Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

　　1. The arrival of five unexpected guests threw everything into________.

　　A) confusion B) conversion

　　C) contrast D) conflict

　　2. The pupils were amazed at the________of the teacher's knowledge.

　　A) extensionB) extent

　　C) expansionD) expectation

　　3. His proposal enjoyed great popularity and he was elected by an absolute________.

　　A) numberB) figure

　　C) majorityD) minority

　　4. My book is________ finished; I have only a few changes to make in the writing.

　　A) virtuallyB) vertically

　　C) violentlyD) visually

　　5. You have to take the ________examination before you can be considered for an interview.

　　A) previousB) preliminary

　　C) priorD) potential

　　6. We must________our journey until the weather improves.

　　A) defineB) delay

　　C) advance D) accelerate

　　7. The troops were ordered to ________ and then concentrate 20 miles to the south.

　　A) collect B) concrete

　　C) scatter D) scold

　　8. The football club tried to________the player with offers of money.

　　A) temper B) tempt

　　C) tipD) tolerate

　　9. All foreign students have the right to vote without________of age, sex, race and religion.

　　A) distinctionB) disposal

　　C) disguiseD) division

　　10. A tyre ________when you pump air into it; it shrinks when the air is gone.

　　A) explores B) expands

　　C) exploits D) exposes

　　11. On close inspection, we found the signature not ________ .

　　A) realistic B) accurate

　　C) exact D) genuine

　　12. He was found guilty of ________murder even though the victim did not die.

　　A) temptedB) attempted

　　C) deliberate D) intentional

　　13. The new________were fixed between the two countries after the second world war.

　　A) limits B) lines

　　C) boundsD) boundaries

　　14. Your________at the party would be deeply appreciated. If you can not come, please inform us at your earliest convenience.

　　A) companyB) companion

　　C) present D) attendant

　　15. The workers marched through the streets with flags to________against the rising cost of living.

　　A) design B) demonstrate

　　C) deserveD) despair

　　16. The sound of the motorboat________ away in the distance.

　　A) fadedB) fenced

　　C) fanciedD) fastened

　　17. The superpower should stop________ in the internal affairs of that small country.

　　A) interacting B) interfering

　　C) interruptingD) interpreting

　　18. I must go now.________, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

　　A) AccidentallyB) Occasionally

　　C) SubsequentlyD) Incidentally

　　19. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________of it whatsoever.

　　A) meaningB) message

　　C) senseD) explanation

　　20. Having had a good sleep and a substantial meal in the inn, I felt thoroughly______.

　　A) remediedB) relaxed

　　C) recoveredD) refreshed

　　21. Like most animals, hens will work hard for ________ to food.

　　A) wayB) subject

　　C) intentionD) access

　　22. The________ action of the policemen saved the people in the house from being burnt.

　　A) supremeB) significant

　　C) promptD) vital

　　23. Topics for conversation should be ______ to the experiences and interests of the students.

　　A) remarkableB) relevant

　　C) inevitableD) brilliant

　　24. This book was the ________ of a tremendous amount of scientific work.

　　A) outputB) outlet

　　C) outsetD) outcome

　　25. To ________the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team practised very hard in the past months.

　　A) insureB) assure

　　C) ensureD) secure

　　26. I tried to ring the shop assistant, but it seemed the shop telephone was always ________.

　　A) occupiedB) utilized

　　C) employedD) engaged

　　27. Express mail service will be ________because all the post offices stop their business during the national holidays.

　　A) resumedB) shrunk

　　C) decreasedD) suspended

　　28. The time allocated for each speaker is ________to half an hour.

　　A) boundB) contracted

　　C) restrictedD) defined

　　29. A cup of whole milk supplies________one hundred sixty-six calories of energy.

　　A) approximatelyB) astonishingly

　　C) appropriatelyD) tremendously

　　30. The education________for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than people expected.

　　A) allowance B) reservation

　　C) budgetD) finance

　　(文/赵庭弟; 英语通大学英语四级考试版2004年第3期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)