C. secondary D. minor
参考答案： D
TIP：minor“不严重的”，subordinate 和 secondary意为“次要的，下属的”，minimal“最低限度的，最小的”。
24. She ______ wanted a house overlooking the sea. A. particularly B. strongly C. essentially D. extremely
参考答案： A
TIP：particularly“特别地”，其他三个副词一般不修饰动词 want。
25. At Oxford and Cambridge the ______ of teachers to students is very high. A. proportion B. number C. ratio
D. percentage
参考答案： C
TIP：ratio“比率”，proportion“（部分与全体之）比例”，number“数量”，percentage“百分比”。
26. For my birthday, I was given a writing set _______ two pens, envelopes and notepaper. A. involving B. comprising C. consisting D. holding
参考答案： B
TIP：comprise“包括”；involve“涉及”；consist“包括”为不及物动词，需接介词of； hold“容纳”。
27. I hope you must not take ______ at my frankness. A. annoyance B. offence C. resentment D. irritation
参考答案： B
TIP：take offence为一固定词组，意思是“生气”，其他三个名词不可与take搭配使用。
28. With his lack of experience and smaller physique, we don't think he ______ a chance of winning the fight.
A. stood B. gained C. possessed D. took
参考答案： A
TIP：stand a chance 为一固定词组，意为“很有希望，很有可能”。
29. You are getting too old for football, Mr. Black. Youd better take ______ golf instead. A. on B. in C. over D. up
参考答案： D
TIP：take up“开始从事”；take on“采纳；承担”；take in“接纳；领会”；take over“接管”。
30. I try to put ______ a little money each week towards my summer holidays. A. back B. by C. off D. down
参考答案： B
TIP：put by“存储”；put back“把??放回原处”；put off“推迟”；put down“记录，登记”。
四级语法与词汇（5）
1. ______ the heavy rain, quite a large crowd of people were waiting at the station to see the president arrive. A. Although B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. Despite
参考答案： D
TIP：although,even though和nevertheless都是连词，引导状语从句。只有despite是介词，后接名词词组。
2. I'd prefer to postpone that decision ______ I hear from my uncle. A. before B. except C. in case D. in spite
参考答案： A
TIP：before“直到??才”，in case“如果，万一”，except和despite 为介词,不可直接引导从句。
3. I wrote to my bank manager ______ to getting a loan. A. in the hope B. on the question C. with the aim D. with a view
参考答案： D
TIP：with a view to something / doing something“为了”，in the hope 和with the aim后需跟介词of。
4. He looked like an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him ______. A. in B. away C. up D. over
参考答案： B
TIP：give away“泄露”，give somebody in“把某人交给警察”，give up“放弃”，give over“移交”。
5. Charging prices like that is nothing ______ of robbery. A. less B. more C. short D. far
参考答案： C
TIP：nothing short of 为一固定词组，意为“简直是”。
6. I'd rather you ______ anything about the garden until the weather improves. A. don't make B. didn't do C. don't do D. didn't make
参考答案： B
TIP：would rather 后跟从句时，从句中的谓语动词需用过去时。make things“制造物品”，根据题义选择 do things“做事情”。
7. Under the circumstances it ______ be best to wait for a few weeks. A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should
参考答案： C
TIP：might be best / better为固定搭配，表示“如此做最好/较好”。
8. The doctor insisted his patient ______. A. not work too hard for three months B. relaxing for three months C. takes it easy for three months
D. to take some vacations for three months
参考答案： A
TIP：insist后使用be-虚拟式，not要放在be-虚拟式动词词组最前面。
9. The man who ______ my daughter ______ to be quick-thinking. A. marries ... needs B. marries ... will need C. will marry ... will need D. will marry ... needs
参考答案： B
TIP：在主句中须用will表示将来时间，而在关系分句中则可用一般现在时表示将来。
10. ______ income tax and the cost of repairs to the house, Mr. Corder has saved quite a lot of money this year.
A. In contrast to B. In excess of C. In spite of D. What with
参考答案： C
TIP：what with是表示原因的多词介词，常与导致恶果的几个表原因的名词词组连用。
11. Which of the following is CORRECT? A. Do you mind if I opened the window? B. Would you mind if I opened the window? C. Do you mind me to open the window? D. Would you mind me to open the window?
参考答案： B
TIP：表示客气的请求可以使用would或do引导的疑问句，但是would you mind后的if从句中要用虚拟式，而 do you mind后的if从句中则使用直陈式，如 Do you mind if I open the window?另外，mind后可跟-ing，而不可跟不定式。
12. ______, the chairman closed the meeting. A. There to be no more business