新视野大学英语四级读写quize单选答案.docx

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Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1. I will hold your note until Christmas Day, _______ you certainly will have received your allowance. A. by that time B. at that time C. by which time D. at which time 2. The Prime Minister commanded that farmers ________ loans from the government. A. would receive B. received C. ought to receive D. should receive 3. They packed the instruments carefully ____ they would be broken during transportation. A. so that B. on condition that C. for fear that D. provided that 4. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim ________. A. may be hardly doubted B. may be seriously doubted C. may be hard doubting D. may be doubted serious 5. ______ hostels (客栈) may not offer the most comfortable quarters, they are convenient, inexpensive, and attractive to traveling students and young people. A. When B. While C. Now that D. If 6. When he hurried to the airport, he found, to his great disappointment, his ticket and passport ________ at home. A. were left B. had left C. have been left D. had been left 7. Were the wire of a smaller diameter (直径), its resistance ________. A. had been increased B. was increased C. might have been increased D. would be increased 8. He went to work on foot yesterday, though he ________ by bus. A. must have gone B. might have gone C. would have gone D. could have gone 9. He always prefers to start early rather than ________ everything to the last minute. A. leave B. leaving C. leaves D. left 10. Frank was advised to give the assignment to ________ he believed had a strong sense of responsibility. A. whom B. whoever C. whomever D. that 11. Almost all the countries in the world hoped that the warring sides would ________ a compromise. A. affect B. effect C. come D. lead 12. Our talk was completely ________out by the roar of the machines. As a result, we had to communicate with gestures. A. decreased B. reduced C. smashed D. drowned 13. She was arrested for ______ state secrets to a foreign reporter in return for her son going abroad. A. getting away B. giving away C. breaking away D. putting away 14. Can you ______ furnishing your house luxuriously at a time when the company is losing so much money? A. verify B. identify C. justify D. clarify 15. There _______ new problems in respect of the relationship between the two countries in recent years. A. rose B. raised C. lifted D. arose 16. The professor kept speaking about his new discovery in the field, only ____ occasionally to have a mouthful of tea. A. dropping off B. breaking off C. putting off D. setting off 17. His health ________ as he ate too little and worked too hard for months on end. A. broke up B. broke through C. broke down D. broke off 18. After the meeting the workers went back to their ________ workshops. A. respectable B. respective C. respectful D. respected 19. The theory of class currently prevailing in the West is _____ based on what Max Weber, a German sociologist, proposed. A. fairly B. kindly C. greatly D. largely 20. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all. A. interpretation B. meaning C. reason D. sense 1. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for two days. A. will have stayed B. shall stay C. have been staying D. have stayed 2. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years. A. rank B. scale C. span D. scope 3. 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 4. As a public relations officer, he is said ________ some very influential people. A. to know B. to be knowing C. to have been knowing D. to have known 5. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant. A. arose B. raised C. rose D. aroused 6. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ________ before their time. A. be bloomed B. bloom C. bloomed D. blooming 7. A season ticket _______the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time. A. entitles B. grants C. presents D. promises 8. _______ in the office made a mistake and the firm regretted causing the customer any inconvenience. A. Someone B. Some C. Anyone D. One 9. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students' productive skills. A. onto B. in C. over D. on 10. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in ________. A. residents B. lodgers C. settlers D. inhabitants 11. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ________ extensive damage had been done. A. before B. since C. after D. as 12. Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company. A. forceful B. tremendous C. favorite D. profitable 13. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night. A. as if B. even if C. provided D. whatever 14. We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her. A. the moment B. for the moment C. the moment when D. at the moment when 15. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ________ Chinese. A. fluid B. smooth C. fluent D. flowing 16. Government reports, examinations, compositions, legal documents, and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used. A. in which B. at what C. on which D. in that 17. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing. A. rather than to go B. more than going C. other than going D. than to go 18. If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed 19. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and a scholarship. A. faith B. status C. fame D. courage 20. Jack wishes that he ________ business instead of history when he was in university. A. studied B. study C. had been studying D. had studied 21. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________ a gas station or two in recent decades. A. except for B. study C. except D. besides 22. The Car Club couldn't ________ to meet the demands of all its members. A. assume B. ensure C. guarantee D. confirm 23. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities. A. assemble B. generate C. yield D. gather 24. The president promised to keep all the board members ________ of how the negotiations were going on. A. inform B. informing C. be informed D. informed 25. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A. attribute to B. attend to C. contribute to D. devote to 26. All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week. A. been fulfilled B. having been fulfilled C. were fulfilled D. had been fulfilled 27. This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning. A. gets B. has C. pays D. focuses 28. He was punished ________ he should make the same mistake again. A. unless B. provided C. if D. lest 29. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground. A. crude B. fresh C. rude D. original 30. ________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city. A. Being the fourth biggest city B. It was once the fourth biggest city C. Once the fourth biggest city D. The fourth biggest city it was 1. This diploma (毕业文凭) ________ that you have completed high school. A. entitles B. certifies C. secures D. approves 2. If the rain doesn't stop, people will be faced ________ serious flooding. A. to B. about C. with D. by 3. Yet in a ________ democracy, such a declaration cannot easily be made; indeed the opposite must be proclaimed. A. liberal B. liable C. liberated D. reliable 4. The article ________ China's educational achievements during the past 20 years and outlined its development plans for the new century. A. predicted B. witnessed C. highlighted D. intensified 5. The manager promised to have my complaint ________. A. looked through B. looked into C. looked over D. looked after 6. He is watching TV? He's _______ to be cleaning his room. A. known B. supposed C. regarded D. considered 7. I recognized him at once, but his name ________ me for the moment. A. escaped B. missed C. failed D. ignored 8. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are __________ free medical care. A. involved B. associated with C. entitled to D. assigned to 9. The room is dark; Mr. Smith ________ to bed. A. should go B. should have gone C. must go D. must have gone 10. _________ I admit there are problems, I don't agree that they can not be solved. A. As B. While C. For D. Despite 11. He is not ________ to recover from the shock in one day or two. A. possible B. probable C. capable D. likely 12. Scarcely had the old man gone out _________. A. that it started to rain B. than it started to rain C. when it started to rain D. and it started to rain 13. The editor _______ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine. A. cut down B. cut off C. cut away D. cut out 14. "What is the new literature course like?" "It ______ the students aren't required to attend lectures." A. differs with the old course because B. is different than the old course due to C. differs from the old course in that D. is different from the old course with respect to 15. Since the publication of the novel, his reputation as a detective writer has been well ________. A. based B. established C. set D. built 16. To say that someone's work is not good is to find fault ________ it. A. of B. on C. at D. with 17. We must _______ that the telegram arrives in time. A. secure B. ensure C. assure D. cure 18. It is recommended that the project ________ until all the preparations have been made. A. is not started B. will not be started C. not be started D. is not to be started 19. The film was not as good as I had expected. If I ________ it was boring, I would not have gone. A. have known B. would know C. had known D. know 20. My hometown has changed a lot. It doesn't look like ________. A. the one of ten years ago B. the one of ten years C. one ten years ago D. one from ten years

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