一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题, 每小题1分, 共20分)
Choose the best answer from the choices given:
1. A:“I hope you will be ready to leave on time.”
B:“Don’t worry. I’ll be ready by the time the taxi ( ).”
A. arriving B. arrives
C. will arrive D. will have arrived
2. When I reached the peak, the sun ( ).
A. shone B. shines
C. has shone D. was shining
3. The task force is supposed ( ).
A. to be getting reinforced B. that to be getting reinforced
C. to being got reinforced D. that been got reinforced
4. A new hypothesis ( ) before it can be put into practice.
A. must be tested B. be tested
C. can be tested D. to be tested
5. I don’t think she meant ( ) you.
A. hurt B. to hurt
C. hurting D. be hurt
6. I keep fit ( ) playing tennis every day.
A. by B. on
C. for D. in
7. ( ) arrived ( ) she started complaining.
A. Hardly had he… when B. Hardly he had… when
C. He hardly … than D. Hardly had be… than
8. A:“( ) did she see the doctor ”
B:“She saw the doctor twice a month. ”
A. How B. How many times
C. How long D. How often
9. ( ) gone to sleep ( ) the telephone rang once more.
A. No sooner he had…than B. No sooner had he…when
C. No sooner had he…than D. No sooner he had…when
10. A:“What will you be doing in the summer ”
B:“( ) English in a high school.”
A. To learn B. Learning
C. Will be learning D. Will learn
11. Is this the first time you ( ) Tokyo
A. have visited B. would visit
C. visited D. have been visiting
12. The information was later admitted ( ) from unreliable sources.
A. to be retrieved B. to have been retrieved
C. that it has been retrieved D. that it was retrieved
13. For a child to give up his less mature idea for a more sophisticated one, it requires that the child ( ) psychologically ready for the new idea.
A. is B. be
C. were D. would be
14. John used to get up early, ( )
A. used he B. did he
C. didn’t he D. would be
15. Where are you going to have the TV set ( )
A. repair B. repairing
C. repaired D. to repair
16. Although Mary was very successful in sales, her boss passed her by ( ) a promotion.
A. for B. in
C. with D. through
17. Any boy ( ) wants to succeeed must work hard.
A. whom B. who
C. which D. that
18. My brother is a good businessman, ( ) I am not.
A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
19. ( ) that the voters approve the funds, we will have a new park in our town.
A. Giving B. Given
C. Supposing D. Supposed
20. ( ) I worked hard at school, I ( ) this kind of work now.
A. Had…wouldn’t have done B. Had…… wouldn’t be doing
C. If…wouldn’t do D. If…… wouldn’t be doing
Ⅱ. 多项选择填空题(本大题共8小题, 每小题2分, 共16分)
Fill in the blanks with one of the items given below:
21. bank, bunch, congregation, pack, series
A. a _________ of musicians
B. a _________ of lectures
22. board, bunch, choir, packet, party
A. a _________ of guests
B. a _________ of keys
23. is, are, was, were, will be, shall be
Some money _________ carried to the spot and all the food and everything else _________ ready for the picnic.
24. seem, seems, me, I, mine
Your politics _________ to be entirely different from _________.
25. less, less of, than, as, like
Mr. Smith is _________ a politician _________ Mr. Lee.
26. more of, many of, much of, than, as, like
John is as _________ a fool _________ Bill.
27. be, is, was, are, were, will be, shall be
A. That she is still alive _________ sheer luck.
B. Neither his oral statement nor what he wrote _________ true.
28. have, has, had, will have, shall have
A. She is the only one of her family who _________ trouble making up the mind.
B. This is the only family in the community who _________ different opinions while making up the mind.
Ⅲ. 填空题(本大题共20小题, 每小题1分, 共20分)
Fill in the blanks with a question tag:
29. Turn on the light, _________
30. Let’s go to the park this afternoon, _________
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given:
31. It is recommended that a lawyer _________ (be) present when you begin to negotiate the terms in the contract.
32. It is only typical of you. You _________(always lose) things.
33. If you favour _________(work) on night shift, you may sign up here.
34. He felt very _________(depress) when he heard the story.
35. Several strikers who _________(imprison) for demonstration were set free yesterday.
36. Mary negotiates _________ (skillfully) than her boss.
37. We had _________ (fun) than we did last time.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition:
38. He is expected to arrive _________ Christmas.
39. The boys were all lying _________ the floor.
40. When money is _________ short supply many businesses fail.
41. Father doesn’t want to let us go, but I know I can get _________him.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun:
42. He laughs best _________ laughs last.
43. She is married to a man _________ she believes both makes a lot of money and loves her.
44. Dr. Fordham still talks like the man _________ he was ten years ago.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:
45. _________ he does is often at variance with what he says.
46. _________you go, I go too.
Fill in the blanks with an assertive, non-assertive or negative word:
47. We have interviewed several applicants, but _________ is really qualified for the job.
48. I’ve _________ in all my life seen such a big animal.
Ⅳ. 改错题(本大题共8小题, 每小题1分, 共8分)
Correct errors in the following sentences:
49. His books are wonderful. I’ve read any one of them.
50. I’ve got five brothers, and every of them is quite different from the others.
51. None of my parents are interested in my idea.
52. The old woman had to stop and rest each two or three steps.
53. She is too polite person to refuse.
54. It was so warm day that I could hardly work.
55. How much of job would it be to rebuild the garage?
56. Between ourselves, I think she’s a bit of fool.
Ⅴ. 改写句子(本大题共13小题, 每小题2分, 共26分)
Rewrite the following sentences as required:
57. Turn the following statement into a tag question:
We all had a wonderful time at the party last night.
58. Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
According to them, only two tribes used to speak the ancient language of Aramaic.
59. Use modal auxiliary:
They were obliged to finance from short-term loans as the debts fell due.
60. Use-ed participle as a complement:
He felt that his spirit was lifted after hearing the news.
61. Combine sentences using subordination:
John decided to renew the lease on his New York apartment. He was growing tried of city life.
62. Combine sentences using coordination and subordination:
New Hampshire does not have a general sales tax. It does not have an income tax either. It is the only state that does not have either tax.
63. Combine the sentences into one that contains a relative clause:
She was afraid people would consider he conceited. She was actually not conceited at all.
64. Write a counter-factual conditional based on the given facts:
You lived far away. That’s why we didn’t visit you frequently.
65. Use discontinuity:
Excessive exposure to violence on TV is more harmful than expected to children.
66. Use fronting:
He plunged into the tumultuous water just to show off to the girls.
67. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
Check out the weather at your destination. If you do not check out the weather at you destination, things can be very embarrassing.
68. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
To guard against lost luggage, buy brightly coloured luggage or wrap bags with a belt so other passengers will not mistake your luggage with their own luggage.
69. Use whatever cohesive device is appropriate:
A:John is going to marry Susan once he gets consent from her parents.
B:In that case, John shouldn’t be quarrelling with her parents all the time.
Ⅵ. 名词解释(本大题共2小题, 每小题2分, 共4分)
Define the following terms with examples:
70. non-epistemic modal auxiliary
71. Define “ellipsis” with two examples.
Ⅶ. 简答题(本大题共3小题, 每小题2分, 共6分)
Answer the following questions with the help of examples:
72. List 2 situations in which simple present is used to refer to the past.
73. What kind of grammatical functions can the-ed participle perform (Give at least two kinds)
74. Provide examples to illustrate the major types of postponement.