名词性从句-------专项练习

1.      A story goes_______ the government official liked nothing more than being followed by his secretary.

A.    When      B. where      C. what       D. that

2.      We can’t figure out _____quite a number of insects, birds and animals are dying out.

A.    that        B. as         C.  why      D. when

3.      I apologized for my statement in court ________ I didn’t go to Mr. Smith’s office that day,

A, where       B. that       C. when       D. if

4.      We haven’t come to agreement ________he is to blame for the forest fire.

A.    if          B. where     C. whether     D. that

5.      There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ______ more and more parking lots need to be built.

A.    that        B. which     C. where       D. when

6.      ------What exactly are you suggesting?

-------I suggest we ask users of this machine _____they think about it.

A.    that        B. what      C.  how      D. when

7.      ---- I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.

----Oh, that was probably ___________ I was seeing the doctor.

A.    why       B. that        C. when      D. how

8.      The difficulty we now meet with is _____ we can persuade him into telling the truth.

A.    Whether   B. that        C. what       D. why

9.      You are required to find out ______the differences between American English and British English lie.

A.    what      B. how       C. that       D. why

10.  ----David is said to have bought a cottage in the country with   what he’s saved over half of his life. Do you know why?

---- As far as I know, he bought the house for _______he retires.

A. when       B. where     C. what       D. which

11. Energy is _______makes things work.

A. what       B. something  C. anything    D. that

12. There’s a feeling in me_______ we’ll never know what a UFO is.

A. which      B. when      C. that        D.  what

13.  You may have your own decision on this matter, and I have little doubt _____you will succeed.

A. if         B. whether     C. what      D. that

14.  If you feel very tired and find it hard to get to sleep, that is, in my opinion, _____you have to take a holiday.

A. when      B. how       C. if      D. that

15.  -----I flew to New York for an international conference last week.

-----Is that ______you missed your friend’s wedding party?

A. when    B. why      C. what    D. where

16.  I think that this meal was well worth _____was charged for it.

A. that       B. which     C. how much   D. what

17.  The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money for the medical research.

A. that      B. whether    C. which      D. if

18.  A new television series teaches handicapped children _____ they should think about their career development.

A.    what     B. that       C. which      D. who

19.  ---I think it’s going to be a big problem.

---Yes, it would be.

----I wonder _______we can do about it.

A.    if       B. how       C. what       D. that

20.  Please tell me _____you want your coffee, black or white?

A. if        B. what      C. how        D. which

   21. ____she was invited to the ball made her very happy.

A. If        B. That      C. When      D. Because

22.  Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just ___ worries the public.

A.    Why     B. which     C. that       D. what

23.  The fact came up_____ specific speech voices are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.

A.    What    B. which      C. that       D. whose

24.  In some countries, ______ are called” public schools” are not owned by the public.

A.    Which   B. as         C. that        D.  what

25.  There are signs_____ restaurants are becoming more and more popular with families.

A.    that       B. which     C. in which    D. whose

26.  _____we have achieved is attributed to the guidance of our teachers.

A.    Whoever    B. Whatever   C. However   D. That

27.  His ability has never been in doubt----the question is ____ he is prepared to work hard.

A.    that         B. if         C. where   D. whether

28.  There is no doubt _____her advice is of great value to us.

A.    that       B. whether     C. why    D. if

29.  The question_____ we ought to call in a specialist was answered by the family doctor.

A.    that      B. whether      C. where   D. how

30.  Sometimes we are asked______ we think the likely result of an action will be.

A.    that       B. what        C. if     D. whether

31.  _____some mammals came to live in the sea is not known.

A.    Which      B. Since       C. Although   D. How

32.  The people of the party were worried about Janet because no one knew_____ she had gone.

A.    there    B. where    C. in which  D. the place

33.  People have heard what the President has said; they are waiting to see ___ he will do.

A.    how    B. what     C. when   D. that

34.  Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders ___ will happen to her private life.

A.    that    B. what     C. it       D. this

35.  Because they usually receive the same score on examinations, there is often disagreement as to ____is the better student, Bob or Helen.

A.    who      B. which     C. whom   D. whose

36.  We agreed to accept ___they thought was the best tourist guide.

A.    whatever   B. whomever   C. whichever  D. whoever

37.  In fact, I can’t find _____ our teacher’s address is, or I will go to visit him.

A.    what     B. that    C. where    D. which

38.  Confidence is a kind of quality and that’s ____ it takes to do anything successfully.

A.    That      B. which    C. why    D. what

39.  Did you want me to ask Father ___

A.    when he would let us go

B.     when would he let us go

C.     when did he let us go

D.    when he let us go

40.  When they went into the shop and asked to look at the engagement rings, the girl brought out the cheaper one, ___she had arranged with James.

A.    the which was what

B.     what was that

C.     which was what

D.    that was what

41.  As is known to all, ____Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng have become space heroes is _____we have expected.

A.    That, which         B. what, that

C.what, which          D. that, what

42.  Some of the scientists held the point _____ _____ the book said was right.

A.    What, which  B. what, that  C. that, that  D. that, what

43.  ______is that I have promised to make friends with the dishonest girl

A.    The only thing what I regret

B.     What I regret most

C.     All what I really regret most

D.    What that I regret most

44.  All ____is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

A.    what is needed

B.     for our needs

C.     the thing needed

D.    that is needed

45.  I really wonder _______he has posted me many packages ____we worked together.

A.    why , when  B. why, since C. when, before D. how, after

46.  _____David says sounds right to Helen. That’s why she has made up her mind to live with him _____happens.

A.    whatever, whatever

B.     no matter what, whatever

C.     no matter what, no matter what

D.    whatever, however

47.  _______seems strange to us is _____ the troublesome boy is getting along well with all his teachers.

A.    It, that   B. What , how  C. It, how  D. What , whether

48.  _____words I use can not express my appreciation of your timely help.

A.    Whatever, B. How many C. No matter what D. Whichever

49.  By success I don’t mean______ usually thought of when that word is used.

A.    what is     B. that we  C. as you    D. all is

50.  When I try to understand _____ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A.    why it does  B. what it does   C. what it is D. why it is