专业英语四级考试语法题
1. We are not on very good ____ with the people next door.
A. friendship
B. relations
C. will
D. terms
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2. Usually newspapers ____ for people with intellectual interests.
A. suit
B. furnish
C. regard
D. cater
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3. The overcrowded living conditions____ a heavy strain on the family.
A. set
B. put
C. made
D. pressed
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4. The supply of apples exceeds the ____ this year.
A. request
B. claim
C. requirement
D. demand
正确答案是
5. I must take this watch to be repaired; it ____ over twenty minutes a day.
A. increases
B. progresses
C. accelerates
D. gains
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6. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could ____ have killed or hurt several people.
A. equally
B. both
C. well
D. severely
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7. I'm sorry we gave you such a short ____ of our visit.
A. caution
B. notice
C. information
D. preparation
正确答案是
8. That old vase will ____ an attractive lamp-holder.
A. compose
B. form
C. make
D. assemble
正确答案是
9. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial ____ to developing countries.
A. allowance
B. aid
C. loan
D. provision
正确答案是
10. Nothing would stop me from ____ my ambition.
A. reaching
B. completing
C. achieving
D. obtaining
正确答案是
11. He showed his ____ for the TV programmer by switching it off.
A. distaste
B. discontent
C. annoyance
D. boredom
正确答案是
12. They are ____ the woods for the missing child.
A. seeking
B. looking
C. investigating
D. combing
正确答案是
专业英语四级考试词汇语法解析
be+不定式结构
表示按计划、安排即将发生的'动作。例如：
There's to be an investigation.
I am to have tea with Betty this afternoon.
这一结构常见于报纸和广播，用以宣布官方的计划或决定。例如：
The Queen is to visit Japan next year.
二是表示命令、禁止或可能性等。例如：
You are to stand here. Do you understand?
Tell her she's not to be back late.
一般现在时也可表达将来时间，常见于条件状语和时间状语从句。例如：
If she comes, I'll tell her all about it.
Wait here till the meeting is over.
It won't be long before the rain stops.
近义词辨析
begin, commence, initiate, launch, start
这组词均含有“开始”的意思。
begin
在这组词中最常用，泛指开始做某事。但口语中近年来start用得较多。
The band began to play joyful music.乐队开始演奏欢快的音乐。
commence
比begin用法正式。在宗教或其它仪式及军事用语中人们倾向用commence.
The officer ordered the soldiers to commence the attack.军官命令士兵开始进攻。
initiate
指进程中的第一步，与何时停止或结束没有关系。
The government has initiated a new reform program.政府启动了新的改革方案。
launch
指开始或着手一项活动、计划等大规模或声势浩大的行动，行动前或行动中有一定的宣传鼓动。
The company will launch an advertising compaign to introduce its new product.那个公司要发起广告攻势推出自己的新产品。
Start
与stop构成反义用法，指从一特定地点出发，由静止或等待状态开始做某事。在口语中常可代替begin.
They started operations at once.他们马上开始行动。
