专四模拟Test 9-12.doc

Sample Test 9 1. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. A. being combined B. having combined  C. to combine D. combined 2. Physics is the present day equivalent of ____ used to be called natural philosophy, from ____ most of present day science arose. A. which, what B. that, which  C. what, which D. what, that 3. On no account ____ ever leave the baby at home alone. A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall 4. ____ the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth  B. That the sun and not the earth C. Being the sun and not the earth D. The sun and not the earth 5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it  ____, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war. A. was turned out B. was being turned out C. being turned out D. turned out 6. I’d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow. A. went B. should go C. will go D. go 7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew. A. when B. who C. then D. which 8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____ find a place to settle down. A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to 9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ____ run. A. let alone B. that’s to say  C. not to speak D. not to mention 10. ____, she led a life of complete seclusion. A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced 11. Sometimes a bus ____ gets on the bus to check the tickets. A. agent B. officer C. conductor D. inspector 12. He made a quick ____ from his illness. A. relief B. recovery C. survival D. rela