专四模拟试题(1)(3)

关于专四的模拟试题

A. What B. That C. It D. As

66. A violent revolution having broken out, all the ports of that country were laid under a(n) ______.

A. boycott B. embargo C. embark D. ban

67. Since_________ can't work in the United States without a permit, so it is of great importance for them to present their credentials to the government.

A. emigrants B. expatriates C. migrants D. immigrants

68. Most investors are taught at the very beginning that there is no place for __________in investment markets.

A. feeling B. emotion C. passion D. sentiment

69. I__________ my ordinary income by doing some part-time work.

A. compliment B. Complement C. supplement D. implement

70. Before the statue could be __________to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.

A. transformed B. transported C. transferred D. transmitted

71. The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage __________upon the world by the war,

A. imposed B. impressed C. compelled D. compressed

72. Roger, who __________in courage, is highly respected by all his peers in the villages.

A. bounds B. possesses C. declares D. abounds

73. The tourists are told that the remotest village in this area is only_________ by a river.

A. accessible B. available C. obtainable D. achievable

74. He__________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions.

A. continually B. continuously C. consistently D. constantly

75. Being a man of _________ and public spirit. Mr. Russell labored zealously to advance the interest of the community and was much interested in bringing new manufacturing interests to Waterloo.

A. firm B. enterprise C. company D. corporation

76. When people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them, as the idiom goes, “To ______ is human.”

A. refer B. confer C. defer D. err

77. Although gaining a job as a real __________agent or broker may be relatively easy, beginning agents and brokers may face competition from well-established, more experienced ones.

A. property B. estate C. house D. assets

78. The constitution of the State required that property should be __________for taxation at its market value.

A. estimated B. appraised C. evaluated D. valued

79. On June 15, 1909, after Scott finished his rushed plans for his________ to the South Pole, he departed from England.

A. tour B. voyage C. expedition D. excursion

80. The government authority had to __________oil and other products so that it would not run out during war.

A. share B. fare C. provide D. ration

PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT A

All Sir William Jones wanted to do was to learn Sanskrit. While he was studying, however, he made a surprising discovery. This ancient language of India was amazingly similar to Latin and Greek. The Sanskrit word for "mother"—matar—was almost identical to the Latin word, mater. “Father” was pitar in Sanskrit, pater in Latin and Greek. The more he studied, the more similarities he found.

How could this be? Thousands of miles and many natural barriers separated India and Europe. Still, Jones