复旦大学金融硕士班英语语法练习100题——含标准答案.doc

复旦大学金融硕士班英语语法练习100题
1. He purposely ignored her call because he just didn’t feel like ______.
A. disturbing B. to disturb C. being disturbed D. to be disturbed
2. Do you really think Bill will help you write the report? Don’t count your chickens ______ they are hatched.
A. as B. after C. before D. while
3. If you want a thing ______ well, do it yourself.
A. done B. doing C. to do D. being done
4. The committee members agreed to the proposal that the issue ______ to immediate voting.
A. is to be put B. be put C. should put D. must be put
5. So loudly ______ that even people in the next room could hear him.
A. did he speak B. does he speak C. he spoke D. he speaks
6. To master a foreign language like French requires hard work, so you ______ study too hard.
A. should B. must C. can’t D. may not
7. Gaining a new customer costs ______ keeping an old one.
A. as many as five times B. five times as many as
C. as much as five times D. five times as much as
8. People with glasses are perceived to be up to ten IQ points more intelligent than ______.
A. those without B. that without C. these without D. one without
9. Reading books, ______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to “escape.”
A. that B. what C. as D. which
10. Take 60mg up to four times a day, ___ advised otherwise by a doctor.
A. if B. until C. though D. unless
11. Experiments in the photography of moving objects ______ in both the United States and Europe well before 1990.
A. have been conducting B. were conducting
C. had been conducted D. are conducting
12. The population of many Alaskan cities has ______ doubled in the past three years.
A. large than B. more than C. as great as D. as many as
13. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, ______ he is likely to smile and reach out to another infant.
A. if B. whenever C. so that D. whereas
14. Weather ______, there will be an open air party with live music here this weekend.
A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting
15. The symbols of mathematics ______ we are most familiar are the signs of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and equality.
A. to which B. which C. with which D. in which
16. We are sure that ______ to do this face to face, he would find it difficult to express himself without losing his temper.
A. were he to try B. would he try C. was he trying D. if he tries
17. ______ he realized it was already too late for us to return home.
A. No sooner it grew dark when B. Hardly it grew dark than
C. It was not until dark that D. Scarcely it grew dark than
18. ______will Mr. Forbes be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. As regards his hard work
C. Only if he works hard D. Despite his hard work
19. What the teacher of the science class does and says ______ of great importance to the students at college.
A. was B. are C. is D. were
20. Scientists estimate that about 530,000 other objects, too small to detect with radar, ______ the Earth, too.
A. being circled B. are circling C. are to be circling D. are being circled
21. Both approaches require that the actor ______ his own personal values as well as the character’s.
A. must understand B. understand C. has to understand D. need to understand
22. You can arrive in Beijing for the meeting ______ you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. if B. unless C. though D. until
23. ______ in a simple style, the book clearly describes the author’s childhood experiences in a small town.
A. Writing B. To be written C. Being written D. Written
24. The parents were much kinder to their youngest child than they were to the others, ______, of course, made the others jealous.
A. which B. that C what D. who
25. With temperature ______ so rapidly, we could not go on with the experiment.
A. fell B. fall C. falling D. fallen
26. ______ before we departed last weekend, we would have had a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive

C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive
27. ______ that saw the trade between the two countries reach its highest point.
A. During the 1990’s B. That it was in the 1990’s
C. It was in the 1990’s D. It was the 1990’s
28. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.
A. informed B. informing C. to be informed D. having informed
29. If the work ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be heavily fined.
A. is completed B. to be completed
C. will have been completed D. will be completed
30. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ______ our chairman now.
A. must be B. would have been C. shall be D. would be
31. ______ pollution control measures tend to be money consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
A. Although B. However C. When D. Since
32. ________ is often the case with a new idea, much initial activity and optimistic discussion produce no concrete proposal.
A. It B. Which C. As D. That
33. Not until recent years ______ a popular means of communication.
A. e-mail became B. e-mail has become
C. did e-mail become D. will e-mail become
34. Although there are many predictions about the future, no one knows for sure ______ the world would be like in 50 years.
A. how B. that C. which D what
35. I was speaking to Ann on the phone about our tour plan ______ suddenly we were cut off.
A. that B. while C. before D. when
36. Television will provide information on prices at the nearby shops ________ news and entertainment.
A. as many as B. as far as C. as well as D. as long as
37. ________, the researchers cannot concentrate on the very precise experiment.
A. With you standing there B. On your standing there
C. You are standing there C. You stand there
38. It is requested that all students ________ present at the meeting tomorrow.
A. were B. will be C. are D. be
39. Scarcely ______ those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome youth.
A. had he uttered B. did he utter C. he had uttered D. he did utter
40. ______ we arrived in a more urban area where Jim took me to a place called Boston Market.
A. Before long B. After long C. Shortly before D. Shortly after
41. ______ urgent the situation may be, you will need to make one change at a time, and then move on.
A. As B. Whenever C. However D. Whatever
42. The museum’s new building will have ______ the exhibition space as before.
A. three times B. three times like C. three times as D. three times larger
43. When you are in your room, leave the door ______ so that your visitors do not have to knock.
A. open B. opened C. opening D. being open
44. Earth is believed to ______ by an object the size of Mars at some point in the distant past before its surface cooled.
A. be hit B. have hit C. have been hit D. being hit
45. The only thing ______ really matters to the parents is how soon their children can return home.
A. what B. that C. which D. this
46. It is unacceptable that a person ______ for an uncommitted crime.
A. gets punished B. punishes C. get punished D. punished
47. In Australia the Asians have made their influence ______ in business, large and small.
A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to be felt
48. The angry mother didn’t know who ______ for the broken glass.
A. will blame B. to blame C. to be blamed D. blames
49. If you try to sell them something that they ______ for free, they aren’t going to buy it.
A. used to getting B. used to get C. were used to get D. are used to get
50. ________ their differences, they are united by the common desire to transform their personal commitment into public leadership.
A. But for B. For all C. Above all D. Except for
51. Only by understanding the Web deeply ______ hope for people to grasp its full potential.
A. can there be B. can be there C. be there can D. there can be
52. The ________ he said it he knew what a mistake he had made.
A. moment B. time C. occasion D. hour
53. I ______ rather solve the problems myself than seek the help of other people.
A. should B. shall C. would D. will
54. By the time you have completed the essential training, you ______ exposed to virtually every new feature of the course.
A. will have been B. will be C. would have been D. would be
55. ______ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
A. When B. Where C. While D. Why
56. He should ______ be allowed to get up until he has completely recovered from his illness.
A. in case B. in any case C. in that case D. in no case
57. If nature does not provide man with the necessary material, it is the laboratory ______ he will turn to for it.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
58. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, they decided to take the train.
A. were cancelled B. have been cancelled
C. had been cancelled D. having been cancelled
59. I really appreciate ______ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage it myself.
A. you to come B. that you come C. your coming D. how you come
60. I don’t think Mr. Watson will come here again today. Please give the ticket to ________ comes here first.
A. whomever B. whom C. who D. whoever
61. Far too many owners of electronic appliances have a hard time ________ qualified repairmen to fix their machines.
A. finding B. to find C. to finding D. having found
62. A series of attempts ______ made, he came to a successful solution to the problem.
A. to be B. had been C. were D. having been
63. Her remarks left me wondering ______ she could have changed so suddenly.
A. when B. how C. whether D. what
64. Caroline could do ______ but leave although she would have liked to stay and continue talking with him.
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
65. The boy regretted having spent so much time playing when he ______.
A. should have studied B. had studied C. was to study D. must study
66. It was during the morning rush hour ______ the bomb exploded
A. that B. when C. while D. before
67. The boss realized the importance of qualified staff, and urged all ______ to participate in the training seminar.

A. concerning B. the concerning C. concerned D. the concerned
68. As computer systems become even more sophisticated, ______ the methods of those who exploit the technology.
A. so do B. as well as C. likewise D. therefore
69. I was annoyed by my friend who came late for our appointment but did not bother to ask how long I ______.
A. waited B. was waiting C. have waited D. had been waiting
70. If only I ____ the solution, I would have told you.
A. knew B. have known C. would have known D. had known
71. She ought to stop work for a rest; she ____ too long.
A. read B. reads C. has been reading D. is reading
72. Tom ____ a fine for drunk driving last night.
A. had been given B. gave C. was gave D. was given
73. By the time Tom makes up his mind, the offer ____.
A. is cancelled B. will cancel
C. will have been cancelled D. will be cancelling
74. The servant ____ all day and all night.
A. made to work B. was made to work
C. was made work D. was made working
75. In Beijing there are many sites of historical interests ____.

A. to be visited B. of visiting C. to visit D. when visiting
76. We have not decided which hotel ____.
A. to stay at B. to stay C. staying at D. for staying
77. “Do you like to ride on the bus to school?” “ Yes, I prefer it ____.”
A. to walk B. to walking C. than walking D. walked
78. To play fair is as important as ____.
A. we play well B. playing well C. to play well D. well to play
79. The original plan ____.
A. needs not be changed B. doesn’t need changed
C. need not to be chanced D. doesn’t need to be changed
80. But for their help, we ____.
A. shouldn’t succeed B. could not have succeeded
C. will not succeed D. should not have succeeded
81. A driver should slow down ____ there are many houses.
A. where B. till C. when D. since
82. Although we hadn’t met for 20 years, I recognized him ____ I saw him.
A. the moment B. that moment C. by the moment D. for the moment
83. He no sooner earns any money ____ he spends it.
A. when B. before C. after D. than
84. Some students like to go traveling on Sundays, but ___ like to stay at home.
A. another B. other C. others D. other one
85. ____ of the animals hibernate in winter.
A. No one B. No all C. Not all D. None
86. ____ have a new bike.
A. Each B. Each of us C. Everyone of us D. We each
87. Many shops along the route have been boarded up ____ trouble.
A. in case B. in case of C. in any case D. in the case of
88. I’d rather he ____ till I have talked to her about it.
A. will not know B. doesn’t know C. hasn’t know D. didn’t know
89. If you had followed his advice, you ____ in trouble now.
A. could not have been B. would not have been C. will not be D. might not be
90. It is highly necessary that he ____ quickly to whatever is asked.
A. respond B. is responding C. will respond D. must respond
91. I am terribly sorry; I ____ you and told you I might be late.
A. ought to have telephoned B. ought to telephone
C. must have telephoned D. would have telephoned
92. Mr. Wang decided to have his car ____ before going to Europe on business.
A. washing B. wash C. to wash D. washed
93. ____ your timely help, the bo