电大学位英语考试之词汇语法

1.After 15 years in the United States, he has finally decided to apply for American citizenship.

2.Americans eat twice as many vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

3.All I'm trying to do is to find out why your condition has not been improved.

4.At no time and under no circumstances will I stop the experiment.

5.As Christmas was coming, the town began a thorough clearing on a large scale.

6.After the war, a new school building was put up where there had once been a theatre.

7.A modern city has been set up in what was a wasteland ten years ago.

8.Alice trusts you. Only you can persuade her to give up the foolish idea.

9.A man is being questioned in relation to the attempted murder.

10.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced twice as many cars in 2002 as the year before.

11.After the fire, what would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.

12. A library with five thousand books is offered to the nation as a gift.

1. By no means will Jane agree to move to a new place far away from her workplace, because it isn't convenient for her family and herself.

2. By the end of this month, we surely will have found a satisfactory solution to the problem.

3. Because of many mistakes, she was made to type these letters again.

1. Since customers work during the day, Billy has to collect the money from them at night.

2. Could I borrow that book when you've finished reading it?

3. Charles Babbage is generally considered to have invented the first computers.

1. Don't worry if you can't understand everything. The teacher will review the main points at the end.

2. Do you think that the labor bill will be passed?" "Oh, yes. It's very likely that it will.

3. Dialogue is a total loss unless the reader knows who is speaking.

4. Do you mind if I call you Ben? ---- Not at all.

5. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the reach of little children.

6. Did you notice the little boy take the candy and run away?

7. Don’t worry me now, I will mend that coat by and by.

1. E-mail writing has became the usual means of communication with people some distance away.

1. Given the choice between work and play, Tom would surely prefer the latter.

2. Get up earlier so that you can catch the train tomorrow morning.

1. He began to work for a big company at an early age.

2. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.

3. He must have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.

4. He would have passed the math’s examination if he had worked hard enough, but he didn't.

5. Having taken our seats, we were attracted by the lecturer immediately.

6. Her heart beat faster when she entered the exam hall.

7. How many more decades will have to pass before scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer?

8.How close parents are to their children has a strong influence on the development of the children's character.

9. He changed his name, thinking that nobody would find out what he had done before.

10. He is given answers that only add to his confusion.

11. He smiled and told me I would receive a(n) extra $100 a year!

12. His plan was laughed at by those who heard it.

13. So long as he works hard, I didn't mind when he finishes the experiment.

14. He never troubled to read the news but turned at once to the crossword on the last page.

15. He said he was to return from Germany the next day.

16. He didn't live up to what had been expected of him.

17. He lived to be ninety-eight, the healthiest man in Bulgaria.

18. Her father insists that she should stay there until she finishes her scientific research.

19. He began by showing us where the country was and went on to tell us about its climate.

20. How did you pay the workers? –As a rule , they were paid by the hour.

21. His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, didn’t she?

22. Her brother threatened to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order.

23. He is a man who is always seeking fault with other people.

24. Hearing the gunshot, all the birds flew in every direction.

25. His parents cut off his money, so he is in trouble now.

1. I was so fired then that I fell asleep in class.

2. I can only stay here for a while, but I'll come again in a few days.

3. In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a difference.

4. It is reported that the police will soon look into the case of the two missing children.

5. If it rains tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training class.

6. It was in 2005 that we began to introduce this new technique into our company.

7. In recent years many football clubs have been run as business to make a profit.

8. It is well known that teaching is a job calling for enough patience.

9. I didn't expect to receive a postcard from you! It's really beyond my wildest imagination.

10. It doesn't make sense to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.

11. I am afraid that his phone number has slipped my mind for the moment.

12.It was the wealth of the prosperous pioneer landowner John Harvard that made Harvard University possible.

13. I am not sure whether we can give the right advice in case of emergency.

14. I know Jonathan quite well and never doubt that he can do a good job of it.

15. It was not very wise of you to sell the house. The price is increasing everyday.

16. It was difficult to guess what her reaction to the news would be.

17. I didn't know what to do, but then an idea suddenly occurred to me.

18. Inquiries concerning the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.

19. It's a pity that you missed such an interesting program.