语法专练――6 形容词与副词
1. The modern machine proved ______ in heart surgery.
a. high valuable b. highly valuable c. valuable high d. valuable highly 2. Mr. Johnson and his ______ daughter do not always understand each other. a. older b. the oldest c. eldest d. the eldest 3. They ______ thought that the truth would be finally discovered. a. little b. not c. small d. bit
4. They hardly believe that the apartment which costs them $ 4,000 is ______. a. so small b. such little c. so little d. such small 5. If a claim is kept ______, it is more likely to be recognized. a. live b. lived c. alive d. living 6. On his way to school he met ______, so he sent him to hospital. a. very ill man b. much sick man c. serious ill man d. very sick man 7. She was operated a month ago but now she was ______. a. very good b. very well c. healthy d. good conditioned 8. What I would do is to go ______. a. really quietly somewhere b. somewhere quietly really c. really quiet somewhere d. somewhere really quiet
9. The chairman asked ______ to write their questions on a piece of paper and send them to the front.
a. the present members b. the members presently c. the members present d. the presently members
10. The price was very reasonable; I would gladly have paid ______ he asked. a. three times much as b. three times as many as c. as three times much as d. three times as much as 11. The trousers are ______, but Tom does not care a bit.
a. too a little small b. a little too small c. a too little small d. a small too little
12. She wore a dress to the party that was far more attractive than ______.
a. other girls b. that of other girls c. the other girls d. those of other girls 13. he can play tennis better than ______ in the class. a. any boys b. any other boy c. any boy d. any other 14. Kasia is taking her ______ tour of the shops in search of bargains. a. daily b. day c. day time d. night
15. ______ the child expresses his interest in an activity, the stronger it will become. a. The more frequent b. The frequenter c. The more frequently d. the frequentlier
16. We’d better wait _______ , Peter and Tom will come very soon. a. a little longer b. more longer c. long d. as longer 17. Although the medicine tastes ______, it seems to help my condition. a. bad b. badly c. too much bad d. too badly 18. When she got her first month salary, Diana bought herself ______ dress. a. a cotton , blue …expensive b. an expensive … blue, cotton c. a blue, expensive … cotton d. a cotton, expensive… blue 19. The doctors have tried ______ to save the life of the wounded soldier. a. everything possible humanly b. humanly everything possible c. everything humanly possible d. humanly possible everything
20. I was worried very much because I’ll miss my flight if the bus arrives ______. a. lately b. late c. latter d. more later 21. The noise outside was ______ his speech was hardly audible.
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a. too irritating that b. so irritating so c. so irritating that d. so irritating enough that 22. The harder the shrub(灌木丛) is to grow, ______. a. the more higher price it b. the higher price it is c. the higher the price is d. the higher is the price
23. The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are ______ taken from the earth. a. clearest than those b. clearer than that c. much clear than those d. much clearer than those
24. ______ anywhere in the United States costs less than a dollar when you dial it yourself.
a. Three-minute call b. A three-minutes call c. A three-minute call d. A three-minutes-call 25. We arrived ______ Professor Baker had already called the roll.
a. so lately that b. as late that c. so later that d. so late that 26. It is ______ that I would like to go to the beach. a. so nice weather b. such nice weather c. so nice a weather d. such a nice weather
27. Her little car isn’t ______ to seat more than two people comfortably. a. big enough b. enough big c. so big enough d. big as enough 28. His score on the exam was ______ to qualify him for a graduate program. a. too good b. well enough c. as high as d. good enough 29. The plane is scheduled to arrive ______ because of bad weather. a. lately b. late c. later d. latest 30. There are ______ that I can’t finish them. a. so long assignments b. such long assignments c. long assignments d. so very long assignments
31. Bats find their way by squeaking ______ and guiding themselves by echoes. a. very fast b. very fastly c. much faster d. most fastly 32. Your application（申请） will be considered ______ your file（档案） is completed. a. as quickly as b. as soon as c. as fast as d. as early as 33. This dress is prettier, but it costs ______ that one. a. twice more than b. twice as much as c. as much twice as d. twice so much as 34. A new shopping center on the north side will have ______. a. five hundred more than shops b. as more than five hundred shops c. five hundred shops more than d. more than five hundred shops
35. The more you study during the semester, ______ you have to study the week before exams. a. the less b. the lesser c. less d. the little 36. To answer accurately is more important than ______. a. quick finish b. to finish quickly c. finishing quickly d. you finish quickly 37. When a body enters the earth’s atmosphere, it travels ______. a. in a rapid manner b. fastly c. with great speed d. very rapidly 38. The salary of a taxi driver is much higher _______. a. in comparison with the salary of a teacher b. than a teacher
c. than that of a teacher d. to compare as a teacher
39. Frost(结霜) occurs in valleys and on low grounds ______ on adjacent（邻近的） hills.
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a. more frequently as b. as frequently than c. more frequently than d. frequently than
40. She can speak _______ in front of Mack, but she can’t eat ______ in his restaurant.
a. free, free b. free, freely c. freely, free d. freely, freely 41. You will have to practice ______ times before you can do it. a. many more b. more several c. more often d. more many 42. I have been going to Shanghai ______ than I used to. a. lesser b. less c. fewer d. less often
43. Tuition(学费) at American university runs ______ one thousand dollars a semester. a. so high as b. as high to c. as high as d. as higher than 44. I enjoy the concert last night; they played ______ beautiful music. a. such b. such a c. so d. so a 45. Several days ______, I saw the man again on the street. a. late b. later c. latter d. last
46. When electricity was first invented, people refused to believe such a thing ______. a. impossible b. possibly c. possible d. impossibly
47. The reason why so many people sit before the television tonight is that there will be a ______ show. a. living b. live c. alive d. lived
48. When the three boys met one another, they found they looked very much ______. Then they knew they were triplet. a. like b. alike c. likely d. liked
49. The doctor assured(安慰) the patient that there was ______ with her, but she could
not help worrying.
a. seriously wrong nothing b. nothing serious wrong c. nothing seriously wrong d. serious nothing wrong
50. If you live in Wuhan one day and in Shenyang the next, you ______ the change in temperature.
a. are certainly to feel b. certainly feel c. are to feel certainly d. are certain to feel
51. As a safety precaution, all drivers carry only enough money to make change for ______.
a. a bill of ten-dollar b. a ten-dollars bill c. a ten-dollar bill d. a tens-dollar bill 52. When I spent holidays Europe, I bought _____ vases. a. two lovely big old German b. two lovely old big German c. two German big old lovely d. lovely big two old German
53. Everyone will agree that food in the south is as good as ______ in the country. a. other region b. any other region c. that of any region d. that of any other region
54. Stars are so far away that they are ______ spots of light when seen from the earth. a. nothing more as b. anything more than c. more than d. nothing more than
55. What deeply impressed him was that magnificent(华丽的) ______. a. eight-century-old b. eight-centuries c. old-eight-centuries d. eight-century’s-old
56. _______ focus on(聚焦于) cultural differences between Chinese and Western societies.
a. The below text and dialogues b. Below the text and dialogues c. The text and dialogues below d. Text and dialogues the below
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57. People will be able to fly from one planet to another in ______.
a. little nasty(污秽的) arrow-shaped tubes b. nasty(污秽的) little arrow-shaped tubes c. arrow-shaped little nasty(污秽的) tubes d. arrow-shaped little nasty(污秽的) tubes
58. Beginning in the late 19th century, the _______ rise in the productivity(生产力) of England was just ______ less than Germany and the U.S. a. year…slightly b. yearly…slight c. yearly…slightly d. year…slightly
59. In Spain, officials estimate(估计) that ______ 75 percent of the current violent crime(暴力犯罪) is drug related. a. much as b. as much as c. as many as d. as great
60. You should spend ______ in the study of the various senses and uses of the common words.
a. much time as you can b. as time much as you can c. time as many as you can d. as much time as you can
61. Professor Chen asked us to write ______ essay on individual differences in second language learning.
a. a no more than two-thousand-word b. a less two-thousand-words
c. a less than two-thousands-words d. a no more two than thousand word 62. Her voice is ______. a. loud b. aloud c. loudly d. loudness
63. That so many advances have been made in ______ is the most valid argument for retaining the research unit. a. such short time b. so a short time c. such a short time d. such short a time
64. ______ curriculum(课程) includes all experiences which the students may have within the environment(环境) of the school. a. Broad speaking b. Speaking broadly c. Broadly speaking d. Broadly
65. Since taxi fare in the city may run _____ twenty dollars, I suggest that you take a bus. a. as high as b. as expensive as c. so high that d. so expensive as
66. If negotiations(谈判) for the new trade agreements(协议) take ______, critical food shortages will develop in several countries. a. too much longer b. much too long c. the longest d. the longer
67. If he had followed the directions(说明) carefully in taking the medicine, he would have felt better ______. a. much quicker b. more quick c. much quickly d. more quickly
68. Since he spent his childhood in France, Jack is able to converse(交谈) in French ______.
a. rather good b. quite better c. fairly more d. rather well
69. Of the two cars that the Smiths have, the Plymouth is, without any question, ______. a. the cheapest to run b. the cheaper to run c. cheaper d. more cheaper
70. With ______ three inches of rain falling in a six-month period, the farmers found it necessary to irrigate(浇灌) the land a. less than b. little than c. fewer than d. less few than 71. On a small marble(大理石) table in the center of her boudoir stands ______ vase.
a. a little exquisite(精致的) antique(古老的) brown Chinese porcelain(瓷制的) b. an exquisite little antique brown Chinese porcelain
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c. an antique little exquisite brown Chinese porcelain d. a Chinese antique little expensive brown porcelain 72. “When is Tom going to leave?”
“He is going to leave ______ this week.”
a. sometimes b. some time c. sometime d. somewhat
73. The librarian insists that Dana take ______ books from library before she returns the dictionary she borrowed last month. a. no b. many c. not many d. no more 74. The facilities(设施) of the older hospital are ______ the new hospital. a. as good or better than b. as good as or better as c. as good as or better than d. as good as or better than those of 75. ______ iron has relatively(相对地) few economical uses. a. Chemical pure b. Chemically pure c. Pure chemical d. Purely chemical
76. I walked 8 miles today. I never guessed that I could walk ______ far. a. much b. that c. such d. as 77. They _____ to our proposal. a. have not still responded b. have not responded still c. have still not responded d. still have not responded 78. True hibernation （冬眠）takes place only among ______ animals. a. whose blood is warm b. blood worm c. warm-blooded d. they have warm blood 79. He works ______. a. lone b. lonely c. alone d. lonesome 80. A _____ road goes ______ from our college to the center. a. straight…straight b. straightly…straightly c. straight…straightly d. straightly…straight
语法专练――7 动词不定式、动名词、分词练习 1. I was ______ work last week, but I changed my mind.
a. to start b. to have started c. to be starting d. to have been starting 2. I intended ______ the matter with you, but I had some guests hen.
a. discuss b. discussing c. having discussed d. to have discussed 3. Don’t let me catch you ______.
a. do that again b. to do that again c. doing that again d. done that again 4. There are many kinds of metals ______.
a. each has its special properties b. one has its special properties c. each having its special properties d. having its special properties 5. It’s pay-day, and they’re waiting ______.
a. for paying b. to be paid c. to be paying d. to have paid 6. _______ trouble, I’m going to forget the whole affair.
a. Then rather cause b. Rather causing c. Rather than cause d. Rather than caused
7. The brilliance of his satires(讽刺文学) was ______ make even his victims laugh.
a. so as to b. such as to c. so that d. such that
8. Children with parents whose guidance(指导) is firm, consistent, and rational(理智) are inclined ______ high levels of self-confidence. a. possess b. have possessed c. to possess d. possessing
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