英語四級的練習題

大學英語四級考試，即CET-4，College English Test Band 4的縮寫，是由國家教育部高等教育司主持的全國性教學考試。考試的主要對象是根據教育大綱修完大學英語四級的.在校大學本科生或研究生。大學英語四、六級標準化考試自1986年末開始籌備，1987年正式實施。下面是英語四級的練習題，請參考！

1) After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well boys____ to go to school. (CET-4 1997,1)

A) to be encouraged B) been encouraged C) being encouraged D) be encouraged

2) ____,a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. (CET-4 1997,6)

A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equalC) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal

3)All things ____, the planned trip will have to be called off. (CET-4 1998,6)

A) considered B) be considered C) considering D)shavingsconsidered

4) The house was very quiet, ____as it was on the side of a mountain. (CET-4 1999,6)

A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D)shavingsbeen isolated

5) This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, ____both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil. (CET-4 1999,6)

A) being B) been C) to be D)shavingsbeen

6) Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ____ in Cuba. (CET-4 2000,1)

A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C)shavingscultivated D) cultivating

7) ____in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing. (CET-4 2000,1)

A) To look B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at

8) You will see this product ____ wherever you go. (CET-4 2000,6)

A) to be advertised B) advertised C) advertise D) advertising

9) ____in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarship totaling 21,000 dollars. (CET-4 2000,12)

A) To be judged the best B)shavingsjudged the best

C) Judged the best D) Judging the best

10) From the dates ____ on the plates, we decided that they were made in Song Dynasty.

A) marking B)shavingsbeen marked C) marked D) to be marked

11) She stood by the window, ____.

A) thinking B) think C) thought D) thinks

12) ____ to meet anybody, he went in from the back door.

A) Not wishing B) Wishing C) Not wished D) No wishing

13) The editorial ____ now will appear in tomorrow's newspaper.

A) writing B) to write C) being written D) write

14) It ____ now pretty late, we took our things and retired to our room.

A) is B) being C) turned D) got

15) ____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A) When compared B) While comparing C) Compare D) Comparing

16) The old man came upstairs with great strength, his right hand ____ a stick for support.

A) held B) holding C) being holding D) was holding

17) ____ three times in a row, the boxer decide to give up fighting.

A)shavingsdefeated B) To have defeate

C)shavingsbeen defeated D) To have been defeated