大学英语语法专项练习题
大学英语语法专项练习题
一、时态
1. By the end of April Peter _____ here for three mon ths.
A. will have stayed
B. will stay
C. stays
D. has stayed
2. I'm awfully sorry, but I had no alter native. I simply ___ what I did.
A. ought to have done
B. have to do
C. had to do
D. must do
3. We _______ our breakfast whe n an old man came to the door.
A. just have had
B. have just had
C. just had
D. had just had
4. Ever si nee the family moved to the suburbs last year, they ______ b etter health.
A. could have enjoyed
B. had enjoyed
C. have bee n enjoying
D. are enjoying
5. I bought a new house last year, but I _______ m y old house yet, so at the mome nt I have two houses.
A. did n ot sell
B. have not sold
C. had not sold
D. do not sell
6. I decided to go to the library as soon as I _______ .
A. fin ish what I did
B. fini shed what I did
C. would finish what I was doing
D. fini shed what I was doing
7. He _______ when the bus came to a sudde n stop.
A. was almost hurt
B. was hurt himself
C. was to hurt himself
D. was hurt ing himself
8. I suppose that when I come back in ten years' time all those old houses ______ d own.
A. will have bee n pulled
B. will have pulled
C. will be pulli ng
D. will be pulled
9. Bob's leg got hurt ________the Purple Mou nta in s.
A. while he is climbi ng up
B. while we were climbi ng up
C. while we climbed up
D. while he climbed u p
10. Pick me up at 8 o'clock. I ______ my bath by the n.
A. may have
B. will be havi ng
C. can have had
D. will have had
11. If you smoke in a non-smok ing sect ion people _____ .
A. will object
B. objected
C. must object
D. have objected
12. By the end of this mon th, we surely ______ a satisfactory soluti on to the problem
A. have found
B. will be finding
C. are finding
D. will have found
13. We _________ to start our own bus in ess, but we n ever had eno ugh mon ey.
A. have hope
B. hope
C. had hoped
D. should hope
14. The gray building is where the workers live, and the white one is where the spare parts ____
A. are produci ng
B. are produced
C. produced
D. being produced
15. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television the n ewspaper completely.
A. will replace
B. have replaced
C. replace
D. replaced
16. It's reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ____________ by about 10%.
A. will have rise n
B. has rise n
C. will be rising
D. has bee n rising
17. Un til the n, his family _________ from him for six mon ths.
A. did n't hear
B. has n ' t bee n heari ng
C. has n't heard
D. had n't heard
18. The conference ______ a full week by the time it ends.
A. must have lasted
B. will have lasted
C. would last
D. has lasted
19. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas _____ t oday and are being modified by the work of
scientists of our time.
A. are to challenge
B. may be challenged
C. have been challenged
D. are challenged
20. It seems oil ______ from this pipe for some time. We' ll have to take the machine apart to put
it right.
A. had leaked
B. is leaking
C. leaked
D. has been leaking
21. Once environmental damage _____ , it takes many years for the system to recover.
A. has done
B. is to do
C. does
D. is done
22. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ______ i t.
A. didn't have to do
B. wouldn't have done
C. mightn't have done
D. mustn't have done
23. He came back late, _____ which time all the guests had already left.
A. after
B. by
C. at
D. during
24. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _____ too long
A. has been reading
B. had read
C. is reading
D. read
25. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes,
more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.
A. have allowed
B. allow
C. allowing
D. allows
26. You should have put the milk in the icebox; I expect it ______ u ndrinkable by now.
A. became
B. had become
C. has become
D. becomes
27. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _____ before the West
was settled.
A. could
B. would
C. was
D. did
28. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _____ me that evening.
A. had interrupted
B. would have interrupted
C. to have interrupted
D. to interrupt
29. It was only after some progress _______ in the use and development of electric current that
men began to realize the importance and possibilities of magnetism.
A. was made
B. would have been made
C. has been made
D. had been made
30. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night and asked to report what
they _______ .
A. had just been dreaming
B. have just been dreaming
C. are just dreaming
D. had just dreamt
二、非谓语动词
1. He wore dark glasses to avoid ________ .
A. having been recognized
B. to be recognized
C. recognized
D. being recognized
2. The Viking are believed _____ America.
A. to have discovered
B. to discover
C. in discovering
D. to have been discovered
3. Here we found hale snow, as most of it seemed _______ b lown off the mountain.
A. to have been
B. to be
C. that it was
D. that it had been
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5. He asked _______ s ince he had been chairman for seven years. DAA\ C BAABA
A. not to have been re-elected
B. to be not re-elected
C. not to be re-elected
D. to have not been re-elected
6. We regret _______ y ou that the materials you ordered are out of stock.
A. informing
B. to inform
C. having informed
D. to have informed
7. The dying soldier had the message _____ straight to the commander.
A. sent
B. to be sent
C. be sent
D. being sent
8. Don't worry, Philip is quite used ______ in such heavy traffic as this.
A. to driving
B. to have driven
C. to be driving
D. to drive
9. If you want _______ you have to get the fund somewhere.
A. that the job is done
B. the job done
C. to have done the job
D. the job that is done
10. There is more land in Australia than the government knows ________ .
A. what to do with
B. how to do
C. to do with it
D. to do it
11. It's no use ________ me not to worry.
A. you tell
B. your telling
C. for you to have told
D. having told
12. _______ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A. To be given
B. Having been given
C. Having given
D. Giving
13. They are considering ______ before the prices go up.
A. of buying the house
B. with buying the house
C. buying the house
D. to buy the house
14. A Dream of the Red Chamber is said _______ into dozens of languages in the last decade.
A. to have been translated
B. to translate
C. to be translated
D. to have been translating
15. ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared
B. Compare
C. While comparing
D. Comparing
16. ____________________________________ The manager promised to keep me of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed
B. on informing
C. informed
D. informing
17. John regretted ______ to the meeting last week.
A. not going
B. not to go
C. not having been going
D. not to be going
18. Mrs. Brown is supposed ________ for Italy last week.
A. to have left
B. to be leaving
C. to leave
D. to have been left
19. A new technique _______ , the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent.
A. working out
B. having worked out
C. having been worked out
D. to have been worked out
20. The boy's father bought him a large toy train ______ .
A. which to play with
B. to play with it
C. to play with
D. at which to play
There are more than fifty proposals ___ at the conference.
A. discussed
B. discussing
C. to be discussed
D. having been discussed
It was impossible to avoid ___ by the stormy weather.
A. to be much affected
B. being much affected
C. having much affected
D. to have been much affected
___ in England , Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets.
A. Having born and educated
B. Born and educated
C. Since born and educated
D. To be born and educated
The new power station is reported __ within three years.
A. to have completed
B. to have been completed
C. to complete
D. having been completed
___ neglecting our education, my father sent my brother and me to a summer school.
A. To be accused of
B. Accusing of
C. That he was accused of
D. Accused of The match was cancelled because most of the members _ a match without a standard
court.
B. were object to have
D. were object to having in class.
I appreciate _ to your home.
A. to be invited
B. to have invited
C. having invited
D. being invited The speaker, for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.
A. having known
B. being known
C. knowing
D. known John often attends public lectures at the University of Oxford, chiefly _ his English. A. to improve B. improving C. to have improved D. improved Jim is sorry __ so impolite to your guest last Saturday. A. to be B. having been C. being D. to have been Building that railway was very difficult and involved __ ten tunnels. A. dig B. digging C. to have dug D. having dig Mr. Smith advised us to withdraw _ . A. so that to get not involved B. so as to get not involved C. so as not to get involved D. so that not to get involved
__ in a seemingly endless war, the general was forced to evaluate the situation again.
A. Since the loss of 50 000 soldiers
B. Because of 50 000 soldiers having lost
C.50 000 soldiers were lost
D. Having lost over 50 000 soldiers
The minister had his secretaries _ a press conference.
A. arranging
B. to arrange
C. arrange
D. arranged
My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate __ from you sometime.
A. hearing
B. to hear
C. having heard
D. to have heard
The computer works very fast, ___ data at the speed of light. 21. 22.
23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29.
30.
31.
32.
33. 34. 35.
36.
37.
A. objected to having C. objected to have The teacher doesn't permit A. smoke
B. to smoke
C. smoking
D. to have smoke
A. handling
B. having handled
C. handled
D. handles
38. After _________ f or the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A. being interviewed
B. interviewed
C. interviewing
D. having interviewed
39. Having no money but ______ t o know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
A. not wanting anyone
B. not to want anyone
C. wanted no one
D. to want no one
40. Mr. Johnson preferred ______ heavier work to do.
A. to be giving
B. to have given
C. to be given
D. having given
41. I remember _____ to help us if we ever got into trouble
A. once offering
B. him once offering
C. him to offer
D. to offer him
42. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room ______ .
A. to send it to
B. to send it
C. to be sent to
D. to have it sent
43. The speech ________ , a lively discussion started.
A. being delivered
B. was delivered
C. be delivered
D. having been delivered
44. _______ a teacher in a university, it is necessary to have at least a master's degree
A. To become
B. Become
C. One becomes
D. On becoming
45. It is not unusual for workers in that region _____ .
A. to be paid more than a month late
B. to be paid later than mere a month
C. to pay later than a month more
D. to pay late more than a month
46. Michael used to look hurt and surprised when ________ .
A. scolding
B. to scold
C. having scolded
D. scolded
47. I have no objection _____ the evening with them.
A. to spend
B. to spending
C. of spending
D. spending
48. Realizing that he hadn't enough money and ____ to borrow from his father, he decided to
sell his watch.
A. not wanted
B. not to want
C. not wanting
D. wanting not
49. I would appreciate ________ i t a secret.
A. you to keep
B. your keeping
C. that you keep
D. that you will keep
50. Mark often attempts to escape ______ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A. having been fined
B. to have been fined
C. being fined
D. to be fined
51. ______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A. Being published
B. Published
C. Publishing
D. To be published
52. If I had remembered _______ the window, the thief would not have got in.
A. to close
B. closing
C. to have closed
D. having closed
53. Don't get your schedule _______ , stay with us in this class.
A. to change
B. changing
C. changed
D. change
54. ______ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A. Having believed
B. Believing
C. Believed
D. Being believed
55. Sir Dennis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ to the nation.
A. has left
B. is to leave
C. leaves
D. is to be left
56. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and serf-restraint as if I were the one
.
A. to correct
B. correcting
C. having corrected
D. being corrected
57. The traditional approach __________ with complex problems is to break them down into
smaller, more easily managed problems.
A. to dealing
B. in dealing
C. dealing
D. to deal
58. There's a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means ____ trouble.
A. making
B. to make
C. to have made
D. having made
59. After the Arab state won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education with
girls as well as boys _________ to go to school.
A. to be encouraged
B. been encouraged
C. being encouraged
D. be encouraged
60. I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem ________ all the time.
A. to get worse
B. to be getting worse
C. to have got worse
D. getting worse
61. When I caught him _____ m e I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another
shop.
A. cheating
B. cheat
C. to cheat
D. to be cheating
62. Your hair wants ________ . You'd better have it done tomorrow.
A. cut
B. to cut
C. cutting
D. being cut
63. The man in the comer confessed to _______ a lie to the manager of the company.
A. have told
B. be told
C. being told
D. having told
64. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ later for his lecture.
A. to have students
B. for students' being
C. for students to be
D. to students' being
65. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that flee, tax-supported schools must be established in
every town ______ 50 households or more.
A. having
B. to have
C. to have had
D. having had
66. People appreciate _________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A. to work
B. to have worked
C. working
D. having worked
67. They are going to have the serviceman ________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A. install
B. to install
C. to be installed
D. installed
68. Ann never dreams of ______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A. there to be a chance
B. there being a chance
C. there be a chance
D. being a chance
69. All things ______ , the planned trip will have to be called off.
A. be considered
B. considered
C. considering
D. having considered
70. All flights ______ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the
train.
A. had been canceled
B. have been canceled
C. were canceled
D. having been canceled
71. ________ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed.
A. By
B. On
C. At
D. For
72. His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose.
A. wondered
B. wonder
C. to wonder
D. wondering
73. The house was very quiet, ________ as it was on the side of a mountain.
A. isolated
B. isolating
C. being isolated
D. having been isolated
74. The project, ______ by the end of 2000, will expand the city's telephone network to cover
1, 000, 000 users.
A. accomplished
B. being accomplished
C. to be accomplished
D. having been accomplished
75. I don 't mind _____ t he decision as long as it is not too late.
A. you to delay making
B. your delaying making
C. your delaying to make
D. you delay to make
76. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it in
Cuba.
A. being cultivated
B. been cultivated
C. having cultivated
D. cultivating
77. ______ in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.
A. To look at
B. Looking at
C. looked at
D. To be looked at
78. I have no objection ______ your story again.
A. to hear
B. to hearing
C. to having heard
D. to have heard
79. You will see this product _______ wherever you go.
A. to be advertised
B. advertised
C. advertise
D. advertising
80. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _______ at the next town.
A. to stop
B. stopping
C. stop
D. having stopped
81. I'll never forget ______ you for the first time.
A. to meet
B. meeting
C. to have met
D. having to be meeting
82. That young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.
A. start
B. to start
C. having started
D. to have started
83. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ________ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. being robbed
B. having been robbed
C. to have been robbed
D. robbed
84. No one had told Smith about ______ a lecture the following day.
A. there being
B. there be
C. there would be
D. there was
85. Life is a candle ______ to burn ever brighter.
A. being meant
B. meaning
C. to mean
D. meant
86. At last she left her house and got to the airport, only______ the plane flying away.
A. having seen
B. to have seen
C. saw
D. to see
87. The background music in an assembly line is designed ______ .
A. not being listened to
B. being not listened to
C. not to be listened to
D. to be not listened to
88. The second book was _________ by August 1952, but two years later, the end was still
nowhere in sight.