2003年1月大學英語四級考試試題及參考答案(3)

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Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
    Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
    31. Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _______ them.
    A) discovered
    B) will discover
    C) would have discovered
    D) discovers
    32. Though ________ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
    A) grown
    B) raised
    C) tended
    D) cultivated
    33. The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He ________ have driven so fast.
    A) can’t
    B) wouldn’t
    C) shouldn’t
    D) mustn’t
    34. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.
    A) adopt
    B) acquire
    C) accumulate
    D) assemble
    35. If I ________ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
    A) worked
    B) were to work
    C) had worked
    D) were working
    36. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.
    A) accused
    B) charged
    C) scolded
    D) cursed
    37. 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
    38. While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ___ by wild animals.
    A) should be attacked
    B) had been attacked
    C) must be attacked
    D) would be attacked
    39. Everyone should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.
    A) attributed
    B) entitled
    C) identified
    D) justified
    40. His wife is constantly funding _______ with him, which makes him very angry.
    A) errors
    B) shortcomings
    C) fault
    D) flaw
    41. Vitamins are complex _______ that the body requires in very small mounts.
    A) matters
    B) materials
    C) particles
    D) substances
    42. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______ housework as carrying water and firewood.
    A) time-consumed
    B) timely-consumed
    C) time-consuming
    D) timely-consuming
    43. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _______ to the outside world.
    A) having been lost
    B) to be lost
    C) losing
    D) lost
    44. The police are trying to find out the _______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
    A) evidence
    B) recognition
    C) status
    D) identity
    45. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.
    A) distance
    B) scope
    C) range
    D) boundary
    46. We have planned an exciting publicity _______ with our advertisers.
    A) struggle
    B) campaign
    C) battle
    D) conflict
    47. _______ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
    A) Besides
    B) Regardless of
    C) But for
    D) Despite
    48. _______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.
    A) Because
    B) For
    C) Since
    D) While
    49. John doesn’t believe in _______ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
    A) standard
    B) regular
    C) routine
    D) conventional
    50. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
    A) fierce
    B) strained
    C) eager
    D) critical
    51. They always give the vacant seats to _______ comes first.
    A) whoever
    B) whomever
    C) who
    D) whom
    52. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities.
    A) ambitious
    B) fortunate
    C) aggressive
    D) substantial
    53. Professor Wang, _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.
    A) knowing
    B) known
    C) to be known
    D) having known
    54. 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
    55. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
    A) precaution
    B) crisis
    C) emergency
    D) urgency
    56. He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _______ by then.
    A) would have arrived
    B) must have arrived
    C) should arrive
    D) would arrive
    57. The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings.
    A) insight
    B) imagination
    C) fancy
    D) outlook
    58. It is high time that such practices _______.
    A) are ended
    B) be ended
    C) were ended
    D) must be ended
    59. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
    A) fees
    B) fares
    C) payments
    D) costs
    60. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
    A) pulled out
    B) pulled through
    C) pulled up
    D) pulled over