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A. received B. accepted C. rejected D. refused 41. This tool machine is capable ______ being improved. A. to B. in C. with D. of 43.We ______ very close，but things have changed recently.
A. used to be B. are used to being C. are used to be D. were used to being 44. He found it difficult to make himself ______.
A. understood B. be understood C. understand D. to understand 45. It rained hard yesterday, ______ prevented me from going to the park. A. that B. which C. as D. it 46. He was busily engaged ______ writing letters.
A. on B. in C. with D. by 47. Do remember to ______ the light when you leave the room.
A. turn up B. turn on C. turn off D. turn down 48. The atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases ______ miles high.
A. hundreds B. hundreds of C. of hundreds D. of hundreds of 49. Not only the students but also the old teacher ______ been changed. A. was B. were C. has D. have 50. --- ________ I had! --- You really suffered a lot.
A. What a time B. What time C. How a time D. how time
51. The advertisements are trying ________ people to buy things they don’t really need. A. persuade B. persuading C. be persuading D. to persuade 52. Practice ________ English every day.
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A. speak B. to speak C. speaks D. speaking
53. The discount houses were first established in that period of time ________ people’s purchasing power was low.
A. which B. that C. when D. where 54. Please write a report ________ the above subjects are to be covered. A. which B. in which C. that D. in that
55. The reason ________ I’m writing is to ask for your permission to translate your latest novel into Chinese.
A. because B. why C. for D. as
56. Advertising is only part of the total sales effort, but it is the part that ________ the most attention. A. attacks B. attracts C. attaches D. attributes 57. That student ________ his hand every time the teacher asks a question. A. lets up B. gets up C. puts up D. rises up 58.For a week she worked with us in the village，_______ her poor health. A. as a result of B. on account of C. in spite of D. despite of
59. Some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to _______ in other fields. A. succeed B. result C. achieve D. score 60. I wonder who will _______ as secretary of our club next year.
A. take up B. take over C. take one D. take on 61. The speaker’s forceful words persuaded his opponent to _______.
A. back out B. back up C. back on D. back down
62. It was important for the president to continue his schedule, regardless _______ the bomb threat. A. of B. by C. from D. with
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63. The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the old world _______ the new. A. in B. away C. to D. from 64. Health _______ good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
A. rely B. depend C. depends on D. consist of 65. A plan was made last year ______ several roads would be built in this part of the city. A. as B. where C. which D. that
66.His best film, ______ won several awards，is about the life of Martin Luthur King. A. that B. where C. which D. whether 67. Harry Potter is the most interesting book ______ I have ever read. A. which B. where C. when D. that
68.She has caught cold，because she completely forgot ______ the windows last night. A. locking B. being locked C. to lock D. to have locked 69. It is four years ______ she came to this college.
A. since B. that C. after D. when 70.______ he said at the meeting astonished everybody present.
A. What B. That C. The fact D. The manner
71. Mr. Hall understands that ______ maths has always been easy for him, it is not easy for the students.
A. unless B. since C. although D. when
72. When you answer questions in a job interview, please remember the golden rule: Always give the monkey exactly ______ he wants.
A. what B. which C. when D. that 73.______ is going to America for further study.
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A. He is said that B. People said that he C. It was said he D. It is said that he 74.Mary ______ be in Paris，for I saw her in the town only a few minutes ago. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. may not 75. — The room is so dirty. ______ we clean it? — Of course.
A. Will B. Shall C. Would D. Do
76. ---There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well. ---It ______ a comfortable journey.
A. can’t be B. shouldn’t be C. mustn’t have been D. couldn’t have been 77. She didn’t approve of his conduct ______ his former employers.
A. by means of B. in terms of C. with regard to D. in line with 78. The doctor brought mother ______ a serious illness.
A. back B. off C. To D. through 79. If he had not missed the train, he ______ by then.
A. might get B. should have got C. Got D. had got 80. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ________ comfortably.
A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. are worn
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years 81 , I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom, who, 82 as ever, was chairman of the local club. He was busy 83 to welcome a famous writer, who had 84 to come to give a talk on modern art at the public library 85 Saturday evening. I happened to have 86 some of his books. So, when Tom asked me to go with him, I 87 accepted.
Tom was going to 88 the guest speaker to the audience. So we went to the library a little
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early 89 him. As the guest had not yet 90 , I left Tom and went into the reading room 91 a large crowd had already gathered. As I found that I didn’t know 92 person there, I sat down in the corner and waited 93 .
When it was time for the talk to begin, I saw Tom 94 at the doorway making a sign for me to 95 . He looked worried 96 something. I went over and asked what the problem was. He 97 that he just had a call from the writer saying that he 98 the flight and would not be able to come. Then suddenly Tom asked me 99 I would be able to take the place. I 100 had time to think when at once I found myself standing in front of the waiting audience!
81. A) ago 82. A) active
B) later
C) earlier
D) before
D) shy D) preparing
B) lazy C) brave
83. A) to prepare B) prepare
C) prepared
84. A) announced B) invited 85. A) in
B) at
C) been invited D) said C) for
D) on D) told D) gladly D) direct D) greeted D) left
D) that
86. A) read 87. A) sadly 88. A) move 89. A) greet 90. A) rested 91. A) where 92. A) no
B) seen B) was
C) mentioned C) had
B) describe B) to greet B) arrived B) there B) some B) finally
C) introduce C) greeting C) eaten C) which C) any
D) few
D) patiently D) stand
93. A) carefully 94. A) standing 95. A) stand up 96. A) with
C) hurriedly
B) to stand B) come out B) for
C) stood C) stay C) on
D) sit D) about
D) pardoned
97. A) explained 98. A) lost 99. A) still
B) suggested B) missed B) yet
C) apologized
C) failed C) if
D) caught D) or
D) immediately
100. A) finally
B) nearly C) hardly
Part V Writing (25 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a letter based on the following information given below. Remember to write your letter in the space given on the answer sheet.
2012专升本英语模拟试题4
