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solved. (ie Almost no problem was solved.) b) Not the least of our problems has been solved. (ie A good number of our problems have been solved.) Ex. 27D
1. What was sprayed over the area? 2. Who wrote an account of the fire? 3. What did he write?
4. What did he write an account of? 5. Where did the fire start? 6. How did it burn? 7. How long did ir burn?
8. When and where did that happen? 9. Whose account of the fire is the best? 10. How often did fires break out during the war?
11. How many people were killed on the roads yesterday?
12. How much rain fell last night? 13. How far is it from here to the station? 14. How long will it take me to get there by car?
15. During which century was this castle built? 16. Why / For what purpose was the Aswan Dam built?
17. Why have you not yet finished it? 18. Who did an idea occur to while Benjamin Hall was speaking?
19. What do you believe he wants to do? 20. What should we do it if we haven‘t renewed our licence? Ex. 27E
1. doesn‘t she / (hasn‘t she) 2. usedn‘t he / didn‘t he 3. wouldn‘t you 4. isn‘t it 5. mayn‘y we 6. didn‘t you 7. mustn‘t I 8.
will there 31. will they / won‘t they 32. won‘t it 33. didn‘t you 34. aren‘t I 35. mustn‘t you / aren‘t you 36. don‘t you 37. do they 38. can‘t they 39. would you / will you 40. will you / would you 41. have you 42. can one / can you 43. don‘t you 44. didn‘t they 45. wouldn‘t he 46. would he 47. have we 48. will you 49. does he 50. shall we Ex. 27F (略)
新编英语语法教程 第28讲 练习参考答案 Ex. 28A
1. There was a ready… 2. There‘a man sitting…
3. There was a student who came… 4. There‘s another student (that) I ought to see.
5. There‘s at least one book … in our library.
6. There‘ll be a good film on… 7. There‘s certain to be trouble… 8. There were several trains coming… 9. There were things called firesquirts used…
10. Is there anyone waiting…
11. There were people who believed that… 12. There was an old cellar with a thick flint wall…
13. There was a boy named George Sampeter sitting…
14. There were monkeys under the trees, … 15. There was a strange caller yesterday who…
16. There is likely to be… 17. There should be…
could you 9. don‘t they 10. doesn‘t he 18. There must have been a mistake… 11. don‘t you 12. oughtn‘t we / shouldn‘t we 19. There are several thousand little islands in 13. didn‘t you 14. wouldn‘t she 15. mustn‘t you / haven‘t you 16. doesn‘t it 17. 20. need I 21. haven‘t you / don‘t you 22. should he 23. mustn‘t they / didn‘t they 24. 27. will it 28. can it 29. did they 30.
the Maldives.
20. There was a bolt on my front door… 1. there to be 2. there being 3. there to be 4. there being 5. there to be 6. there to be 10. there to be
would he 18. wasn‘t he 19. doesn‘t he Ex. 28B
wouldn‘t you 25. aren‘t they 26. is there 7. There being 8. there being 9. there to be
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Ex. 28C
1. On the top of the hill there stood / there was…
2. There will be / will come a time when…
3. Mary didn‘t agree about there being no need for…
4. Were you disappointed at there not having been…
5. John asked for there to be… 6. There was a cow crossing… 7. There is no plant that doesn‘t need… 8. We don‘t want there to be any disturbance.
9. There being an index to this book is… 10. I‘m surprised at there not being an index / being no index.
11. We have no objection to there being a meeting here.
12. It‘s impossible for there to be … For there to be…
13. It‘s not uncommon for there to be… / For there to be…
14. There‘s an important message just being decoded. / There is just being decoded… 15. There were quite a number of…jewels stolen.
16. There was expected to be… 17. There is / are believed to be…
18. There was a meeting about the new building yesterday.
19. There have been three accidents at… 20. There‘s a lawn that extends… 21. There is said to be trouble on…
22. I can just remember the trouble there was about it a year ago.
23. There will be people anxious that… 24. There seems to be a widespread change… 25. There was a day when it rained… 新编英语语法教程 第29讲 练习参考答案 Ex. 29A
1. It is possible that the Joneses will come to the party as well. 2. It doesn‘t matter very much whether they will come or not.
3. It is quite likely that he will let you down. 4. It seems that you have taken a dislike to him. 5. It happens that I have had some nasty experiences in dealing with him. 6. It was rather complicated getting the car on the boat. 7. It would be a good idea to get up a petition. / I think it a good idea to get up a petition. 8. It is a great pleasure to be here with you this morning. 9. It was so kind of you to invite us. 10. It doesn‘t matter in the least what you say. 11. It is / remains a mystery how he came to have such a valuable painting. 12. It is regretted that you should feel obliged to resign at this point. 13. It would be pity to spoil such a fine drawing. 14. It makes me feel sad seeing you sitting here all alone. 15. Is it very dull living here?/ do you find it very dull living here? 16. It is impossible for me to forgive him. 17. It was not known whether there was gold left in the mine. 18. It looks as if the park is very small. 19. It seems as though our plan is perfect. 20. It was clearly indicated that he didn‘t want to speak to me. Ex. 29B
1. It gets dark early in winter. 2. Its no use asking her. She doesn‘t know anything. 3. Its two miles to the station from here.
4. Have you seen it hail? 5. We leave it to you to decide what must be done. 6. It is said that the spy slipped arsenic into his tea.
7. It‘s a pity (that) you missed that concert. 8. It looks as if he were very afraid. 9. It is no use crying over spilt milk. 10. It was several months before we met again. Ex. 29C
1. 迟早我要跟他说个明白。 2. 误了末班车，我们只好步行回家。 3. 再做那件事，你就要受到责罚。4. 在这种天气登山，你一定会吃苦头。5. 桥梁被冲毁，除泅渡外别无他法。6. 那是没有办法的事。7.如果犯了法，你是逃脱不了（罪责）的。
8.只是为了好玩，我们才决定半夜去游泳。9.如果动身早，我们能够赶到。10. 是去是留，他难以决断。11.我痛骂他一顿。
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12. 走开，这不是聊天的时候。 13. 总统乘坐美国直升飞机溜之大吉。 14. 他们吵了架，但很快又言归于好。
15.如果你要换衣服，请快点，我们随时都会动身。 16.窃贼离开后几分钟，他才镇定下来，叫了警察。 17.在经济危机中通常都是小商人蒙受损失。 18. 他很少发言，但是一开口就讲错话。 19.任何一个国家都不应骑在别国头上称王称霸。
20. 因而我们决定，在晴天的夜晚，我们露宿，而在雨天，我们就住旅馆，住客栈，住酒店。 Ex. 29D
2. …It was his wife that the man treated viciously. 3. …It is only for three months that she has been studying French.
decided to remain at home. 7. They could not decide what to do and asked my advice. / They asked my advice, for they could not decide what to do. 8. For the first time I saw my father not as the giant of my childhood but simply as a lonely man. 9. Fewer blacks are leaving the rural South these days, not because farming has become more popular but because industry in moving in.
10. The four largest hotel companies in the United States are Hilton, Sheraton, Hyatt, and the fastest growing (hotel company) Western International. 11. Education is the largest ―industry‖ in the nation either in terms of dollars spent or in terms of people involved.
4. …It was to London that Tom went on Tuesday. 12. There is not only concision in these lines but 5. … It is green that he has painted the windows. also elegance. 6. …What he is determined to do is (to) pass the test. 7. …What he will be doing is flying to Moscow.
9. … It was from Henry that John bought the car. 10…It was by a man carrying a copy of The Times that we were met at the station. 11. …It was at the price that he was surprised.
12. …It was monitor of the class that the students elected him. 13. … It was because he‘d never had the opportunity that John hadn‘t yet learned to drive. 14. …It was Henry that I met in New York. 15. …What I did was (to) tell her the sad news.
新编英语语法教程 第30讲 练习参考答案 Ex. 30A
1. Brain locked the door and went to a nearby pub. 2. Tom speaks Chinese fluently but can‘t write in it. 3. On Friday afternoon the students study current events, or have League meetings if there‘s nothing special to study. 4. Ruel and Cameron went into the forest and collected a lot of insect specimens. 5. On his way up the hill Jack fell down and hurt his hands and knees, but Jimmy go to the top all right. 6. The girls decided to remain at home, for it was raining hard. / It was raining hard and the girls
13. Mr Fisher neither loves the environment, nor is he accustomed to the weather. 14. In the United States television has been called a and, as its severest critics call it, a ―plug-in‖ drug.
15. For decades FBI agents wiretapped the phone of American citizens with the attorney general‘s approval but without warrants. Ex. 30B
1. ; 2. , : 3. , , 4. / , 5. , , 6. ; 7. / ; 8. , / 9. , , 10. , ; , 11. : 12. ; 13. : 14. ; 15. : Ex. 30C
1. … but also instructive. 2. .. and inexpensive. 3. Both Mary and her husband will do it. 4. / 5. … and carefully outlined.
6. …blue-eyed and partly gray-haired. 7. … carefully and to write a short review of it. 8. He is either an absolute piker…
9. He likes not only the girl but also the family. 10. … but also showing an interest in political questions. 11. … as well as one‘s / his intellectual self. 12. … nor can he compose. 13. He either needs/ needs either… 14. Neither Pauline nor her husband wanted to…
8. … It was the machine that he could not repair. source of information, a means of entertainment
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15. … neither with her own achievement nor with the team‘s performance. 16. …, nor drink alcohol, nor idle away his time. 17. .. with neither a definite volume nor a definite shape. 18. …, to use but one side of the paper, and to endorse our papers in the proper manner. 19. .. with neither a sales tax nor an income tax, a major attraction for tax-weary residents of other states. 20. The admen convince the reader not only that… 21. …, and he‘ll take a mile. 22. You should try and finish… 23. …, and moreover, he is an expert in translation. 24. …, he went and saw the doctor immediately. 25. …, and you‘ll get sick.
新编英语语法教程 第31讲 练习参考答案 Ex. 31A
1. The film I saw yesterday was dull. 2. If/ Provided that the weather keeps fine, I see no reason why… 3. Because he didn‘t get up early enough, he missed the train. 4. A German whose acquaintance I made in Hamburg last year is coming to see me.
5. One of the students who were trapped in the cave has already been brought out. 6. Because/ As she spoke French rapidly, I couldn‘t understand her. 7. As any of these problems can be solved by ordinary intelligence and hard work, none of them are too difficult for us. 8. Because illness kept him away from school, he didn‘t get the prize. 9. The auditorium might be the place where I lost my pen. 10. As/ When/ Whenever he ate too little and worked too hard for weeks on end, he became ill. 11. When/ As he came out of the Conference Room, he was surrounded by reporters. 13. Unless you promise…, you shall not… 15. As/When/After/Because he had spoken for three hours, he had a sore throat. Ex. 31B
1. whether 2. No matter what/ Whatever 3. While 4. as 5. If 6. Even if 7.
Though 8. If 9. unless 10. so that 11. so that/ in order that 12. in that 13. As 14. because 15. how 16. as 17. Where(ver) 18. as if
19. Hardly / Scarcely / Barely… when; No sooner…than 20. Instantly Ex. 31C
1. He urged that I drive carefully. 2. He ordered that the men remain in camp. 3. She insisted that we go there on foot. 4. He asked that his sister cook dinner. 5. She requested that I telephone her family. 6. Grandmother urged that we bring the children for the summer. 7. He demanded that I answer all the questions. 8. Our parents insist that we come home by ten.
9. The doctor ordered that the nurses watch the patient carefully. 10. She insisted that we tell her the truth.
11. They requested that we sit down and have a cup of tea. 12. The hostess urged that we all stay for dinner. 13. The rules require that players wear tennis shoes… 14. The boss suggests that his secretary learn shorthand.
15. The policeman ordered that he men move on. 16. The union leader urged that the members accept the offer.
17. The general commanded that his troops advance into the town. 18. The real estate agent suggested that we sell the house.
19. The captain ordered that the crew abandon ship. 20. The editor insisted that we change the title of Ex. 31D
reading the newspaper. 2. While we were eating dinner, … 3. …when Harry entered. 4. Since I graduated from high school, … 5. Before I read that book, I must 6. After Johnny finished his homework, he… 7. Before
12. While my wife was…, I was trying to… the book.
14. His mother waited up until he came home. 1. Before John came home, I had finished
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I serve the dessert, you must … 8. Before I came to the United States, I had… 9. When I got to school yesterday, I found…
10. … since you moved away from the neighborhood? 11. I‘ll be busy shopping until the store… 12. While I‘m studying, I like to… 13. Where do you stay when you visit Washington? 14. While I‘m in this country to study, I hope to …
15. While the baby is napping, her mother has a chance to rest. 16. After the orchestra had played for several hours, the embassy… 18. No sooner had the criminal found a shelter than he was…
20. I have been wearing glasses ever since I entered the university. Ex. 31E
2. … simply because… 3. … because / for all the shops have closed.
5. It was simply because… 6. Since the weather… 7. Just because he was… 8. It must be early morning, because/ for the birds are singing. 9. … because he is poor? 10. Since the streets… 11. …when the telephone rang. 12. Just as we… 13. Melbourn slammed the door, so that he awakened his mother. 14. / 15. While in applied physics… 16. Sneer unkindly though you may… 17. … though it rain tomorrow. 18. … even though I prefer a bath. 19. Since/ As he was ill, … 20. Acceptable in informal style, but in formal style ―because‖ should be changed into ―that‖.
新编英语语法教程 第32讲 练习参考答案 Ex. 32A
1. We went via Worcester so as to miss the traffic jam. 2. I haven‘t decided whether to answer his letter or not.
4. His work was so good as to make him
internationally famous. 5. The man to consult is Wilson. 6. To hear him talk, you would think he was a celebrity. 7. She stood up to be seen better. 8. As we talked of where to meet, I noticed something unusual in his tone. 9. He was the first man to discuss the question with Professor Halliday.
10. My brother got up early in order to have enough time to pack. 11. Whether he had changed his mind about what to day I did not know. 12. Is he really a man to be trusted? 13. We consider the girl to be trustworthy. developments in this matter. 15. The place (for you) to stay is the Hilton. 16. David was to quarrel/ … neighbours to quarrel with. 17. Betty works too slowly to be much use to us. 18. I‘ll buy you some magazines to read on the punish him/ for him to be punished.
20. For a vote to be valid, the deputy must be Ex. 32B
1. … too old to speak or hear. 2. … too fat (for me) to wear… 3. … too excited to think. 4. … too difficult (for me) to explain.
5. … too personal for Cyril to answer. 6. … too sour (for me) to eat. 7. … too empty-headed to earn a single thing.
8. … too dirty for them to see through. 9. … too badly broken to be mended. 10. … too deep for them to wade across.
11. … clear enough for you to see… 12. … strong enough to hold… 13. … too strong for him to swim against.
14. … too fat to tie up his own shoes. 15. … not good enough for me to marry. 16. … thirsty enough to drink a well dry.
17. You don‘t eat enough to keep… 18. … not enough beer for you all to have a drink.
more people. 20. I haven‘t got enough
17. … until he got his B.A. degree. 14. We ask very citizen to watch closely any
19. … until the weather is dry in the summer. miserable unless he had neighbours with whom
1. … looks like, for I have never met him. journey. 19. We thought it wrong to
4. … not because … but because… present and vote in person.
3. He opened his mouth wide as if to speak. 19. … enough food left over to feed a dozen
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