英语语法综合测试

英语语法综合测试

1. In the course of a day students do far more than just ____ classes.

A) attend C) to attend

B) attended D) attending

2. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others , ____, of course, made the others jealous.

A) who C) what

B) that D) which

3. Mr. Johnson preferred _____ heavier work to do.

A) to be given C) to have given

B) to be giving D) having given

4. I remember _____ to help us if we ever got into trouble.

A) once offering C) him to offer

B) him once offering D) to offer him

5. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ____.

A) out of work C) out of reach

B) out of stock D) out of practice

6. She is _____ a musician than her brother.

A) much of C) more of

B) much as D) more as

7. _____ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A) That C) As

B) Which D) It

8. The residents, _____ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

A) all their homes C) all of whose homes

B) all whose homes D) all of their homes

9. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ______ your advice.

A) follow C) would follow

B) had followed D) have followed

10. By the end of the year all but two people ______ .

A) have left C) will be leaving

B) will leave D) will have left

11. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room ____ .

A) to send it to C) to be sent to

B) to send it D) to have it sent

12. We _____ to start our own business, but we never had enough money.

A) have hoped C) had hoped

B) would hope D) should hope

13. The students were participating _____ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New

England and Canada.

A) for C) to

B) in D) at

14. While ____ the sun, the satellite has sent more than four billion bits of information back to earth .

A) having orbited C) having been orbited

B) being orbited D) orbiting

15. Language is a city, to the building of ____ every human being brought a stone.

A) which C) it

B) that D) this

16. _____ of the two books holds the opinion that the danger of nuclear war is increasing.

A) None C) Both

B) Either D) Neither

17. Government cannot operate effectively ______ it is free from such interference.

A) so long as C) unless

B) so that D) because

18. Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him as _____ other musicians.

A) superior to C) more superior to

B) more superior than D) superior than

19. We don’t need air conditioning, _______ .

A) nor can we afford it C) neither can afford it

B) and nor we can afford it D) and we can neither afford it

20. The Browns ______ here, but not any more.

A) were used to living C) used to live

B) had lived D) had been living

21. I’ll accept any job_____ I don’t have to get up early.

A) lest C) in case

B) as long as D) though

22. Medical research has shown that the widespread use of cigarettes contributes _____ the increase of cancers.

A) towards C) with

B) for D) to

23. Could you find someone ______?

A) for me to play tennis with C) play tennis with

C) for me to play tennis D) playing tennis with

24. The computer has brought about surprising technological changes ____ we organize and produce information.

A) in a way C) in that way

B) in the way D) in no way

25. The manager of the hotel requests that their guests _____ after 11:00 p.m.

A) not to play loud music C) don’t play loud music

B) shouldn’t play loud music D) coul dn’t play loud music

26. In Australia the Asians make their influence ____ in businesses large and small.