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题海战术 刘颖 通过做题来记忆或巩固单词也是一个不错的办法，以下200道题是从历年的四级考题中精选出来供大家磨枪使用！尽管现在不再考这种题型，但是将其用来复习和考察自己的词汇量确实不错。 1 Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___________, drawing millions of visitors every year. A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement 2 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 3 Some diseases are ______________ by certain water animals. A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted 4 Mike’s uncle insists ______________ in this hotel. A) staying not B) not to stay C) tht he would not stay D) that he not stay 5 It is our ___________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means. A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual 6 Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded _________27%. A) by B) for C) to D) in 7 He is __________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious 8 The director was critical _______________ the way we were doing the work. A) at B) in C) of D) with 9 In a sudden _____________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach. A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast 10 In Britain people _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year. A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust 11 I’d _____________ 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 12 She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _____________ enough to eat. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender 13 We take our skin for granted until it is burned _____________ repair. A) beyond B) for C) without D) under 14 The computer revolution may well change society as _____________ as did the Industrial Revolution. A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively 15 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ___________. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety 16 As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______ it. A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel 17 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 18 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 19 The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position. A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance 20 By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind. A) accurate B) urgent C) excessive D) adequate 21 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 22 I didn’t know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary. A) look out B) make out C) refer to D) go over 23 It is said that the math teacher seems _______ towards bright students. A) partial B) beneficial C) preferable D) liable 24 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 25 Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined 26 Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof. A) include B) involve C) contain D) comprise 27 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 28 The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above. A) within B) to C) by D) at 29 I suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions. A) adapt B) adopt C) regulate D) suit 30 Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport. A) resulted B) obliged C) demanded D) recommended 31 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 32 Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle. A) up B) to C) on D) over 33 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 34 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 35 I didn’t _______ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late. A) assume B) suppose C) mean D) hope 36 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 37 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 38 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 39 If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all. A) minimum B) short C) seldom D) scarce 40 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 41 The same factors push wages and prices u together, the one _______ the other. A) emphasizing B) reinforcing C) multiplying D) increasing 42 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 43 The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally. A) handed out B) handed over C) handed down D) handed round 44 According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life __________: 77.2 years. A) scope B) rank C) span D) scale 45 Our hopes __________ and fell in the same instant. A) aroused B) arose C) raised D) rose 46 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 47 In recent years much more emphasis has been put __________ developing the sutdents’ productive skills. A) over B) onto C) in D) on 48 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 49 Purchasing the new production line will be a __________ deal for the company. A) profitable B) tremendous C) forceful D) favorite 50 Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak __________ Chinese. A) smooth B) fluent C) fluid D) flowing 51 He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won __________ and a scholarship. A) status B) fame C) faith D) courage 52 The Car Club couldn’t __________ 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 Eating too much fat can __________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A) contribute to B) attribute to C) attend to D) devote to 55 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 56 Petrol is refined from the __________ oil we take out of the ground. A) fresh B) original C) rude D) crude 57 The lawyer advised him to drop the ________, since he stands little chance to win. A) event B) incident C) case D) affair 58 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 59 There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic. A) set back B) stood back C) held up D) kept down 60 In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles in raising children. A) incapable B) indispensable C) insensible D) infinite 61 Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ________. A) tragedy B) vacuum C) question D) barrier 62 There is no ________ to there house from the main road. A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge 63 ________ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake. A) Accumulated B) Gathered C) Assembled D) Collected 64 The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ________. A) tradition B) transportation C) transmission D) transformation 65 The ________ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”. A) diagram B) label C) signal D) mark 66 Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. A) capacity B) potential C) possession D) impact 67 Reading ________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit. A) behind B) between C) along D) among 68 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 69 The statistical figures in that report are not ________. You should not refer to them. A) accurate B) fixed C) delicate D) rigid 70 The football game comes to you ________ from New York. A) lively B) alive C) live D) living 71 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 72 He ________ to his customers and halved the price. A) leaked B) drew C) quoted D) yielded 73 Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the boss’s office. A) prevent B) prohibit C) turn D) avoid 74 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 75 The ships’ generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically. A) manually B) artificially C) automatically D) synthetically 76 You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself. A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running 77 He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him. A) unique B) strange C) rare D) peculiar 78 We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening. A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain 79 The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum. A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient 80 He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable A) ability B) future C) possibility D) opportunity 81 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 82 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 83 He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it. A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced 84 The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example. A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired 85 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 86 Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality. A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate 87 The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ______ lot. A) valid B) vacant C) vain D) vague 88 To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment 89 Many people like white color as it is a ______ of purity. A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom 90 This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World. A) message B) information C) media D) data 91 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 92 The energy ______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat. A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed 93 During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage. A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible 94 Though ________ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life. A) grown B) raised C) tended D) cultivated 95 If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed. A) adopt B) acquire C) accumulate D) assemble 96 The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers. A) accused B) charged C) scolded D) cursed 97 All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else. A) guided B) aimed C) directed D) focused 98 Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated. A) attributed B) entitled C) identified D) justified 99 His wife is constantly funding _______ with him, which makes him very angry. A) errors B) shortcomings C) fault D) flaw 100 Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small mounts. A) matters B) materials C) particles D) substances 101 The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident. A) evidence B) recognition C) status D) identity 102 All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with. A) distance B) scope C) range D) boundary 103 We have planned an exciting publicity _______ with our advertisers. A) struggle B) campaign C) battle D) conflict 104 John doesn’t believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own. A) standard B) regular C) routine D) conventional 105 Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably. A) fierce B) strained C) eager D) critical 106 In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities. A) ambitious B) fortunate C) aggressive D) substantial 107 Our manager is _______ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon. A) calling on B) calling in C) calling up D) calling for 108 A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______. A) precaution B) crisis C) emergency D) urgency 109 The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings. A) insight B) imagination C) fancy D) outlook 110 Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable. A) fees B) fares C) payments D) costs 111The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______. A) pulled out B) pulled through C) pulled up D) pulled over 112 She ______ her trip to New York because she was ill. A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off 113 We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______. A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession 114 The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there. A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions 115 I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job. A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue 116 The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation. A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival 117 You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger. A) special B) particular C) peculiar D) specific 118 Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ______ will continue into the next decade. A) emergency B) trend C) pace D) schedule 119 You shouldn’t have written in the ______ since the book belongs to the library. A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge 120 The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid. A) roar B) exclamation C) whistle D) scream 121 This ticket ______ you to a free boat tour on the lake. A) entitles B) appoints C) grants D) credits 122 This is the nurse who ______ to me when I was ill in hospital. A) accompanied B) attended C) entertained D) shielded 123 I was about to ______ a match when I remembered Tom’s warning. A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike 124 The advertisement says this material doesn’t ______ in the wash, but it has. A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve 125 He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try as hard as possible. A) insured B) guaranteed C) assumed D) assured 126 Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities. A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward 127 The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it. A) progress B) proceed C) march D) promote 128 I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______. A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up 129 A house with a dangerous gas ______ can be broken into immediately. A) leak B) split C) mess D) crack 130 A dark suit is ______ to a light one for evening wear. A) favourable B) suitable C) preferable D) proper 131 It was in the United States that I made the ______ of professor Jones. A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance C) recognition D) association 132 Could you take a ______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top? A) bare B) vacant C) hollow D) blank 133 A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ______ backgrounds. A) extensive B) influential C) diverse D) identical 134 Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care. A) by B) in C) under D) with 135 He gave a ______ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner. A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion 136 Many people lost their jobs during the business ______. A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression 137 Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse. A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with 138 Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ______. A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocent 139 I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me. A) in pa