《语法》作业.doc

《语法》作业
（一）
I. elect one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence:
1. Fifteen miles (seems, seem) like a long walk to me.
2. Either my brothers or my father (is, are) coming.
3. The rest of the novel (is, are) very interesting.
4. Our family (is, are) a happy one.1
5. It was reported that six (was, were) including a boy.
6. Between the two buildings (stands, stand) a monument.
7. Every boy and every girl in this room (is, are) entitled to a copy.
8. Few of my family really (understands, understand) me.
9. What caused the accident and who was responsible for it (remains, remain) a mystery to us.
10. I, who (is, am) your good friend, will share your joys and sorrows.
11. There are two roads and either (leads, lead) to the station.
12. The whole class (was, were) greatly moved at his words.
13. The wounded (is, are) being taken good care of here now.
14. The police (is, are) searching for a prisoner.
15. The United Nations (was, were) founded in 1945.
16. All that can be eaten (has, have) been eaten up.
17. Nothing but cars (is, are) sold in the shop.
18. His brother, rather than his parents, (is, are) to blame.

19. There (comes, come) the three noisy children from next door.
20. The boy sitting by the window is the only one of the students who (is, are) from the countryside in our school.
21. He suffers from diabetes, which (is, are) a kind of chronic disease.
22. My father, together with some of his old friends, (has, have) been there already.
23. Those who (enjoys, enjoy) singing may join us.
24. Many a student (has made, have made) that mistake before.
25. Deer (runs, run) faster than dogs.
26. No one except Jack and Tom (knows, know) the answer.
27. Half of the material (has, have) been taken away.
28. More than one student (has, have) failed the exam.
29. Because there (is, are) so many students in that class, I can sometimes sleep in the back row.
30. Some of the water (has, have) already gone bad.
31. My family as well as I (am, are) glad to see you.
32. Twenty miles (is, are) a long way to cover.
33. Over 80 percent of the population (is, are) workers.
34. Politics (is, are) one of the subjects that I study.
35. There (is, are) priceless jeweler on display at the exhibition hall.
36. Each of the footballers (weighs, weigh) over 150 pounds.
37. Measles (is, are) an infectious disease.
38. Each man and each woman there (is, are) asked to help.
39. At the foot of the mountain (was, were) two enormous vineyards, both owned by the same woman.

40. Neither Luis nor his parents (is, are) the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her. 41. The United Nations (was, were) formed in San Francisco in 1945.
42.The government (is, are) doing its best to boost production.
43.That family (is, are) a very happy one.
44.The football team (is, are) having baths and then coming back here for tea.
45.A lot of machinery (was, were) imported from abroad.
46.The public (was, were) convinced of his innocence.
47.War and peace (is, are) a constant theme in history.
48.7John, rather than his roommates, (is, are) to blame.
49.Many a boy (was, were) disappointed after seeing the film.
50.A number of pages (is, are) badly torn.
51.There (is, are) more than one answer to your question.
52.All of the fruit (looks, look) ripe.

II．Choose the best answer from the four choices given:
1. Can you lend me _______ pencil so that I can finish _______ test?
A. a…the B. a…a C. the…the D. the…a
2. This is ________ first time that the child has seen ________ elephant.
A. a…a B. a…the C. the…an D. a…an
3. When Linda was a child, her mother always let her have bed.
A. the breakfast in B. the breakfast in the
C. breakfast in D. breakfast in the

4. ______ usually go to church every Sunday.
A. The Brown B. A Brown C. Browns D. The Browns
5. The investigators found that more should be done for ________ in India.
A. those poor B. a poor C. poor D. the poor
6. The city assigned a policeman to the school crossing because ________ traffic there was so heavy.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
7. I had ________ trouble with ________ car this morning.
A. a…a B. /…a C. /…the D. the…the
8. He has promised to give up ________ hundreds of times.
A. a tobacco B. tobacco C. the tobacco D. tobaccos
9. The train is running fifty miles ________.
A. an hour B. one hour C. the hour D. a hour
10. They told me that they had ________ respect for their employer.
A a B. the C. / D. quite a
11. Ann’s habit of riding a motorcycle up and down the road early in the morning annoyed the neighbors and ________ they took her to the court.
A. in the end B. at the end C. in an end D. in end
12. He grabbed me ________ and pulled me onto the bus.
A. by an arm B. an arm C. the arm D. by the arm
13. She is wearing ________ beautiful dress her mother bought her.
A. / B. a C. an D. the
14. I love ________ mountains, but I hate ________ sea.

A. the…the B. /…the C. /…/ D. the…/
15. Hundreds of people are ________ now, so there are about 50 people trying for the same position.
A. out of the work B. out work C. out of work D. out of a work
16. I didn’t know why he looked angry when I patted him ________.
A. on the head B. on head C. on a head D. on his head
17. The DMZ extends about two hundred kilometers ________.
A. from east to west B. from the east to west
C. from the east to the west D. from eastern to western
18. Never travel with ________ who leaves you in case of danger.
A. the friend B. that friend C. a friend D. friend

III．Put the verbs in brackets into the proper tenses:
1. I wish I ________ (be) handsome.
2. I ________ (see) Bill this morning, but I ________ (not see) him since.
3. I __________ (know) Carl since I __________ (be) a little child.
4. It’s high time we _________ (go) now.
5. She ________ (see) her doctor twice a week.
6. The room ________ (measure) five metros by four.
7. If you ________ (ask) me, I would have told you the whole story.
8. If the weather ________ (be) not warm, you couldn’t grow tobacco.
9. I ________ (write) an essay since two o’clock.
10. You ________ (live) in North London, don’t you?

11. I’d rather you ________ (go) now.
12. Helen ________ (tell) me you are seriously ill. Why didn’t you tell me yourself?
13. I’ll make sure that everything ________ (be) in order.
14. We must take an umbrella. It ________ (rain).
15. A: Do you like this silk dress?
B: Yes, I do. It ________ (feel) so soft.
16. I don’t think Jim saw me; he ________ (read) a book at that moment.
17. We _____ (begin) to learn English five years ago. We ____ it for five years up to now.
18. Mr. Smith _______ (write) a book about China last year, but I don’t know whether he has finished it.
19. It just isn’t fair: while I __________ (work) as a waiter last month, my friends __________ (lie) on the beach.
20. George ________ (get) up at five o’clock every day this week to prepare for his examination.
21. If only I _ (have) more money, I could buy some new clothes.
22. I ________ (listen) to the radio when you ________ (ring) the bell the first time, that’s why I ________ (not hear) you.
23. There ________ (be) no hospitals in my hometown fifty years ago.
24. Jane ________ (buy) a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai.
25. A: I called you at seven yesterday evening, but there was no answer.
B: Oh, I am sorry. I ________ (have) dinner at my friend’s home.
26. Mrs. Smith ________ (leave) her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ________ (come) home.

27. When the teacher came in, the students ________ (talk) about the new film.
28. A: Did you see Tom at the party?
B: No, he ________ (leave) by the time I got there.
29. A: Don’t forget to ask him to write to me.
B: I won’t. As soon as he ________ (come), I’ll ask him to write to you.
30. While the train _______ (still move), a great many men suddenly ______ (jump) out. I _______ (think) that something terrible _______ (happen), so I ______ (run) away.
31. I ________ (know) Miss Huggins for several years. I (read) her latest novel, but I . (not finish) it yet.
32. When she (arrive) I (telephone) Harry. (=She arrived during my telephone call.)
33. As soon as I (know), I’ll ring you up.
34. If he (study) harder, he will catch up with us soon.
35. Frank (come) to see his grandma if he (be) free tomorrow.
36. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he (leave) office soon.
37. He turned off the light and then (leave).
38. Our geography teacher told us yesterday that the earth (turn) around the sun.
39If I ________ (have) a better command of the language, I ________ (try) to translate the book into English.
40.Jane suggested that we ________ (do) the work in three groups.
41.It is quite important that we ________ (keep) all the things discussed here a secret.
42.I’ll keep a seat for you in case you ________ (change) your mind.
43.If she ________ (take) more exercises, she ________ be) much healthier

44. If she had not been ill, she ________ (not miss) so many lessons.
45. I am not tired. If I were tired, I ________ (have) a rest.
46. I wish I ________ (have) more spare time.
47.If I ________ (know) her address, I would write to her.
48. You are late. If you had come a few minutes earlier, you ________ (see) our old friend Tom.
49. It is time we ________ (begin) our discussion.
IV． Put into the blanks an appropriate modal auxiliary verb from the brackets:
1. Although the boy is only eight years old, he ________ (must, can, may, should) speak English very well.
2. This dictionary ________ (may, must, can’t, mustn’t) be Liu Ying’s. Look! Her name is on the cover.
3. A: Come back home every month.
B: I ________ (will, must, should, can).
4. A: Shall I tell Mary about it?
B: No, you ________ (mustn’t, can’t, needn’t, shouldn’t). I’ve told her already.
5. A: Excuse me. Will you please tell me the way to the station?
B: Oh, sorry, I don’t know. You ________ (may, must, would, should) go and ask that policeman.
6. Read the text louder, please. I _____ (wouldn’t, can’t, needn’t, may not) hear you.
7. We _______ (may, can, should, need) keep the new traffic law and learn how to protect ourselves.
8. A: May I put my bike here?
B: No, you _____ (couldn’t, needn’t, won’t, mustn’t). You should put it over there.
9. A: Listen! Helen is singing in the next room.

B: It ________ (mustn’t, may, should, can’t) be Helen. She has gone to Beijing.
10. Peter ________ (must, may, can, will) come with us tonight, but I am not very sure.
11. Cars and buses ________ (can, need, must, may) stop when the traffic lights are red.
12. Johnny, you ________ (won’t, mustn’t, shouldn’t, can’t) play with the knife, or you ______ (can’t, may, must, shouldn’t) hurt yourself.
13. A: ________ (may, must, should, will) I ask you a question?
B: Sure. But you ________ (can, must, could, would) wait a minute.
14. The city cleaners ________ (may, can, might, have to) repeat their work many times a day during the dust-storm season.
15. A: Must I come at four o’clock?
B: Oh, no, you ________ (mustn’t, can’t, don’t, don’t have to).
16. A: Could I take this seat?
B: Yes, you ________ (could, may, must, need).
V． Multiple choices:
1. The house built of ________ was once used as a warehouse.
A. stone B. stones C. a stone D. some stones
2. There is ________ on your nose.
A. an egg B. the egg C. egg D. eggs
3. There are trees on ________ side of the street.
A. such a B. both C. some D. each
4. There’s ________ water in the bottle.
A. few B. a number of C. plenty of D. any

5. ________ work has to be done before the plant goes into operation.
A. Much B. Double C. A number of D. Neither
6. The students spent ________ their time working in the fields.
A. both B. most C. more D. half
7. I saw boys at the cinema.
A. the both B. many a C. both the D. the several
8. ________ cases have been reported.
A. Such few B. Such some C. Few such D. Some these
9. A: Did you see Tom at the party?
B: No, he ________ by the time I got there.
A. had left B. was leaving C. left D. has left
10. A: Do you know Miss Wang?
B: Yes. I first met her two years ago. She ________ at a radio shop at that time.
A. was working B. has worked C. is working D. had worked
11. A: What did Mr. Jones do before he moved here?
B: He ________ a city bus for over twenty-five years.
A. is driving B. drove C. has driven D. drives
12. Hurry up! The play ______ for ten minutes.
A. has been on B. has begun C. had begun D. began
13. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.
B: Oh, not at all. I ________ here only a few minutes.
A. have come B. had been C. was D. have been

14. Do you think that the classroom ________ every day?
B: Yes, I think so.
A. should clean B. should be cleaning
C. should cleaned D. should be cleaned
15. I wasn’t at home yesterday. I ________ to help with the harvest on the farm.
A. asked B. was asked C. was asking D. had asked
16. A: May I speak to Mr. Smith?
B: Sorry, he ________ Australia. But he ________ in two days.
A. has been to; will come back B. has gone to; will be back
C. has been in; would come back D. is leaving for; doesn’t come back
17. I haven’t heard from Jim for a long time.
B: What do you think ________ to him?
A. was happening B. to happen C. has happened D. had happened
18. I like my new bike. It ________ very well.
A. rides B. is riding C. is ridden D. has ridden
19. The old man was quite weak after the accident, so he ________.
A. must be taken care B. must take care of
C. must be looked after D. must look after
20. What a nice bike! How long you it?
B. Just two weeks.
A. have; bought B. did; buy C. have; had D. are; having
21. The television . It doesn’t work now.

A. must repair B. was repairing C. must be repaired D. has repaired
22. A: Do you think this kind of apple well?
B: No, I don’t think