大学英语作文练习材料

语法练习

Directions: In this section, there are 100 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark you answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1. The dishes for you are stacked on the kitchen counter.

A. washing

B. to wash

C. talking about

D. whom you talk

2. Y ou don‟t need to consult with any body else. Actually the best person is the liaison of public Relations.

A. to talk to

B. to talk

C. talking about

D. whom you talk

3. The school administration is opposed to the academic years.

A. shorten

B. short

C. shorten of

D. the shortening of

4. The new government is trying to justify the income tax..

A. increasing

B. to increase

C. their increase

D. increased

5. When the host called a close to the party, I noticed that James bitterly resented without

any reason.

A. dismissed

B. being dismissed

C. dismissing

D. to dismiss

6. Everybody in our office believes that Mary is always too much work to do.

A. complaining for having

B. complained of having

C. complained to have

D. complaining of having

7. _ _ the boss for a raise didn't do any good, so I am thinking of a shift to another

company.

A. Ask

B. Asked

C. My asking

D. I asking

8. The boy was too young to such dangerous situation. Why did you do it?

A. to expose

B. being exposed

C. to be exposed

D. to have been exposed

9. Taylor opened the door and saw the abandoned baby?

A. When was it that

B. What was it that

C. Which was it when

D. When was it when

10. It was not because we do not trust you your inexperience that we have decided not to offer you this difficult job.

A. but because

B. because

C. for

D. but because of

11. There isn't dog in my garden. Y ou must be kidding.

A. certain

B. a

C. the

D. some

12. They always give the available seats to comes first. After all, the early bird catches

the worm.

A. whoever

B. whom

C. which

D. whomever

13. We haven't seen her sister her. Where could they be?

A. neither ... nor

B. either ... or

C. neither.., or

D. both.., or

14. I to inform you of the committee's decision, but I completely forgot it.

A. called

B. had called

C. should have called

D. would call

15. Does Betty object to every night? Actually it is quite safe in this neighborhood.

A. your escorting her

B. that you escort her

C. escort her

D. be escorted by you

16. Resting at the bus stop a soldier and two young people on their way to North Carolina.

A. are

B. was

C. is

D. waits

17. My wife and I climb mountain every weekend, but we don't anymore.

A. used to

B. are used to

C. am used to

D. used to do

18. By the time you get to San Francisco tomorrow, I for Southeast Asia.

A. shall have left

B. will leave

C. am leaving D, have already left

19. Alfred has been out of work a week and you still ask him to donate some money for this

party?

A. by

B. since

C. in

D. for

20. If Smith had known how to repair the toaster, he surely his landlady.

A. would tell

B. would have told

C. will tell

D. tells

21. If Jackie is as sick as you say, she . see a doctor as soon as possible.

A. has better

B. had better

C. has rather

D. would rather

22. He .-- alone without any companion ever since the last year.

A. use to travel

B. has been used to travelling

C. used to travel

D. was used to travel

23. Alfred said that he wouldn't mind to go together to the art exhibition.

A. to wait for us

B. wait for us

C. waiting for us

D. for waiting us

24. Professor Black had us compositions every Friday and submitted them by Monday.

A. to write

B. written

C. write

D. wrote

25. If it __ rain tomorrow, we'll have a picnic at Stanley National Park.

A. wouldn't

B. doesn't

C. didn't

D. won't

26. Prices for bikes at that store can run $250; I'm afraid that we have to try another store.

A. as high as

B. as high to

C. so high to

D. so high as