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A）criticizing
B）overlooking
C）deserting
D）flattering
37．Within the last year，scientists have come closer than ever _______ ．
A）to deciding which of the questions is right
B）to decide which of the questions is right
C）deciding whether the question is right or not
D）and decided which of the questions is right
38．Harvard University and MIT are _______ the fourth and fifth largest employers in the area．
A）representatively
B）respectively
C）respectably
D）respectfully
39．You said the books were on the shelf，but _______ there．
A）there was no one
B）there were none
C）there were no ones
D）was none
40．Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be _______ controlled and modified．
A）deliberately
B）noticeably
C）delicately
D）instinctively
41．I got caught in the traffic； _______ I wou ld have been here sooner．
A）however
B）although
C）anyway
D）otherwise
42．Experts believe the large number of cancer cases in the area is _______ the new nuclear power station．
A）resulted from
B）concerned about
C）related to
D）dependent on
43．I'd just as soon _______ those important papers with you．
A）that you won't take
B）your not taking
C）you didn't take
D）you don't take
44．On New Year's Eve，there was a formwork _______ at the Town Square．
A）exhibition
B）performance
C）show
D）display
45．Irish weddings are almost _______ in this way for generations．
A）to be celebrating
B）being celebrated
C）to have celebrated
D）to have been celebrated
46．If reading is to accomplish anything than _______ time，it must be active．
A）spending
B）passing
C）wasting
D）idling
47．The decision _______ ，the next problem was how to make a good plan．
A）has been made
B）were made
C）having been made
D）making
48．The news，though not wholly bad，was so _______ that I could no longer concentrate on my work．
A）disturbing
B）disastrous
C）anxious
D）regretful
49．"I think Sam is very wise．""No，he is _______ wise．"
A）kinder than
B）as kind as
C）not so kind as
D）more kind than
50．Mary has just bought herself _______ dress．
A）an expensive blue cotton
B）a cotton blue expensive
C）a blue expensive cotton
D）a cotton expensive blue
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension（35minutes）
Directions：There are four passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A），B），C）and D）．You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre． 2003年12月大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案 |
