《大学英语(四)》在线平时作业1-00001

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)

1.8. The scheme would be very expensive ______.

A.to carry out

B.to be carried on

C.to carry over

D.carry out

2.11. State constitutions have been amended, but ______ affect the basic principles.

A.not so much as

B.not so as to

C.in order to

D.so long as to

3.30. We are going to Florida as soon as ______ taking our final exams.

A.we finish

B.we'll finish

C.we finished

D.we'd finish

4.99. In recent years much more emphasis has been put __________ developing the students' productive skills.

A.over

B.onto

C.in

D.on

5.106. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used.

A.in which

B.on which

C.in that

D.at what

6.16. Frank gambled his money away ______ Jane spent hers all on dresses.

A.for

B.so

C.while

D.so that

7.104. We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her __________ I saw her.

A.for the moment

B.the moment when

C.at the moment when

D.the moment

8.100. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in __________.

A.residents

B.inhabitants

C.lodgers

D.settlers

9.112. The Car Club couldn't __________ to meet the demands of all its members.

A.ensure

B.guarantee

C.assume

D.confirm

10.77. Tiny atomic electric batteries have certain advantages over the _______ storage batteries.

A.universal

B.inclusive

C.indefinite

D.conventional

11.111. The older New England villages have changed relatively little __________ a gas station or two in recent decades.

A.except

B.besides

C.in addition to

D.except for

12.67. As luck would have it, we have won three victories in ______.

A.combination

B.succession

C.meantime

D.continuity

13.19. ______ a bad habit is formed, it will not be easy to get rid of it.

A.Since

B.Because

C.While

D.Once

14.59. The information we have got ______ that the area has a hot climate all the year round.

A.directs

B.indicates

C.claims

D.contains

15.80. I doubt whether he can _______ his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.

A.hold up

B.hold on

C.keep on

D.keep up

16.23. ______ at the airport, Mrs. Robertson felt a great burden taken off her shoulders.

A.Seen her two sisters-in-law off

B.Having seen her two sisters-in law off

C.With her two sisters-in-law seen off

D.By seeing her two sisters-in-law off

17.119. Petrol is refined from the __________ oil we take out of the ground.

A.fresh

B.original

C.rude

D.crude

18.12. I can hardly believe that she bought the beautiful dress ______ only 50 yuan.

A.in

B.for

C.over

D.above

19.3. With low buildings the variety of possible shapes is much ______ than with taller buildings.

A.greatest

B.less great

C.greater

D.great

20.63. This is confidential. Don't ______ a word of this to anyone.

A.let

B.utter

C.leak

D.expose