单项选择专练

1. Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, _____ him a millionaire overnight . A. making B. makes C. to make D. made

2. In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out _____.

A. to escape burning B. to escape being burned C. escaping burned D. escaping from burning 3. The little boy still needs the _____ 20 dollars to do with some things _____. A. remaining; remained to be settled B. remaining; remaining to be settled C. remained; remained to settle D. remained; remaining to settle 4. _____ his age, the little boy read quite well.

A. Considering B. Considered C. Consider D. Having considered 5. There are lots of places of interest _____ in our city.

A. needs repairing B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D. needing to be repaired 6. — What caused the party to be put off?

— _____ the invitations. A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending

C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send

7. When first ____ to the market, these products enjoy great success. A. introducing B. introduced C. introduce D. being introduced

8. Standing on the top of the hill, I would not do anything but _____ the flowing of the smog around me. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy

9. When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp _____ but the door _____. A. being on; shut B. burning; shutting C. burning; shut D. on; shutting

10. The boy often gives a satisfactory answer to the teacher’s question, _____ just a minute. So he’s usually the teacher’s pet.

A. thought B. having thought C. and to think D. thinking

11. The policeman came up to the lonely house with the door ____, ____ there for a while and then entered it. A. open; to stand B. opening; stood C. open; stood D. opened; standing 12. — Mum, why do you give me so much popcorn? — _____ the boring time.

A. Kill B. Killing C. To kill D. Having killed 13. When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend _____.

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A. playing with B. having played with C. with whom to play with D. with whom to play 14. The competitor never dreamed of _____ for him to win the first prize in the 100-meter race. A. there was a chance B. there being a chance C. it being a chance D. it was a chance 15. _____ everything to go wrong in advance, and you won’t feel quite so bad when it does. A. Having expected B. Expect C. To expect D. Expecting

16. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn’t seem high at all. A. When compared B. To compare C. While comparing D. It compared 17. _____ in her best suit, the girl tried to make herself _____ at the party.

A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; noticing C. Dressed; noticing D. Dressing; noticed 18. _____ made her parents worried a lot.

A. Her not to come back B. Not her to come back C. Her not coming back D. Not her coming back

19. Everything _____ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions. A. to take B. taken C. to be taken D. taking

20. Many businessmen attended the Boao Forum (博鳌论坛)because they knew what _____ from the

forum. A. to get B. to be got C. got D. getting 21. — Were you at home last Sunday?

— Yeah! I devoted the whole day to _____ the English grammar.

A. review B. reviewing C. be reviewed D. being reviewed 22. Once _____ at the shop, you will be dismissed immediately.

A. caught stealing B. caught to steal C. catching stealing D. to catch to steal 23. Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying 24. — Is there anything you want from town?

— No, thank you. But I would like to get _____.

A. those letters mailed B. mailed letters C. to mail those letters D. those letters mail 25. He looked tired. He seemed ______a sleepless night. A. to have B. he had C. having D. to have had

26 ._____ made the school proud was ____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities. A. What, because B. What, that C. That, what D. That, because 27 .Mum demanded the boy _______ at once, aiming to catch up with his classmates soon.

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A. to take action B .take action C. should have taken action D. taking action 28. The angry woman left the shop angrily, _________ not to come again even once. A. determined

B. determiningC. to determine D. being determine

29. Please find some books that ____these matters. A. light upon

B. give light upon C. throw light upon D. throws light upon

30. There is ______ furniture in that old-fashioned house, which was built in the 17th century. A. a variety of

B. a large number of C. a good many

D. a lot of

31. I ____ him not to walk on the ice but he ____ listen to me. A. persuaded, didn’t B. persuaded, wouldn’t C. warned, couldn’t

D. warned, wouldn’t

32.Every second of my spare time is made full use of _____ my skills at creating _______. A. improving, science fiction B. improving, scientific fictions C. to improve, science fiction D. to improve, science fictions 33. ______ more careful, you _____ the winner in the competition now.

A. Been, would be B.Had you been, are C. If you had been, would be D. If you were , would be 34. This project _____ considered thoroughly and I’m sure it______ finished on time. A. must be, may be B. should be, can be C. may be, must be D. can be, should be 35. It is time to __ a lawyer since the old man has almost no breath left. A. call in

B. call on C. call up D. call for

36. I was telling them about my travels when she _____ with her own story on her visits to Hawaii. A. broke in B. broke out C. broke up D. broke down

37. Mr. Smith flew to New York this morning, his assistant ____him there next Saturday.

A. joining

B. to join C. will join D. wants to join

38. The couple looked at the score that their __ son had got in the exam, ____.

A disappointing; disappointed B. disappointed; disappointed C. disappointed; disappointedly D. disappointing; disappointing

39. ― Shall I ___ the raincoat? ― No hurry! Leave it ___ it is. It’s raining again.

A. put on; where B. put away; in the place C. put on; there D. put away; where 40. --- Where was it ___ the accident happened yesterday? --- In front of the market.

A. when B. that C. which D. how

41. ___ in diving suits, they walk around in this magic world.

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A. Dressing B. Dressed C. Wearing D. To wear 42 .--It’s great that we’ll go on an organized trip tomorrow. --But _____ tomorrow, we’d delay it.

A. It should rain B. Were it rain C. Would it rain D. Should it rain. 43. It is almost five years _____we saw each other last time. A. before B. since C. after D. when

44. Was it in 2000_____he was still in middle school _____this boy became an expert at computer? A. when; that B. that; where C. when; where D. that; that

45. _______ the rain falling so hard, it becomes more and more difficult to carry on the rescue work.

A. Since B. As C. With D. For 46. —He failed in the exam again.

—He __________his teacher’s advice.

A. should not have followed B.should not follow C. mustn’t follow D. should have followed

定语从句练习

1.The young film star receives hundreds of letters a day,_____ her parents both pleasure and worry A. which brings B. that brings C. which bring D. that have brought 2.There were two small rooms in the house, _______ served as kitchen.

A. the smaller of which B. the small of them C. the smaller of them D. the smaller one 3. Last night I came across a man _______ I think is a pleasant to_______ .

A. who, talked B. whom, get along with C. who, work with D .whom, be talked with 4. Perhaps it is the only market _____ you can get such cheap goods. A. that B. of which C. by which D. where

5. Jackie is ______ of the students who____ able to get the first place. A. one, are B. only one, is C. one, is D. only one, are 6. I feel most angry about the way _______ I’ve been treated. A. which B. where C. that D. how

7. The students don’t realize the use ________ the information.

A. we make of B. which we make C. for our making D. for us to make 8. Can you see a man and his horse ________ are crossing the bridge? A. which B. who C. that D. they

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9. Last year the well-known actress did all ________ help the poor children in that mountain village. A. she could do B. she could to C. what she could to D. that she could

10. He studied hard and later became a well-known writer, ________ his father had expected. A. that was what B. what was that C. which was what D. which was that 11. Is this research center ________ you visited the modern equipment last year? A. where B. that C. the one that D. the one where

12.George Orwell, ________ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays. A. the real name B. what his real name C. his real name D. whose real name 13.She heard a terrible noise, ________ brought her heart into her mouth. A. it B. which C. this D. that

14.That tree the branches ________ are almost bare is a very old one. A. whose B. of which C. in which D. on which

15.There are several story-books ________ Red Star is the best one I have ever read. A. whose, that B. of which, that C. which, that D. of which, as 16.Who is the man________ is standing there? A. that B. who C. as D. whom

17. There are different forms of energy________ comes from the sun. A. that B. most of that C. most of them D. most of which

18. I work in a business ________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance. A. how B. which C. where D. that 19. My hometown is the same ________ it used to be. A. like B. as C. that D. which

20.Oxygen is an important element_______ we can’t live.

A. from which B. of which C. with which D. without which

21.The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, ________ the sailing time was 226 days. A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which 22.The knife ________ he used to cut apples is very sharp. A. with that B. for which C. with it D. with which

23.With the development of agriculture, the people ________ village I taught before have lived a happy life. A. who B. whose C. in whose D. in which 24.I have bought two ball pens,________ writes well.

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A. both of which b. none of them C. neither of which D. none of which 25.I don’t believe the reason ________ he has given for his being late. A. why B. that C. how D. what

26. She may have missed her train, in ________ case she won’t arrive on time. A. what B. that C. which D. this

27.The old house, in front of ________there is a pine tree is ______ I used to live. A. which, where B. that, the place where C. it, the place in D. that, the place 28.Do you know the man ______ just now?

A. to who I nodded B. I nodded to C. whom I nodded D. whom I nodded to him. 29. Air, ______ we breathe every day, is around us all the time. A. that B. / C. which D. it

30. This is the museum ______ we saw an exhibition the other day. A. that B. which C. where D. in that 31. This museum is ______ you visited the other day. A. that B. which C. where D. the one 32. This is the museum ______ you saw the other day. A. that B. where C. in which D. in that 33. It is the third time __ late this month.

A. that you arrived B. when you arrived C. that you’ve arrived D. when you’ve arrived 34. It was in 1969 ___ the American astronaut succeeded in landing on the moon. A. that B. which C. in which D. when

35. We often think of the days ______ we spent together on the island. A. when B. which C. in which D. during which

36. Have you ever been to Shanghai, ______ I left ten years ago? A. where B. which C. that D. when

37. Can you solve such problems ______ raised by the audience? A. what were B. as were C. that were D. which were

38. The Summer Palace is one of the most beautiful parks ______ built in the Qing Dynasty. A. where were B. where was C. that were D. which was

39. I can still remember the sitting-room _____ my mother and I used to sit in the evening. A. which B. what C. that D. where

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