        　　50. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?
        　　A) if B) so
        　　C) what D) that
        　　51. In my opinion, he’s ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
        　　A) in all B) at best
        　　C) for all D) by far
        　　52. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it.
        　　A) skimmed B) observed
        　　C) overlooked D) glanced
        　　53. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.
        　　A) promoted B) reinforced
        　　C) sparked D) inspired
        　　54. What a lovely party! It’s worth ______ all my life.
        　　A) remembering B) to remember
        　　C) to be remembered D) being remembered
        　　55. Who would you rather ______ with you, George or me?
        　　A) going B) to go
        　　C) have gone D) went
            
            

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56. The ______ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
        　　A) intensive B) concise
        　　C) joint D) overall
        　　57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ______ the conference.
        　　A) were attending B) were to attend
        　　C) is to attend D) are to attend
        　　58. We left the meeting, there obviously ______ no point in staying.
        　　A) were B) being
        　　C) to be D) having
        　　59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality.
        　　A) influential B) inferior
        　　C) superior D) subordinate
        　　60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ______ lot.
        　　A) valid B) vacant
        　　C) vain D) vague
        　　61. These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty.
        　　A) all that B) all what
        　　C) all which D) that all
        　　62. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
        　　A) anxiety B) relief
        　　C) view D) judgment
        　　63. Many people like white color as it is a ______ of purity.
        　　A) symbol B) sign
        　　C) signal D) symptom
        　　64. The residents, ______ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.
        　　A) all of their homes B) all their homes
        　　C) whose all homes D) all of whose homes
        　　65. This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.
        　　A) message B) information
        　　C) media D) data
        　　66. I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.
        　　A) sought for B) accounted for
        　　C) turned up D) resorted to
            
            

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38. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ___ by wild animals.
        　　A) should be attacked C) must be attacked
        　　B) had been attacked D) would be attacked
        　　39. Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
        　　A) attributed C) identified
        　　B) entitled D) justified
        　　40. His wife is constantly funding _______ with him, which makes him very angry.
        　　A) errors C) fault
        　　B) shortcomings D) flaw
        　　41. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small mounts.
        　　A) matters C) particles
        　　B) materials D) substances
        　　42. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as carrying water and firewood.
        　　A) time-consumed C) time-consuming
        　　B) timely-consumed D) timely-consuming
        　　43. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _______ to the outside world.
        　　A) having been lost C) losing
        　　B) to be lost D) lost
        　　44. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
        　　A) evidence C) status
        　　B) recognition D) identity
        　　45. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.
        　　A) distance C) range
        　　B) scope D) boundary
        　　46. We have planned an exciting publicity _______ with our advertisers.
        　　A) struggle C) battle
        　　B) campaign D) conflict
        　　47. _______ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
        　　A) Besides C) But for
        　　B) Regardless of D) Despite
        　　48. _______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.
        　　A) Because C) Since
        　　B) For D) While
        　　49. John doesn’t believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
        　　A) standard C) routine
        　　B) regular D) conventional
        　　50. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
        　　A) fierce C) eager
        　　B) strained D) critical
        　　51. They always give the vacant seats to _______ comes first.
        　　A) whoever C) who
        　　B) whomever D) whom
        　　52. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities.
        　　A) ambitious C) aggressive
        　　B) fortunate D) substantial
        　　43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______.
        　　A) rejection B) restriction
        　　C) retreat D) recession
        　　44. The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.
        　　A) prospects B) speculations
        　　C) stakes D) provisions