大学英语改错习题.doc

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Directions: Each of the following sentences has four parts underlined and marked A, B, C and D. You are to identify the one that needs correction.
51. It was very late to save the drowning boy as he had gone down
A B C
for the third time.
D
52. I can’t help to think it would be fun to play such an exciting game with them.
A B C D
53. John said his mother would buy him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his
A B c
sixteenth birthday.
D
54. By reading the directions carefully, some mistakes in the examination
A B C
could have been avoided.
D
55. Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best one, partly because
A B
the person who delivered it had such a pleasant voice.
C D
56. The chairman proposed that every speaker must limit himself to fifteen minutes.
A B C D
57 That is troubling me is that I don’t have much experience in international commerce (贸易).
A B C D
58. When I got to the cinema, the film had already started; I ought to get there earlier.
A B C D
59. After criticizing our proposal in every detail , the director went on telling us that there was
A B C
nothing personal in his comments.
D
60. Johnnie was not barely able to walk without help because of the bad injury in his left leg.
A B C D

41. Mary said to her husband that she didn’t feel like to go to the movies that night
A B C
because she was tired out after a day’s work.
D
42. Jack’s mother has to call him at least half a dozen times until he comes down to his dinner.
A B C D
43. A red –hair boy is needed to play the part of Alfred in this new play.
A B C D
44. Neither John or his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.
A B C D
45. Wilson was surprised to find that there was only one other guest except himself .
A B C D
46. They say Mexico City is more populous than any city in the world.
A B C D
47. The atmosphere is consisted of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions .
A B C D
48. We were pleased to have the opportunity to watch such talented dancers to perform
A B
a highly acclaimed new ballet .
C D
49. During that terrible snowstorm ,the police demanded that people stayed off Highway
A B C
101 except in cases of emergency.
D
50. The colonel realized that the private was crying because what he had said.
A B C D
41. Nancy had a great deal of trouble to concentrate on her work because of the noise
A B C
in the next room.
D
42. I remember to see that American naturalist two years two ago in India at
A B C D
the dinner party given by Mr. And Mrs. Wynnes.
43. No matter whatever happens , we’re determined to do our best and make the

A B C
experiment a success .
D
44. I can’t get my car started now. Something must have gone wrongly with the engine.
A B C D
45. Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pickpockets this year.

A B C D
46. Don’t take for granted that all those who score high in the entrance examinations
A B C
will prove to be the most competent at college.
D
47. The elderly lawyer thinks it good for his health to walk up the stairs to his office
A B
on the fifth floor instead of to take the elevator.
C D
48. Most of the freshmen in our college have made far more greater progress in their
A B C
study of English than we first expected.
D
49. Dr. Nolen was honest enough to admit to make errors in judgment on more than one occasion.
A B C D
50. Our history professor is such a knowledgeable person that it seems there isn’t
A B
nothing which he does not know.
C D
11. The old artist is in the habit of going for a walk in the park every morning except it rains.
A B C D
12. He went to the library and spent the while afternoon there to-look for material for an article
A B C
on Shakespeare.
D
13. The book was so bored that I returned it to the library without- finishing it.
A B C D
14. Jack was in the conference room discussing plans with the other committee members when the
A B
chairman had called to say he’d be- late.
C D
15. Maradona, who led Argentina to their World Cup triumph in Mexico in June 1986,
A
is undoubtedly one of the greatest soccer player the world has ever produced.
B C D
16. Paul suggested that they meet in the front of the school gate at one P.m. Friday afternoon.
A B C D
17. After making observations for a week, Sam found why Mr. Hobbs’
A B C
shirt factory was so inefficient.
D
18. Since the beginning of this century, more and more scientists
A

have become interested in the way how the human brain works.
B C D
19. On his way to school yesterday morning Prof. Wang met an old
A B
friend and stopped talking with him for quite a while.
C D
20. Not until my mother told me the sad news last night did I knew
A B C
that our neighbor Dr. Li was killed in a car accident the week before.
D
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