【正文】 hing but D. not but 59. Do you know Tim39。s brother? He is ________ than Tim. A. much more sportsman B. more of a sportsman C. more of sportsman D. more a sportsman 60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it39。s high time we ________ strong actions against him. A. betrayed…take B. had betrayed…took C. has betrayed…took D. has betrayed…take 61. What39。s the chance of ________ a general election this year? A. there being B. there to be C. there be D. there going to be 62. The meeting was put off because we ________ a meeting without John. A. objected having B. were objected to having C. objected to have D. objected to having 63. ________ you ________ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice. A. If, had. 15 B. Have, had. C. Should, have. D. In case, had. 64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week. A. on occasion B. on purpose C. on condition D. only if 65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons. A. them B. / C. it D. theirs 66. –Why are you staring? –I39。ve never seen ________ tree before. 67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we can see light at the end of the ________. A. battle B. day C. road D. tunnel 68. We realized that he was under great ________, so we took no notice of his bad temper. A. excitement B. stress C. crisis D. nervousness 69. The director tried to get the actors to ________ to the next scene by hand signals. A. move on B. move off C. move out D. move along 70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues. A. imaginative B. ingenious C. impractical D. theoretical 71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ________ against the local authorities39。 decision to build a highway across the field. A. contradict B. reform C. counter D. protest 72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ________. A. minority B. scarcity C. rarity D. minimum 73. Professor Johnson39。s retirement ________ from next January. A. carries into effect 16 B. takes effect C. has effect D. puts into effect 74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending. A. finance B. expand C. enlarge D. budget 75. The heat in summer is no less ________ here in this mountain region. A. concentrated B. extensive C. intense D. intensive 76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. A. forbidden B. rejected C. excluded D. denied 77. Mr. Brown39。s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ________. ________. A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out 78. Since the early niies, the trend in most businesses has been toward ondemand, alwaysavailable products and services that suit the customer39。s ________ rather than the pany39。s. A. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience 79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church. A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture 80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it. A. lightly B. sparsely C. hardly D. rarely TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2022) PART IV GRAMMAR amp。 VOCABULARY (15 MIN) 41. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn39。t bothered by his loudness ________ by his lack of talent. A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than 17 42. ________, I39。ll marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor. B. Whethere rich or poor. C. Were he rich or poor. D. Be he rich or poor. 43. The government has promised to do ________ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the floodstricken area. A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A. Would you be surprised. B. Were you surprised. C. Had you been surprised. D. Would you have been surprised. 45. If not ________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very illtempered and grumbles all the time. A. being treated B. treated C. be treated D. having been treated 46. It is imperative that students ________ their term papers on time. A. hand in B. would hand in C. have to hand in D. handed in 47. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fullyloaded truck, ________ to the truck. A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress 48. The Minister of Finance is believed ________ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue. A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think 49. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ________ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies. A. these of the most B. most of those C. among the most D. among the many of both sides accept the agreement ________ a lasting peace be established in this region. A. Only if, will. B. If only, would. C. Should, will. D. Unless, would. 51. Mr. Wells, together with all the members of his family, ________ for Europe this afternoon. A. are to leave 18 B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave 52. It was suggested that all government ministers should ________ information on their financial interests. A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose 53. As my exams are ing next week, I39。ll take advantage of the weekend to ________ on some reading. A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up 54. I39。m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It39。s not like either of them to bear a ________. A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred 55. Mary hopes to be ________ from h