大學(xué)英語四級考試詞匯考前測試（十三）

1.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


2.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
A) involve
B) compose
C) enclose
D) attach


3.If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home.
A) should
B) may
C) can
D) would


4.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


5.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence.
A) ceremony
B) occasion
C) occurrence
D) anniversary


6.A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily.
A) register
B) edit
C) propose
D) discharge


7.We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors.
A) low
B) humble
C) mild
D) dull


8.The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.
A) come down
B) come up
C) come out
D) come about


9.The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.
A) tension
B) strain
C) stress
D) intensity


10.The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.
A) cheerful
B) horrible
C) hostile
D) friendly