大学英语四级考试技能训练结构词汇练习五

Test 5
　　1. It cannot be too emphasized that the relationship between lung cancer and smoking ________.
　　A) has confirmed
　　C) has been confirmed
　　B) have confirmed
　　D) have been confirmed
　　2. In a time of social reforms, many people find they are always in a hurry in order to keep ________ with the rapid changes of society.
　　A) pace
　　C) step
　　B) progress
　　D) touch
　　3. ________ what the newspaper says about him, I'd say he has a good chance of winning.
　　A) If judging
　　C) Judging through
　　B) Having judged
　　D) Judging by
　　4. I think your sister is old enough to know ________ to spend all her money on fancy goods.
　　A) other than
　　C) rather than
　　B) more than
　　D) better than
　　5. The majority of the representatives insist on ________ .
　　A) the meeting being held
　　C) the meeting holding
　　B) being held the meeting
　　D) the meeting to be held
　　6. Scientists say it may be five or ten years ________ it is possible to test this medicine on humans.
　　A) before
　　C) since
　　B) after
　　D) when
　　7. John Dewey, a famous American educationist, believed that teaching must ________ the curiosity and creativity of children.
　　A) seek
　　C) stimulate
　　B) shape
　　D) secure
　　8. ________ the sun is the central body of the solar system, the nucleus is the core of the atom.
　　A) Now that
　　C) If only
　　B) When
　　D) Just as
　　9. We ________ to buy a house of our own, but we never saved enough money.
　　A) hope
　　C) had hoped
　　B) hoped
　　D) are hoping
　　10. Many newspapers printed the governor's statement ________ would resign his position.
　　A) was that he
　　C) that he
　　B) in which he
　　D) and it
　　11. A man who could ________ such treatment was a man of remarkable moral strength.
　　A) bear upon
　　C) insist on
　　B) persist in
　　D) stand up to
　　12. Meanwhile, Guangdong is extending its reform, ________ families that have suffered from poverty for generations are bounding toward prosperity.
　　A) which
　　C) whose
　　B) as
　　D) where
　　13. "My watch has been gaining time for a week." "It probably needs ________ ."
　　A) to be repaired
　　C) repair
　　B) being repaired
　　D) repaired
　　14. An assistant manager is ________ in position to a general manager.
　　A) influence
　　C) infinite
　　B) inferior
　　D) inference
　　15. ________ , I would not have wasted my time trying to explain all that to you.
　　A) I had not realized what you intended
　　B) Had I not realized what you intended　　
　　C) I had realized what you intended　　
　　D) Had I realized what you intended