Exercises in Grammar (TEM4)
(1)
1.Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times, _______ was done.
A. a few damages
B. few damages
C. little damage
D. a little damage
2.You are ________ an optimist, aren‟t you?
A. a little of
B. a bit of
C. a lot of
D. enough
3.Birds of ________ flock together.
A. a feather
B. feather
C. the feather
D. same feathers
4.“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. more other things
5.If there was ________ thing Julia could not do without, it was coffee.
A. a
B. no
C. one
D. the
6.I went back there ________ times after that first meeting.
A. half a dozen
B. some dozens
C. three dozens
D. several dozen of
7.He‟s lived in London and Manchester, but he doesn‟t like _______ city very much.
A. neither
B. either
C. any
D. both
8._______ friends often speak highly of him.
A. His few
B. His a few
C. A few his
D. Few his
9.Tom contributed fifty dollars, but he wished he could contribute ______.
A. one other fifty dollars
B. the other fifty more
C. more fifty dollars
D. another fifty
10.Of _______ two children, one lives in _______ town and the other in _______ countryside.
A. / … a … the
B. the … / … the
C. the … the …the
D. / … / … /
11.“Are you going to the football game?”“No. the ticket is ______ expensive for me.”
A. very much
B. so much
C. far too
D. a lot of
(2)
1. _________ does he know that the police are about to arrest him.
A. Few
B. Only
C. Seldom
D. Little
2. Then _________ of testing and repairing troubles in the spacecraft.
A. came many months
B. many months had come
C. many months came
D. has come many months
3. Only when in danger ________ human beings.
A. will attack most snakes
B. snakes will most attack
C. will most snakes attack
D. most snakes will attack
4. ________ found these days.
A. Rare are new species of animals
B. Rarely are new species of animals
C. Rare new species of animals are
D. Rarely new species of animals are
5. On a small round marble table in the center of her boudoir stands _________ vase.
A. little exquisite antique brown Chinese porcelain
B. an exquisite little antique brown Chinese porcelain
C. an antique little exquisite brown Chinese porcelain
D. a Chinese antique little exquisite brown porcelain
(3)
1.Susan stood motionlessly at the end of the diving board, hands at her side, heels slightly raised, every muscle
_________ action.
A. anticipating
B. to anticipate
C. anticipated
D. having anticipated
2. A new technique ________, the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent.
A. working out
B. having worked out
C. having been worked out
D. to have been worked out
3. His health falling, ________ in 1782.
A. so Henry Lee went on leave from the army
B. the army gave Henry Lee leave
C. when the army gave Henry Lee leave
D. Henry Lee went on leave from the army
4. He had me whipped, with all the town ________.
A. looking on
B. look on
C. looked on
D. to look on
5. All flights _________ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
A. having canceled
B. having been canceled
C. were canceled
D. have been canceled
6. With a great weight ________ his mind, he went to bed.
A. to have taken off
B. taking off
C. taken off
D. having taken off
7. He knew that with him ________, she could and would succeed.
A. help
B. to help
C. to be helped
D. having helped
8. The speeding car had missed the turn and now lay on its back, wheels ________ in the air.
A. having spun
B. spun
C. were spun
D. spinning
9. The accountant sat quietly in the office, _________, waiting for the telephone to ring.
A. whose eyes close
B. eyes closed
C. of whom eyes
D. his eyes were closed
(4)
1. Everyone wants to see the flower show, ________?
A. dose he
B. doesn‟t everyone
C. doesn‟t it
D. don‟t they
2. I suppose that you must have visited the museum, _________?
A. don‟t I
B. mustn‟t you
C. have you
D. haven‟t you
3. Our teacher must have stayed up last night, __________?
A. mustn‟t he
B. didn‟t he
C. needn‟t he
D. hasn‟t he
4. We don‟t believe that she will pass the final exam, __________?
A. don‟t we
B. won‟t she
C. do we
D. will she
(5)
1. We have all the best apparatus with which ________ motion in the way already scribed.
A. to measure
B. measuring
C. to be measured
D. is measured
2.In other words, we made elements combine in _______ as to produce new materials which are not elements.
A. a way
B. such way
C. many ways
D. such a way
3. ________ no mistake, you must recheck the results got from the experiment.
A. There is
B. For there to be
C. There being
D. With being
4. It is fascinating for ________ so any flower beds on the campus.
A. there being
B. there to being
C. there be
D. there to be
5. Would you like _______ a meeting to discuss the question?
A. there to be
B. there is
C. there being
D. there are
6. They are said ________ out a simple method for producing plastics.
A. to have found
B. to find
C. will find
D. to be finding
7. I expect to ________ the book by the end of the year.
A. be finishing
B. have finished
C. finish
D. be finished
8. They thought it desirable ________ in all schools.
A. for English to teach
B. with English teaching
C. with English to teach
D. for English to be taught
9. I could not help but ________ that something was wrong.
A. realize
B. to realize
C. realizing
D. having realized
10.By means of radio waves _________ through satellites in space we can receive and transmit radio waves
throughout the world and find out more about space and our the earth.
A. to relay
B. relayed
C. relaying
D. relay
11. A molecule of hydrogen has only two atoms, ________ one proton and one electron.
A. each has
B. each having
C. every having
D. each to have
12. _________, the meeting was held according to schedule.
A. With them all arrived
B. They having all arriving
C. They having all arrived
D. With them all arriving
13. ________ more than a hundred times, this new-type radio was proved to be of good quality.
A. To be tested
B. Having been tested
C. Tested
D. Being tested
14. The workers have changed these old materials into useful products, _____ good use of them.
A. so made
B. thus making
C. to make
D. thus made
15.Television pictures _____ out in color can also be received in black-and-white television sets.
A. sending
B. sent
C. having sent
D. to have been sent
16. The characteristics of this alloy are _________ as to make it very suitable for this purpose.
A. so good
B. very good
C. such
D. the same
17. I don‟t remember the boiler _________ during these years.
A. being repaired
B. having been repaired
C. to be repaired
D. to have been repaired
18. _______ Saturday, they had no classes in the afternoon.
A. It being
B. Its being
C. Being
D. Having been
19. The suspect at last admitted _________ stolen goods but denied ______ them.
A. to receive . . . to sell
B. receiving . . . selling
C. have received ... to selling
D. to have received ... to have sold
20. John was caught _________ his neighbor‟s apples the other day.
A. to have stolen
B. stealing
C. to steal
D. having stolen
21. He is a man worth _____ by others.
A. being paid more attention to
B. paying more attention to
C. being paid more attention
D. to be paid more attention to
22. She is certainly capable, given the right opportunities, ___________ a success of her career.
A. to make
B. in making
C. of making
D. to make
(6)
1. A book may be compared to the company you keep. If it is good, you cannot keep it _____ long; if bad, you
cannot get rid of it _____ early.
A. very…very
B. too…too
C. so…so
D. such…such
2. I _____ at my teacher‟s remarks.
A. cannot but wonder B cannot but wondering
D. cannot choose but to wonder D. cannot choose but wondering
3. Sally is old enough to ________ to spend all her money on fancy goods.
A. know well B know better enough C. know better than D. know as well as
4. No man is so old _________ he may learn.
A. but which
B. but
C. that
D. but also
5. There is no rule _________ has exceptions.
A. without
B. except
C. as
D. but
6. ________ his luggage, he hurried to the station.
A. Not having picked up
B. Having not picked up
C. Not picked up
D. Don't have picked up
7. Don‟t have him for a friend: he‟s _________ a criminal.
A. anything but
B. nothing but
C. nothing like
D. everything but
8. There are several pretty girls standing under the tree, but _____ are known to me.
A. none
B. neither
C. no one
D. either
9. I‟d ________ leave you here.
A. very much not rather
B. not very much rather
C. very much rather not
D. very much rather not to
10.“Call me not …lord‟, dear Madam; for I am _______ a merchant, but of no uncommon birth,” he said.
A. other than
B. none than
C. none other than
D. no other than
11.No fuel ______ petroleum will be fit for this purpose.
A. than
B. other than
C. rather than
D. as
12.I know now, of course, there is _________ as love.
A. no such a thing
B. not such thing
C. not a thing
D. no such thing
(7)缺混合虚拟语气
1. But for the sunlight, there _________ no moonlight.
A. is
B. will be
C. would be
D. has been
2. _________, we would have been able to use it.
A. If this metal were produced earlier
B. Had this metal been produced earlier
C. Should this metal be produced earlier
D. If this metal is produced earlier
3. It is strange that she _________ in the last examination.
A. should have failed
B. had failed
C. failed
D. fails
4. He put his coat over the soldier lest he _________ cold.
A. will catch
B. catches
C. should catch
D. has caught
5. His improvement has made the design better than it _________.
A. would otherwise have been
B. will otherwise be
C. has otherwise been
D. would otherwise be
6.The earth is a powerful magnet and all magnets behave the same whether they _______ large or small.
A. be
B. would be
C. will be
D. have been
7. It is (high) time we _________ computers to the production of iron and steel.
A. will apply
B. applied
C. have applied
D. would have applied
8. Even though she had been very busy that day, she __________ us.
A. would have helped
B. would help
C. had helped
D. helped
9. ________ we had not made any mistakes in the calculations!
A. But for
B. If only
C. Let
D. Without
10. We ________ you came to visit our laboratory tomorrow than today.
A. had better
B. rather than
C. would rather
D. will rather
11. Suppose that you wanted to speed up the car, you ________ to apply an additional force.
A. would have
B. will have
C. have
D. had had
12. It is suggested that we __________ the design of the machine before May Day.
A. should finish
B. have finished
C. will finish
D. should have finished
13. I move that he _______ discharged for his serious mistake.
A. is
B. will be
C. should be
D. has been
14. He acted as if he ________ an old hand.
A. is
B. were
C. has been
D. would be
15.They demanded when the conclusion had been drawn that the right to vote ______ to every adult man.
A. be given
B. would be given
C. was given
D. had been given
16._______ out of season, I should have ordered some from the fruit stand.
A. If oranges would have been
B. If oranges have not been
C. Had oranges not been
D. should oranges not have been
17.He said it was important that every member ______ his application by the end of the month.
A. send
B. sent
C. sends
D. has sent
18.We got the recommendation yesterday that the work ______ until all the preparations have been made.
A. will not start
B. be not started
C. not started
D. not start
19.Should our company ______ your requirements, please contact us at the address above.
A. will have met
B. will meet
C. have met
D. meet
20.If Helen had followed the doctor‟s advice, she __________ sick now.
A. won‟t be
B. wouldn‟t be
C. wouldn‟t have been
D. isn‟t
(8)
1. The pilot as well as two of the passengers _________ miraculously escaped death.
A. have
B. are
C. has
D. were
2. Brown bread and butter ________ usually eaten with smoked salmon.
A. are
B. have
C. has
D. is
3. None but fools _________ ever believed it.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. were
4. A series of plane accidents _________ been reported lately.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. Were
5. The greatest part of the population _________ in the countryside.
A. was
B. were
C. had
D. is
6. The number of articles published on cancer ________ amazing.
A. are
B. is
C. have been
D. be
7. The militia _________ called out to guard the borderland.
A. were
B. is
C. was
D. has
8. Many a comrade ______ sacrificed ______ for the patriotic democratic revolution.
A. have .. their lives
B. has … his life
C. have … their lifes
D. has …. His lifes
9. “________ ten dollars a big sum to him?” “I suppose so.”
A. Is
B. Will be
C. Are
D. Were
10. In 1976 the Netherlands _______ hit by its worst storm since 1953.
A. have
B. had
C. were
D. was
11.Three-fourths of its surface of the earth ______ sea.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
12.More than one person ______ sighted UFO in this area.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
13.The office staff ________ gathered to hear the president speak.
A. is
B. are
C. be
D. will
(9)
1. Thinking that you know ________ in fact you don‟t is a disastrous mistake.
A. what
B. that
C. when
D. however
12.__________ earth scientists understand how and why earthquakes happen, forecasts are usually inaccurate.
A. As
B. While
C. For
D. Since
13._________ she had a solid background in mathematics, her lab skills were relatively undeveloped.
A. As
B. Since
C. That
D. While
14._________ he needed money desperately, he would never have turned to his brother for help.
A. In that
B. So that
C. But that
D. Assuming that
5. Man is superior to the animals ________ he uses language to convey his thoughts.
A. that
B. in that
C. when
D. in which
6. The men will have to wait all day ________ the doctor works faster.
A. if
B. whether
C. unless
D. that
7. ________ we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once.
A. Since that
B. Since now
C. By now
D. Now that
8.“Have you decided which you like best—the round table or the square table?” “Of the two, the round one is
__________.”
A. the nicest
B. the nicer
C. nicer
D. a nice one
9. “I enjoy this particular radio station.”
“So do I. It always has _________ music.”
A. so good
B. such a good
C. such good
D. a so good
10. At least 15, 000 died ________ the French gave up their attempts to build the Panama Canal.
A. as
B. before
C. when
D. while
11. They could have avoided making such a mistake, ________ they didn‟t follow his advice.
A. because
B. but
C. as
D. that
12. Glenn, ________ the reader has forgotten, was the first American astronaut to orbit in space.
A. since
B. unless
C. while
D. lest
13. She never comes _________ she brings something for the children.
A. whenever
B. and
C. if
D. but
14.Soccer is a popular spectator sport in England, ________ in the United States it is football that attracts large
audience.
A. as
B. though
C. however
D. whereas
15. He closed the door quietly _________ wake his mother, who was asleep.
A. so that not to
B. in order to
C. so as not to
D. in order that
16. He‟ll never succeed, __________ hard he tries.
A. whatever
B. despite
C. though
D. however
17. ________ air is to man, so is water to fish.
A. Like
B. Just
C. Since
D. Just as
18.The expense of color television is likely to be ________ not enough people will be able to afford it.
A. in that
B. so that
C. such that
D. such as
(10)
1. Let children read such books _______ will make them better and wiser.
A. which
B. that
C. as
D. what
2. _______ in physical shape, he dropped out of the University of Syracuse.
A. As he was bad
B. Bad as he was
C. Bad although he was
D. Though bad he was
3. He couldn‟t have taken so much ________ told to.
A. like was he
B. what he was
C. than was he
D. as he was
4. Our attitude is still _______ we expressed it in the 1942 agreement on Iran.
A. the same
B. as
C. what
D. like
5. The dictionary is to the student ___________ the tool is to the worker.
A. What
B. so
C. as if
D. like
6. I can hear ________ from the back of the room.
A. just as well
B. just as easy
C. just as good
D. easily as well
7. I was in a quandary (左右为难) ____________ what to say.
A. for
B. as to
C. of
D. owing to
8. He handled the machine in such a way _____ to make it impossible for me to use afterwards.
A. which
B. that
C. as
D. to that
(11)
1. The coffee you make tastes ___________.
A. as good as your mother
B. as good as your mother‟s
C. so good as your mother‟s
D. as good as your mother does
2. The weather in Singapore is not so dry ________.
A. as India
B. as it is in India
C. as is in India
D. as India is
3. I have ___________ I had when I was in high school.
A. less free time now than
B. free time less now than
C. as less free time now as
D. so little free time now as
4. Not many brothers are __________ to their sisters as Tom is.
A. as nice
B. ever nicer
C. half as nicer
D. so much nice
5. Why don't you take physics next semester? It's not so hard to understand _______.
A. like you might think
B. that you might think
C. as you might think
D. quite as you think
6. You can trust him with your life. You will never meet ___________.
A. the most dependable person as he is
B. a more dependable person
C. such dependable a person as
D. as a dependable person as he
7. Mrs. Smith hasn't traveled ____________.
A. as nearly much as her husband
B. nearly as much as her husband
C. any more as her husband has
D. that much as her husband has
8. We have never seen _______ his cat.
A. a more friendly dog than
B. a dog more friendly than
C. a friendly dog more than
D. more friendly a dog than
9.Eating more nutrients than the body needs does not make it function better, ______ over filling the oil-lamp
makes it lighten better.
A. no more than
B. not more than
C. any more than
D. as well as
(12)
1. They did ______________ to console her.
A. what they could
B. which they could
C. what as they could
D. whether they could
2. I cannot give you the information you ask for, for the reason __________ it myself.
A. which I don't know
B. that I don't know
C. why I don't know
D. because I don't know
3._____ Mr. Smith do you mean — the one who teaches history or the one who teaches music?
A. What
B. Whatever
C. Which
D. Whoever
4. The two brothers look exactly the same ____________ one has a birth mark on his left arm.
A. except for
B. except which
C. except that
D. except
5. "I'm going to ____________ I can be of most use," said the doctor.
A. what
B. there
C. that
D. where
6. Your mother's health is not __________ it ought to be.
A. that
B. which
C. whatever
D. what
7.We met the president, ________.
A. whom the newspapers had reported was gravely ill
B. who the newspapers had reported to be gravely ill
C. who the newspapers had reported was gravely ill
D. whom the newspapers had reported gravely ill
8.He knew the information could be of help to ________ took over the job.
A. anyone
B. those
C. whoever
D. whomever
9.Many people attended the conference, a brief report _______ has been published.
A. of which
B. which
C. of that
D. for which
10.The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware ______ she had gone.
A. where
B. of where
C. of the place where
D. the place
(13)
1. Do as you are told, _________ you'll be in trouble.
A. otherwise
B. therefore
C. besides
D. what's more
2. He employed an able secretary. _________, he was able to do his work efficiently.
A. However
B. Nevertheless
C. Thus
D. Still
3. Your mother was at home while you were children, _________ mine went out to work.
A. whereas
B. besides
C. for
D. nevertheless
4. I do every single bit of house-work _________ he just does the dishes now and again.
A. however
B. while
C. then
D. or else
5. Talk less and work more, ________ your success will be assured.
A. otherwise
B. for
C. or
D. and
6._______ be the consequence, I‟ll be on your side.
A. However
B. Whatever
C. No matter how
D. Wherever
(14)
1. We ourselves would rather ___________ on the 8th, but we didn't leave till the 12th.
A. had left
B. have left
C. to leave
D. left
2. I don't know why the child started to cry, but she _________ by the dog.
A. must have been frightened
B. would have been frightened
C. might have been frightened
D. should have been frightened
3. He left a note for Anne so that she _______ what was happening in the university while she was away.
A. must know
B. may know
C. can know
D. ought to know
4. You _________ money away as spend it in gambling.
A. may have thrown
B. might have thrown
C. might well throw
D. might as well throw
5. Two thousand dollars for that old car? You __________!
A. can be joking
B. might be joking
C. should be joking
D. must be joking
6. Since the flight has been canceled because of bad weather, we ________ by train.
A. might as well
B. would like to go
C. may well
D. can possibly go
7. It is only fair that I ________ the truth about the whole affair.
A. had better be told
B. would sooner to be told
C. would like to be told
D. should be told
8.Some actors like to be surrounded by a crowd of people all the time，while others _____ on their own instead.
A. would rather be
B. have got to be
C. had better
D. might as well
9. My CD player had a design fault so I ______ to have it repaired.
A. mustn't pay
B. didn't have to pay
C. might not pay
D. would rather not to pay
(15)
1. A tiger cannot be tamed unless _________
A. catching it very young
B. to catch it very young
C. caught very young
D. being caught very young
2. The author writes more about Hardy county than _________.
A. he writes about Hardy himself
B. what he writes about Hardy the man
C. he does write about the person Hardy himself
D. he does about Hardy
3. The old lady carrying a basketful of eggs was run down by a taxi when _______ the street.
A. crossing
B. crossed
C. to cross
D. being crossing
4. The suspect admits stealing a car from a garage, but he can‟t remember ___.
A. what garage
B. which garage
C. what garage he did it from
D. which he stole
5. Wood furniture does not depreciate (贬/减) in value ________.
A. if they are handled properly and protected properly
B. unless handling and protecting properly
C. if properly handled and protected
D. unless for all its handling and protection
6. __________, flowers need a lot of sun and water.
A. when growth
B. They are going
C. when they growing
D. when growing
7. The club has paid its way and _______.
A. always will
B. always will pay
C. it always will so
D. it always does the same
8. “It‟s starting to snow.” “______________.”
A. So is it
B. So it is
C. Nor is it
D. Nor it is
9. There is no bookshelf in my study and I need to buy ________.
A. it
B. one
C. that
D. the same
10. I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, waiting, and hoping, and not knowing just as _________.
A. I did so
B. I was
C. I doing the same
D. I would do it
11. __________, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.
A. When well fitted
B. When well fitting
C. If well fit
D. If being fitted well
12. As no one else has succeeded in _________, I shall attempt to solve the mystery myself.
A. doing so
B. so doing
C. doing the same
D. the same doing
13. The hotel looks much more luxury than ________.
A. it is expected to look so
B. it is expected so
C. it expected
D. expected
14. Although ________, Thomas Edison remained as active and creative as many young people.
A. advance in years
B. advanced in years
C. he advanced in years
D. was advanced in years
15. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ____ eastern Nebraska.
A. does
B. in
C. it does in
D. does it in
16. _______ the atmosphere of the earth cuts off about fifty percent of the sun‟s heat?
A. How come that
B. How does come that
C. What come that
D. What comes that
(16)
1. Working hours in the United States _________ over the past 20 years.
A. have increased
B. increased
C. were increasing
D. have been increased
2.When I asked friends about the last time they _____ fun as a family, one mentioned a week spent at the shore
last summer.
A. were to have
B. would have
C. were having
D. had had
3.I'm careful about what I teach my daughter, especially when it ___ to hidden danger.
A. will come
B. would come
C. has come
D. comes
4.So far scientists ____ 13 vitamins that play vital roles in regulating the chemical reactions.
A. identifies
B. have identified
C. have been identified
D. have been identifying
5.He is the last person I _____. His rudeness is beyond endurance.
A. will see
B. am going to see
C. saw
D. have seen
6.He extended the telegram to the elderly woman, but she ______ it.
A. had not touched
B. was not to touch
C. would not touch
D. was not going to touch
7.We ________ think that work provides the material things of life.
A. are used to
B. used to
C. use to
D. were used to
8.Water, when boiled, always _______ steam.
A. is giving off
B. are giving off
C. gives off
D. give off
9.They said that honesty _______ the best policy.
A. was
B. is
C. will be
D. would be
10.He told me that they ______ these products since 1982.
A. had produced
B. produced
C. have been producing
D. had been producing
11.By the end of this month we ________ this project.
A. will have finished
B. have finished
C. will finish
D. are going to finish
12.She is busy. She ______ an article.
A. writes
B. is writing
C. has written
D. will write
13.By the middle of 1981, ten Maze hunger-strikers _______.
A. have died
B. died
C. had died
D. will have died
14.I _____ up here night after night for weeks now.
A. have come
B. have been coming
C. come
D. came
15.I hope the meeting ____ to an end by tomorrow afternoon.
A. comes
B. is coming
C. will come
D. will have come
16.The car ______ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about ten o‟clock tonight.
A. would go
B. went
C. will be going
D. goes。
