全国自考英语语法模拟试卷(5)
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mood
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ellipsis
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the non-finite verbs
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What's the difference between regular passive and the pseudo-passive?
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discontinuity
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Using subjunctive mood:
You're hungry now because you didn't have breakfast.
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What is the difference between the infinitive marker to and the preposition to? Give one example for each.
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Using a tag question:
You have already got our invitation.
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Using extraposition:
To drive without a license is illegal.
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Using an exclamation:
They are working very fast.
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Using cleaving for place adjunct:
Jack hit Tom at the party.
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Using a modal auxiliary:
I just don't believe that the line has been engaged all the time.
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Using a YES-NO question:
Bring me some paper please.
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Using an exclamation:
It is a long way from Beijing to London.
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Using a tag question:
Don't let the children stay up too late on weekends.
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Using fronting:
We never found out how she got the gun through customs.
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Using a non-finite form.:
He swore that he would take revenge on his father's murderer.
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Using discontinuity:
They wanted to hear the story of how he fell in love with her from her own lips.
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Using an appropriate cohesive device:
The new design is much better than the old design.
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Using a disjunct:
It is quiet obvious that he has never intended to keep his word.
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Using an exclamation:
The moon is shining brightly.
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With an appropriate relative pronoun or adverb:
(1)The men ________ houses were damaged will be compensated.
(2)He denied seeing the murder suspect, ________ turned out to be true.
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With question tags:
(1)He's posted the letter, ________ ?
(2)You hardly know each other, ________ ?
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With an appropriate form. of be-verb:
(1)My suggestion is that the sick boy ________ taken to hospital as soon as possible.
(2)Without electricity human life ________ quite different today.
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With an appropriate relative pronoun:
(1) My brother speaks English fluently, ________ I don't.
(2) He is a very capable manager, ________ none of his predecessors was.
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With an appropriate preposition:
(1)We left Xi'an ________ a very hot summer afternoon.
(2)The number of the employees has grown from 1, 000 to 1, 200. This means it has risen ________ 20 percent.
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With an appropriate preposition:
(1)As we all know, several primary schools and factories were named ________ the hero.
(2)She had no sympathy ________ the old lady.
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With a proper unit noun:
(1)I went to buy a ________ of China Daily.
(2)I will be back in a ________ of days.
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With an appropriate form. of be-verb:
(1)I wish I ________ taller and stronger so that they wouldn't dare to treat me by rough handling.
(2)Neither my father nor I ________ at home.
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With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:
(1)He carried the parcel all the way home, ________ was actually unnecessary.
(2) ________ the end of the term is nearly at hand, Jerry has not completed all of the projects he had hoped to finish.
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With an assertive, non-assertive or negative word:
(1)We have interviewed several applicants, but ________ is really qualified for the job.
(2)I've ________ in all my life seen such a big animal.
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did, would, has, had, ring, rung
Hardly ________ the bell ________ when the teacher came in.
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a teacher, teachers, teaching, qualified, qualifying, qualify
Susan is ________ as ________ as Mary.
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when, which, what, is, are,were
________ she wanted from him ________ just promises.
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is, are, four, fourth
The Olympic Games ________ held every ________ years.
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is, are, was, were, itself, himself, themselves
The family ________ enjoying ________ immensely at the Spring Festival dinner party.
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a, an, the, some, each
________ bullet hit the soldier and he was wounded in ________ leg.
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cover, covers, is, are, was, were
The Alps ________ an area of 200, 000 square kilometers and ________ the greatest mountain range in Europe.
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such, so, such a, so a
Can you believe that in ________ a rich country there should be ________ many poor people?
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am, was, were, get, got, should get
If I ________ you,I ________ that car serviced.
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one, that, what, it, rather than, other than, more than
It is the ability to do the job ________ matters ________ where you come from or what you are.
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The woman ________ we talked has been to New York three times.
- A.who
- B.whom
- C.whose
- D.about whom
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How long is it ________ they saw each other last time?
- A.before
- B.since
- C.after
- D.when
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The wealth of a nation should be measured ________ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.
- A.in regard with
- B.in line with
- C.by means of
- D.in terms of
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________ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax.
- A.While
- B.Even though
- C.Now that
- D.For
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The speaker raised his voice but still couldn't make himself ________.
- A.hear
- B.to hear
- C.hearing
- D.heard
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—I ________ so busily recently that I ________ no time to help you with your math.
—That's OK. I can manage it by myself.
- A.have been working; have
- B.have worked; had
- C.am working; will have
- D.had been working; had had
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________ the present unemployment continue, the society would face a more troublesome situation.
- A.Would
- B.Should
- C.Might
- D.Could
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The professor has two sons, ________ are teaching in the same university.
- A.neither of them
- B.either of them
- C.both of them
- D.both of whom
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He went to Paris instead of ________ to London.
- A.gone
- B.to go
- C.going
- D.go
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Where are you going to have the TV set ________?
- A.repair
- B.repairing
- C.repaired
- D.to repair
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I ________ have been more than six years old when the accident happened.
- A.shouldn't
- B.couldn't
- C.mustn't
- D.needn't
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We are not allowed ________ drinks into the computer lab.
- A.taking
- B.to take
- C.taken
- D.take
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The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for Expo 2010 is strongly impressed ________ my memory.
- A.to
- B.over
- C.by
- D.on
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She is a gentle and quiet girl, ________ none of her sisters is.
- A.who
- B.whom
- C.that
- D.which
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Most of my savings ________ in stocks.
- A.has been invested
- B.is being invested
- C.have invested
- D.have been invested
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He ordered that all the letters ________ at once.
- A.send
- B.be sent
- C.were sent
- D.sending
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________ is mentioned above, the number of the cattle here has been limited to 200.
- A.It
- B.Which
- C.That
- D.As
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We enjoyed the holiday ________ the expense.
- A.except
- B.besides
- C.in addition to
- D.except for
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When he was driving home, he was stopped by the policeman and was ________ of speeding.
- A.charged
- B.blamed
- C.accused
- D.warned
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I haven't seen ________ this since I collected stamps.
- A.as old a stamp as
- B.so an old stamp as
- C.stamp as old as
- D.as an old stamp as