Test 4
　　1. The laws of the local government ________ the people from committing acts of violence.
　　A) restrict
　　C) limit
　　B) restrain
　　D) protect
　　2. Harry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ________ a lecture.
　　A) he will give
　　C) he will be giving
　　B) he had to give
　　D) he will have given
　　3. The house _________ at the corner of the street is the history museum.
　　A) stood
　　C) standing
　　B) stands
　　D) be standing
　　4. If we are to get to New York in time for the conference, we have no _________ but to go by plane.
　　A) alternative
　　C) preference
　　B) substitute
　　D) selection
　　5. Don't spend much time on irrelevant matters; we must try to ________ the subject.
　　A) keep at
　　C) keep in with
　　B) keep to
　　D) keep up with
　　6. Only when you have obtained sufficient data ________ come to a sound conclusion.
　　A) would you
　　C) can you
　　B) you would
　　D) you can
　　7. It seems to me, ________ , that Bob is running a serious risk in doing a thing like that.
　　A) while
　　C) although
　　B) whereas
　　D) though
　　8. Recently a survey was carried out on the death rate of professionals in that region, ________ were surprising.
　　A) the results of it
　　C) as the results
　　B) the results of which
　　D) which results
　　9. I didn't know what to do about the matter for a while but all of a sudden an idea ________ to me.
　　A) took place
　　C) occurred
　　B) came up
　　D) hit
　　10. Your examination results were quite satisfactory, but __________ if you had spent less time in computer games?
　　A) wouldn't they be better
　　C) won't they be better
　　B) wouldn't they have been better
　　D) won't they have been better
　　11. This year's graduates will have to face _______ competition in the job market since the number of the graduates is bigger than ever.
　　A) rough
　　C) harsh
　　B) stiff
　　D) rigid
　　12. All people present at the meeting were for your proposal that the discussion _______ .
　　A) should put off
　　C) be put off
　　B) was put off
　　D) is to put off
　　13. The story says that in the end the grown-up boy took revenge _______ the man who had murdered his father.
　　A) against
　　C) for
　　B) to
　　D) on
　　14. I can _______ understand what the speaker is talking about.
　　A) scarcely
　　C) blankly
　　B) slightly
　　D) virtually
　　15. I remember _______ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
　　A) once offering him
　　C) him to offer
　　B) him once offering
　　D) to offer him
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　　16. _______ should the man be allowed to get up since he has been badly injured in the accident.
　　A) In some cases
　　C) In no time
　　B) By any means
　　D) By no means
　　17. It has been revealed that some government officials _______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
　　A) employ
　　C) neglect
　　B) overlook
　　D) abuse
　　18. He is not the cleverest student in the class, _______, but his hard work makes up for his intelligence.
　　A) being sure
　　C) to be sure
　　B) be sure
　　D) surely
　　19. _______ its economy continues to recover, the country is still confronted with the high unemployment.
　　A) Even though
　　C) Now that
　　B) If only
　　D) Provided that
　　20. The doctor eventually allowed him to go home on _______ that he remained in bed.
　　A) situation
　　C) promise
　　B) condition
　　D) approval
　　21. When it comes to _______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
　　A) why it does
　　C) what it is
　　B) what it does
　　D) why it is
　　22. It rained three days on end, so the water in the river _______ another two feet.
　　A) raised
　　C) rose
　　B) aroused
　　D) arose
　　23. _______ has been said before, this material expands a great deal with the increase of temperature.
　　A) It
　　C) That
　　B) As
　　D) What
　　24. The couple came to inspect the house thoroughly _______ buying it.
　　A) in the event of
　　C) with reference to
　　B) on account of
　　D) with a view to
　　25. I don't know anything about any of the books, so my choice was quite _______.
　　A) logical
　　C) voluntary
　　B) unconscious
　　D) arbitrary
　　26. I never dreams of _______ for me to be sent abroad for further study.
　　A) there to be a chance
　　C) there be a chance
　　B) there being a chance
　　D) being a chance
　　27. We oughtn't to have gone to the theatre last night; the performance, unfortunately, didn't really _______ our expectations.
　　A) come up to
　　C) meet with
　　B) go along with
　　D) arrive at
　　28. The housing committee has decided to give _______ to those married couples with only one child.
　　A) preference
　　C) superior
　　B) priority
　　D) prohibition
　　29. _______ the book a second time, and you will probably have quite different understanding of the characters.
　　A) Read
　　C) If you were to read
　　B) Reading
　　D) As you read
　　30. In the 1850s Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" became the best seller of the generation, _______ a great number of imitators.
　　A) inspired
　　C) inspiring
　　B) inspired by
　　D) to inspire

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