2023年6月24日发(作者：)

专业英语四级-250

(总分100,考试时间90分钟)

LANGUAGE USAGE

There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or

statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that **pletes the

sentence.

1. Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?

A. It is not decidedwhether to go or not.

B. It will be given **es first.

C. It is his fatherthat has prevented him from doing so.

D. What matters isnot how much you do but whether you try to do.

2. They failed six times but they have made their minds to try ______.

A. seven times B. seventh time

C. a seventh time D. the seventh time

3. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. The cattle in the farm were killed.

B. New machinery was introduced into the factory.

C. The police were going to search that district.

D. All the furniture were sold in the house.

4. When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker ______ and the audience ______.

A. had finished speaking, had clapped

B. finished speaking, clapped

C. had finished speaking, were clapping

D. finished speaking, were speaking

5. Which of the following best explains the meaning of "You may not go to the party"?

A. You are not permitted to go to the party.

B. Possibly you will not go to the party.

C. You shouldn"t go to the party.

D. You can decide whether to go to the party.

6. Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an attribute?

A. We will go to the parkwithout you.

B. There seems to be a solutionto this problem.

C. To my delight, he passed the entrance examination.

D. Fruit is richin vitamin.

7. The directors have a meeting every Friday, unless there is nothing to discuss. Which of the

following sentences has a similar meaning? A. The directors have a meeting every Friday without exception.

B. The directors occasionally have no meeting on Friday.

C. The directors have no meeting on Fridays.

D. The directors have nothing to discuss at the meeting every Friday.

8. The idea of traveling through ______ space to other planets interests many people today.

A. .a B. the

C. / D. one

9. While reading the newspaper, ______.

A. a colorful advertisement caught my eyes

B. my attention was attracted by a colorful advertisement

C. I was attracted by a colorful advertisement

D. what attracted me was a colorful advertisement

10. As ______ announced in today"s paper, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on

Sundays.

A. being B. to be

C. is D. been

11. "How long did it take you to realize he was dishonest? I ______ from the start."

A. looked him through

B. saw through him

C. look forward to him

D. saw him through

12. Sharp ______ make short graces. So don"t laugh at those lesser beings who do not have

enough to support themselves.

A. heads B. feet

C. fingers D. stomachs

13. Her audience did not find these works easy to understand though today we found them more

understandable. The meaning of the underlined word is ______.

A. fanciful B. comprehensive

C. comprehensible D. fantastic

14. The army got the order to arrive at the front immediately, but their advance was ______ by bad

weather.

A. confused B. hampered

C. hammered D. perplexed

15. They are not the kind of the people to give in to threats. The meaning of the underlined part is

______.

A. yield B. yielding

C. yield to D. yield up

16. ______ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an

earthquake.

A. Accumulated B. Gathered

C. Assembled D. Collected

17. They offered me a loan on very ______ terms.

A. favorable B. favorite

C. favored D. favor 18. She was told to ______ a sum of money from her salary each month.

A. set off B. set up

C. set aside D. set about

19. The native Canadians lived in ______ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of

life.

A. coordination B. acquaintance

C. contact D. harmony

20. His hand shook a little as he ______ the key in the lock.

A. inserted B. pierced

C. squeezed D. jammed

21. Which of the following sentences is grammatically and semantically correct?

A. Weren"t you upset if you had lost your watch?

B. Wouldn"t you be upset if you had lost your watch?

C. Hadn"t you been upset if you had lost your watch?

D. Wouldn"t you have upset if you had lost your watch?

22. It is no good ______ to come now. He is busy at the moment to deal with other urgent things.

A. asking him B. that you asked him

C. to ask D. if you ask him

23. I won"t pay 2,000 dollars for the shirt; it is not worth ______.

A. much all that B. that all much

C. that much all D. all that much

24. Which of the following statements is close to "He hardly dared to walk outside alone at

night"?

A. He never walked outside alone at night.

B. He always walked outside alone at night.

C. He seldom walked outside alone at night.

D. He would never stop walking outside alone at night.

25. I believe there is ______ a ghost in the world.

A. no such thing as

B. not such thing as

C. no such a thing as

D. not such a thing as

26. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?

A. The doctor is feeling the little girl"s pulse. He says it feels normal.

B. The doctor is feeling the little girl"s pulse. He says it has felt normal.

C. The doctor is feeling the little girl"s pulse. He says it is feeling normal.

D. The doctor is feeling the little girl"s pulse. He says it is felt normal.

27. John will have to go to work by bus as his car is under repair. The underlined part means

______.

A. is repaired

B. has been repaired

C. is being repaired

D. is needed repairing

28. The teacher requested that ______ so as to find a solution as soon as possible. A. the students studied the problems more carefully

B. the problem would be more carefully studied

C. the students had studied the problem with more care

D. the problem be studied with more care

29. Which of the following sentences is the meaning of "Tom was to have gone to New York but

he had something urgent to deal with"?

A. Tom would go to New York but he had something urgent to deal with.

B. Tom had intended to go to New York but he had something urgent to deal with.

C. Tom was going to New York but he had something urgent to deal with.

D. Tom had gone to New York but he had something urgent to deal with.

30. ______ him tomorrow?

A. Why not to call on

B. Why don"t call on

C. Why not to calling on

D. Why not call on

31. **pany has employed a girl who is good at operating **puter. The underlined part means

______.

A. sufficient B. proficient

C. efficient D. inefficient

32. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and

mistrust were removed.

A. tension B. strain

C. stress D. intensity

33. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ______

your text more easily.

A. register B. dictate

C. edit D. print

34. I know you have got a smooth tongue, so don"t talk me ______ buying it.

A. away B. into

C. out D. down

35. The farmers are ______ seeds over the field.

A. staggering B. dispersing

C. scattering D. spreading

36. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the milkmaid fought hard to ______ her

laughter.

A. hold out B. hold back

C. hold up D. hold off

37. As a result of the financial crisis, the government is urging people to be ______ with energy.

A. economical B. economy

C. economic D. economics

38. When I asked him to pay me what he owed, he went purple with ______.

A. rage B. anger

C. indignation D. resentment

39. Many of them are ______ of the original settlers. A. descendants B. forefathers

C. ancestors D. masters

40. The ______ from the fire made the room warm and cozy.

A. flicker B. glow

C. flash D. glint