练习一
1. --- Let me tell you something about the journalists.
--- Don’t you remember _____ me the story yesterday.
A. told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told
2. I can hardly imagine Peter ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed
3. No matter what you do, you should put your _____into it.
A. mind B. heart C. brain D. thought
4. The party last night was _____ success. We sang and danced until it came to _____ end of twelve.
A. a; an B. a; the C. the; an D. /; an
5. --- Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the No. 1 High School?
---_________.
A. I know it. It’s a key school
B. Sorry, I’m a stranger here. Please ask the policeman over there.
C. Yes, take a bus
D. Why do you want to go there
6. After working in working in the company for 10 years, he returned to the small town _____he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
7. _______ blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A. Giving B. Give C. Given D. To give
8. Take it easy. We will do _____ we can _____ your son’s life.
A. all; to save B. what; save C. all what; saved D. that; saving
9. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell the schoolmaster _____he had done the day before.
A. that B. how C. where D. what
10. Money is often ______ to be the most important thing in our life, but in fact there are many other things more important than it.
A. considered B. think C. taken D. used
11. The moon has no light of ______. Its light comes from the sun.
A. it B. itself C. it own D. its own
12. If the dictionary is yours, _______ can it be?
A. what else B. who else’s C. who else D. which else’s
13. ______ writer, she is excellent, _____ teacher she is not very good.
A. As a; and as a B. As a; but as a
C. As; and as D. As; but as
14. After the train crash, the station was a _____ of panic.
A. scene B. view C. sign D. sight
15. John and Jenny are of the same age, but John is taller ____ a head.
A. than B. with C. by D. over
16. --- I don’t have any change on me. Will you pay the fare for me, please?
--- _________.
A. That’s fine B. Nothing serious C. Never mind D. No problem
17. Let Harry play with your toys as well, honey. You must learn to _____.
A. support B. care C. spare D. share
18. The warmth of _____ sweater will of course be determined by the sort of ____ wool used.
A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /
19. I’ll lend you the money only _____ you can pay ____ on time.
A. for the condition that; it off
B. on the condition that; for it
C. on condition that; it back
D. for one condition as; it out
20. --- Excuse me, could I use your ruler for a few minutes, please?
---Sure. _____.
A. You us it by yourself B. Help yourself
C. Take it easy D. Don’t be polite
21. --- What are you doing, Jim?
---I’m ______ telephone to my friend in London.
A. on the B. in the C. on a D. for a
22. ____ Mary ____ Rose know nothing about the matter, for they didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.
A. Either; or B. Both; and C. Neither; nor D. Not only; but
23. --- ______ I return the dictionary within three days.?
--- No, you ____. You _____ it for five days.
A. May; needn’t; can borrow
B. Can; mustn’t; would have
C. Must; don’t have to; can keep
D. Shall; can’t; should read
24. My teacher often said in class, “ Let’s _______ in English.”
A. say B. talk C. speaking D. tell
25. ______ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer!
A. What a B. How C. How a D. What
26. The driver kept ______ about the accident ____ lose his job.
A. still; in order to not B. quiet; not so as to
C. silent; so as not to D. calm; in order not to
27. --- I’d like to invite you to a concert this evening.
---Thank you, but _____ I’ll be free I’m not sure at the moment.
A. while B. if C. when D. whether
28. Which is wrong?
A. You must have studied English for years, haven’t you?
B. Pass me a book, don’t you?
C. He must have arrived yesterday, didn’t he?
D. Everybody is here, aren’t they?
29. --- Mum, I’m going to visit my aunt. What about a week?
---A week is too long. Try to be back in a of days.
A. number B. dozen C. couple D. score
30. The hero said, “ One should love _____ country!”
A. her B. its C. their D. one’s
(1)
I can’t swim because I have a strong fear of water. Look back 1. ________
my childhood experiences, I think that three reasons might 2. ________
explain the fear. The first reason is that I was not allow to go 3. ________
near the water when I was a child, for my mother had a 4. ________
unreasonable fear of it. So, even as a child that I was taught to 5. ________
see the water as something danger. Second, my eyes 6. ________
became bad when I was five. If I took off my glass in the 7. ________
water, I couldn’t see anything, or this increased my fear. 8. ________
The worst part of my experience is that as a child I saw 9. ________
a neighbor drowned. After then I have been more frightened. 10. ________
(2 )
Decorate the Christmas tree is usually a family event. For many families, 1. ________
it starts with choosing a tree from either a farm and a store. Then the tree 2. ________
is brought at home and put into a Christmas stand that holds the tree up 3. ________
straight. Then everyone helps to hang balls and light. After the tree is 4. ________
decorated, a Christmas tree skirt rapped around the bottom of the tree. 5. ________
Sometime, people make all of the decorations for the tree by themselves. 6. ________
Many people collect Christmas trees decorations throughout their lifetime, 7. ________
adding a new decoration each year. Beside lights and balls, people may 8. ________
also put flowers, pine cones, strings of pop corn and garlands (花环) on the 9. ________
tree, There are as much different ways to decorate a tree as there are people! 10. ________
练习二
1. As I know, there is _____ car in this neighbourhood.
A. no such B. no a C. not such D. no such a
2. --- What do you think of my English, sir?
---Well, it’s getting better, but there’s still plenty of ____ for improvement.
A. space B. area C. place D. room
3. _________ is no chance that they’ll show up at the meeting.
A. That B. There C. It D. This
4. --- Should I take in English or French?
--- Do as you _______. We understand both.
A. think B. feel C. care D. Because
5. --- Did you see Tom? He said that he would come back home for supper at 6:30.
---He seems ____ with Tonny in the lake.
A. to swim B. to be swimming C. to have swim D. swimming
6. His laziness at work made him _____ with his workmates.
A. disturbed B. disliked
C. unpopular D. unwelcome
7. Once your business becomes international, _____constantly will be part of your life.
A. you fly B. your flight C. flight D. flying
8. She looks forward every spring to _____ the flower lined garden.
A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in
9. It was ______ the radio that the young man spent a whole morning in his room.
A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. to be repairing
10. --- How did you know the surprising news?
--- I happened _______ the event then.
A. to cover B. to be covering C. covering D. to have covered
11. --- I’ll meet you outside the cinema in an hour. OK?
---_________.
A. No, two hours later B. Yes, that’s a good idea
C. OK, but I can manage D. No, I don’t think so
12. --- Why are they _______ the forest?
--- They are _______ the murderer.
A. searching for; searching B. searching; searching
C. searching; in search for D. in searching; searching for
13. Suddenly the small boy stopped and bent down as if to _____ something.
A. set off B. pick out C. pick up D. set up
14. --- You should have thanked her before you left.
---I meant _____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so
15. --- Why haven’t you bought any butter?
--- I _____ to but I forgot about it.
A. liked B. wished C. meant D. expected
16. She wants to make friends with ____ shares her interest.
A. whoever B. any one C. whomever D. no matter wgo
17. _____ David says sounds right to Helen. That’s why she has made up her mind to leave with him _____ happens.
A. Whatever; no matter what B. No matter what; whatever
C. No matter what; no matter what D. Whatever; however
18. --- I’m sorry I can’t join you in the travel.
--- _________.
A. What a shame B. Never mind C. What not ask others D. Not at all
19. Most animals have little connection with _____ animals of _____different kind unless they kill them for food.
A. the; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; the
20. Remember not to ____ when you enter the room.
A. look up B. look round C. look into D. look through
21. --- What’s the matter with you?
---_______ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly.
A. Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaning D. While I was cleaning
22. ________ my finishing reading the magazine, you can have it _____.
A. On; immediately B. At; quickly
C. For; fortunately D. With; likely
23. I kept looking at the man, wondering __________.
A. whether I have seen him before
B. whether I had seen him before
C. that I had seen him before
D. when I had seen him before
24. _________, when he was already ______, he started to learn English.
A. In the 1980; thirties B. In the 1980’s; in his thirties
C. In the 1990; in thirties D. In 1990’s; in the thirties
25. Hold on a minute! Mr. Red is coming. He is in the next room.
The underlined part above means:___________.
A. Don’t hang up the phone B. Put up the phone
C. Take down the phone D. Hand in the telephone
26. ---Who knocked at the door?
--- I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who ____ was.
A. he B. that C. she D. it
27. Apples are usually sold by _____ weight, and eggs are sometimes sold by ____ dozen.
A. the; the B. /; a C. /; the D. the; a
28. I ______ violin lessons every two weeks, but I think I’ll make it every week from next month.
A. am having B. have had C. have D. have been having
29. It’s too late to go out now. ______, it’s starting to rain.
A. Besides B. Meanwhile C. However D. Anyhow
30. If you listen to me, you _____ have some candies, honey.
A. shall B. may C. will D. must
(1)
Naturalists have long known that the apes, our nearest relative in the animal 1.______
kingdom, communicate with one and another through gestures, sounds and facial 2.______
expressions. But it was always thought that only human beings can use words 3.______
and sentences. In the 1960s, however, researchers set themselves the task of reach 4.______
chimpanzees to communicate with humans. At first the scientists tried make them 5.______
to speak. But no chimp ever managed to acquire a vocabulary of more than four words 6.______
and even these were spoken with great difficult. The breakthrough came when two 7.______
scientists from the University of Nevada decided to try America Sign Language, 8.______
system of gestures used by deaf people. After four years, they had taught their first 9.______
chimps to use 132 signs correctly to communicate their wants and needs. 10.______
(2)
A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took 1._______
part in a college course in French. Since I have learned 2._______
to say German well in Germany, I thought it might be 3._______
interested to begin studying another language. At the 4._______
first class, the teacher asked us to do a pronunciation 5._______
exercise in it he would say a word or two in French, and 6._______
each student would do their best to copy. When he got to 7._______
me, he kept having me to say more words, and I 8._______
finally asked him why. “I find it great fun,” she explained 9._______
it. “In 25 years of teaching at school, it’s the first time 10._______
I’ve heard an American speak French with a German accent.”
练习三
1. --- I’m from Canada.
--- Oh really? I _____ you _____ from the States.
A. think; are B. am thinking; are being C. thought; come D. thought; were
2. E-mail, as well as telephone, ______ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing B. have played C. was playing D. play
3. Although I told him many times, he never took any _____ of what I said.
A. notice B. remark C. attention D. sight
4. I hear that when and where to build the new market ______ yet.
A. is not decided B. aren’t decided
C. has not decided D. haven’t been decided
5. Every minute is made full ______ of ______ our lessons well.
A. to use; studying B. use; studying C. use; to study D. used; studying
6. --- _________.
--- It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.
A. I lost my walkman this morning
B. I feel terrible. I’ve got a cold
C. I feel terrible, but I have left your tape somewhere
D. I’m sorry, but we don’t have that machine
7. --- We’ll have an important examination tomorrow. I’m really worried.
--- _________.
A. Never mind B. It’s no matter C. Take it easy D. That’s all right
8. --- When can I come for my pictures?
--- They _____ be ready by 12:30.
A. can B. should C. might D. need
9. The fire spread through the hotel quickly, but everyone _____ get out..
A. had to B. would C. was able to D. could
10. CCTV is exactly like a window on the world ____ you sit by it and fix your attention on what is going on.
A. if B. as C. while D. unless
11. --- What are Johnson’s family like?
--- __________.
A. They are all warm-hearted and thoughtful
B. Oh, it’s a very big one
C. They all like sports and games
D. His family is similar to mine
12. If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough ____ for my stationary.
A. area B. place C. room D. surface
13. --- _______ was your class meeting?
---Quite a success.
A. What; about B. Why; held C. What; like D. How; held
14. The most important reason for animals ____ out is the part that humans have ______.
A. dying; played B. die; made C. died; done D. to die; played
15. From his _______ look on his face, the price of vegetables has risen.
A. disappointed B. disappointing C. satisfied D. satisfying
16. ---My child, don’t play with them. They are dangerous.
---But they are ______. I like them.
A. excited B. exciting C. disappointed D. disappointing
17. As a matter of fact, most of the American youths have become _____ at the age of 18.
A. dependence B. dependent C. independence D. indepentent
18. You are really kind. I’ll never forget the _____ you have ever done for me.
A. help B. favor C. deed D. offer
19. The old man insisted that he _____ old and ____ back to the post.
A. wasn’t; be sent B. wasn’t; was sent C. be not; send D. isn’t; sent
20. Let me _____ your phone number before I forget it.
A. put down B. get down C. put up D. get up
21. ---I always look out when crossing the street.
--- You’re right. You cannot too ____.
A. nervous B. careful C. hurried D. careless
22. Is it in that factory _____ this type of cars are produced?
A. which B. where C. that D. /
23. --- Do you have anything more _____, sir?
--- No. You can have a rest or do something else.
A. typing B. to be typed C. typed D. to type
24. You should think ______ yourself instead of obeying orders.
A. of B. to C. by D. for
25. --- I’m sorry I forgot to post the letter for you.
--- ______. I’ll do it myself.
A. That’s OK B. Don’t worry
C. Take it easy D. It’s too hard
26. They have their reasons for keeping their marriage _____ secret for ____ moment.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a
27. --- I have a favor to ask you.
--- ________.
A. Go ahead B. It’s a pleasure
C. Help yourself D. Ask, please
28. In those days, the old woman _____ sit at the gate for hours, waiting for her son to return from the front.
A. could B. should C. might D. would
29. The dark clouds are gathering as if it _____ rain.
A. will B. is going to C. would D. were going to
30. --- Is _______ finished?
--- Not yet. My dirty clothes are still soaking in the washing-machine.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
(1)
There are lots of great places in the town which you can eat without 1. ______
spending too much because of I'm always short of money! There are also some 2. ______
place where it costs a lot, so don't forget to read the menu before going in. 3. ______
The first place is Gino's. It's an Italian restaurant where serving the usual things 4. ______
like pizzas and spaghetti. It's really cheaply and very friendly. Then there's 5. ______
Black's Bistro. This is a café which is opened all day and you can eat anything 6. ______
there from toast, sandwiches, salads, burgers and full meals. Again it's not 7. ______
expensive and is very popular with young people. And finally, how about 8. ______
peppers? Go there if you want some really nourishing Mexican food. Mexica 9. ______
food can be bit hot, but you can choose dishes which are milder too. 10. ______
(2)
It is one thing to land science instruments on Mars; however, it is quite 1. ______
another to establish a base for humans to explore planet. Daytime temperatures 2. ______
can be rise above freezing, but, because of the extremely thin atmosphere, 3. ______
the sun heat radiates back into space. Even at the equator, the temperature 4. ______
drops -50℃ at night. In fact, there is no ozone(臭氧) layer to keep out 5. ______
ultraviolet(紫外线的)radiation, and hardly some oxygen for either breathing 6. ______
and burning conventional fuels. But despite all these problems, scientists are 7. ______
currently working transport and clothing for Mars and an artificial environment 8. ______
in which colonists could live. However, the potential cost make the idea of 9. ______
human life on Mars nothing other than a fantastic dream. 10. ______
练习四
1. ---There is a knock at the door.
--- _________?
A. Who is that B. Who can it be
C. Who is he D. Do you think who he is
2. It is sleeping late in the morning that _____ being late for work.
A. devotes to B. sticks to C. refers to D. leads to
3. _____ a computer works is a question _____ not everyone can answer quickly.
A. How; that B. That; which C. What; which D. When; that
4. _______ surprises me most is that she doesn’t even know _____the difference between the two lies.
A. What; where B. What; what C. That; where D. That; what
5. It worried her a bit _____ her hair was turning grey.
A. while B. that C. if D. for
6. ---The newly-built school ______ very beautiful.
--- You’re right.
A. shows B. makes C. works D. proves
7. Driving a car is not so difficult as you imagine, if you _____ the rules.
A. depend on B. believe in C. turn to D. stick to
8. They are ______ to eat Chinese food though they have been in UK for years.
A. content B. please C. interested D. fond
9. So far, several ships have been reported missing _____ the coast of the Hell Island.
A. off B. along C. on D. around
10. Readers can ______ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get along B. get over C. get down D. get through
11. Unfortunately when I arrived she _____, so we only had time for a few words.
A. just left B. has just left C. was just leaving D. had just left
12. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _____ or better than an actual performance.
A. as good as B. as good C. as well as D. good as
13. Although he was disabled when he was only nine years old, yet he aimed ____, for which his friends spoke ____ of him.
A. high; high B.highly; highly C. highly; high D. high; highly
14. We didn’t plan out art exhibition like that but it _____ very well.
A. went on B. tried out C. worked out D. carried on
15. It will be quite a long time _____ she is back again, so don’t be too cross with her.
A. that B. since C. before D. until
16. --- I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive, maybe half past seven or a quarter to eight.
--- ___, I’ll be there as early as possible.
A. Anyhow B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
17. With his son_____, the old man felt unhappy.
A. to disappoint B. to be disappointed
C. disappointing D. being disappointed
18. ---Are you satisfied with his work, sir?
--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be ______.
A. any better B. the best C. any worse D. the worst
19. I think it _____ to let farmers have their own land. In that way, they can farm the land by themselves, and food production will be higher.
A. no good B. makes sense C. talks sense D. usefulness
20. If you go to Xi’an, you’ll find the palaces there more splendid than commonly.
A. supposed B. suppose C. to suppose D. supposing
21. We were just ______ calling you up ____ you come in.
A. about; when B. on the point of; while
C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as
22. --- Kennedy Airport, please. I have to be there by 7.
--- _____ but I’ll do my best.
A. No problem B. OK
C. I can’t promise D. I can’t do that
23. --- What were you doing when I phoned you yesterday evening?
--- I _____ my homework and was starting to take a bath.
A. had just finished B. was finishing
C. have already finished D. was going to finish
24. Anyone who has ridden on a railway train knows how rapidly another train flshes by when it is traveling ______.
A. in the same direction B. in the opposite direction
C. toward the opposite direction D. against the same direction
25. ---I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.
--- Did you? I think he _____ have attended, for he is an expert.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
26. Gorden got married ____ a woman he met when he was working in New York.
A. to B. / C. with D. at
27. The boss _____ 30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.
A. brought down B. kept back
C. cut off D. held up
28. --- Why are you so late?
--- Well, ________, my bike broke down halfway.
A. I say B. you understand
C. I mean D. you see
29. The Great Wall is the last place _____ Mr. Smith is going to visit before he leaves Beijing.
A. where B. which C. / D. what
30. --- Why not join us in the game?
--- _______.
A. Sure, please do B. No, you do the same
C. Oh, that’s all right D. OK, coming
(1)
I'd been learning to drive for a few months, and wasn't particularly 1.________
good for it. Then one day my girlfriend, Carmen, told me that she and 2.________
her family was moving to a town 200 km away. So passing my driving test 3.________
became much necessary than ever. Six weeks later I was sitting beside 4.________
my examiner, Mr. Street. After answering few questions, I drove away down 5.________
the busy main road. But the car hit at the pavement while I was reversing 6.________
round a corner, and I thought "That's it. I'd failed." In the end, we drove 7.________
back to the test centre. Mr. Street started talking about what I'd done 8.________
wrong. I was just about to ask when I can do the test again when he 9.________
said, "You've passed." I couldn't wait to tell to Carmen the good news! 10.________
(2)
I think people have always found the future excited. Just think of some 1.________
science fiction books that have written on the subject. The 21st century 2.________
will bring wonderful advances in the world of information technology. 3.________
We can see through the Internet that the amazing possibilities for communication 4.________
and learning. Other exciting area is medical progress. It would be good 5.________
to think of a world which cancer is no longer a frightening word. I'm sure 6.________
medical research will soon find cure for this disease. Apart from these 7.________
technical developments, future is exciting on a more personal level too. 8.________
Most young people think of their future with hope. Who knows that the future 9.________
will bring in the way of jobs? The fact that we don't know make it exciting. 10.________
So yes, the future is exciting.
练习五
1. ---Would you mind if I used your telephone?
--- ___________.
A. Yes, do please B. Go ahead
C. Of course D. All right
2. --- Victor looks unhappy.
--- Yes. He always _______ our success.
A. cheers B. envies C. admires D. stops
3. This is an illness that can result in total blindness_____ left untreated.
A. after B. if C. since D. unless
4. --- What did you say?
--- So you ______ to me.
A. won’t listen B. weren’t listening
C. didn’t; listen D. haven’t listened
5. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _____ sickness.
A. normal B. average C. regular D. ordinary
6. What way are you thinking of _____ rid of the flies?
A. to get B. getting C. being got D. to be getting
7. Be tough-minded, but tender-hearted, _____?
A. will you B. isn’t it C. aren’t you D. are you
8. Her face gave her ______ when she told a lie.
A. off B. away C. up D. out
9. --- Shall I make you _______ to eat?
--- Oh, yes, please. I’ve had hardly _____ all day.
A. something; nothing B. anything; something
C. something; anything D. anything; nothing
10. I’ve decided to take the job and I ______ change my mind.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. may not
11. He has _____ great interest in history, especially in ____ history of Tang Dynasty.
A. a; the B. a; / C. /; the D. /; a
12. --- How is everything?
--- __________.
A. Very well, thank B. Not too bad
C. I’m all right, thanks D. Not at all
13. However, at times this balance in nature is _____, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A. troubled B. puzzled C. disturbed D. mixed
14. --- I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party.
--- _________.
A. Oh, that’s kind of you B. Congratulations
C. Oh, I’m glad to hear that D. It’s a pleasure
15. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you _____ it.
A. mustn’t have done B. wouldn’t have done
C. mightn’t have done D. didn’t have to do
16. I was advised to arrange for insurance ______ I needed medical treatment.
A. although B. in case C. so that D. if only
17. ______ all over the hills and around the lake are wild flowers of different kinds.
A. To grow B. Growing C. Grown D. Grow
18. I listened to Dr. Johnson’s lecture about biology, but I failed to get its key. Here “key” means _________.
A. words B. notes C. messages D. points
19. We played in the garden till sunset, ______ it began to rain.
A. when B. after C. while D. then
20. America was ______ was first called “India” by Columbus.
A. that B. where C. what D. the place
21. Such good use has been _____ his spare time ____ his English has improved a lot.
A. made of; that B. made of; as C. made in; that D. found in; as
22. Is this research center _____ you visited the modern equipment last year?
A. where B. that C. the one that D. the one where
23. ______ part that women play in ____ society is great.
A. The; / B. A; the C. The; the D. A; /
24. Swimmers must be very strong in order to build up speed because of the high resistance of the water. Runners, _____, must struggle against the heavy resistance of the air and ground.
A. generally B. similarly C. naturally D. probably
25. --- I really don’t know how to thank you.
--- _______.
A. I’m glad I’m able to B. Thinking nothing of it
C. I’m glad to have been of help D. It was the most I could do
26. Before liberation, where floods, earthquakes, fires and many other disasters struck, many people were _____ to leaving their hometowns.
A. made B. intended C. reduced D. forced
27. ______ working tirelessly for the hungry, the homeless and the sick, Mother Terasa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
A. Because B. Owing to C. Thanks for D. As
28. ______ when the phone rang.
A. Scarcely I had walked in the door
B. Scarcely had I walked in the door
C. I had walked scarcely in the door
D. I had walked in the door scarcely
29. Mary said it was very important to her that she ____ her work.
A. is liking B. like C. likes D. liked
30. The experts of _____ are ____ to forbid people to smoke in public at present.
A. law; making a law B. law; passing a law
C. the law; making a law D. the law; passing a law
(1)
Most families in China hoped their single children will 1._______
have a happy future, so they are very strict in their children. 2._______
So do teachers in schools! Many children are given so much 3._______
homework that they have hardly any spare time have sports. 4._______
The children are forbidden to do anything but to study. No 5._______
wonder so many children are tired of lessons. Some even 6._______
attack or kill his parents and teachers! I believe many people 7._______
already read this kind of news in newspapers or magazines. 8._______
Shouldn’t we draw lesson from the accidents? Now our 9._______
government is making out a plan to solve the education problems. 10._______
(2)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I see your advertisement in a student magazine and 1. ______
I’m interesting to know more about your diving courses. 2. ______
First of all, I should explain that although I can swim I’m 3. ______
not very confident in the water. But you mentioned your 4. ______
advertisement that your instructors are full qualified(称职), 5. ______
so I believe they’ll able to teach someone like me to dive. 6. ______
I have one week’s holiday in the three week of June 7. ______
and would like to know that if there’s a course running at 8. ______
that time. How much does a week’s course worth? Finally, 9. ______
if I decide to go ahead, are there any special equipment I 10. ______
need to buy or is everything provided by your company?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
练习六
1. --- Who are going to have ______this letter for you?
--- My secretary.
A. type B. typed C. been typed D. been typing
2. Although he sometimes loses his temper, his students like him _____for it.
A. not so much B. not so little C. no more D. no less
3. She was trying to make a final statement, but people kept ______ her speech by shouting.
A. taking out B. putting off C. giving up D. getting along
4. --- Have you ever worked with tape recorder?
--- I ________ it a lot when I was studying French in school.
A. used B. was used C. have used D. had used
5. --- Let’s see if the baseball game has started yet.
---Started? It must be clear who _____ by now.
A. is winning B. wins C. has won D. would win
6. --- Where do you think _____ he ___ the computer?
---Sorry. I have no idea.
A. /; bought B. has; bought C. did; buy D. had; bought
7. I’m sure you’d rather he stayed in Spain, _______?
A. wouldn’t you B. aren’t I C. didn’t he D. hadn’t you
8. The flowers in the garden look ____ and smell _____.
A. wonderful; sweet B. nice; badly C. beautiful; better D. good; well
9. ______ big swimming pool in our school was completed in ____ May of 1998, not in ____ April, 1996.
A. A; /; / B. The; the; / C. A; the; / D. The; /; /
10. --- Has the doctor arrived yet?
--- No, she ______ an hour ago.
A. has to come B. ought to have come C. should come D. used to come
11. --- Have you got a ticket for the football match?
---No. The price was too______ .
A. high B. expensive C. great D. dear
12. --- How often do you go to the library?
---___________.
A. In two days B. Every few days C. Each third day D. Every a few days
13. --- Oh, no! It’s a quarter to six already and I’ll miss 6 o’clock train.
--- _______. That clock is half an hour fast. You have enough time to catch it.
A. Hurry up B. Don’t make a joke C. Take care D. Don’t worry
14. --- With your help I’ve won the girl’s 100 meters. Thank you.
---_______.
A. With pleasure B. The same to you C. It’s a pleasure D. That’s right
15. What the teacher and the students want to say ____ either of the countries____beautiful.
A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is; are
16. I’ll go to the market with my father next week. We’re going to buy some ___ glasses.
A. lovely old French B. old lovely French
C. French old lovely D. old French lovely
17. The soldiers bedded down in a small old house near the river. Bedded down means______.
A. were tired out B. were seriously ill
C. settled for the night D. had a rest
18. --- What do you think of the contest?
--- I was told that the English Speech Contest ______ successfully last night.
A. went along B. went down C. went off D. went on
19. You have made a few mistakes in your composition but _____ you have done well.
A. first of all B. on the whole C. on the other hand D. generally speaking
20. ______ we had been looking forward to.
A. Then came the hour B. Before Rose the new teacher stood
C. When the hour came D. After Kate stands the new teacher
21. The boss asked the young man to be brief and _____ as he had little time to spare.
A. at best B. in place C. to the point D. under control
22. --- Did you listen to the speech?
--- No, we ______ it. But we had a lot of traffic on our way.
A. must have attended B. shouldn’t have attended
C. could attend D. could have attended
23. The meeting was to ______ at 9 but the manger ____ until twenty minutes later.
A. start; didn’t turn up B. have started; didn’t turn up
C. start; hadn’t turned up D. be started; hadn’t turned up
24. --- Why not get some more physical exercise?
--- ________
A. I feel tired out. B. I’ve lost my color.
C. Could you tell me about any good sports I would like?
D. Some sports will do you good.
25. To my disappointment, the computer I had ____ was out of order again.
A. repaired B. repaired it C. had repaired it D. had repaired
26. ---Which share is meant for me?
---You can take _____half. They’re exactly the same.
A. this B. any C. each D. either
27. The situation has become extremely tense. A war ___ break out any time between the two sides.
A. can B. will C. could D. must
28. I didn’t like aunt Lucy, who _____ without warning and bringing us presents.
A. always turned up B. has always turned up
C. has always turned up D. was always turning up
29. --- John, you’ve never been to the Great Wall since you came to China, I’m afraid.
--- ________.
A. No, I’ve just been there with Mary B. Yes, never. How about you?
C. No, but how I wish to. D. Yes, but I’d like to as soon as possible.
30. The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience ____ at last.
A. went down B. used up C. got away D. gave out
(1)
Sometime it is difficult to make a decision. When last 1.________
summer vacations came, I planned to go to summer school. 2.________
There are so many kinds of summer schools that I really 3.________
didn't know school to choose. I am interested in drawing 4.________
pictures, so I decided to go to art school. However, but 5.________
my mother said if it was very useful to learn how to use 6.________
a computer while my father said that it was very useful to 7.________
learn English than how to use a computer. They could not 8.________
agree with each other. In the end I decided to go on a trip, 9.________
for I could do something as I liked without my parents around me. 10.________
(2)
My interest had been in books instead of food since 1.________
I went to high school. In the past I was real interested 2.________
with all kinds of food. In summer I like to buy ice cream 3.________
and cold drinks, and in winter I liked to buy sweet, cakes 4.________
and some other food. Whenever I went for walk with my 5.________
parents I would ask them to buy me something for me. 6.________
However, after I went to high school, I found I was putting up 7.________
weight, for I had to give up the habit of eating my favorite foods. 8.________
Now I like to spend money on all kinds of books. My 9.________
parents were always complaining that I am a money spender. 10._______
练习七
1. ---I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.
---_______.
A. No, you’d better not B. Not at all, anything you want
C. Thank you all the same D. Yes, but not good
2. Historically, _____ main material for making tables has been wood, but _____ metal and stone have also been used.
A. the; / B. /; / C. the; the D. /; the
3. The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there ____ more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked
C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked
4. ---How can I use this washing machine?
---Well, just refer to the ______.
A. explanations B. expressions C. introductions D. directions
5. Readers can _____ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get along B. get over C. get down D. get through
6. Unfortunately when I arrived she ____, so we only had time for a few words.
A. just left B. has just left C. was just leaving D. had just left
7. Their cheerful voices showed that they were having a ____ discussion.
A. noisy B. serious C. friendly D. lively
8. ---_____ I tell the head teacher all that has happened?
---No, you _____! Mr. Xin would be terribly angry.
A. Will; needn’t B. would; can
C. Should; mustn’t D. Must; don’t have to
9. So far, several ships have been reported missing ____ the coast of Bermuda Island.
A. off B. along C. on D. around
10. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _____or better than actual performance.
A. as good as B. as good C. as well as D. good as
11. We have worked out a plan. But I’m uncertain whether it will do in ______.
A. fact B. practice C. deed D. time
12. I have never heard such a more _____ story, which really_____me.
A. interested; excites B. interesting; excites
C. interesting; is excited D. interested; is exciting
13. --- Do remember to give my regards to your family!
---Yes, I ______.
A. do B. remember C. will D. give
14. It is said that she ______ in a computer company since graduation.
A. has employed B. has been employed
C. had employed D. is employed
15. After introducing the speaker, the chairman went on ____details of the meeting.
A. giving B. to give C. with D. to
16. The boss___40 dollars from my wages without any good reasons.
A. brought down B. kept back C. cut off D. held up
17. ______ the lights off, we could not go on with the work.
A. Until B. As C. With D. Because
18. With a great weight_______off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.
A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken
19. You’d better give the task to ______you think can finish it ahead of time.
A. whoever B. whomever C. anyone D. no matter who
20. Although knocked by down by a car, he managed to ______ to his feet.
A. stand B. rise C. run D. struggle
21. I’ve worked with kids before, so I know what ______in my job.
A. expected B. to expect C. to be expecting D. expect
22. The old worker has been fired and now a young man ______.
A. took place B. has taken the place
C. takes place of him D. has taken his place
23. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ____a goal.
A. had scored B. scored C. would score D. would have scored
24. I _______ my son not to walk beside the river, but he wouldn’t listen.
A. suggested B. hoped C. warned D. persuaded
25. _____ in her best skirt, the girl tried to make herself ____ at the party.
A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticing
C. Dressing; noticed D. Dressed; noticing
26. One _____morning, the boy was found ____in the corner of the street.
A. freezing; freezing B. freezing; frozen C. frozen; frozen D. frozen; freezing
27. Good heavens! Here you are! We ______anxious about you, and we ____ you back throughout the night.
A. are; expect B. were; had expected
C. have been; were expecting D. are; were expecting
28. ---Why am I so slow at doing the cloze test?
---I guess you didn’t realize the use _____ the context.
A. that you should have made of
B. that you must have made of
C. of which you could have made
D. of which you need make
29. ---Oh, no! It’s a quarter to 5 already and I’ll miss my 5 o’clock bus.
---_______. That clock is half an hour fast. You have enough time to catch your bus.
A. Hurry up B. Don’t make a joke C. Take care D. Take it easy
30. With______ he needed _____, he left the supermarket happily.
A. all; bought B. something; to be bought
C. all; buying D. everything; today
(1)
If someone asks you how you can make you always 1. ________
happy, you will perhaps find rather difficult to give him 2. ________
a proper answer. Did you remember the old saying “No 3. ________
human being can really happy who is not giving or trying 4. ________
to give happiness to others ” ? If you will always think of 5. ________
taking more from others and give them less, you won’t be 6. ________
able to have happiness in your life even you are very rich. 7. ________
Here’s an article for you. If each of you follow it, there 8. ________
will be an end to many unhappy days of yours. So you should 9. ________
learn to give up your own interests when necessarily to do so. 10. ________
(2)
When my father bought me a computer as a birthday gift for 1. ________
me in last year, I felt very exited. As we all know, computers 2. ________
are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can 3. ________
be stored in them. We can also learn that has lately happened 4. ________
in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do lots of 5. ________
work which was very dangerous. Now, but, computers can do it 6. ________
instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises 7. ________
on my computer. Then it will correct it and tell me the right 8. ________
answers. In this way it is very convenient for me to prepare 9. ________
the exam than before. The computer has become my real friend. 10. ________
练习八
1. Our flight was delayed, _____ the bad weather.
A. rather than B. owing to
C. as a result D. more or less
2. ---Tenny looks hot and dry.
---So _______ you if you had a high fever.
A. will B. do C. are D. would
3. ---My name is John Smith. ______
--- Hi! I am Jason.
A. How do you do B. Nice to meet you
C. How about you D. How are you
4. ---Do you know the girl in red?
--- She seems to ______ me last month’s party. But I’m not sure.
A. introduce to B. be introducing to
C. be introduced to D. have been introduced to
5. He didn’t go into detail on that subject. He spoke ______.
A. in general B. in particular C. in common D. in short
6. We were lost in the forest; ______, it became dark and began raining.
A. still worse B. worse still C. more worse D. worse more
7. He says he really can’t ______ to wait another day.
A. waste B. afford C. spend D. cost
8. When we think of communication, we _____ think of using things, talking face to face, writing messages and so on.
A. shortly B. probably C. practically D. normally
9. Will you please spare me some ink? I have ______ it.
A. run down of B. run out of C. run out from D. run off
10. When I came in, I saw him ______ in a chair deep in thought.
A. sat B. seated C. seating D. being seated
11. A person’s ____ body temperature is about 37℃.
A. ordinary B. normal C. common D. usual
12. ---Do you think the Suns will beat Bulls?
---Yes. They have better players, so I _____ them to win.
A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want
13. As the strong winds blew down many tall trees, some of the streets in the city were _______.
A. struck B. caught C. crowded D. blocked
14. Scientists are afraid that some day an even bigger earthquake will _____ the area.
A. strike B. beat C. knock D. push
15. There have been several ______ drowning here this summer.
A. death B. deaths from C. death of D. deaths of
16. ---What do you think of my English, sir?
---Well, it’s getting better, but there’s still plenty of ____ for improvement.
A. space B. area C. place D. room
17. ---Shall Tom go and play football?
--- Not ________ he has finished his homework.
A. when B. if C. unless D. once
18. --- Excuse me, could I use your ruler for a few minutes, please?
--- Sure. _____.
A. You use it by yourself B. Help yourself
C. Take it easy D. Don’t be polite
19. ---It isn’t very nice.
--- Oh, dear. I _____ you _____ it.
A. think; like B. thought; would like
C. have thought; liked D. think; will like
20. ---It’s been a long time. ______?
--- Much better since I spoke to you last.
A. How are you B. How do you do
C. How’s everything going D. How have you been
21. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _____ everything.
A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told
22. We don’t want to buy a piano, for it ______ so _______.
A. takes up; many rooms B. takes for; big a room
C. takes in; a large room D. takes up; much room
23. _____ all London taxis were black, but now you sometimes see other color.
A. At one time B. At a time C. From time to time D. At the same time
24. If the work _____ by the end of the month is delayed, the sports meet will have to be put off.
A. to be completed B. will be completed
C. has been completed D. completed
25. ---Will Miss Wang attend our meeting tomorrow?
--- It will not be _______ so.
A. commonly B. necessarily C. usually D. extremely
26. As the final examinations were just around the corner, all the students in our class _____studying till midnight.
A. put up B. kept up C. stayed up D. remained up
27. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How ____ it be that he was late for the opening ceremony?
A. can B. should C. may D. must
28. ---You should have thanked him before you left.
--- I meant _____, but when I was leaving, I could not find him anywhere.
A. doing B. doing so C. to do D. to
29. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _____, of course, made the others unhappy.
A. who B. which C. this D. what
30. If only he _____quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.
A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie
(1)
Between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River lie 1. ________
Washington D.C. It is about 220 miles in the south 2. ________
of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest ways to 3. ________
get there is by long-distance bus, or by the fast
(125-mile-an-hour) train which spends a little more money than 4. ________
the bus journey and a little less money than flying. I could travel far
more than 220 miles to see Washington. It’s not city that has 5. ________
been grown up accidently as most big cities have done. 6. ________
It was carefully planned for the nation’s capital by a 7. ________
Frenchman, Perril Enfant. The city was named 8. ________
George Washington, the much-loved, much-admired,
much-respected first president of the United States. 9. ________
In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land which it stands. 10. ________
(2)
It is difficult for parents to teach your children to be responsible 1.________
(有责任的) for housework, but with one of the followed suggestions, 2.________
you really can get your children help you at home. If you give your 3.________
children the impression which they can never do anything quite right, 4.________
then they will regard themselves unfit or unable persons. Unless they 5.________
believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independence. 6.________
Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about 7.________
what they’ve done right, but about what they haven’t done. If your 8.________
children complete a difficult task, reward (酬劳) him with 9.________
a Sunday trip or a ball game of Dad. 10.________
参考答案
练习一
1-30 BCBAB BBADA DBBAC DDBCB ABCBD CDBCD
(1) 1. Look→Looking。此处应该用现在分词作状语。2. my前面加on / upon。look back on / upon是固定短语,意为“回顾”。3. allow→allowed。此处应该用被动语态。4. 第二个a→an。unreasonable fear是以元音音素开头,故用不定冠词an。 5. 去掉that。此句是简单句,that是多余用词。6. danger→dangerous。形容词修饰复合不定代词。7. glass→glasses。复数名词glasses意为“眼镜”。 8. or→so。此处表达因果关系。9. 本行无错。10. After→Since。介词短语since then常与现在完成时态连用。
(2) 1. Decorate→Decorating。此处应该用动名词作主语。2. and→or。either... or... 是固定短语,意为“或者……或者……”。3. 去掉at。home在此句中是副词, at属多余用词。 4. light→lights。light意为“灯”,是可数名词,与balls是并列关系。5. rapped前面加is。此处是被动语态。6. Sometime→Sometimes。此处应该用Sometimes表达“有时候”。7. trees→tree。此处是名词作定语,应该用单数形式。8. Beside→Besides。根据语义,此处表达“除了……之外”。9. 本行无错。10. much→many。本句中的ways是可数名词复数形式,故用“as many...as”。
练习二
1-30 ADBDB CDDCB BCCBC AAABD DABBA DCDAA
(1) 1.relative→relatives。此处的relatives是apes的同位语,故用复数形式。 2.去掉第一个and。one another是固定词组,意为"互相"。3. can→could。此处应该用一般过去时态,使上下文时态一致。4. reach→reaching。动名词作介词宾语。 5. tried后加to。try to do sth.表"试图;设法"。6.去掉第一个to。make后面接动词不定式作宾语补足语时,动词不定式符号to应省略。7. difficult→difficulty。此处应该用名词作介词宾语。8. America→American。形容词作定语。9. system前加a。a system作America Sign Language的同位语。10.本行无错。
(2) 76. returning后加to
77. have→had 78. say→speak 79. interested→interesting
80. √ 81. it→which 82. their→his 83. 去掉to
84. she→he 85. 去掉it
练习三
1-30 DABAC CCBCA ACCAA BDBAA BCBDA CADBD
(1) 1.which→where。where引导定语从句,修饰表地点的先行词town, where在定语从句中作状语。2.去掉of。because后面接从句,而because of后面接短语。3. place→places。此处名词应该用复数形式。4.去掉where。现在分词短语作定语,where多余。5. cheaply→cheap。cheap和friendly是并列的形容词作表语。6. opened→open。open本身即形容词。7. and→to。from…to…构成固定词组。8.本行无错。9. Mexica→Mexican。形容词作定语。10. bit前加a。a bit是固定词组,在句中作状语,修饰hot。
(2) 1. science→scientific。应该用形容词作定语。2. planet前加the。planet前用定冠词,特指Mars。3.去掉be。can rise在本句中表"气温上升"。4. sun→sun's。名词所有格作定语,修饰heat。5.drops后加to。drop to表"下降到"。6. some→any。在表否定意义的副词hardly后面用any, hardly any oxygen意为"几乎没有任何氧气"。7. and→or。此处表选择关系。8.working后加on。work on是固定词组,表"研究"。9. make→makes。本句的主语是名词cost,故谓语动词用单数形式。10.本行无错。
练习四
1-30 BDAAB DDAAA CADCC ACCBA CCABA ABDCD
(1) 1. and→but。此处表转折关系。2. for→at。be good at是固定词组,意为"擅长……"。3. was→were。本句主语为she and her family,谓语动词应该用复数。 4. much→more。根据than ever可断定necessary应用其形容词的比较级形式,necessary为多音节形容词,其前面应该用more来修饰。5. few前加a。此处用a few表肯定意义,意为"一些"。6.去掉at。hit是及物动词,应去掉at。 7. I'd→I've。此句应用动词的现在完成时态。8.√。9. can→could。根据动词was,可断定此处动词应该用一般过去时态。10.去掉第二个to。tell是及物动词,应去掉to。
(2) 1. excited→exciting。excited意为"兴奋的;激动的",exciting意为"令人兴奋的;令人激动的"。2. have后加been。"书"与"写"之间是被动关系,故用动词现在完成时态的被动语态。3.√。4.去掉that。谓语动词see的宾语是the amazing possibilities,that应该去掉。5. Other→Another。此处是又一事例,故用another,而other后面常跟复数名词,谓语动词也应用复数形式。6. which→where或在which前加in。where在此引导定语从句,相当于in which。7. cure前加a。cure在此处是可数名词,意为"治疗方法",其前应加不定冠词。8. future前加the。future表特指,其前应加定冠词。9. that→what。what在此引导宾语从句,what在从句中作宾语。10. make→makes。本句的主语是The fact,谓语动词应该用单数形式。
练习五
1、B.“如果我用一下电话你介意吗?”答语A前后矛盾;C表示介意,不礼貌,不符合英国人的习惯;D不能用于回答“Would you mind…?” B意为“用吧”。
2、B.A意为“高兴,为……而欢呼”;B意为“嫉妒”;C意为“羡慕,钦佩”;D意为“停止”。根据首句“Victor看起来不高兴”可知答案为B。
3、B.题干意为“如果此病任其不治疗将会导致全盲。”故排除A、C、D。
4、B.“你刚才说什么?” 答语意为“(刚才我说的时候)你没有注意听。” 故应为过去进行时,选B。
5、D.此句意为“这个国家的免费医疗包括精神病和一般疾病。”A意为“正常的”;B意为“平均的”;C意为“有规律的”;D意为“普通的,一般的”。故D为正确答案。
6、A.此句中短语think of的宾语为What way,而非动名词,后应为不定式作定语,故排除B、C、D而选A。
7、A.此句为祈使句的反意问句,祈使句的反意问句除Let’s…用shall we?外一律用will you?故答案为A。
8、B.give off意为“发出”;give away意为“泄露”;give up意为“放弃”;give out意为“用完,用尽;精疲力竭”。give sb away意为“把某人泄露出来”。此句应理解为“当她说谎的时候,从她脸上就能看出来。”故选B。
9、C.当说话者想得到对方肯定的回答时something可用于疑问句,hardly含否定意义,应用anything,所以C为正确答案。
10、C.此句意为“我已决定接受这份工作,决不会改变主意。”四个选项中,只有won’t可表示说话人意志,意愿,故选C。
11、A.在have interest in 短语中如果interest前有定语修饰,一般要加不定冠词;history of Tang Dynasty为特指唐朝历史,用定冠词the,故选A。
12、B.此题是从物的角度问“一切都好吗?”A、C用于问人,D不能用于此问句,故选B。
13、C.trouble意为“麻烦,惊扰”;puzzle意为“迷惑不解”;disturb意为“打破,扰乱”; 混合意为“混合”。此为打破大自然的平衡,故选C。
14、C.在英美国家,举办宴会客人表示玩得很开心时,主人应表示高兴和感谢,故C为正确答案。15、D.此句指过去做过的事没有必要, 故排除A、B、C,选D。
16、B.此句意为“别人劝我入保险,以防万一需要医疗。”A、C、D皆无此意,故选B。
17、B.此句为倒装,正常语序应为:Wild flowers of different kinds are growing all over the hills and around the lake. 选B。
18、D.key在句中意思为“要点”,故选D。
19、A.此句意为“我们在花园里玩到太阳落山,这时天下起了雨。”四个选项中, when是并列连词,相当于and at that time,所以A为正确答案。
20、C.四个选项中只有what可以引导主语从句,并在从句中作主语。所以选C。
21、A.此题分两步解,首先,such…as为搭配,其次,sb makes good use of time中good use为makes的宾语,改成被动语态为:good use is made of time,故A项为正确答案。
22、D.将此句改成肯定句即可看出: This research center is the one where you visited the modern equipment last year. 利用定语从句的知识可知D为正确答案。
23、A.定语从句所修饰的先行词需用定冠词,society为泛指,不用冠词,故选A。
24、B.此句所述游泳者与跑步者两者所遇情况类似,故选B。
25、C.此句涉及到对别人感谢的回答,A回答不完整;B为对道歉的答语;D句本身是错句。故C才是地道答语。
26、C.四个选项中,reduce意为“迫使”,常用于被动语态,be reduced to中,to为介词,故C为正确答案。
27、B.A、D后接从句,C表感谢,thanks to才表“由于”,故选B。
28、B.Scarcely含否定意义,放在句首,句子倒装;若放在句中,应放在had与walked之间。故B为正确答案。
29、B.此句为主语从句的虚拟语气,动词形式为should+原形动词或原形动词,表对能否喜欢她的工作还不太确定。所以正确答案应为B。
30、A.第一个law为泛指,无须冠词;第二个law表具体法律,应加不定冠词,表“一种,一门”。 pass a law为瞬间动作,用此不妥,故选A。
(1) 1. hoped改为hope,时态错误,由全文可知。 2. in改为with,be strict with sb。 3. do改为are,承上文用are。 4. have前加to,不定式作定语。 5. 去掉第二个to,出现动词do,省掉but后的to;若do换成其他动词,but后的to则不省。 6. 无错。 7. his改为their,与children对应。 8. already前加have,时态错误。 9. lesson前加a,lesson作“教训”讲,为可数名词。 10. making改为carrying,carry out意为“执行”。
(2) 1. see改为 saw,表过去,“看过了”。 2. interesting改为 interested,指人,形容词错误。 3. 无错。 4. your前加 in,介词遗漏。 5. full改为 fully,修饰过去分词用副词。 6. able前加 be,be able to固定短语。 7. three改为third基数词与序数词错误。 8. 去掉that,连词重复,表是否用if。 9. worth改为cost,词性错误,worth为形容词,不作谓语。 10. are改为 is,equipment为不可数名词,动词用单数。
练习六
1、A.who在句中作have的宾语,have sb do sth,故A为正确答案。
2、D.此句意为“尽管他有时会发脾气,学生对他的喜欢并不会有所减少。”根据句意,选D。
3、B.take out意为“拿出”;put off意为“推迟,延迟”;give up意为“放弃”;get along意为“进展”。根据句意:她试图作最后陈述,但人们的喊叫声使她迟迟作不了。选B。
4、A.根据when I was studying French in school可知用过去时,人作主语用主动形式,故选A。
5、A.从对话中可判断球赛正在进行,谁输谁赢的趋势已经明显,只有进行时可表示目前的趋势,故选A。
6、A.问句为双重问句,do you think后用陈述句式,故选A。
7、A.I’m sure表说话人的看法,是插入语。反意部分应根据you would rather来确定,故A为正确答案。
8、A.look和smell皆为系动词,后接形容词作表语,故选A。
9、B.前两个空为特指,用定冠词;月份前不加冠词。故B 为正确答案。
10、B.根据对话可知,“她一小时前就该到了。”表对过去的推测,应用情态动词+完成时,故选B。
11、A.价格只有高低,没有贵贱,price只能用high或low来修饰,故A为正确答案。
12、B.此对话问的是频度,每和每隔的概念只能用every,而every few days和every other day为习惯表达。故选B。
13、D.由第二个人的后句话:That clock is half an hour fast. You have enough time to catch it. 可判断D为正确答案。
14、C.对感谢的答语常用It’s a pleasure,或You are welcome,With pleasure只是在别人求助时才用,B、D不用于回答感谢。故选C。
15、B.名词从句作主语用单数,either作主语用单数,故B为正确答案。
16、A.此为名词前的形容词排序问题,一般为限定词+描述形容词+表大小的形容词+表形状的形容词+表年龄的形容词+表颜色的形容词+表国籍的形容词+表物质的形容词+表类别的形容词,所以选A。
17、C.bed down意为“铺床睡下”之意,故C为正确答案。
18、
ownsesetrn equipment last year?C.go
along与go down意思相同,表“沿着…”;go off意为“进行”;go on意为“继续下去,继续某种行为”。根据对话选C。
19、B.first of all,首先;on the whole,总体而言;on the other hand,另一方面;generally speaking,一般而言。句意为:你的作文出了几个错误,但总体而言,你做的挺好。故选B。
20、A.如选B、C或D句中的looking forward to缺乏宾语,故不对。选A,此为倒装句,正常应为:Then the hour we had been looking forward to came.因主语带一定语从句太长,为平衡结构,采用倒装语序。
21、C.句意为:因为老板能挤出的时间有限,所以他让这个年青人讲话要简明扼要。to the point意为“扼要”,故选C。
22、D.两人谈论的是过去发生的事情,根据第二人的回答可知,如果不是路上车辆太多的话,本来是能够听到演讲的。指本来能够做到某事用could+完成时,故选D。
23、B.首先判断句子的时态为过去时,not…until…为搭配;由后半句“经理20分钟以后才来”判断原本定于九点开的会而没有开,不定式的完成式可表此意,故选B。
24、C.“为什么不多做些体育锻炼呢?”是一般建议,不是针对某一具体时刻的建议,不选A;B为所答非所问;D是回答原因的,也不行。故C正确。
25、D.此句the computer后带一定语从句,关系代词that/which省略。根据主句时态确定从句时间为过去的过去,即过去完成时。定语从句的结构为:had had sth done。综上所述,选D。
26、D.由对话可知要选两半中的任何一半,只有D项有此意。
27、C.“局势已变得特别紧张,战争任何时候都有可能在两国间发生。”指说话人的看法,含有不确定因素,故用could表虚拟语气,选C。
28、D.always同进行时连用,表说话人赞同或讨厌的感情色彩,故答案选D。
29、C.第一个人说的相当于前否定、后肯定的反意问句,故A、B、D三个答语全矛盾,所以选C。
30、D.句意为:护士对待这个调皮的孩子很热心,但她的耐心最后终于用尽了。先排除A、C。B虽有“用尽”的意思,但是及物动词,须用被动语态。give out是不及物动词,意为“用尽”,故选D。
(1) 1. Sometime改为Sometimes, 副词用混了。2. vacations改为vacation,名词可数与不可数错误。3. are改为were,时态一致错误。 4. school前加which, 疑问词加不定式作宾语。5. 去掉but,but与however语义重复。 6. if改为that或去掉if, 宾语从句中连词错误,肯定含义用that引导或省略that。7. very改为more,more构成比较级。8. They改为We,代词一致错误。9. 无错。 10. something改为anything, 因为有as I liked说明。
(2) 1. had改为has,时态错误。2. real改为really,词性功能错误。 3. with改为in,短语搭配错误。4. sweet改为sweets,可数名词。 5. walk前加a, 冠词遗漏。6. buy后的me去掉,与for me重复。7. up改为on,短语搭配错误。8. for改为so, 因果关系错误,应为前因后果。9. 无错。10. were改为are,时态错误,指一般经常性动作。
练习七
1、B.第一人意为:如果你不介意的话,我想喝点酒。A前后矛盾;C、D所答非所回;B意为:一点不介意,想喝什么就喝什么吧。故B正确。
2、A.由main material for making tables可知material为特定概念,用定冠词;metal and stone此为物质名词泛指,不用冠词。故选A。
3、A.后半句为make所接的复合宾语结构,不定式要省to,故排除B、C、D。选A,分词短语作伴随状语。
4、D.如何使用洗衣机?显然是看说明书了。directions为“产品说明书”之意,其它皆无此意,故选D。
5、A.句意为:读者无须认识每个词的确切含义即可使阅读顺利进行下去。四个选项中只有get along有“进行、进展”之意,故选A。
6、C.由句意“不幸的是,当我到达时,她恰巧正要离开,因此我们只有时间说几句话”可判断为过去进行时,故C为正确答案。
7、C.由their cheerful voices可知讨论是在友好的气氛中进行的,此是指通过discussion反映出人之间的关系,故选C。
8、C.征求建议用shall或should,由答语可知此处指“一定不要”,用mustn’t,故选C。
9、A.由一定水域隔开的大陆或岛屿沿岸用off,不用其它。故A为正确答案。
10、A.形容词作表语,用good;as good as和better than共用actual performance,故选A。
11、B.四人选项都可和in构成短语,in fact,事实上;in practice,在实际中,在实践中;in deed,在行为上;in time,及时。根据句意,选B。
12、B.分词派生的形容词,现在分词形容词修饰物,过去分词形容词修饰人。excite为使动词,用于excite sb。故选B为正确答案。
13、C.“务必代我向你母亲问好。”对方答语,“我会的。”为将来时,故选C。
14、B.根据主句时态和从句中since短语判断用完成时,根据句意用被动语态,故B为正确答案。
15、B.做完一事,继续另一事,常用go on to do sth,故答案选B。
16、B.bring down,降低;keep back,扣掉;cut off,切断;hold up阻止。本句为:老板无任何理由地从我工资里扣掉了40元。故选B。
17、C.A、B、D均接从句,the lights off不是句子,此处都不能选。选C,为with短语作原因状语。
18、B.此为with sth done复合结构,物与动词构成被动概念,用过去分词,故选B。
19、A.此题要求选项引导从句作介词to的宾语,又能作从句的主语,只有A为正确答案;若选anyone,须在此后加who。
20、D.struggle to one’s feet为固定短语,所以选D。
21、B.what to expect为特殊“疑问词+不定式”结构,故B为正确答案。
22、D.“老工人已被解雇,现由一年青人取代他的位置。”用take one’s place或take the place of sb。故选D。
23、D.此句为对过去所作的虚拟,后半可改为:If he hadn’t hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, he would have score a goal. 故选D。
24、C.A、B不接不定式作宾补;persuade意为“说服”,与下文矛盾,故只有C正确。
25、A.指主语穿着的状态,用dressed。姑娘穿着最好的裙子目的是为了在晚会中被别人注意,故选A。
26、B.freezing相当于very cold,意为“极冷的”;frozen意为“冷冻的,冻硬的”。根据句意不难发现B为正确答案。
27、C.因为对方已经到达,但在对方未到达之前一直担心,故用现在完成时;而且一直等待对方归来,为过去的持续进行状态。故选C。
28、A.所选为定语从句,make use of中of不能前提,排除C、D。答语为说话人的看法,表你应该利用上下文,面实际上却没有,虚拟语气。故选A。
29、D.由答语可知说话者在劝对方不要着急,因为表快,时间充足。Take it easy相当于Don’t worry。故选D。
30、A.此句为with复合结构,with all brought,所需的东西被买完之后;句中he needed是定语从句,修饰all,关系代词that省略。故选A。
(1) 1. you→yourself。 make oneself happy“使自己高兴”,是习惯用法。2. find后加it。 it 为形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语。3. Did→Do。用一般现在时表示“经常”。 4. can后加be。 情态动词后应加动词原形再加形容词。5. 去掉will。6. give→giving。 giving与taking 并列作介词of的宾语。7. even后加though或if。 even though / if为从属连词,意为“即使,纵然”,引导让步状语从句。 8. follow→follows 9. 本行无错。10. necessarily→necessary。完整形式应为when it is necessary to do so。
(2) 1. 去掉me。间接宾语me已经与for构成介词短语写在了后面。2. 去掉in。3. usefully→useful。get后用形容词作表语。4. that→what。what引导宾语从句且在从句中用作主语,而that不能充当宾语从句的主语。5. 本行无错。 6. but→however。however 是副词,并用逗号与其它词隔开,而but为连词,连接并列句。7. did→do。前后时态照应。8. and前的it改为them。代指前面的exercises。 9. very→more。more convenient...than before构成比较结构。10. the前加for。 prepare for the exam意为“为考试作准备” 。
练习八
1、B.“我们的航班因恶劣的天气被推迟。”owing to表原因,故选B。若选C,应改为as the result of。
2、D.说甲怎样,乙也怎样,用so时,句子要倒装;又因答语为现在的虚拟语气,相当于:You would look hot and dry too if you had a high fever. 故选D。
3、A.初次见面问候一般用A。
4、D.不定式的完成时表已发生的过去动作,根据句意,应用被动结构,故选D。
5、A.“他没有涉及那件事的细节,只是泛泛而谈。”in general,一般地,泛泛地;in particular,特别地;in common,共同地;in short,总之。故选A。
6、B.比较级不与more连用,C、D为错误答案;better/worse still为固定表达。故选B。
7、B.四个选项中只有afford可接不定式作宾语。afford to do sth,花得起时间做某事。故选B。
8、D.shortly,不久;probably,可能地;practically,实际地;normally,通常地。句意为:我们谈及交际,通常会想到利用工具、对面交谈、互写信息,等等。故选D。
9、B.run out of,用光,用完,属固定短语,故选B。
10、B.seated表坐的状态,由seat sb转化而来,相当于sitting,在句中作宾补。故B为正确答案。
11、B.“人的正常体温是37度。” 只有normal意为“正常的”,故选B。
12、C.根据答语:他们有更好的球手,所我预料他们能赢。不是“更喜欢”或“想要”的意思。故选C。
13、D.“因为大风刮到许多大树,导致城市的一些街道被堵塞。”只有D有“堵塞”之意,故选D。
14、A.表示某一自然灾害会袭击某地,用strike,所以此题选A。
15、B.death指具体死亡人数时为可数名词,后接from表原因,由die from而来。故B正确。
16、D.space,空间;area,地区;place,地方;room,余地。答语指“仍然有很多提高的余地。”故选D。
17、C.答语为省略句,补全应为:He will not be allowed to go and play football if he has not finished his homework. unless相当于if…not…。故答案选C。
18、B.Help oneself有“自便,随便用”的意思。A属chinglish;C、D为所答非所问。故选B。
19、B.对方已说不喜欢,所以只能是在对方说明之前以为怎样,属过去时。所以选B。
20、C.熟人之间问好常用A、C。从人的角度问用A,从物的角度问用C。根据答语much better,better为well的比较级,所以确定C为正确答案。
21、D.句意为:务必告诉你妈妈所有的真相,她好象已被告知了一切。据此,应用不定式的完成被动形式。所以选D。
22、D.“我们不想买钢琴,因为它占据的地方太大。” take up意为“占据”;room意为“地方,空间”时为不可数名词。故选D为正确答案。
23、A.根据时态和下文的now可知,所填应为“过去,从前”之意。at one time,以前,过去;at a time,一次;from time to time,不时地;at the same time,同时。故选A。
24、A.此处所填要么为短语作定语,要么为从句作定语。B、C、D皆构不成定语从句。故选A,不定式作定语。
25、B.commonly,一般地,普通地;necessarily,必要地;usually,通常地;extremely,极端地。根据对话应为没有必要参加,故选B。
26、C.“因为期末考试快要到了,班里所有的学生熬夜学习到深夜。”只有stay up有“熬夜”之意,故选C。
27、A.此句指可能性,并用于疑问句,只有A适合,所以A为正确答案。
28、D.此为省略句。mean to do sth为“打算做某事”,用于省略句时,不定式符号不能省。补全应为:I meant to thank him before I left,but…。故答案选D。
29、B.此题考查非限定性定语从句,选B,代表上一句的内容。
30、C.此题考查混合虚拟语气,即主句和从句的时间不一致。此句从句是对过去的虚拟,故选C。
(1) 1. lie改为lies 。 这是一倒装句, 该句的主语是Washington D.C.。2. in改为to。Washington D. C. 不在New York City 所属范围内。3. ways改为way。主语为单数,从下一行is 可看出。4. spends 改为 costs, 主语为物,作“花费”解。5. city 前加上 a。city 为单数。6. 去掉 been 。句中grow up 的意思是成长,无被动式。7. for 改为 as。是将Washington D.C. 作为首府。 8. named 后加上 after。从后半句看,此句的意思是“以……命名”,而非“名叫……”。9. 此行无错。10. 在which 前或stands后加 for。
(2) 1.your改为their,与parents一致。 2.followed改为following,指下面的建议。 3.children后加to,get sb to do sth。 4.which改为that,引导同位语从句。 5.themselves后加as,regard…as是搭配。 6.independence改为independent,词性错误。 7. 此行无错。 8.but后加not,由上一句可知,要多谈他们做的对的,不要谈他们没有做的。 9.him改为them,代词一致性错误。 10.of改为with,意为“同某人一起”。