历年英语四级考试词汇选择部分11

　　1998年1月

　　31 Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his lecture.

　　A) to have students B) for students’ being

　　C) for students to be D) to students’ being

　　32 You should have been more patient ________ that customer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

　　A) of B) with

　　C) for D) at

　　33 Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university _______.

　　A) has been accepted B) have been accepted

　　C) was accepted D) were accepted

　　34 This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?

　　A) would you mind B) would you please

　　C) will you like to D) will you please to

　　35 __________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.

　　A) As soon as B) As well as

　　C) So far as D) So long as

　　36 As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town __________ 50 households or more.

　　A) having B) to have

　　C) to have had D) having had

　　37 People appreciate __________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.

　　A) to work B) to have worked

　　C) working D) having worked

　　38 The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he _______ himself.

　　A) injure B) had injured

　　C) injured D) would injure

　　39 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.

　　A) up B) to

　　C) in D) at

　　40 Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded __________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.

　　A) which B) that

　　C) what D) where

　　41 If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting sick.

　　A) a lot of more us B) more a lot of us

　　C) a lot of us more D) a lot more of us

　　42 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. _________ obtaining water is not the least.

　　A) for which B) to which

　　C) of which D) in which

　　43 Which sport has the most expenses _______ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

　　A) in place of B) in terms of

　　C) by means of D) by way of

　　44 They are going to have the serviceman _________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.

　　A) install B) to install

　　C) to be installed D) installed

　　45 I’m sure he is up to the job __________ he would give his mind to it.

　　A) if only B) in case

　　C) until D) unless

　　46 The car _______ halfway for no reason.

　　A) broke off B) broke down

　　C) broke up D) broke out

　　47 The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

　　A) suit B) adapt

　　C) regulate D) coordinate

　　48 A __________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

　　A) result B) response

　　C) settlement D) solution

　　49 You have nothing to __________ by refusing to listen to our advice.

　　A) gain B) grasp

　　C) seize D) earn

　　50 As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child’s size.

　　A) compressed B) shrank

　　C) dropped D) decreased

　　51 He hoped the firm would _________ him to the Paris branch.

　　A) exchange B) transmit

　　C) transfer D) remove

　　52 Having decided to rent a flat, we __________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

　　A) set about B) set down

　　C) set out D) set up

　　53 The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.

　　A) originally B) extremely

　　C) violently D) intensively

　　54 __________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.

　　A) But for B) For all

　　C) Above all D) Except for

　　55 One day I _________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

　　A) came across B) came about

　　C) came after D) came at

　　56 She was complaining that the doctor was ________ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

　　A) expending B) offering

　　C) costing D) charging

　　57 The manager spoke highly of such _______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

　　A) virtues B) features

　　C) properties D) characteristics

　　58 Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt with it immediately.

　　A) tough B) tense

　　C) urgent D) instant

　　59 You don’t have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you _______ on business first.

　　A) would go B) will go

　　C) went D) have gone

　　60 When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

　　A) why it does B) what it does

　　C) what it is D) why it is

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