2005年12月24日英语四级考试(5)

　　Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)

　　41. Some people believe that since oil is scarce， the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

　　A)terminal B)benefit C)fate D)estimate

　　42.To speed up the ______of letters， the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

　　A)treatment B)delivery C)transmission D)departure

　　43.These overseas students show great ______ for learning a new language.

　　A)enthusiasm B)authority C)convention D)faith

　　44.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed last month.

　　A)observers B)witnesses C)audiences D)viewers

　　45.Politically these nations tend to be ______，with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

　　A)unstable B)reluctant C)rational D)unsteady

　　46.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.

　　A)take to B)take out C)take away D)take on

　　47."You try to get some sleep. I'll _____the patient's breakfast， "said the nurse.

　　A)see to B)stick to C)get to D)lead to

　　48.TheLondon Marathon is a difficult race._______， thousands of runners participate every year.

　　A)Therefore B)Furthermore C)Accordingly D)Nevertheless

　　49.The bank refused to ______him any money， so he had to postpone buying a house.

　　A)credit B)borrow C)loan D)lease

　　50.The more a nation's companies _______factories abroad， the smaller that country's recorded exports will be.

　　A)lie B)spot C)stand D)locate

　　51.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

　　A)excuse B)intention C)option D)approval

　　52.Within two days， the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military _____in the coastal city.

　　A)goals B)aims C)targets D)destinations

　　53.It is said in some parts of the world， goats， rather than cows， serve as a vital _____of milk.

　　A)storage B)reserve C)resource D)source

　　54."This light is too______ for me to read by. Don;t we have a brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.

　　A)mild B)dim C)minute D)slight

　　55.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday， but we can be _______and go another day.

　　A)reliable B)probable C)feasible D)flexible

　　56.We are quite sure that we can ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

　　A)get across B)get over C)get away D)get off

　　57.______recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

　　A) get across B)get over C)get away D)get off

　　58.jessica was ______from the warehouse to the accounting office，which was considered a promotion.

　　A)delivered B)exchanged C)transferred D)transformed

　　59.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to ______a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

　　A)inject B)install C)invade D)insert

　　60.There's the living room still to be _____，so that's my next project.

　　A)abandoned B)decorated C)dissolved D)assessed

　　61.The old paper mill has been ______to make way for a new shopping centre.

　　A)abandoned B)decorated C)dissolved D)held down

　　62.it may be necessary to stop ______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.

　　A)at a distance B)at intervals C)at case D)at length

　　63.You can hire a bicycle in many places. usually you'll have to pay a _________.

　　A)fare B)fund C)deposit D)dealp

　　64.My grandfather had always taken a _______interest in my work， and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

　　A)splendid B)weighty C)vague D)keen

　　65.________quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

　　A)Excessive B)Extensive C)Extreme D)Exclusive

　　66.John cannot afford to go to university， _______going abroad.

　　A)nothing but B)anything but C) not to speak of D)nothing to speak of

　　67.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______taking a situational photo at a given time and in a given place.

　　A)involve B)compose C)enclose D)attach

　　68.If you don’t like to swim， you _____as well stay at home.

　　A)should B)may C)can D)would

　　69.Dr.Smith was always ______the poor and the sick， often providing them with free medical care.

　　A)reminded of B)absorbed in C)tended by D)concerned about

　　70.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4，1826，the fiftieth_ ______of American Independence.

　　A)ceremony B)occasion C)occurrence D)anniversary