英语四级冲刺词汇与阅读理解预测

   词汇与阅读理解测试

    Test 1

    21.  I was always taught that it was _____ to interrupt.
     A) rude          C) rough
     B) coarse          D) crude
    22. It was a small country house but it was large _____ urban standards.
     A) at          C) by
     B) for          D) from 
    23.  Texas, the second largest state of America, is _____ in natural resources.
     A) wealthy           C) scattered
     B) abundant          D) deposited
    24.  Small boys are _____ questioners. They ask questions all the time.
     A) original          C) peculiar
     B) imaginative          D) persistent
    25. Most students have _____ for those who cheat in exams.
     A) shock          C) sorrow
     B) scorn           D) shame
    26. The _____ of finding gold in California were good in the 1840's.
     A) proposals           C) prospects
     B) promises           D) privileges
    27.  We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _____.
     A) out of work          C) out of stock
     B) out of reach          D) out of practice
    28.  Have you anything to say _____ the proposal?
     A) with regard to          C) on behalf of
     B) in contrast to           D) for the purpose of
    29. There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has _______ poverty.
     A) fallen into           C) resulted in
     B) consisted in          D) come up to 
    30. The bomb will _____ the moment it is touched.
     A) go on           C) go off
     B) go out          D) go over
    31. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses _____.
     A) in between           C) far apart
     B) among them          D) from each other 
    32.  The drowning child was saved by Dick's _____ action.
     A) acute          C) profound
     B) alert           D) prompt
    33.  Children and old people do not like having their daily _____ upset.
     A) habit          C) practice
     B) routine          D) custom
    34. The manager promised to have my complaint _____.
     A) looked through          C) look over
     B) looked into             D) look after
    35. You can't be _____ careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.
     A) very           C) too
     B) quite           D) so
    36.  Children are _____ to have some accidents as they grow up.
     A) obvious           C) bound
     B) indispensable          D)doubtless
    37. _______ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
     A) In case of          C) Because of
     B) In spite of           D) But for
    38. In your first days at the school you'll be given a test to help the teachers to _____ you to a class at your level.
     A) locate           C) deliver
     B) assign          D) place
    39.  The story that follows _____ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
     A) concerns           C) proclaims
     B) states              D) relates
    40.  These excursions will give you an even deeper _____ into our language and culture.
     A) inquiry               C) input
     B) investigation           D) insight
    41. The mother didn't know who _____ for the broken glass.
     A) to claim          C) to accuse
     B) to blame          D) to assist
    42. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should _____ no time in catching up.
     A) delay           C) lag
     B) lose           D) lessen
    43. The magician picked several persons _____ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.
    A) by accident          C) at random
    B) on occasion          D) on average
    44. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.