语法题

英语专业四级语法练习题

When ___ scientists first suggested the possibility that one person could speak directly to another over a long distance, few people took them seriously.

A. imaginable

B. imaginative

C. imaginary

D. imagination The car is quite ___ of petrol.

A. economic

B. economical

C. economics

D. economy

No one imagined that the apparently ___ businessman was really criminal.

A. respectful

B. respectable

C. respective

D. respecting

This is a well ___ plan.

A. considered

B. considerate

C. considerable

D. considering Assignments

____ in Beijing for quite a few years, Mr. Park had little difficulty___ spoken Chinese. A. Living, to understand B. To live, understanding C. Having lived, to understand D. Having lived, understanding

Don’t feel so lucky as to escape ___ b ecause you have a very fast sports car. A. to fine B. be fined C. being fined D. fining

Assignments

___ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all. A. When compared B. While comparing C. Compare D. Comparing

When he turned to the corner, he found himself ___ by a man in black. A. tail B. tails C. tailing D. tailed

Assignments

The old man came upstairs with great strength, his right hand ____ a stick for support.

A. held

B. holding

C. being holding

D. was holding

“How did the group improve its discussion?” “They all took part, each member___ the responsibility of leading one meeting.” A. has B. has had C. having D. to have

He moved into the new house in the suburbs so that the kids would have a garden ___.

A. where to play

B. to play with

C. to play

D. in which to play

The problem of storing the sun’s heat is supposed ___ by scientis ts all over the world.

A. to be studied

B. to have been studied

C. being studied

D. having been studied

Assignment

He was supposed ___ for 5 years when the police found his dead body there.

A. to have died

B. to be dead

C. to have been dead

D. having died

John regretted ___ the TV set last month. The price has now gone up.

A. not buying

B. not buy

C. not to buy

D. buying not

Assignment

Ever since the family moved to the suburbs last year, they ____ better health.

A. could have enjoyed

B. have been enjoying

C. had enjoyed

D. are enjoying

Since then, I ____ the mail.

A. am expecting

B. have been expecting

C. expected

D. was expecting