English Grammar Examination for Grade 2009
Test Paper（A）
I. Multiple Choice ( 40 points,1 point for each )
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. I’ve heard him_____ about you often..
A. spoke
B. speaks
C. speak
D. spoken
2. I’m hungry. Get me something_____.
A. eat
B. to eat
C. eating
D. for eating
3. There isn’t any difference between the two. I really don’t know_____
A. where to choose
B. which to choose
C. to choose what
D. to choose which
4. I saw him _____ out of the room.
A. go
B. had gone
C. has gone
D. goes
5. I’m going to have my radio ______.
A. fixed
B. to fix
C. fix
D. fixing
6. _____ the letter, he went out to post it,
A. Writing
B. Being written
C. Having written
D. Written
7. Don’t you remember_____?
A. seeing the man before
B. to see the man before
C. saw the man before
D. to have been seen before
8. What’s the language ______ in Germany?
A. speaking
B. spoken
C. be spoken
D. to speak
9. We’re looking forward_____ the photo exhibition.
A. to visiting
B. to visit
C. to having visited
D. visiting 10. Our headmaster often told us _____ things for granted.
A. not to have
B. not to take
C. didn’t take
D. not to make
11. The girl_____ under that tree is my sister.
A. sitting
B. sits
C. is sitting
D. sat
12. This sentence needs_____
A. an improvement
B. improve
C. improving
D. improved
13. He had his leg_____ in the match yesterday.
A. to break
B. broken
C. break
D. breaking
14. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed _____.
A. catching
B. to be caught
C. being caught
D. to catch
15. ______ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Having given
B. To give
C. Giving
D. Given
16. Jack wishes that he _____ business instead of history when he was in university.
A. studied
B. had been studying
C. study
D. had studied
17. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.
A. had lost
B. would lose
C. would have lost
D. should have lost
18. It is essential that these application forms _____ back as early as possible.
A. must be sent
B. are sent
C. will be sent
D. be sent
19. _____ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.
A. Not being
B. Without being
C. Had it not been
D. Not having been
20. He turned down her proposal that she _______ at the conference.
A. should offer
B. offer
C. offered
D. offering
21. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you _________ anything about it for the time being .
A. didn’t do
B. haven’t done
C. don’t
D. have done
22. Had you listened to the doctor, you _____ all right now.
A. are
B. were
C. would be
D. would have been
23. It is high time we ___ off.
A. are
B. were
C. be
D. will be
24. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you_____ it.
A) Must not have done B) would not have done
C) might not have done D) did not have to do
25. You_____ her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.
A) needn’t have seen B) must have seen
C) might have seen D) can’t have seen
26. I am sorry I couldn’t get in touch with before he left. I______ him earlier.
A) had a telephone B) have phoned
C) should have phoned D) should be phoned
27. John_____his father about his failure in the exam.
A. dares not tell
B. dares not telling
C. dare not tell
D. dares not to tell
28. You_______ return the book now. You can keep it next week if you like.
A. can't
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. may not
29. You must have seen him last night,_________ ?
A. haven't you
B. didn't you
C. don't you
D. must you
30. One ought__________ for what one has done.
A. not to be punished
B. to not be punished
C. to not punished
D. not be punished
31. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours identical?
A. if
B. so
C. what
D. that 32. ______the ship sank has been mystery.
A. What
B. As
C. Why
D. Since
33. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, , of course, made the others jealous.
A. who
B. what
C. that
D. which
34. They talked for about an hour of things and persons they remembered in the school.
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. whom
35. The days you could travel without a passport are gone.
A. of which
B. on which
C. in which
D. at which
36. might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A. As
B. That
C. It
D. What
37. The residents, had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
A. all their homes
B. all whose homes
C. all of whose homes
D. all of their homes
38. My home town is the same it used to be.
A. like
B. as
C. that
D. which
39. he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.
A. Much as
B. Much though
C. As much
D. Though much
40. We’ll visit Europe next year we have enough money.
A. lest
B. until
C. unless
D. provided
II. Sentences Completing ( 30 points )
Fill in each of the blanks with one of the items given.
A). be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been, to be
1. There ____something wrong with my watch.
2. I have _____ looking for my lost necklace for three days, but I still haven’t found it.
3. I remember ____ paid for the job, but I forget the exact number.
4. The children are ____ taken care of by their aunt.
5. If you _____ to see Our teacher, what would you tell her?
6. It’s highly essential for there _____ much practice in learning a foreign language.
B). have, has, had, having
7. How long ____ they known each other before they got married.
8. It _____ been raining every day so far this week.
9. Who did the manager ______ write the report?
10. ______ been kept in prison for 18 years, he was set free and brought to England.
C) do, does, did, doing, done
11. Moving to the city has _____ wonders for my social life.
12. The children are _____ very well at school.
13. What will you _____ for transport tonight?
14. This question ______ not have anything to do with the main topic of the survey.
15. Why _____ you say “no” to your friend?
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb or verb phrase given:
16. No one can deny that we (make) __________ tremendous progress in the past twenty years..
17. Application for this training course should be sent ( direct ) _______ to the admission office.
18. The way he talks is simply intolerable. I object to (treat) ________ like that.
19. (view) _______ from a far distance, the island of Nepenthe looked like a child.
20. The student who could not answer the question sat down with his eyes (stare) _______ at the desk.
21. Generally speaking, when (take) _______ according to directions, the drug has no side-effect. 22. Though (lack) _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
23. By the end of next March, Li Ming (be) ______ abroad for three years.
24. At that time he said that he (agree) ______ to this proposal two days before.
25. I haven’t seen Ann these past three days. I am afraid she (not feel) _____ herself for some time.
26. Liu Li has just phoned me that he (not come) _____ till next Sunday.
27.If he were really interested in buying the property, he (make) _____ an offer before now.
28.He pretended (read) _________ when the teacher came in.
29. Over 500 people (work) ______ in the office when the big fire broke out.
30. His (be) _______ inquisitive saved his life.
Ⅲ. Error Correction ( 20 points )
Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.
1.Though my English is poor, I managed to make myself understand.
2.When asking about his qualifications for the position, Jim kept silent.
3.Crossed the street, she was knocked down by a car.
4.Weather permits, the spaceship will be launched tomorrow.
5.The temple is believed to stand here for 200 years.
6.We have greatly been helping by the big computer.
7.Having not received a reply, he decided to write again.
8.The murderer was brought in, with his hands having been tied behind his back.
9.Mr. Wang suggested me send the notes to my teacher at once.
10.This is the store which we visited the famous shop assistants.
IV. Sentence Rewriting (10 points)
Rewrite the following sentences as required:
A) Using attributive clause
1. Experienced clerks may move to departments. More knowledge is required in the departments.
2. He succeeded in the competition and it made his father very pleased.
3. It is reported that the sailors returned twenty days later, ill, tired and unhappy.
B) Using inversion
4. After I began to work, I realized how much time I had wasted. ( not … until )
5. You will have a good job only after you have got your PH.D degree.