《现代英语语法》自考真题试题及答案解析

1.

The general sent out word that no one in the bunker ________ to bed until further orders.

A.will go
B.would go
C.was about to go
D.was to go

2.

He ________ violin when I want to sleep.

A.always plays
B.play always
C.is always playing
D.always is playing

3.

James has just arrived, but I didn ’ t know he ________ until yesterday.

A.will come
B.was coming
C.had been coming
D.comes

4.

I only called the police when I ________ everything else.

A.tried
B.was trying
C.had tried
D.had been trying

5.

Mother wished I ________ you what she ________.

A.didn ’t t ell; said
B.didn ’t tell; has said
C.didn ’t tell; had said
D.hadn’t told; said

6.

Jean Wagner’most s enduring contribution to the study of Afro -American poetry is his insistence that it ________ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.

A.is to be analyzed
B.were analyzed
C.be analyzed
D.should have been analyzed

7.

The teacher said that Jane ________ work harder the following semester.

A.have to
B.had better
C.had better to
D.would rather to

8.

The twins had been away for such a long time that many people in the village thought they ________.

A.ought to have died
B.should have died
C.must have died
D.could have died

9.

“ I ________ go out today. If I do, I ________ in a storm. f when I heard the weatherman say ” I said to mysel there would be a heavy rain that day.

A.had better not to; might have been caught
B.had better; may be caught
C.would not; might have been caught
D.had better not; may be caught

10.

I hope that it is possible to achieve this objective by calling on the smokers ________ good judgment and show concern for others rather than by regulation.

A.to be using
B.to have been using
C.use
D.to use

11.

When ________ to tell the difference between British and American English, the linguist made a long and ________ speech.

A.asked; tired
B.asked; tiring
C.asking; tiring
D.be asked; tired

12.

The money would have to be raised by ________ taxation.

A.far
B.farther
C.farthest
D.furthe

13.

Their plane arrived ________ San Francisco this morning.

A.from
B.at
C.to
D.on

14.

The delegation ________ Russia will visit London this afternoon.

A.in
B.from
C.at
D.for

15.

Her mother can ’ t speak English ________ French, but is good at Japanese.

A.yet
B.or
C.neither
D.while

16.

He became a successful actor ________ his father never was.

A.who
B.whom
C.that
D.when

17.

The manager fulminated against his secretary, ________ surprised me.

A.who
B.whom
C.that
D.which

18.

He graduated from college ________ his parents divorced.

A.which
B.before
C.while
D.that

19.

She sat ________ the table in the restaurant.

A.in
B.with
C.from
D.at

20.

Young ________ he was, he managed to make a living on his own.

A.although
B.since
C.though
D.thus

21.

________ you had been here, we wouldn ’ t have had so much trouble then.

A.when
B.if
C.as
D.since

22.

is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselves The trade union ________ believed to regard ________ as an organization where the molested could seek advice and help.

23.

is, are, was, were, will be, are going to be, have, has, had The beautiful ________ something that the innocent ________ not always able to appreciate fully.

24.

preferred, prefers, is, are, was, were, will be, shall be During the holiday week, one-third of the students in our class ________ prepared to stay on campus for study while around ten percent of them ________ some more sleep at home.

25.

is, are, has, have, having The average British family, which ________ smaller and richer than 50 years ago, ________ 3. 6 members.

26.

were, was, had, propaganda, propagandas Large amounts of money ________ spent on ________.

27.

than, as, more, most, the The ________ information that comes in, ________ more confused the picture becomes.

28.

than, as, more, so, less I ’m not going out with a man who ’e ________ old ________ me.

29.

analysis, criteria, diabetes, gentry, pants, physics a. Singular only:________________________________________ b. Plural only: __________________________________________

30.

Nobody in the class agrees with you, ________________?

31.

Everyone is excited by the news, ________________?

32.

Let ’ s not take John with us on our family outing this time, _______________?

33.

John hardly speaks to anybody in the class, ________________?

34.

She’ s lost almost ________________ friend she had.

35.

He lost ________________ parents when he was a child.

36.

The noise of the party stopped me getting ________________ sleep.

37.

When you were in London, did you visit ________________ Tower, too?

38.

He said that he ____ (feed) up with college instructors who tried to teach him to use the “ scientific

39.

It is surprising that this innocent-looking girl ________________ (commit) such a crime.

40.

I appreciate ________ (give) the opportunity to study abroad three years ago.

41.

I think his failure in the experiment resulted ________ his carelessness.

42.

This car is very expensive. You have to pay half a million dollars ________ it.

43.

With an appropriate conjunctive Last month I bought a watch. It is cheap, ________ it goes quite well.

44.

With an appropriate relative pronoun My brother speaks English fluently, ________ I don ’t.

45.

He can not choose his own job, ________ can I.