. . . .
[A] be [B] being [C] were [D] are
15. “____ during the performance of this trick, ladies and gentleman, do my hands actually leave my arms.” said the magician. [A] On time
[B] In no time
[C] At no time
[B] Strange though it may seem [D] Strange it may seem though
[D] At times
16. ____, I still enjoy driving even after my accident. [A] It may seem strange though
[C] Though strange it may seem
l7. In vain ____ to discover what had happened before they got there. [A] did they try
[B] they tried
[C] tried they
[D] they had tried
18. So fast ____ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed. [A] light travels [C] does light travel
[B] travels light [D] do light travel
19. Not until ____ himself seriously ill. [A] did he complete the task he had found [C] he completed the task had he found
[B] had he completed the task did he find [D] he had completed the task did he find
20. Little ____ his speech had made so deep an impression on his audience. [A] did we think
[B] we think
[C] we did think
[D] we thought
虚拟语气练习题
21. If I were in the movie, then it would be about time that I ____ my head in my hands for a cry. [A] bury
[B] am burying
[C] buried
[D] would bury
22. In the past men generally preferred that their wives ____ in the home. [A] worked
[B] would work
[C] work
[D] were working
23. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ____ fully occupied the whole of last week. [A] were
[B] had been
[C] have been
[D] was
24. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. [A] is to be analyzed [C] be analyzed
[B] has been analyzed [D] should have been analyzed
25. A safety analysis ____ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done. [A] would identify
[B] will identify [D] will have identified
[C] would have identified
26. I apologize if I ____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional. [A] offend
[B] had offended
. . . .
[C] should have offended [D] might have offended
27. If you ____ Jerry Brown until recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange. [A] shouldn’t contact [C] weren’t to contact
[B] didn’t contact [D] hadn’t contacted
28. The board deemed it urgent that these files ____ right away. [A] had to be printed [C] must be printed
[B] should have been printed [D] should be printed
29. If the doctor had been available, the child ____. [A] would not die [C] could not die
[B] would not have died [D] had not died
30. Nothing terrible has happened—because we should certainly have been informed of it if it __. [A] should happen
[B] happen
[C] would happed
[D] had happened
31. But that he ____ short of money at the time he would have come to help us. [A] had been
[B] was
[C] has been
[D] would be
32. Mike’s uncle insists ____ in this hotel. [A] staying not
[B] not to stay
[C] that he would not stay [D] that he not stay
33. Look at the terrible situation I am in. If only I ____ your advice. [A] follow
[B] had followed
[C] would follow
[D] have followed
34. If you had worked hard before, you ____ worried about the coming examination now. [A] would not be [C] are not
[B] would not have been [D] will not be
35. But for the traffic jam, we ____ earlier. [A] should arrive [C] shall arrive
[B] should have arrived [D] have arrived
36. When he was asked why his friend had not accepted the offer, he suggested that his friend’s pride ____ him from accepting. [A] prevents
[B] prevented
[C] prevent
[D] should prevent
37. I didn’t go to the cinema to see The Titanic yesterday, but I do wish I ____it. [A] see
[B] have seen
[C] saw
[D] had seen
38. She wishes that she ____ foreign trade instead of literature when she was in college. [A] studied
[B] would study [D] had studied
[C] would have studied
39. I don’t know what courses I’m going to do next semester, but it’s about time ____ on something.
. . . .
[A] I’d decide [B] I decided [C] I decide [D] I’m deciding
40. It is recommended that the project ____ until all the preparations have been made. [A] is not started [C] not be started
[B] will not be started [D] is not to be started
词组练习题
1. They have decided to ________ physical punishment in all local schools. A) put away
B) break away from
C) do away with
D) pass away
2. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include ________ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links. A) drawing on
B) drawing in
C) drawing up
D) drawing down
3. She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ________ in starting her own business. A) dwell on
B) come upon
C) base on
D) draw upon
4. The high school my daughter studies in is ________ our university. A) linked by
B) affiliated with
C) mingled with
D) relevant to
5. While fashion is thought of usually ________ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain. A) in relation to
B) in proportion to
C) by means of
D) on behalf of
6. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ________ into fragments. A) broke off
B) broke away
C) broke through
D) broke up
7. The detective and his assistant have begun to ________ the mysterious murder. A) come through
B) look into
C) make over
D) see to
8. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to ________ when it arrived in New York. A) go off
B) get off
C) come off
D) carry off
9. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ________ how great their achievements are. A) in spite of
B) in ways of
C) in favor of
D) in terms of
10. David likes country life and has decided to ________ farming. A) go in for
B) go back on
C) go through with
D) go along with
11. Jack was about to announce our plan but I ________. A) put him through
B) turned him out
C) cut him short
D) gave him up
12. The politician says he will ________ the welfare of the people. A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
13. If you ________ the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier. A) take off
B) keep off
C) get off
D) set off
. . . .
14. Though ________ rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life. A) by no means
B) by some means
C) by all means
D) by any means
15. Advanced computer technology has ________ an answer to accurate weather forecasting. A) set up
B) come up with
C) filled with
D) faced up to
16. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ________ the nurse Florence Nightingale. A) in line with
B) in favour of
C) in honour of
D) in place of
17. When Jack was eighteen he ________ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. A) took to
B) took for
C) took up
D) took on
18. When they had finished playing, the children were made to ________ all the toys they had taken out. A) put off
B) put out
C) put up
D) put away
19. Julie is one of those women who always ________ the latest fashions. A) look after
B) keep up with
C) go in for
D) run for
20. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the best in the class. A) comes to
B) comes up to
C) comes on to
D) comes around to
21. Those who lie and cheat will never ________ it. A) get on with
B) get back to
C) get away with
D) get off with
22. He has ________ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes. A) gone on
B) gone in for
C) gone with
D) gone through with
23. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________ too much work last week. A) take to
B) take out
C) take away
D) take on
24. We are quite sure that we can ________ our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule. A) get across
B) get over
C) get away
D) get off
25. The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month. A) come out
B) come up
C) come down
D) come about
词汇练习题
1. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very ________. A) obscure
B) upsetting
C) distant
D) inferior
2. I was ________ by their kindness and moved to tears. A) preoccupied
B) embarrassed
C) overwhelmed
D) counseled
3. The person who ________ this type of research deserves our praise. A) originated
B) manufactured
C) generated
D) estimated
4. He believed that the greatest of his ________ was that he’d never had a college education. A) grieves
B) misfortunes
C) disasters
D) sorrows
5. As a ________ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
. . . .
A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive
6. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the ________ majority are inactive. A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
7. Although most dreams apparently happen ________, dream activity may be provoked by external influences. A) spontaneously
B) simultaneously
C) homogeneously
D) instantaneously
8. This kind of material can ________ heat and moisture. A) delete
B) compel
C) constrain
D) repel
9. Although he was on a diet, the food ________ him enormously. A) inspired
B) tempted
C) overcame
D) encouraged
10. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid water than others. A) tolerance
B) resistance
C) dependence
D) persistence
11. This is the ________ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works. A) true
B) original
C) real
D) genuine
12. Since the two countries couldn’t ________ their differences, they decided to stop their negotiations. A) rectify
B) oblige
C) reconcile
D) obscure
13. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ________ mistakes in grammar. A) obscure
B) glaring
C) trivial
D) rare
14. Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American economy’s ________ flaws. A) underlining
B) vulnerable
C) vulgar
D) underlying
15. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was ________ in tropical countries. A) prospective
B) prevalent
C) provocative
D) perpetual
16. The cultures of China and Japan hare shared many features, but each has used them according to its national ________. A) engagement
B) destiny
C) capacity
D) temperament
17. David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much ________ to those who compete well. A) prestige
B) regime
C) superiority
D) legislation
18. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. A) foundation
B) pretext
C) premise
D) presentation
19. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls. A) luxuries
B) ornaments
C) exhibits
D) complements
20. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ________ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people. A) subjective
B) subordinate
C) liable
D) vulnerable
21. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and ________ in the classroom.