2003年12月英語四級試題(詞匯)1

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Part III Vocabulary(20 minutes)
    Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
    41. He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.
    A) provide C) assist
    B) arouse D) persist
    42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, _____ was to be expected.
    A) that C) so
    B) what D) as
    43. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
    A) specificC) heroic
    B) dynamic D) diplomatic
    44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory.
    A) occasions C) incidents
    B) matters D) issues
    45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _____ through.
    A) press C) stretch
    B) squeeze D) leap
    46. They are trying to _____ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
    A) expose C) exhibit
    B) exhaust D) exploit
    47. The manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid opportunity.
    A) drop C) escape
    B) miss D) slide
    48. _____ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
    A) Much as C) If only
    B) Only if D) As much
    49. Because of a _____ engagement, Lora couldn't attend my birthday party last Saturday.
    A) pioneer C) prior
    B) prematureD) past
    50. The continuous rain _____ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
    A) set back C) set out
    B) set off D) set aside
    51. Not having a good command of English can be a serious _____ preventing you from achieving your goals.
    A) obstacle C) offense
    B) fault D) distress
    52. It's very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
    A) concernedC) considerable
    B) careful D) considerate
    53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis scene.
    A) disposed C) discouraged
    B) disappearedD) discarded
    54. She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she'll _____.
    A) come roundC) come on
    B) come alongD) come out
    55. All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.
    A) regain C) rescue
    B) recover D) reserve