全国自考英语语法模拟试卷(9)

conjuncts

unit nouns

tense

What's the four features of adjectives?

free morpheme

What are the voice constraints?

Using discontinuity:

Everyone except Bob survived the disease.

Using an exclamation:

It is an interesting story.

Using fronting:

You've made a wonderful suggestion!

Using an appropriate genitive or a double genitive:

I believe the reputation of our university is as good as that of any other university.

Using a YES-NO question:

He's always telling me that I don't plan for the future.

Using an appropriate cohesive device:

To guard against lost luggage, buy brightly coloured luggage or wrap bags with a belt so other passengers will not mistake your luggage with their own luggage.

Using extraposition:

You keep biting your nails and I find it disgusting.

Using a non-finite form.:

I'm sure it'll do you good if you admit that you made the mistake.

Using inversion:

He spoke so loudly that even people in the street could hear him.

Using a question tag:

As far as I can remember, Tom used to live here.

Using the passive voice:

According to them, only two tribes used to speak the ancient language of Aramaic.

Using subjunctive mood:

He had an accident last year, so he is confined to his wheelchair.

Using non-finite form.:

It's a good idea that we give him a surprise party for his birthday.

Using fronting:

The firemen dashed into the burning house.

Using a question tag:

Bob rarely got drunk.

With an appropriate modal verb:

(1)Andy's flight from Montreal took more than 18 hours. He ________ be exhausted after such a long flight.

(2)If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you ________ walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

With question tags:

(1)Wait a minute ________ ?

(2)You'd better not smoke here, ________ ?

With an appropriate relative pronoun or adverb:

(1)This is the factory ________ we worked a year ago.

(2)We should learn from those ________ are always ready to help others.

With assertive, non-assertive or negative words:

(1)It's strange that she should ________ repeat the mistake.

(2)He doesn't stay here ________ longer.

With question tags:

(1)Let's take a rest, ________ ?

(2)What a lovely day, ________ ?

With an appropriate preposition:

(1) father began to work ________ a bus driver when he was twenty years old.

(2)The teacher is busy ________ teaching.

With an appropriate relative pronoun:

(1)This is the very letter ________ came last night.

(2)This is the museum ________ you saw the other day.

With question tags:

(1)Everything has been done on how to prevent the pollution, ________ ?

(2)Man is the master of his own fate, ________ ?

With question tags:

(1)Wait a minute, ________ ?

(2)I suppose he's serious, ________ ?

With an appropriate link verb:

(1)Bread and butter ________ liked by Westerners.

(2)I ________ to have tea with Betty this afternoon.

three-fifth, three-fifths, has, have, has been

________ of the money ________ run out.

such a, such, so, so a

Can you believe that in ________ a rich country there should be ________ many poor people?

are, is, anyone's, anyone else, anyone's else's, anyone else's

Li Ming's handwriting ________ better than ________ in the class.

to inform, informed, informing, later, latter, latest

Television has many advantages. It keeps us ________ about the ________ news and also provides entertainment in the house.

such, so, it, make, to make, made

________ is not funny at all ________ fun of a disabled man.

such a, so a, so an, such an, chore, chores

Today was ________ beautiful day that I couldn't bring myself to complete all the ________.

took, was taken, had taken, operated, been operated, operating

He ________ to hospital last night and he's already ________ on.

today, today's, todays', the, a

________ styles are not as attractive as those of ________ generation ago.

have been, is to be, are to be, has been, some, any, few

Every means ________ tried but without ________ result.

broke, was breaking, was broken, played, was playing

He ________ his leg when he ________ in a football match against another school.

—Did you visit the famous museum?

—No. We ________ it, but we spent too much time shopping.

If I had ________ ,I'd visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.

The iron and steel industry ________ very important to our country.

Let me start with a ________ issue before I explain the problem of our major concern.

They guarantee ________ free repair service within the first two years after you buy the car.

She was teaching me ________ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.

Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise.

I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ________ it out for her.

When I got to the cinema, the film ________ for several minutes.

Can you give us some ________ about the writer?

So frightened ________ in darkness that she did not dare to move an inch.

The joke told by Tom made us ________, so our math teacher couldn't make himself ________.

It was ________ he said ________ disappointed me.

Our teacher recommended that we ________ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.

—How could you buy the whole flat?

—I bought it ________ account.

Not until the game had begun ________ at the sports ground.

The headmaster wanted the new classroom building ________ as soon as possible.

________ his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.

Do you remember those days ________ we spent along the seashore very happily?

I do not doubt ________ he will appear soon.