高中英语分词专题练习
一、单句填空
1. He sent me an e-mail, ______ (hope) to get further information.
2. ______ (found) in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
3. The missing boy was last seen ______(play) near the East Lake.
4. ______ (find) her car stolen, she hurried to a policeman for help.
5. The bell ______ (indicate) the end of the period rang, ______ (interrupt) our heated discussion.
6. Though ______ (lack) money, his parents managed to send him to university.
7. Don’t us e words, expressions, or phrases______ (know) only to people with specific knowledge.
8. It is believed that if a book is ______(interest), it will surely interest the reader.
9. Generally speaking, when ______ (take)according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
10. The flowers ______ (smell) sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
11. The disc, digitally ______ (record) in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night.
12. ______ (put) into use in April 2000,the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
13. More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, ______ (take) advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
14. Russ and Earl were auto mechanics ______(earn) the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.
15. ______ (mail) out automatically, the e-mail will be received by all the club members.
16. After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice ______ (call) him.
17. The Town Hall ______ (complete) in the1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.
18. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle ______ (try) to balance it.
19. Ideally ______ (locate) for Broadway theatres and Fifth Avenue, the New York Park hotel is a favorite with many guests.
20. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ______ (kill) all four people on board.
二、语篇填空
Have you ever seen an old movie called Three Coins in the Fountain?It is about three young American women (21) ______ (search) for permanent romance in Rome and they all find it. Far-fetched Hollywood? Well, from the world history point of view,romance did, in fact, set down its roots in Rome.
The word romance evolved in Latin from Roma to Romanicus of the Roman language, to the Old French romanz escrive, (22) ______ means “to write in a Romance language,” and on to the English romance.
The Romance languages (23) ______ (compose) of seven groups of languages that all have Latin (24) ______ their basis. These languages include French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The common people in ancient Rome spoke (25) ______ is referred to as Vulgar Latin, an informal speech, as opposed to the classical Latin of the more educated. Most language experts agree that Vulgar Latin is the chief source of the Romance languages.
Medieval Romances were tales (26) ______ (write) primary in French verse about brave heroes. The notion of having a romance with another
