英语语法练习题
Ms Nancy didn't mind at all ______ to the ceremony.
A.being not invited | B.not being invited |
C.not inviting | D.not to be invited |
"_____ your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations.
A.How a great success | B.What a great success |
C.How great success | D.What great success |
We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.
A./; the | B./; / | C.the; / | D.the; the |
It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.
A.was; since | B.is; that | C.will be; when | D.was; before |
The professor said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.
A.any topic | B.which topic |
C.whichever topic | D.the topic he thought it |
Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.
A.children are allowed | B.are children allowed |
C.children will allow | D.will children allow |
Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.
A.made convenient | B.made it convenient |
C.made it convenient for | D.made it convenient to |
I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____?
A.didn't I | B.didn't you | C.hadn't you | D.will you |
The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the
art of learning.
A.as | B.that | C.than | D.but |
No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of
people.
A.performing | B.performed |
C.to be performed | D.being performed |
_____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.
A.Considering | B.Considered |
C.Having been considered | D.Being considered |
Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.
A.mustn't | B.shouldn't | C.can't | D.needn't |
There are some police cars in front. What do you suppose _____?
A.is the matter | B.is happened |
C.is the wrong | D.the trouble is |
_____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.
A.Lacking | B.Being lack |
C.Because of lack | D.Lack |
In recent years much more emphasis has been put______ developing the students productive
skills.
A.onto | B.in | C.over | D.on |
A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,
________were surprising.
A.as results | B.which results |
C.the results of it | D.the results of which |
The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.
A.neither | B.so | C.either | D.both |
Many workers were organized to clear away remained of the World Trade Center.
A.those | B.that | C.what | D.where |
My train arrive in New York at eight o'clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from
there ______by then.
A.would leave | B.will have left | C.has left | D.had left |
The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new
theory.
A.to be based on | B.to base on |
C.which to base on | D.on which to base |
________evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated.
A.If being | B.It is | C.There is | D.There being |
Professor Wang , _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his
students.
A.knowing | B.known | C.to be known | D.having known |
In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A.to stay | B.stayed | C.stay | D.having stayed |
You ____ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A.shouldn't follow | B.mustn't follow |
C.couldn't have been following | D.shouldn't have been following |
There has been a great increase in retail sales , ____﹖
A.does there | B.isn't there |
C.hasn't there | D.isn't it |
It is the news most parents of the hope that there is a safe and socially approved
road to a kind of life they themselves have not had, but their children can.
A.that deprive | B.that it deprives |
C.that deprives | D.when it deprives |
We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her_____ I saw her.
A.the moment | B.for the moment |
C.the moment when | D.at the moment when |
On hearing a great noise, Mike looked forward through the window _____ what happened
outside the room.
A.to seeing | B.to see | C.seeing | D.to have seen |
You ______ be driven out of the school if you dare to cheat in the exam.
A.should | B.would | C.will | D.shall |
Everyone hopes that we can do something to make things better, so we can't help ______
under the stress.
A.but working | B.but to work | C.work | D.but work |
. We all think that _____ no need to make laws to prevent the young from getting married
during their college life.
A.it is | B.there has | C.it has | D.there is |
Postage ______, the necklace will cost you at least 650 yuan.
A.including | B.included | C.include | D.to be included |
With his eyes ______ on the family album, he thought of the fun he had when he lived with
his parents.
A.fixing | B.fixed | C.to be fixed | D.being fixed |
George applied for the position three times ______ he finally got it.
A.before | B.until | C.when | D.after |
This robot is supposed to save a lot of labor, but it remains a problem if it ______.
A.is | B.saves | C.does | D.has |
There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.
A.was reported | B.it was reported |
C.were reported | D.they were reported |
He doesn't know what to say, for it is the first time that he ______ with a girl.
A.went out | B.goes out | C.has gone out | D.had gone out |
_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his
sister from time to time.
A.Leaving to wonder | B.Having left to wonder |
C.Left wondering | D.Left to wonder |
During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old
castles _____ in the sixteenth century.
A.to be built | B.being built |
C.having been built | D.built |