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2017专四真题语言知识 2017专四真题语言知识 PAGE 2017专四真题语言知识 PartIII Language Usage There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. ____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels have a plot. A. Regarding B. Whatever C. In so far as D. No matter She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____ the woman gave a quick knock before opening it. A. on which B. but when C. Wherein D. Then Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ___ with seven years’ racing experience. A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver “I wondered if could have a word with you.” The past tense used in the sentence refers to a ____. past event for exact time reference present event for tentativeness present event for uncertainty past event for politeness “If I were you I wouldn’t wait to propose her. ” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ___. alleviate hostility express unfavorable feelings indicate uncertainty make a suggestion “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses____. obligation disappointment future in the past tentativeness Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that ____ history. could have later made should have made later might make later would later make Some Martin rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ____ by microbes. having been created being created to have been created to be created At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I ___ if I ___ alone. would have been... had been should be... had been could be... were might have been... were You must fire ____ incompetent assistant of yours