上海海事大学综英语法练习

IV

. Grammar

1. You had better keep the medicine _______ is inaccessible to children.

A) that B) where C) where it D) in which

2. I’m sorry I have made so many mistakes. I wish I ________.

A) didn’t

B) hadn’t C) wouldn’t D) won’t

3. Obviously they

didn’t see the significance of the plan. That’s ________ the problem was.

A) where B) why C) / D) how

4. If he catches you ________ his letter, he will be furious.

A) to read B) read C) reading ) to be reading

5. It was ________ he arrived home ________ he realized that he had left his keys in the office.

A) until … that B) not until … had C) until … had D) not until … that

6. They fulfilled the task in ________ it took us.

A) two-thirds time B) two-thirds times C) two-thirds the time D) the two-thirds time

7. He told me that it was in the museum ________ he had visited twice ________ he learned a lot.

A) where … that B that … where C) where … where D) that … that

8. Did you say that there was no exception ________ this rule?

A) of B) to C) from D) with

9. With hid child _______ to the care of his parents, he went abroad.

A) left B) leaving C) to be left D) to leave

10. He insisted on his name ________ in full.

A) write B) was written C) be written D) being written

11. _______ that happen, what ________ we do?

A) If … shall B) Suppose … shall C) Should … would D) Had … should

12. With a little more patience, you ________ the job better.

A) could do B) would do C) could have done D) must have done

13. All I can do now is nothing ________.

A) but waiting B) but wait C) except waiting D) only to wait

14. The living conditions there were hard; they had so much ________.

A) to put up B) for putting up C) for putting up with D) to put up with

15. The thief broke into the museum, _______ on the spot by the policemen.

A) caught B) to be caught C) only to be caught D) being caught

16. The new term will begin on September 1, ________ is reported in today’s newspaper.

A) as B) that C) what D) and

17. This ____

____ your first composition, I’ll ask you to write a short one.

A) is B) will be C) was D) being

18. You’ve made some progress in your study. But it still remains ________.

A) improving B) improvement C) to improve D) to be improved

19. ________ more experience, he would have done it better.

A) Given B) Giving C) To give D) Gave

20. He worked hard on the construction site with a view ________ some experience.

A) to gain B) to gaining C) for gaining D) to be gaining

21. The farmers had the tractors ________ 24 hours during the harvest season.

A) working B) work C) worked D) to work

22. ________ that you have no objection, we will have the meeting in your room.

A) If B) To be provided C) Provided D) Except

23. I ________ to meet you here.

A) didn’t expect B) hadn’t expected C) don’t expect D) will not expect

24. You ________ for another two years before you graduate from this university.

A) will be studying B) study C) will have studied D) will study

25. The meeting ________ because of his absence.

A) called off B) calls off C) was called off D) has called off

26. The higher the standard of living, the ________.

A) greater is the amount of goods consumed

B) greater amount of goods consumed

C) amount of goods is used greater

D) greater the amount of goods consumed

27. It’s essential that a photographer ________ first to use the equipment.

A) must learn B) learn C) has to learn D) would learn

28. We are given the orders that the project ________ before the end of next month.

A) has to be drawn up B) to drawn up C) shall be drawn up D) will be drawn up

29. He is working very hard for fear that he ________ behind.

A) should lag B) lags C)can lag D) could lag

30. Birds of a feather ________ together.

A) flock B) flocks C) will flock D) flocked

31. He moved at the meeting that more thoughts ________ to the reconstruction of this area.

A) will be given B) are to given C) would be given D) should be given

32. I have never read ________ than this.

A) more interesting a book B) a book as interesting

C) a more interesting book D) more interesting book

33. So ________ that nobody noticed it.

A) the noise was faint B) faint the noise was

C) faintly the noise was D) faint was the noise

34. Many a time ________ to Hangzhou, which is famous for its scenery.

A) have we been B) we have been C) did we go D) we went

35. Not only you but also he ________.

A) are to blame B) is to blame C) are to be blamed D) is to be blamed

36. “Mother, you promised to buy a bike for my birthday.”

“Well, ________.”

A) so did I B) so I did C) so do I D) so I do

37. ________ against the idea was Lily.

A) Among chief of those B) Among those chief

C) Chief among those D) Among chief those

38. Since the buses are so crowded, we ________ go home on foot.

A) should B) might as well C) had better to D) need to

39. As far as I can see, he seems ________ some progress.

A) having made B) to make C) making D) to have made

40. The book is supposed ________ by an author of the 18th century.

A) to be written B) to write C) to have been written D) to be writing

41. He has visited many countries in the world: America, Britain, Italy ________.

A) France, etc. B) and France and etc. C) and France, etc. D) France and etc.

43. We were told that two hours ________ the limit of time for the test.

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

44. So far a three-fourths majority in our neighbourhood ________ to help.

A) have volunteered B) has volunteered

C) has been volunteered D) have been volunteered

45. We tried to advise him not to do ________, but he wouldn’t hear of it.

A) the impossible things B) the things impossible

C) the impossible D) nothing impossible

46. He wonders why he should always obey her if he has sufficient reason not ________.

A) to do B) doing C) doing it D) to

47. Children live, ________, in a different world from adults.

A) to speak so B) so to speak C) to speak nothing D) to speak of

48. Here is the dessert. ________?

A) Do you like some B) Would you like some

C) Do you like that D) Would you like that

49. Although your computer is most up- to-

date, I’d like to use ________.

A. my own B) my own one C) my one D) old one

50. He knows _______ than I do about it.

A) not more B) much C no more D) not less

51. “May I help you with your washing?”