英语专业语法练习题

I. Multiple-choice questions.
1.All but one __________ here just now.
A)is B) was C) has been D) were
2.When and where to build the new factory __________ yet.
A)is not decided B) has offered
C) has not decided D) have not decided
3. Whether he succeeds or fails __________ me.
A) concern B) is concerned
C) don’t concern D) doesn’t concern
4. Drinking goat’s milk and getting plenty of exercise __________ responsible for his physique.
A) were B) is C) was D) have
5. Soon every man, woman and child __________ talking about how to wipe out the enemy.
A) was B) were C) are D) have been
6. Anyone who __________ to come __________ welcome.
A) want; are B) want; is C) wants; are D) wants; is
7. More than one person __________ voted against him.
A) have B) has C) is D) was
8. Today some ninty percent of the country’s school-age children __________ in school.
A) were B) was C) is D) are
9. Those three minutes __________ the worst I ever spent.
A) is B) was C) are D) were
10. The impossible __________ often proved possible.
A) has B) have C) is D) are
11. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid __________.
A. from being beaten
B. being beaten
C. beating
D. to be beaten
12. He prefers __________.
A. to write his letters rather than dictating them
B. to write his letters rather than dictate them
C. writing his letters rather than dictate them
D. writing his letters rather than have dictated them
13. Professor Johnson is said __________ some significant advance in his research in the past year.
A. having made
B. making
C. to have nmade
D. to make
14. This missile is designed so that once __________ nothing can be done to retrieve it.
A. fired
B. being fired
C. they fired
D. having fired
15. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, __________ insufficiently popular with all members.
A. having considered
B. was considered
C. was being considered
D. being considered
16. __________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his room.
A. There was
B. Since
C. Being
D. There being
17. If not __________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
A. being treated
B. treated
C. be treated
D. having been treated
18. Time __________, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A. permit
B. permitting
C. permitted
D. permits
19. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, __________ by the police each time.
A. had been captured
B. being always captured
C. only to be captured
D. unfortunately captured
20. It’s no use __________ me not to worry.
A. you tell
B. your telling
C. for you to have told
D. having told
21. __________ one can succeed depends on __________ hard he works.
A. That; how
B. That; however
C. Whether; how
D. Whether; however
22. I was curious __________ he would say and do next.
A. as to that
B. to what
C. about what
D. of what
23. Water will continue to be __________ it is today – next in importance to oxygen.
A. how
B. which
C. as
D. what
24. Last week he promised __________ today, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
A. that he would have come
B. what would he have come
C. which he would come
D. that he would come
25. I knew nothing about his journey __________ he was likely to be away for three months.
A. if
B. in that
C. except that
D. which
26. He is trying all kinds of material to learn ___________ used.
A. what of them can be
B. that they can be
C. which of them can be
D. which of them be can
27. We asked him the question __________.
A. that the trouble is
B. which the trouble is
C. where is the trouble
D. where the trouble is
28. “Do you think we will have a two-hour meeting without break?”“__________.”
A. I hope that
B. I don’t hope so
C. I hope not
D. I don’t hope that
29. You will see to __________ the engine does not get out of order.
A. that
B. however
C. it that
D. which
30. We all thought __________ that the football match should have been put off.
A. it a pity
B. it pity
C. what a pity
D. a pity is
31. You __________ pay the money, but you __________ do so at once.
A. needn’t ; must
B. need; need
C. must; must
D. must; needn’t
32. I didn’t enjoy the concet yesterday; it was a confusion, and the band didn’t play as it __________.
A. did
B. has done
C. used to
D. have done
33. We didn’t see him at the lecture yesterday. He __________ it.
A. mustn’t have attended
B. can’t have attended
C. couldn’t attend
D. needn’t have attended
34. There is no parking in front of the post office. You __________ park there.
A. oughtn’t
B. can’t
C. didn’t
D. wouldn’t
35. Dr. Jones, many students want to see you. __________ they wait here or outside?
A. Do
B. Will
C. Shall
D. Would
36. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly __________.
A. noticed
B. to be noticed
C. being noticed
D. to notice
37. I didn’t mean __________ anything, but these apples looked so good I couldn’t resist __________ one.
A. to eat; trying
B. to eat; to trying
C. eating; to try
D. eating; to trying
38. There is one thing I dislike about him; he will never admit __________ a mistake.
A. having made
B. making
C. being made
D. having been made
39. Several of these washers and dryers are out of order and __________.
A. need to be repairing
B. require that they be repaired
C. repairing is required of them
D. need to be repaired
40. Our modern civilization must not be thought of as __________ in a short period of time.
A. being created
B. to have been created
C. having been created
D. to be created
41. __________ is very important in daily life.
A. Honesty
B. The honesty
C. An honesty
D. Honest
42. Some boys have two names; __________ boy have three.
A. the other
B. other
C. another
D. none other
43. The man in a black suit is __________.
A. president of a bank
B. bank president
C. a bank’s president
D. a bank’s president
44. I’m busy now; ask him to see me __________ time.
A. the other
B. some other
C. other
D. another
45. __________ draw very well.
A. These both children
B. Both these children
C. Both of they
D. Both them
II. Blanks-filling.
1. After __________ (think) everything over, she decided __________ (not leave) that day.
2. The secretary asked if I would mind __________ (wait) for a few minutes.
3. Everything seems __________ (go) smoothly.
4. Here is another letter __________ (type).
5. She was so upset that she couldn’t help __________ (cry).
6. The soldiers were put in prison because they refused __________ (obey) orders.
7. He remembered __________ (pass) on most of the information, but forgot __________ (mention) one or two of the most important facts.
8. These plants don’t look good. They need __________ (water).
9. The story __________ (amuse) the children. The children were __________ (amuse). The story was __________ (amuse).
10. I found someone __________ (peep) through the keyhole when I happened __________ (look) at the door.
11. __________ he will refuse the offer is unlikely.
12. __________ will go with us has not yet been decided.
13. __________ he managed to do it is more than I can tell.
14. It seemed __________ the night would never end.
15. __________ did this should be criticized.
16. He asked me __________ I wanted.
17. I wonder __________ the sound came from.
18. She had demanded to know __________ that house was.
19. __________ he will come or not is not easy to say.
20. None of us knows __________ he should always arrive late.
21. Everything __________ a computer does is dependent on the man __________ uses it.
22. My sister, __________children are at school all day, is trying to get a job.
23. There weren’t any movie theaters in the town __________ I spent my last summer.
24. It was raining on the day __________ they arrived.
25. The reason __________ they now charge more is that prices have kept rising.
26. Peter, __________ I played tennis on Sundays, was fitter than I.
27. The man __________ I’m sending this parcel is my partner.
28. But water, __________ is well known, can also exist as a gas or a solid.
29. This car, __________ I paid a lot of money, is now out of date.
30. There are occasions __________ joking is not permissible.
III. Error-correction.
1.Perhaps surprisingly the main obstacles to realizing this dream is neither technical
A B C D
nor commercial.
2.On each side of the highway was hundreds of billboards advertising everything
A B C
from modern motels to roadside stands that sell fresh fruit and bedspreads.
D
3.Red deer lives for about 12 years, although some have been known to live to an
A B C
age of 20 years.
D
4.Although a majority of the houses in that area are still in need of repair, there have
A B C
been much improvement in their appearance.
D
5.The weeks of summer training are often as tense for sports writers as it is for
A B C D
football players and coaches.
6.Mr. Gilmore is one of those men who appears to be friendly. However, it is very
A B
hard to deal with him.
C D
7.The congressman, accompanied by secrete service agents and aids, are preparing
A B
to enter the convention hall within the next few minutes.
C D
8.By the mid-1970s what had once been regarded as hostile to children’s best
A B
interests were considered essential to adult’s happiness.
C D
9.That intelligence tests actually give a measurement of the intelligence of
A B
individuals are questioned by some eminent psychologists.
C D
10.A knowledge of the various works of art of the seventeenth century is essential
A B
because without them it is difficult to appreciate this artist’s style.
C D
11. Annoying at the long check-out lines, the shopper began to sigh loudly, tap his foot,
A B C and glance at his watch.
D
12. No bank may keep enough cash paying all its depositors in full at once.
A B C D
13. Informing the patient of his grave illness risks to be destroying his hope so that he
A B C D
may recover more slowly.
14. With Peter and my helping him, he was building a stone wall around the garden.
A B C D
15. If you work in a chemical laboratory, you should wear gloves so as to not expose
A B C
your skin to harmful substances.
D
16. He cannot tell the difference between true praise and flattering statements making
A B C only to gain his favor.
D
17. Mr. Jankin regretted to blame his secretary for the mistake, for he later discovered it
A B C D
was his own fault.
18. When I consider how talented he is as a painter, I cannot help but believing that the
A B C
public will appreciate his gift.
D
19. Although we are concerned with the problem of energy sources, we must not fail
A B recognizing the need for environmental protection.
C D
20. The bell signaling the end of the first period rang loudly, to interrupt the
A B C
professor’s closing comments.
D
21. 1. That his explanation comes to is that we can expect no further help from him.
A B C D
22. Contrary to that I had expected, the meeting failed to adopt either of the proposals.
A B C D
23. You must be aware of that what you are doing is quite illegal.
A B C D
24. The reason I didn’t go to the meeting was because I got an appointment.
A B C D
25. I don’t know that you can recognize her from here, but the girl reading the
A B C D
newspaper is Susan.
26. My brother, that had been on a visit to the Philippines, returned last week.
A B C D
27. The police finally caught up with the man whom they thought was the escaped
A B C D prisoner.
28. Latin, from that the Roman languages are deprived, is rarely taught in American
A B C D
schools today.
29. In the early morning, the first thing which both my brother and I did was to go out
A B C
to see the pony.
D
30. It is a phenomenon known as temperature inversion what causes the worst smog
A B C
in places such as Los Angeles.
D
31. I regret having left the work unfinished; I should plan everything ahead carefully.
A B C D
32. Judging by the noise that is coming from their room, I think that they must have a
A B C D party.
33. He was such a good swimmer that he could swim to a nearby island when the ship
A B C
sank in the sea.
D
34. To become a member of the civic association, one need only attend three meetings
A B
and to pay his fees regularly.
C D
35. The house that was used to stand at this corner was destroyed during the bombing
A B C D
in 1940.
36. No bank may keep enough cash paying all its depositors in full at once.
A B C D
37. With Peter and my helping him, he was building a stone wall around the garden.
A B C D
38. Beethovern, the great musician, wrote nine symphonies in his life, most of them
A
were written after he had lost his hearing.
B C D
39. The bell signaling the end of the first period rang loudly, to interrupt the
A B C
professor’s closing comments.
D
40. An organ is a group of tissues capable to perform some special functions, as, for
A B C
example, the heart, the liver, or the lungs.
D
41.Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish all the
A B C
experiments.
D
42.There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake
A B C D
in Italy.
43.Mineral prospectors use their knowledge of geophysics to locate deposits of oil,
A B C uranium, and the other valuable minerals.
D
44.Danny spent such enjoyable vacation in Europe this summer that he plans to
A B C
return as soon as he saves enough money.
D
45.Prime Minister announced the names of those who were to be named to the
A B C
Cabinet.
D。