English Grammar Test for English Majors 4

English Grammar Test for English Majors 4

Directions: There are 100 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence and then mark it on the answer sheet.

1. _____________ are a hardworking people.

A. Some Chinese B. Chinese C. The Chineses D. The Chinese 2. Every one of us has ____________machine; _____________ machine is _____________ brain. A. a/a/the B. a/the/the C. the/a/a D. a/a/a 3. John likes playing ___________________.

A. basketball B. the basketball C. a basketball D. basketballs 4. Mike’s brother works in _______________, but I’m not certain which one.

A. a factory B. factory C. the factory D. some factories 5. I’ve thrown away my old trousers. I’ll have to buy _____________.

A. some new pair B. a new one C. some new ones D. a new pair 6. When we saw his face, we knew _____________ was bad.

A. the news B. some news C. a news D. news 7. We waited __________ for the bus.

A. long time B. a long time C. some long time D. the long time 8. Mary wants to become __________________.

A. the secretary B. secretary C. a secretary D. one secretary 9. __________ is very important in daily life.

A. Honesty B. The honesty C. An honesty D. Honest 10. Some boys have two names; ______________ boys have three.

A. the other B. other C. another D. none other 11. The man in a black suit is ____________.

A. president of a bank B. bank president C. a bank’s president D. a bank president

12. She has never seen ____________ small café.

A. such a B. so C. a that D. as 13. During the past year the __________ of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.

A. degree B. quantity C. number D. amount

14. I’ve brought you ___________ flowers for your birthday.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little 15. “I can’t understand what Pierre says.” That’s because he speaks _____________ English.” A. a little B. such small C. so little D. very small 16. Connie: “What musical instrument do you play?” Hellen: “_____________”.

A. Piano B. A piano C. Pianos D. The piano 17. I ordered __________ book on Mark Twain some time ago. ________ book hasn’t arrived yet. A. a /The B. the / A C. a / A D. the /The 18. He wants to get a better ___________________ and earn more money.

A. work B. employment C. job D. profession

19. They failed six times but they have made their minds to try ______________.

A. a seventh time B. seven times C. seventh time D. the seventh time 20. ------- “Would you like to go for a walk?” -------“Yes. It’s _____________ day!”

A. so beautiful the B. so a beautiful C. such a beautiful D. such beautiful a 21. _________ draw very well.

A. These both children B. Both these children C. Both of they D. Both them 22. He stole the money and they put him ____________.

A. to prison B. in prison C. at the prison D. in the prison 23. Factories are supplied with ____________ machines.

A. plenty of B. a great deal of C. large number of D. vast amounts of 24. How _____________ have you been to the U.S.?

A. much time B. many times C. long D. long a time 25. ----- “I haven’t any idea about Ann’s present. “ ----“Do you know ___________ she prefers?”

A. what is the type of jewelry B. the types of jewelry C. what jewelry types D. the type of jewelry 26. The Jacksons are said to have bought ______________ furniture recently. A. a great deal of B. a lot C. enough of D. quite a few

27. ------“What do you want from the grocery store, Karen?”

------“Oh, I just need some toothpaste and ______________.”

A. a little bit of other things B. a couple of other things

C. a few of some other things D. some other little things or two 28. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ____________. A. other fifty dollars B. the same amount also C. another fifty D. more fifty dollars 29. Mary told me about her father’s illness ___________ day.

A. the other B. another C. any other D. other 30. A young man cannot have _____________.

A. experience of world B. experience of the world C. the experience of world D. the experience of the world 31. Janet cannot drive yet, but she wants ___________.

A. her own car B. the car of her own C. a her own car D. a car of her own 32. Please go to ___________ to pick up your ID card (身份证)。

A. Three Window B. the window three C. window Third D. the third window 33. His honesty is _________________; nobody can doubt it.

A. in question B. out of the question C. beside the question D. out of question 34. Wooden houses _____________ easily.

A. catch a fire B. catch fire C. catch the fire D. catch fires 35. Mr. Brown must be over forty, for he’s grown ______________.

A. grey hairs B. a grey hair C. grey hair D. a lot of grey hair 36. Mr. Smith looks very happy today. He has got _______________ good news from home.

A. many B. a lot C. quite a few D. much 37. What do you usually do after _________________?

A. the class B. class C. the classes D. classes 38. When you go to the shops, bring me __________________.

A. a fruit tin B. a fruits’ tin C. a tin of fruit D. a tin of fruits 39. I like ______________ two records.

A. these both B. both these C. all these D. these all 40. Sarabeth had spent ______________ studying.

A. the whole day B. the all day C. altogether a day D. entirely a day 41. John said that he didn’t do ____________ paper work yesterday.

A. many B. lots of C. a great deal D. much 42. We were amazed to see the ____________. A.amount of people waiting in line at Macy’s store B. number of people waiting in line at Macy’s C.amount of persons waiting in line at Macy’s D. number of persons waiting at Macy’s in line

43. There is very _____________ hope that she will pass the exam.

A. few B. small C. much D. little 44. Students today are writing ___________of poetry.

A. a great many lines B. quantities of lines C. lots lines D. a large number 45. Most of the housework was done by two members of the family, my mother and

___________.

A. I B. mine C. me D. myself 46. ------- “His grandmother still treats him like a child.” ------- “She can’t imagine _____________ grown up.”

A. he B. him C. his D. he’ll 47. Our home is finer than ___________________.

A. yours or him B. your’s or his C. you or his D. yours or his 48. They talked about the problem among ____________.

A. them B. each other C. themselves D. one another 49. He told me only part of the story and that was ____________.

A. it B. this C. so D. that 50. ______________Mr. Chen will manage it all right.

A. In this way or the other B. In one way or another C. In one way or others D. In some way or another 51. Barbara tried _____________ in the door but ______________ worked. A. every of her keys / none B. all of her keys / not everyone C. all of her keys / none D. her all keys / not all

52. When drinking from a well, one mustn’t forget _____________ who dug it.

A. them B. these C. that D. those

53. He wrote few letters to __________ of his family, but he sent a few cards to ____________ of his friends.

A. any / some B. some / any C. none / every D. every / none

54. This furniture is different from ______________.

A. that B. that one C. those D. those ones 55. “How much tea is left in the pot?” “______________.”

A. None B. Not some C. Nothing D. No one

56. The scholar standing over there is ____________ the great mathematician, Chen Jing-run,

himself.

A. no other but B. no other than C. none other than D. no one but 57. One common family name is Smith; __________ is Brown.

A. another B. the other C. other one D. an other 58. Before the Great Fire of London in 1666, __________. A. the most dwellings were squalid(肮脏的) and unhealthy B.most squalid and unhealthy were the dwellings C.most of the dwellings were squalid and unhealthy D.squalid and unhealthy most of the dwellings were

59. The Lunar New Year was always a happy time ____________.

A. for us Chinese children B. for Chinese children as us

C. for we Chinese children D. for we, Chinese children 60. Will you buy me ___________ stamps when you go out?

A. some B. any C. a little D. a few of 61. This bicycle is his, not _____________.

A. their B. hers C. her D. her’s 62. The couple looked at ____________ and accepted the salesman’s offer.

A. one another B. each other C. themselves D. them 63. John behaved so strangely today. I thought he wasn’t acting like ____________. A. him B. himself C. he would D. he does 64. I don’t want to use John’s pen. I don’t like _____________.

A. that pen of his B. his that pen C. that pen of him D. that his pen 65. Larry helped me finish my work ___________ was very kind of him.

A. and that B. and this C. and it D. and which 66. We used to meet ___________ month.

A. every other B. any other C. other D. the other 67. ------ “May I help you with some shoes, sir?”

------“Yes, I’d like to try on those brown ____________.”

A. one B. ones C. two D. pair 68. ______________ told us that he wasn’t there.

A. None B. No anyone C. No one D. None of anyone 69. Because they usually receive the same score on standardized examinations, there is often disagreement as to __________ is the better student, Bob or Helen.

A. which B. who C. what D. whom

70. -------“Did you see any tigers in the zoo?”

------“________________.”

A. None B. no one C. nothing D. not many ones 71. He was informed that it was _____________ who wanted the interview.