16. We covered a wide ______ of topics in the interview. A. extent B. collection C. number D. range
参考答案： D
TIP：a wide range of“一系列”，extent“程度”，collection“收集”，a number of“许多，若干”，但是number不能用wide来修饰。
17. What you say is true, but you could have ______ it more tactfully. A. talked B. phrased C. observed D. remarked
参考答案： B
TIP：phrase“措辞”。
18. If you are under 18, you are not ______ to join this club. A. legitimate B. legible C. eligible D. permissible
参考答案： C
TIP：eligible“合格的”，legitimate“合法的”，legible“字迹清楚的”，permissible“许可的”。
19. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language from ______. A. scratch
B. introduction C. ignorance D. blank
参考答案： A
TIP：from scratch为固定词组，意为“从头开始”。
20. I spoke to him, but he was too ______ to hear what I said. A. preoccupied B. concentrated C. attentive D. thoughtful
参考答案： A
TIP：preoccupied“有心事，想别的”，concentrated“集中精力的”，attentive“专心的”，thoughtful“沉思的，体贴的”。
21. To ______ greater accuracy, we will double-check all invoices before they leave the office. A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. ascertain
参考答案： B
TIP：ensure something“确保（无误）”，assure somebody that ... / assure somebody of something“使某人放心（无虑）”，insure“给??保险”，ascertain“弄清楚”。
22. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all. A. interpretation B. message C. sense D. meaning
参考答案： C
TIP：make sense of something为固定词组，意为“理解”。
23. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ______, it will snow this afternoon. A. accurate B. precise C. exact D. perfect
参考答案： A
TIP：accurate“正确无误的”，precise“精确的”，exact“准确的，确切的”，perfect“完美的”。
24. I cannot bear the noise of my brother's radio; it ______ me from my work. A. disturbs B. perturbs C. interrupts D. distracts
参考答案： D
TIP：distract“分散注意力”，用法为distract somebody from something；disturb“打搅”，perturb“使不安”，interrupt“打断，中断”。
25. I congratulate you on your ______ in jewelry. A. selection B. choice
C. flavour D. taste
参考答案： D
TIP：taste“鉴赏能力”（不可数名词），其他三个选择项不合题意。
26. Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ______ managed to make it sound interesting. A. commentator B. newscaster C. announcer D. narrator
参考答案： A
TIP：commentator“评论员，解说员”，newscaster“新闻广播员”，announcer“播音员”，narrator“叙述人”。
27. Ask the publishers to send you their latest ______ of English textbooks. A. catalogue B. brochure C. pamphlet D. booklet
参考答案： A
TIP：catalogue“商品目录，图书目录”，brochure, pamphlet, booklet三词意为“小册子，（关于某事、某旅馆等的）情况介绍手册”。
28. I haven't the ______ idea of what you mean. A. lightest B. dimmest C. faintest D. smallest
参考答案： C
TIP：haven't the faintest idea为固定搭配，意为“一点也不明白”。
29. — I'm glad to see you looking so well. — Yes, I feel as ______ as a fiddle. A. well B. straight C. fit D. fine
参考答案： C
TIP：as fit as a fiddle 是习语，表示“非常健康，精神很好”。
30. I only know that it is true that he has broken ______ his engagement to Pamela. A. off B. with C. up D. down
参考答案： A
TIP：break off“中断，绝交”；break with“与??决裂”，其后所用的名词通常指的是决裂的对象；break up“打碎”，break down“损坏，垮掉”。
四级语法与词汇（4）
1. He lost his job ______ no fault of his own. A. through B. by C. with D. over
参考答案： A
TIP：through是表示原因的介词。
2. He didn't know anyone at the wedding ______ than the bride and groom. A. except B. other C. apart D. rather
参考答案： B
TIP：other than为一固定词组，意为“除了”(相当于except)。
3. Supposing I ______ to agree to your request, how do you think the other students would feel? A. would B. am C. were D. could
参考答案： C
TIP：supposing引导的从句可用were虚拟式来表示“假设”。不能用would和could，因为它们不能接带to的不定式。
4. There was a storm ______ I had never experienced before. A. such as B. as which C. with which D. for such