500题专四(语法、词汇)

英语专业四级练习（语法、词汇）500题

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1. An art gallery is ______ room, where ______ works of art are shown. A. a, the B. the, / C. the, a D. a, /

2. Suddenly ____ fire broke out in the room and everything in it was soon on _______ fine.

A. /, a B. the, / C. a, / D. /, the 3. Changchun, _______ capital of Jilin Province, is as important _______ industrial centre as Shenyang. A. /, an B. the, a C. the, the D. /, the 4. He is such _______ selfish man that he hasn't ______ least concern for others. A. /, the B. a, / C. a, the D. the, a 5. Towards ______ evening ______ cold rain began to fall. A. the, a B. /, the C. /, a D. the, / 6. Bacon and eggs _______ common Sunday breakfast in England. A. is an B. are the C. is a D. are

7. Mr. Ma can not only play ______ chess very well but also play _______ piano. A. /, / B. the, / C. /, a D. /, the 8. Professor Jones, the man who discovered _______ new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give _________ press conference. A. a, a B. the, the C. a, the D. the, a 9. He was taken _____ prisoner in the war and spent ______ next two years in a prisoner-of-war camp in the south. A. /, the B. the, a C. the, / D. the, the 10. ______ computer is more essential to a modern business than ________ typewriter. A. The, the B. /, / C. A, the D. The, a 11. They were rather disappointed ________ the result of the test. A. in B. on C. at D. for

12. We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to ________ sincerity. A. lack of B. by lack of C. lack in D. be lacking in 13. At an early age she already showed a talent ______ music. A. in B. for C. on D. of

14. I feel rather doubtful ________ the result of the experiment.

A. about B. at C. with D. for 15. ______ the severe cold, tourism was ________ full swing.

A. Though, on B. Despite, on C. Though, in D. Despite, in

16. Passengers may leave bulky articles under the stairs ______ the conductor's permission. A. at B. with C. on D. in 17. You won't get in _____ the end of the act. A. till B. at C. by

D. in

18. He said he was in debt and asked me for a loan ______ $50. A. on B. for C. with D. of

19. What tremendous achievements we have made _______ all fronts in the past few years! A. in B. on C. at D. of 20. John is unfortunately devoid _______ a sense of humour. A. with B. of C. to D. from

21. _____ the simple pleasure of flying, kites have been used to lift or tow objects. A. Beyond B. Beneath C. Without D. In view of 22. The decline of the mechanical player piano is attributed to the spread ________ piano music, but of all forms of music played by phonograph, radio, and television. A. not B. not to C. not only to D. not only of 23. Paper money printed by banks must be exchanged for metal money ________ demand. A. with B. for C. by D. on 24. he has always gone _________ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes. A. into B. by C. in for D. through 25. He criticized everything and everybody and even ran ______ his few friends. A. against B. into C. down D. over

26. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ______ they can be deliberately controlled and modified. A. to which B. in which C. at which D. on which 27. ______ a laser to operate, stimulated emission must predominate over absorption throughout the laser medium. A. Ordering to B. For ordering C. In order for D. The order of