全国自考英语语法模拟试卷(2)

fronting

postponement

countable nouns

adjuncts

What do modal auxiliaries in the predictive use generally express?

What kinds of determiners are mutually exclusive and what are not mutually exclusive? Give one example for each.

Using plural forms:

Tell the kid to bring a raincoat with him tomorrow.

Using fronting:

He plunged into the tumultuous water just to show off to the girls.

Using an exclamation:

You have beautiful garden.

Using a negative imperative:

Put the table somewhere in the living room.

Using cleaving for subject:

Pat released the president's illness to the reporters at the party last night.

Using a non-finite form.:

I only wish I could achieve half your success.

Using modal auxiliary:

It is possible that the dean will accept your proposal if you put it in the right way.

Using a disjunct:

It is more important that the government should always be responsive to the public opinions.

Using negation:

He dares to tell the truth.

Using plural forms

The passer-by stopped and put his hand into his trouser pocket.

Using the passive voice:

We should bear in mind that he did all this out of his patriotism.

Using modal auxiliary:

Perhaps he is the right person for the job.

Using discontinuity

It is reported that the bribed has been missing for months.

Using a tag question:

Nobody agreed with you.

Using extraposition:

To interfere would be unwise.

With a determiner:

(1) ________ the boys enjoyed themselves at the party.

(2)She plays ________ violin fairly well.

With a determiner:

(1) John and I have ________ same hobby.

(2)Not all these books are second-hand; ________ of them are new.

With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

(1) ________ he was in poor health, he worked just as hard as everyone else.

(2)The police arrived, after ________ the situation became calmer.

With a pronoun:

(1)He found ________ annoying that his neighbour kept calling him by the wrong name.

(2)Nancy is expecting another baby and hopes ________ will be a boy.

With a determiner:

(1)—Did you see Mary at the party or at the meeting?

—I saw her on ________ occasions.

(2)I spent the ________ day doing the grammar book.

With WH-words:

(1)—I'm going to Beijing this weekend.

—________ for?

(2)—________ come he's failed in the exam?

—He's been absent from class for a whole month.

With an appropriate preposition:

(1)I got to know him ________ a friend.

(2)Lisa's new hair style. is quite similar ________ yours.

With an appropriate conjunct:

(1)When used with care, transition words can enhance writing. ________, too many of them will soon weary your readers.

(2)It rained heavily last night, ________ all the flowers are gone.

With an appropriate modal verb:

(1)He ________ have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.

(2)I've decided to take the job and I ________ change my mind.

With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

(1)Not that I'm unwilling to lend you a hand, ________ that I'm too busy for the moment.

(2) ________ the fire broke out, we were drinking.

few,many, much, little

It is impossible for so ________ workers to do so ________ work in a single day.

people, peoples, is, are, being

The Chinese, like many other ________ in the Far East, ________ extremely hard-working.

go, goes, is going, advice, advices, piece of advice

My special thanks ________ to Professor Brown, who read the first draft of this book and gave me a lot of invaluable ________.

is, are, was, were, will be, shall be

Now, some money ________ carried to the spot and all the food and everything else ________ ready for the picnic.

will, shall be, will be, live, life, lives

Almost 85 percent of Americans ________ experience some type of back pain in their ________.

didn't, don't, am going to, would, will

—Ann is in hospital.

—Oh, really? I ________ know. I ________ go and visit her.

so far as, so long as, as soon as, as well as, difficulty, difficulties

We can surely overcome these ________, ________ we are closely united.

that, which, who, whom

Can you mention anyone ________ we know ________ is as talented as he?

than, as, more, most, the

________ harder she worked, the ________ progress she made.

was, were, had, propaganda, propagandas

Large amounts of money ________ spent on ________.

He ought to attend the meeting, ________ ?

In spite of his broken English, he can make himself ________.

Everything was perfect for the picnic ________ the weather.

She seldom goes to the cinema, ________ ?

________ that he is a victim, the policeman was trying to comfort him.

Air pollution has caused millions of deaths every year, ________ has become great concern.

In his poems, he compared his little daughter ________ a flower.

After such a long journey, they were ________.

Victor certainly talks a lot and he's never interested in what ________ has to say.

He has spent a large ________ of money on his new house.

I meant ________ you about it, but I forgot to do so.

—How was your recent visit to Qingdao?

—It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ________ days at the seaside.

—Why is Tom absent today?

—No idea. He ________ be ill at home.

When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun ________.

________ he didn't have anything, he was still in good spirit.

It was probably in that moment ________ I understood what kindness really was.

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

There are not enough seats for the guests. We need ________ chairs.

He talked about a hero ________ no one had ever heard.

When I go out in the evening I use the bike ________ the car if I can.