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西学宗用：当代美国英语随笔之一（2）
(2006-05-17 12:40:20)| 分类： 浅斟低唱 |
你的英语功力如何？(II)
TEST I—EASY
If your English is every bit as
good as average, you will have no difficulty making a proper choice
in at least eight of the following ten sentences.
1. There is a
beautiful moon out tonight and Estelle and I are going for a
stroll—would you like to come along with (she and I, her and
me?)
2. Your
husband doesn’t believe that you are older than (I,
me).
3. Maybe we're
not as rich as (they, them), but I bet we're a lot
happier.
4. Does your
child still (lay, lie) down for a nap after lunch?
5. When we saw
Mary openly flirting with Nellie's husband, we (could,
couldn't)hardly believe our eyes.
6. You should
(of, have) put more vermouth into the martini.
7. Does your
company (leave, let) you have as long a lunch break as you would
like?
8. Harriet
feels that her (brothers-in-law, brother-in-laws) are impossible to
get along with.
9. "What (kind
of, kind of a) car are you looking for?" asked the
salesman.
10. Mrs. White was delighted
that the Fennells had invited John and (she, her) to their
party.
TEST II—HARDER
Choose correctly in at least
seven of the following problems to consider that your skill is
distinctly above average—get all ten right to conclude that you
rarely, if ever, make an error in grammar.
1. What (effect, affect) has
the new administration's policies had on investor
confidence?
2. A feeling
of one's worth is one of the (principle, principal) goals of
psychological therapy.
3. There's no
sense (in, of) carrying on that way.
4. I can't
remember (who, whom) it was.
5. The infant
(lay, laid) quietly sucking its thumb.
6. No one but
(she, her) ever made a perfect score on the test.
7. In the
early days of frontier history, horse thieves were (hanged,
hung).
8. Neither of
your responses (are, is) satisfactory.
9. Either of
these two small cars, if properly maintained, (is, are) sure to
give over thirty miles per gallon in highway driving.
10. Tell
(whoever, whomever) is waiting to come in.
TEST III--HARDEST
Now you can discover how close you are to being an expert in English. The next ten sentences are no cinch—you will be acquitting yourself creditably if you check the correct word five times out of ten. And you have every right to consider yourself an expert if you get nine or ten right.
1. We have
just interviewed an applicant (who, whom) the committee believes is
best qualified for the position.
2. She is one
of those gifted writers who (turns, turn) out one best seller after
another.
3. Don't sound
so (incredulous, incredible); what I am saying is absolutely
true.
4. We were
totally (disinterested, uninterested) in the offer.
5. This recipe
calls for two (cupsful, cupfuls) of sugar.
6. Are you
trying to (infer, imply) by those words that he is not to be
trusted?
7. We thought
the actress to be (she, her), but we weren't sure.
8. Was it
(she, her) you were talking about?
9. Your
criteria (is are) not valid.
10. "It is I
who (is, am) the only friend you've got," she told him
pointedly.
答案：
你的英语够得上一般水平吗？请看TEST I答案：
1-her and me, 2-I, 3-they, 4-lie, 5-could, 6-have, 7-1et, 8-brothers-in-law, 9-kind of, 10-her
1-her and me, 2-I, 3-they, 4-lie, 5-could, 6-have, 7-1et, 8-brothers-in-law, 9-kind of, 10-her
你的英语高于平均水平吗？请看Test II答案:
1-effect, 2-principal, 3-in, 4-who, 5-1ay, 6-her, 7-hanged, 8-is, 9-is, 10-whoever
1-effect, 2-principal, 3-in, 4-who, 5-1ay, 6-her, 7-hanged, 8-is, 9-is, 10-whoever
你的英语几近完美吗？请看TEST III答案：
1-who,
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