英语专业语法练习题-推荐下载

I. Multiple-choice questions.

1.All but one __________ here just now.

A)is B) was C) has been D) were

2.When and where to build the new factory __________ yet.

A)is not decided B) has offered

C) has not decided D) have not decided

3. Whether he succeeds or fails __________ me.

A) concern B) is concerned

C) don’t concern D) doesn’t concern

4. Drinking goat’s milk and getting plenty of exercise __________ responsible for his physique.

A) were B) is C) was D) have

5. Soon every man, woman and child __________ talking about how to wipe out the enemy.

A) was B) were C) are D) have been

6. Anyone who __________ to come __________ welcome.

A) want; are B) want; is C) wants; are D) wants; is

7. More than one person __________ voted against him.

A) have B) has C) is D) was

8. Today some ninty percent of the country’s school-age children __________ in school.

A) were B) was C) is D) are

9. Those three minutes __________ the worst I ever spent.

A) is B) was C) are D) were

10. The impossible __________ often proved possible.

A) has B) have C) is D) are

11. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid __________.

A. from being beaten

B. being beaten

C. beating

D. to be beaten

12. He prefers __________.

A. to write his letters rather than dictating them

B. to write his letters rather than dictate them

C. writing his letters rather than dictate them

D. writing his letters rather than have dictated them

13. Professor Johnson is said __________ some significant advance in his research in the past year.

A. having made

B. making

C. to have nmade

D. to make

14. This missile is designed so that once __________ nothing can be done to retrieve it.

A. fired

B. being fired

C. they fired

D. having fired

15. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, __________ insufficiently popular with all members.

A. having considered

B. was considered

C. was being considered

D. being considered

16. __________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his room.

A. There was

B. Since

C. Being

D. There being

17. If not __________ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.

A. being treated

B. treated

C. be treated

D. having been treated

18. Time __________, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

A. permit

B. permitting

C. permitted

D. permits

19. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, __________ by the police each time.

A. had been captured

B. being always captured

C. only to be captured

D. unfortunately captured

20. It’s no use __________ me not to worry.

A. you tell

B. your telling

C. for you to have told

D. having told

21. __________ one can succeed depends on __________ hard he works.

A. That; how

B. That; however

C. Whether; how

D. Whether; however

22. I was curious __________ he would say and do next.

A. as to that

B. to what

C. about what

D. of what

23. Water will continue to be __________ it is today – next in importance to oxygen.

A. how

B. which

C. as

D. what

24. Last week he promised __________ today, but he hasn’t arrived yet.

A. that he would have come

B. what would he have come

C. which he would come

D. that he would come

25. I knew nothing about his journey __________ he was likely to be away for three months.

A. if

B. in that

C. except that

D. which

26. He is trying all kinds of material to learn ___________ used.

A. what of them can be

B. that they can be

C. which of them can be

D. which of them be can

27. We asked him the question __________.

A. that the trouble is

B. which the trouble is

C. where is the trouble

D. where the trouble is

28. “Do you think we will have a two-hour meeting without break?” “__________.”

A. I hope that

B. I don’t hope so

C. I hope not

D. I don’t hope that

29. You will see to __________ the engine does not get out of order.

A. that

B. however

C. it that

D. which

30. We all thought __________ that the football match should have been put off.

A. it a pity

B. it pity

C. what a pity

D. a pity is