上外附中初三语法复习

Exercise 2
1. Don’t ______ from your seat before the play is over.

A. rise B. stand C. lift D. get

2. This is the very material I’m _____.

A. alter B. for C. like D. with

3. The rocket will weigh about 200 tons when _____.

A. completed B. completing C. to be completed D. having completed

4. In the moonlight the tree looks like nothing ___ a tall man standing there.

A. more than B. better than C. rather than D. less than

5. Thank you very much for offering, but I think I can _____.

A. try B. try to C. manage to D. manage

6. Come early, ___ you won’t get any seat in the first row.

A. or B. then C. or else D. both A and C

7. What is _____ troubles you most from time to time?

A. it that B. that C. which D. it

8. Automation may enable human beings to enjoy far more leisure than they ___ today.

A. will B. do C. have D. enjoy

9. To enter a foreign country, a tourist will have to ____ the customs first.

A. pass through B. pass by C. pass out D. pass for

10. The workers spent several hours digging a hole ____.

A. five foot deep B. five-foot-deep C. five feet deep D. five-feet-deep

11. Because John’s parents did not approve of _____ going on a trip out west, he took, a

summer job as a lifeguard.

A. him B. he C. his D. he’s

12. I must apologize to you for failing to come to your party as ____.

A. promising B. being promised C. promised D. be promised

13. I can’t thank you ____ much for your timely help.

A. very B. too C. so D. as

14. Peter produced every year is ____ the world’s production of vehicles.

A. the three times weight of B. three times the weight of

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C. as three times heavy as D. three times as heavier as

15. Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about ____?

A. another B. the other C. others D. the rest

16. These streets are ____ the local police station.

A. in the charge of B. charge of C. under charge of D. in charge of

17. –Why can’t I smoke here?

–At no time ____ in the reading-room.

A. it permits B. does smoking permit

C. is smoking permitted D. smoking is permitted

18. Do not wish for such things ____ you can never achieve.

A. which B. that C. as D. of which

19. Robert ____ read in the reading-room for hours every Sunday when he was a middle-

school student.

A. would B. might C. could have D. should

20. If any dispute arises, they apply ___ him for the decision.

A. for B. with C. to D. on

21. In my opinion, everything about the holiday was perfect ___ the weather.

A. except for B. besides C. except D. apart from

22. The latest issue of this magazine has had several pages ____off.

A. to be torn B. having been torn C. torn D. to tear

23. Washington D. C. is one of the most beautiful cities, but it is only the ninth city

_____ size.

A. of B. in C. by D. about

24. ___ what he ways, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

A. Following B. According to C. Hearing D. Knowing

25. –They didn’t give us any good advice.

–____.

A. Either did you B. No, they didn’t C. Nor you did D. Yes, they didn’t

26. We are concerned about only the questions ____ interest us.

A. which B. that C. as D. whichever

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27. The suit fitted him well ____ the colour was a little brighter.

A. except for B. except that C. except when D. besides

28. An honest person is _____ respected in our society.

A. fairly B. rather C. much D. very

29. ___is most important in coping with the possible disaster is to reduce the speed of

the moving glacier.

A. It B. That C. What D. Whatever

30. –Why don’t we take a little break?

–Didn’t we just have _____?

A. it B. that C. one D. this

31.“Let me go, ______?”the thief said to the policeman.

A. shall we B. shan’t we C. won’t we D. won’t you

32. ___ the news be true? I can hardly believe it.

A. Must B. Can C. May D. Would

33. Excuse me, would it bother you _____ I talked to you for just a moment?

A. that B. what C. if D. whether

34. –I told you I had finished it.

–____.

A. So you did B. So did you C. So you had D. So had you

35. I don’t know whether he ____.

A. dares trying B. dare to try C. dare try D. dare trying

36. Helen _____ London without informing me, and she ____ for several months.

A. has left…was away B. left…has been away

C. left…was away D. had left…had gone

37. There ____ no buses, they had to walk home.

A. were B. be C. being D. having been

38. I was ___ work last week, but I changed my mind and decided to postpone it.

A. to have startedB. to be starting C. to start D. to have been starting

39. Every means ____ been tried, but none proved to ____.

A. have, work B. has, be workable C. have, succeedD. has, do

40. It was a matter of ___ would take the position.

A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever

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41. Oh, it’s you, Peter! Your voice sounds quite different ____ the phone.

A. in B. on C. by D. from

42. Sally can’t have written to me, or ____ the letter by now.

A. I’ll get B. I’d get C. I’ll have got D. I’d have got

43. There’s no need to be frightened ______ the dog, for he’s quite harmless.

A. against B. with C. for D. of

44. When delivering his lecture, the professor mentioned his latest book ___ passing.

A. from B. on C. by D. in

45. What do you think of his proposal that some measures ____ to improve the working

conditions?

A. would be taken B. be taken C. will be taken D. will have to be taken

46. It seems to me that we must give up this plan for we are _____ funds.

A. lack of B. lack for C. lacked for D. lacking in

47. The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things ____ to teach

you the art of learning.

A. than B. rather than C. nor D. as

48. I will start writing my next paper as soon as I ____ this one.

A. have finished B. will finish C. finished D. am going to finish

49. The damaged part of the machine is rather difficult ______.

A. to repair B. repairing C. to be repaired D. being repaired

50. Switzerland has earned a reputation _____ home of the finest watches and

outstanding jewelry.

A. at B. as C. for D. with

参考答案：
1-5 AAAAD 6-10 DABAC 11-15 CCBBD 16-20 ACCAC

21-25 ACBBB 26-30 BBCCC 31-35BBCAC 36-40 BCCBA

41-45 BDDDB 46-50 DDAAB

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