英语语法2010年7月真题试题及答案解析（00831）

Why is past tense often used for politeness?

What concord principle do we usually use for the existential sentence?

Using extraposition:

Whether they come or not doesn't matter very much.

Using inversion:

I have never been there before.

Using an appropriate cohesive device:

The professor stepped into the classroom. The professor opened his book and then began to talk.

Using passive voice:

We imported from abroad a lot of machinery.

Using an adjunct:

Set your alarm clock, or you will oversleep.

Using passive voice:

Mary seems to like John very much.

Using a relative clause:

They will go to large cities. They think they can find good jobs there.

Using a non-finite form:

I knew that he was poor. I offered to pay his fare.

Using a disjunct:

I will say frankly that he has never intended to keep his word.

Using a proper modal auxiliary:

The Bulls were probably not well prepared for the third game of 1996 NBA final.

Using a question tag:

She must have waited here for a long time.

Many people still go to work by buses.

If you haven’t got fresh milk, I’ll take some tinned ones.

Using an intensifier:

I am not interested in economics.

Dr. Sales is a person I don’t have much confidence.

A typhoon causes very often great damage to crops in this area.

On the table she sat in the restaurant.

The day was very warm and humid, for that I turned on the air conditioner.

With view of your poor reward in school, we think you should study more.

Both Tom wanted to go to the south, and his wife wanted to go there, too.

By the time I return to my country, I am away from home for more than three years.

When, where, and by whom has the automobile invented?

Mr. Lee was upset by us not tell him the truth.

—Is it true that Geoff has had a heart attack? 

—Yes. I am __________(afraid).

He has finished his half lecture.

You shouldn’t get Botticelli and Boccherini mixed up. The one is a painter and __________ (other) is a composer.

The hotel manager, __________ (who) I complained about the service, refunded part of our bill.

A hundred dollars __________ (be) a large sum of money to a university student like me.

Many thousands have __________ (benefit) the new treatment.

Leaves kept __________ (fall) above our heads when we were walking among the trees.

Of all my sisters, Sue works __________ (hard).

I prefer my roommate __________ (not make) any noise at night.

I like Betty and Maud, but I think Betty’s __________ (nice) of the two.

She kept __________ (depress) until he advised her to see a psychiatrist.

She asked if I __________ (help) her with her homework.

I __________ (work) on my essay for a whole day and have produced only one paragraph.

It is reasonable to assume that the paparazzi __________ (directly cause) Princess Diana to die.

It was the first time I __________ (see) her, and I was impressed.

His secretary __________ (constantly forget) to post his letter.

I’ve got an appointment at the __________ (dentist) at 11:15.

The Browns __________ (be) moving away on Saturday.

Turn in all __________ (papers) before Friday, please.

What __________ (strange man) he is !

Nobody agreed with you, __________. (they)?

either, neither, nor, what, which, that

They produced two reports, ____ of ____ contained any useful suggestions.

if, even if, as soon as, dismiss, dismissing, dismissed

____ ____from his position, he started his own business.

was, was, he was, who he was, who was

He met a lady _____ sure _____ his new teacher.

when, which, what, is, are, were

____ she wanted from him _____ just promises.

am, was, were, get, got, should get

If I ____ you I ____ that car serviced.

told, had told, has been told, does, is doing, is being done

She ____ that some very interesting work ____ on this.

a, a, the, the, some, each

The Americans admire ____ tradition of _____ Chinese.

is, was, are, will be, has been, be 

he headquarters ____ in the sea-front district of Colombo, where most of the city’s luxury hotels ____ located.

_____ care would have prevented the accident.

Their explanation sounded convincing, but it was just a _____ of lies.

______ speaking, the more you pay for stereo equipment, the better the system.

Every means ____ tried in the company to promote sales but without much effect.

The reason _____ he failed in the exam was that he didn’t know how to take notes in class.

The committee ______ among themselves for hours on this issue.

Professor Smith is the teacher ____ I think gave me the correct ways of learning a language.

Mr. Smith knows little of Chinese painting, and ____ of Chinese calligraphy.

Finding a job in such a large company has always been ____ his dream, for he doesn’t have the right qualifications.

A survey was recently carried out on the reasons why some people took drugs, ____ were shocking.

Our neighbor has _____ than ours.

With so much noise outside, the speaker had to raise his voice to have himself____.

I couldn’t get ______ to match this table, so I took this one. It's a bit smaller.

I’ve tried several times today, but the line is always busy; someone ____ the telephone.

It’s no use ______ the result of the exam; it’s already finished.

Sometimes I wish I ____ extraordinary power to make all the impossible possible.

Gone ____ when the Chinese people had to struggle to make a living and to worry about lack of food all day.

A great deal of research _____ into the possible cures to AIDS in recent years.

It seems that oil ____ from the tank for some time. We’ll have to take the oil tank apart to see what’s wrong.

Harry will be able to begin working soon. He has got all ____ he needs now.