EXERCISES FOR NOUNS

EXERCISES FOR NOUNS
I.Multiple choice:
1．__can get a better view of the gam e than the participant.
A.Lookers-on
B.Look-on
C.Looker-on
D.Lookers-ons
2.When you are at __end,you should not lose your head.
A.wit’s
B.dead
C.your wit’s
D.extreme
3.Our teacher gave me___.
A.an advice
B.the advices
C.many advices
D.much advices
4.Recently, he has lost all his __.
A. wage and saving at card
B. wages and saving at card
C.wages and savings at cards
D. wages and saving at card
5.___ was wonderful so that it attracted all the students in the class.
A. The teachers’ performance
B.That performance of the teachers’
C.That performance of the teachers
D. The performance of the teachers’
6.They bought __ for the living room.
A. some new furniture
B.som e new furnitures
C.many new furniture
D.much new furnitures
7.Although I’m inferior to you, you shouldn’t put on __ with me.
A.faces
B. airs
C.air
D. face
8.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 damages
9.Though he was in college, he was still fond of reading ___.
A. stories of children
B.children stories
C.children’s stories
D.childrens’ stories
10.Would you like to have a cup of tea and __ with me?
A.two piece of toast
B. two piece of toasts
C. two toasts
D. two pieces of toast
11.Mr. Wang has a ___ daughter.
A.three-years-old
B. three years’ old
C. three-year-old
D.three-year old
12.No country can afford to neglect___.
A. an education
cations
C. education
D.the education
13.He invited all his __ to join in his wedding party.
rade-in-arms
B. comrade-in-arm
C. comrades-in-arms
D. comrades-ins-arms
14.One of the most surprising things is that ___ may com e from petroleum.
A.much of tomorrow’s food
B. much of tomorrow food
C. much of the food of tomorrow
D. many of tomorrow’s food
15.__telephoned this morning.
A.My father’s friend
B.A friend of my father
C.A friend of my father’s
D.My father friend
16.__ is too much for a little boy to carry.
A.A bike’s weight
B.Bikes’ weight
C.The weight of a bike
D.The weights of bikes
17.The news of victory __ spreading far and wide.
A.have been
B.are
C.were
D.is
18.The Chinese people __ a great people.
A. are
B. is
C. can be
D. has been
19.These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ___ you need.
A.all the information
B.all of information
C.all the informations
D.all of the info rmations
20.That magnificent __ temple was constructed by the Chinese.
A. eight-centuries-old
B. old-eight-centuries
C. eight-centurie’s-old
D. eight-century-old
21.Could you please tell me the __ for Biology 457 and Chemistry 610?
A.room’s numbers
B. room numbers
C.rooms numbers
D.numbers of rooms
22.The Niagara Falls __ great fame in the world.
A.enjoy
B.enjoys
C.is
D. are
23.There was ___ of complete silence.
A. an instant
B. hours
C.three minutes
D.seconds
24.As a safety precaution, all city cab drivers carry only enough money to make change for a __ bill.
A. ten-dollar
B. ten-dollars
C.ten-dollar’s
D.ten dollars
25.The police incestigated those __ about the accident.
A.stander-bys
B.standers-bys
C.stander-by
D.standers-by
26.” What does Roger Brown do for a living?”
“He’s one of the most successful __ in the city”.
A. newspaper reporter
B.newspaper’s reporter
C.newspaper’s reporters
D.newspaper reporters
27.Photographic film is made n __ and widths.
A. variety is the length
B.the length is varied
C.a variety of lengths C.it has varied lengths
28.” What did you buy today, Bruce?”
“ I bought __ .”
A. two bag of rice
B. two sacks of rice
C. two dozen rice
D. two rices
29.He bought __ for his father in a drugstore.
A. some medicine
B.some medicines
C.many medicine
D.enough medicines
30.The people present at the meeting are___ .
A.mathematic teachers
B.mathematic’s teachers
C.mathematics teacher
D.mathematics teachers
31.Many __ prefer to use the word “Ms.” Instead of “Miss” or “Mrs.” before their nam es in business correspondence.
A.woman managers
B.woman manager
C.women managers
D.wom en manager
32.We’ll go to the sea for ___ .
A. a holiday month
B. a holiday of a month
C. a month ho liday
D.a month’s holiday
33.The invention of various __ promotes the exploration of outer space.
A.spacecrafts
B.aircrafts
C.spacecraft
D.aircraft
34.These deer __ small compared with other species of deer.
A. are
B.do
C.is
D.does
35.He is a dangerous man. You’d better keep him at __ length.
A. an elbow’
B.arm’s
C.great
D.an arm’s
36.Please give my best __ to your parents.
A.regards
B.regard
C.remember
D.remembrance
37.They had made ___ for the evening party before I came.
A.preparation
B.arrangement
C.arrangements
D. agreement
38.After four years in America, he got ___ .
A.a degree of doctor
B.a doctor’s degree
C.the degree of a doctor
D. a doctor degree
39.There are more than four ___ in this university so that some students can play the piano.
A.piano
B.pianos
C.pianoes
D.a piano
II.Error correction
1.All the passer-bys were shocked at the sudden accident.
A B C D
2.The students at colleges or universities are making preparation for the coming New Year.
A B C D
3.The doctor checked up both Wang’s father’s-in-law and his brother-in-law’s hearts.
A B C D
4.Cliff’s and Al’s car broke down again, but luckily the knew how to fix it.
A B C D
5.He has only a two-weeks vacation during the year despite the fact that other workers get more time off.
A B C D
6.Jim was late for two classes this morning.He said that he forgot both of the room’s numbers.
A B C
7.Following the holiday weekend, the director discovered to his shock that a large part of the laboratory
A B C costly new equipments had been removed.
D
8.Since World War II, the pace of medical discoverer has quickened, spurred by billions of dollars in
A B C D
federal aid.
9.With the development of production, the price of cabbage , butter and sausage are gradually going
A B C D
down.
10.Electronics are his most difficult subject and he is worried that he won’t pass the exam.
A B C D
11.Among those present are neighbors: the Hendersons, the Weiss and the Harlowes.
A B C D
12.On a summer evening, a birthday celebration is going on at Dr. Stockton.
A B C D
13.The article deals with the natural phenomenon which are most interesting to everyone.
A B C D
14.Even though the average women possesses less physical strength than the average man, she is
A B C D
believed to have greater stumina.
15.When he found his bike had been stolen, she hurried to a police for help.
A B C D
16.If you want to return this pair of slippers to the shop you can ask sale manager for help.
A B C D
17.The news of the losses suffered by our troops were much worse than expected.
A B C D
18.All the woman doctors were shocked at the unexpected accident.
A B C D
19.Such is the general purport of this legendary superstition, which has inspired many a wild stories in
A B C D that region.
20.We might say that the earliest tools were a means of extending the human being own bodily powers.
A B C D
Key:I
1-5 ACDCB 6-10 ABCCD 11-15 CCCAC 16-20 CDAAD 21-25 BAAAD
26-30 DCBAD 31-35 CDCAB 36-39 ACBB
II
1.B passers-by
2.C preparations
3.C father-in-law’s
4. A Cliff and Al’s
5.A two-week
6.D the room numbers
7.D equipment
8.B discovery
9.B the prices 10.A is 11.C the Weisses 12.D the Dr. Stockton’s
13.B phenomena 14.B woman 15.C police 16.D sales
17.B was 18.A women doctors 19.C story 20.C the human being’s。