语法考试样题

语法考试样题

I. Choose the correct answer. (40%)

Direction: Complete the following sentences with one of the four items which marked A, B, C, and D. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. Bread and butter ___ liked by Westerners.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. be

2. Either you or he ___ the lie.

A. is telling

B. are telling

C. tell

D. shall tell

3. The Brownings have not ___ yet and I doubt whether they will come.

A. turned in

B. turned out

C. turned up

D. turned to

4. There ___ one apple and three pears in refrigerator.

A. be

B. were

C. are

D. is

5. More than one student ____ failed the exam.

A. has

B. have

C. is

D. are

6. On account of the typhoon ____ shipment will arrive this week.

A. neither

B. all

C. both

D. these

7. There are trees on ___ side of the street.

A. such a

B. both

C. some

D. each

8. This action is ____ as I expected.

A. enough of a success

B. more of a success

C. as much of a success

D. as much success

9. The soup tastes of ____.

A. onions

B. an onion

C. the onion

D. onion

10. “ Where is Tom’s home?” “___ in Boston for the past four years.

A. He lived

B. He lives

C. He’s lived

D. He’s living

11. The teacher told the students that light ___ faster than sound.

A. had travelled

B. travelled

C. travels

D. travel

12. How can I ever concentrate if you ___ continually ___ me with silly questions ?

A. have--- interrupted

B. had--- interrupted

C. are--- interrupting

D. were--- interrupting

13. The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ______ to the platform to join the children.

A. jump

B. limp

C. hop

D. jog

14. ___ , he would not have recovered so quickly.

A. Hadn’t he been taken good care of

B. Had he not been taken good care of

C. Had not he been taken good care of

D. Had he been not taken good care of

15. His ill-health may well be ___ malnutrition.

A. due to

B. next to

C. thanks to

D. up to

16. People hate ___ queues everywhere.

A. there being

B. there to be

C. there be

D. there going to be

17. If y ou have really been studying English for so long , it’s about time you ___ able to write letters in English.

A. should be

B. were

C. must be

D. are

18. Learning how to repair motors takes a long time, ___ ?

A. did it

B. does they

C. didn’t they

D. doesn’t it

19. ___ she is lawfully old enough to get married, I don’t see how her parents can stop her.

A. Seeing that

B. If

C. Although

D. Until

20. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ___ he was twenty years ago.

A. which

B. that

C. who

D. whom

21. ____ should any money be given to a small child.

A. On no account

B. From all account

C. Of no account

D. By all account