Vocabulary and Structure For Band 4
Unit 2
1. His honesty is _____________; nobody can doubt it.
A) in question B) out of question
C) beside the question D) without question
2. When cooking a delicious dish, this kind of spice ___________ into account.
A) must be taken B) was taken
C) had been taken D) would have been taken
3. It was not until he took up fishing that he __________ to relax.
A) had been beginning B) began C) had begun D) beginning
4. Scarcely had I stepped out of the room __________ I heard a shot within.
A) when B) then C) than D) until
5. Not only you but also I ___________ mistaken on this point.
A) are B) were C) have D) am
6. Twenty pounds ____ enough for such a poor family to spend for a month.
A) were B) being C) have been D) was
7. He _____________ comes in time. Only sometimes is he late.
A) never B) rarely C) always D) usually
8. Mary tried to _________ out of the window to see the procession more clearly.
A) bend B) curve C) slope D) lean
9. The president of the college, together with the deans, __________ planning a conference for the purpose of laying down a series of regulations.
A) were B) are C) is D) will
10. Spies may have a number of____ names and papers.
A) artificial B) synthetic C) false D) imitation
11. Many a person __________ at the gate of the department store.
A) is standing B) are standing C) have been standing D) have stood
12. The man had a ___________ escape when he ran across the street in front of the bus.
A) close B) good C)narrow D) fine
13. Now almost all the students have a monthly ____________ towards their expenses.
A) salary B) allowance C) wage D) money
14 .By no means ____to be a great explorer.
A) is he considered B) he considers C) he is considered D) does he consider
15. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____________.
A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment
16. This little baby _________ his father.
A) takes after B) looks after C) resembles to D) appears as
17. The building of the new road has been ____by bad weather.
A) held off B) held down C) held in D) held up
18. --" I got to my work unit on time."
--"What if your car ______________?"
A) would break down B) broke down
C) breaks down D) had broken down
19. If the weather had been more favorable, the crops ____________ still better.
A) will be growing B) are growing
C) would have been growing D) would be growing
20. Once he decided what he wanted, he would ______________ it with single mindedness.
A) go out of B) go on with C) go after D) go ahead of
21. We were ____ in the middle of our telephone conversation.
A) put off B) called off C) cut off D) let off
22. He had taken your raincoat by ______________.
A) mistake B) error C) blunder D) shortcoming
23. In the long term your investment ____more benefit to you.
A) was brought B) brings C) will bring D) are bringing
24. Some of the students are asked to leave the college if their work is not ___________.
A) satisfying B) satisfactory C) satisfied D) satisfies
25. ____plastics, the machine is light in weight.
A) To make of B) To be made of C) Having made of D) Made of
26. "____ all three people in the car injured in the accident?" " No, ____only the two passengers who got hurt."
A) Were / it was B) Are / there is C) Were / it were D) Was / there was
27. ___________is to be in the flowing "river" of bears.
A) Stand on the tip of the cape B) To stand on the tip of the cape
C) Standing on the tip of the cape D) Being standing on the tip of the cape
28. Tom's father recommended that he __________ to Beijing for his summer holidays.
A) go B) went C) must have gone D) should have gone
29. The speech which he made _________ the football match bored a lot of fans to death.
A) being concerned B) be concerned C) concerned D) concerning
30. ___________ in an atmosphere of simple living was what his parents wished for.
A) He was educated B) He educated C) His being educated D) He to be educated
補(bǔ)充練習(xí)
1. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _________ knowledge.
A) extensive B) expansive C) intensive D) expensive
2. In our home, it is a(n)________rule to wash one's hands before eating.
A) innocent B) universal C) rough D) rigid
3. They have put their furniture in __________.
A) staircase B) stocking C) case D) storage
4. I caught a _______ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.
A) glance B) glimpse C) look D) signal
5. The teacher scolded the child and made him promise _________ again.
A) never to repeat the same mistake
B) that never to repeat the same mistake
C) the same mistake to repeat never
D) so never to repeat the same mistake
6. It's sometimes difficult __________ you have just met.
A) to make pleasant conversation among people
B) making pleasant conversation to people
C) making pleasant conversation for people
D) to make pleasant conversation with people
7. I haven't seen all the acts, when I got there, they were already playing ________.
A) act two B) second act C) the act second D) the act two
8. She _______ laughing at the funny scene.
A) could not help but B) can only C) cannot but D) couldn't help