(0034)《基础语法上》复习思考题

（0034）《基础语法上》复习思考题

Model Test 1

I. Complete each of the following sentences with the best choice of A, B, C or D. (15%)

1. The ______ of this problem ______ still not clear to most of us.

A. bases, is A. two furniture

B. basis, are

C. basis, is

D. basises, are

2. You can order ______ if you like.

B. two pieces of furniture D. two pieces of furnitures C. postmans C. is

D. postsmen D. was

C. two piece of furnitures A. postmen A. were way.

A. agree, answer

B. agrees, answer D. agree, answer

D. Honest D. were

C. agrees, answers A. Honesty A. is

B. postsman B. are

3. It’s said that the ______ here would never go on strike. 4. Nowadays, cards ______ not so popular as Majong.

5. The majority ______ on this point and the majority of us ______ the question in the same

6. ______ is supposed to be of great importance in daily life.

B. An honesty C. The honesty B. are

C. seems

B. many informations D. much information

D. has, species

7. After a long time of waiting, the news ______ to be very good. 8. Computers are tools carrying ______ for human beings.

A. many information C. more information A. has, specie

9. The Himalayas ______ a large variety of living ______.

B. have, species C. have, specie

10. He finally found that the two ______ were his ______.

A. standers-by, sisters-in-law C. stander-bys, sisters-in-law A. denied

B. rejected

B. stander-bys, sister-in-laws D. stander-by, sister-in-law C. repelled

D. deprived

11. He was ______ admittance to the theatre for not being properly dressed. 12. In an accident when two cars ran into each other, they ______.

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A. hit B. knocked C. struck D. collided

13. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ______ if the invitation to a dinner

party is extended only three or four days before the party date. A. admired A. entitled to the consequences. A. answer for airliners of today. A. convinced

B. anticipated

C. resolved

D. assured

17. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language

learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive program for the reading skills. A. adapted C. assembled homework. A. let down field is climbing. A. engaging noises. A. subjected to

B. filled with

C. associated with C. will often see

D. attached to D. have often seen

21. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ______ advertisement.

A. are often seeing B. often see the newspaper completely. A. replaced nowhere in sight. A. completed C. to complete A. would have A. must use

B. had had

B. to have completed D. to have been completed C. have had

D. did have

B. have replaced C. replace

D. will replace

23. The second book was ______ by August1987, but two years later, the end was still 22. While people may refer to TV for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that TV ______

B. devoting

C. registering

D. pursuing

20. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ______ could continuous

B. let alone

C. let off

D. let out

19. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women ______ this

B. acknowledged D. appointed

B. run into

C. abide by

D. step into

16. People ______ that verbical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the

B. regarded

C. expected

D. worshipped D. assigned to

14. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ______ free medical care.

B. involved in C. associated with

15. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract and now he has to ______

18. The mother said she would ______ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his

24. I don’t know what I’d have done if I ______ to make the decision. 25. The line was busy, someone ______ the telephone.

B. must be using C. must have been using D. may have used

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26. Before we went very far, we found that we ______ our way.

A. would miss A. to take off

B. would lose

C. had lost B. to be taken off D. taking off C. was

D. would be D. were missed

27. The plane was ______ at half past five but for the storm.

C. to have taken off A. had been his director. A. visited A. be powered

B. visiting B. powers

C. was going to visit

D. should visit

30. One of the wonderful ideas is that future cars ______ by solar energy.

C. is going to be powered D. will pwer

B. were

28. I would have told him the answer had it been possible but I ______ so busy then. 29. The television visiting scholar planned to spend the weekend writing letters and ______

II. Identify the mistakes in the following sentences. There is only one mistake in each sentence. (10%)

1. Many critics (A) have condemed the television networks (B) for not having much (C)

imaginative programs for children (D). 2. Evryone (A) child in the USA must receive (B) some form of (C) educational instruction (D).

3. The monk spent so many (A) years copying out manuscripts by candle (B) and eventually he (C) damaged the (D) eyes. 4. Some (A) trees have distinctive features that (B) identify themselves(C) from others at the first glanc(D). 5. The director felt badly (A) about not giving (B) Mary the position that (C) she had

applied for (D). 6. A variety of courses were (A) offered to enrich the students′(B) background knowledge (C) of the English-speaking countries.(D) 7. Acoustics (A) are (B) the science of sound and must be considered (C) when building (D) a house.

8. The Bermudas is (A) made of (B) about 120 limestone islands and islets and many small (C) islands set (D) close together. 9. They were building bridge (A) across the river, a bridge (B) which was intended (C) to carry a great deal of (D) traffic. 10. The team has (A) hired Bill Simon and Ed Macklin who are (B) good foresters (C), the later (D) to coordinate recruiting efforts. III. Fill in the blanks.(35%)

A. Supply two alternative pronouns in each blank, wherever possible:

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1. After ______ weighed anchor, the ship shipped out of the harbour. 2. A tall figure was moving stealthily about the room. ______ was the burglar. 3. Getting out of the car said to the man in the overalls: Fill ______ up, please”. 4. The moon glittered as ______ rolled through the deep vault of a cloudless sky. 5. France has made it plain that ______ will reject the proposal. 6. As soon as the plane had hopped off, ______ picked up speed. 7. They put shoulders to the boat and had ______ launched. 8. When bathing, a baby always hold ______ securely.

9. That fox had got away two times this year, but we’ll get ______ before ______ is much

older.

10. Once upon a time there was a rabbit called Luke. ______ lives in a forest near the village.

B. Insert some, any, no, making the appropriate compounds if necessary: 1. I don’t think there’re ______ letters. 2. I’d like ______ airmail paper, please. 3. He seldom uses ______ paper to start a fire.

4. Let us hope we can settle the matter without ______ more trouble. 5. I’ve spoken to hardly ______ one who disagrees with me. 6. This lock is no good at all ______ key will open it.

7. I can’t open this lock. There must be ______ key that will open it. 8. She is so sensitive. ______ thing you say can upset her. 9. ______ people will believe ______ story you tell them.

10. This medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ______ chemist’s.

C. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate article or other determiner: 1. Could I have ______ stamp, please?

2. ______ healthy society can tolerate a lot of criticism. 3. At home, Miles Davis will play ______ piano every night. 4. I like ______ cars, ______ money, ______ food, and ______ drink. 5. I love ______ mountains, but I hate ______ sea.

6. We need ______ beer, ______ sugar, ______ butler, ______ eggs, ______ rice and

______ toilet paper.

7. ______ man has just taken his first steps into ______ space.

8. You can fool some of ______ people all ______ time, and all ______ people some of

______ time; but cannot fool all ______ people all ______ time.

D. by choosing the correct word:

1. Sorry I didn’t turn up. I ______ forgot. (clean, cleanly)

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