英語四級考試技能訓(xùn)練結(jié)構(gòu)詞匯練習(xí)一2

9. ________ he tried to understand Shakespeare’s tragedies, he failed all the same.
    A) Hard as
    B) As hard
    C) Hard although
    D) Though hard
    10. The speech which he made ________ the project has bothered us greatly.
    A) being concerned
    B) be concerned
    C) concerning
    D) concerned
    11. Learning a foreign language is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time and effort.
    A) enormous
    B) considerable
    C) significant
    D) worthwhile
    12. He warned us that among all the courses offered this term Applied Mathematics ________ the most difficult.
    A) are
    B) were
    C) is
    D) was
    13. It’s not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely ________ .
    A) separated
    B) scattered
    C) dismissed
    D) divided
    14. The naughty boy narrowly escaped ________ before the whole class.
    A) being scolded
    B) scolding
    C) to be scolded;
    D) to have scolded
    15. Public transportation in most of the country is expanding. ________ , the use of subways and buses is declining in some metropolitan areas.
    A) Consequently
    B) Therefore
    C) Nevertheless
    D) Despite
    16. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer reasonable in ________ to the total cost of the product.
    A) relation
    B) reference
    C) connection
    D) proportion
    17. The atmosphere of our earth is ________ of the moon.