易错题 (一)                                                                                                                                     

1.All the doctors in the hospital insisted  that  he______badly 

  wounded and that he______at once.

  A. should be, be operated on   B. were, must be opeated on

  C. was, shold be operated      D. was, be operated on              (D)

2.Peter isn't a hard-working student, for it is the third time he has  been late, ______?

  A. is he   B. isn't it    C. has he    D. hasn't he                (B)

3."______is her elder brother?" The worker repairing a car over there.

  A. Who    B.What    C. Where    D. Which one                       (D)

4.--"______John be coming here tonight?"

  --"I'm not sure, but he______stay at home."

  A.May, might    B. Can, must    C. Must might    D. Can, might     (D)

5.--Where is our maths teacher?

  --He______be in the library. You______surely find him there.

  A. may,  must    B. must,  can   C. can't,  may   D. must,  would  (B)

6.You'd better fly somewhere in the west. Then you can______a  hire

  car and travel around.

  A.take up    B. pick up    C. get on    D. turn on                 (B)

7.______good advice he's given us, ______?

  A. What,  hasn't he    B.What, isn't it   C. What a ,hasn't he

  D. What a , isn't it                                               (B)

8.It______, the students went for a spring-outing.

  A.was fine   B. was a fine day   C. being a fine weather 

  D. being a  fine day                                               (D)

9.I don't think this sentence need______.

  A. be explained  B. explaining  C. being explained   D. to explain (A)

10.Wasn't it Mr. Smith who telephoned you just now?______

   A. I didn't know he was   B.Yes, it was   C. No, he wasn't 

   D. Yes, he did                                                    (B)

11.--You must do as you are told.

   --Oh, I must,_______?

   A.should I  B. mustn't I  C.needn't I  D.must I                   (D)

12.I don't really work here;I______until the new secretary arrives.

   A.just help out      B.have just helped out

   C.will just help out D.am just helping out                        (D)

13.Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs________carefully in her hands.

   A.to be held  B. held   C. to hold  D. holding                    (B)

14.--What do you think made Mary so upset?

   --________her new bicycle.

   A.As she lost  B. Lost  C. Losing  D. Because of losing           (C)

15.Books are the most records we keep______man's thoughts, ideas and

   feelings.

   A.up   B. out   C. of   D. on                                     (C)

16.Was_____that I saw last night at the concert?

   A.it you  B. not you   C. you   D. that yourself                  (A)

17.America was______was first called "India"by Columbus.

   A.what   B.where   C.the place   D. there where                   (A)

18.Frank is working late again. This is the third time  this  week 

   he's had to study late, _______?

   A.isn't he  B. hasn't it  C.hasn't he  D. isn't it                (D)

19.He told me that many________would come to China for a visit.

   A.Henry friends       B. Henry's friends

   C.friends of Henry    D.of Henry's friends                        (D)

20.Asked if he could come to the party that night,_______.

   A.nobody said anything   B.they did not get an anwer from him

   C.nothing was said by him D.John nodded his head and left the room(D)

21.With the fast development of agriculture,the people______village I     

taught before have lived happy life.

   A. who   B. whose   C. in whose   D. in which                     (C)

22.--Was it at 11:00_______you came home last night?

   --No, it was just 10:00_______I came back.

   A.when, when  B.when, that  C. that, when  D. whick, that         (C)

23.Smith  is________famous  painter. _______of  the  two  paintings 

   was finished by him in the 19600.

   A. the mot,  A better       B. a most,  The better

   C. the most,  The better    D. a most,  A better                  (B)

24.I wonder if this is the computer you want_______.

   A.to have repaired    B. to have it epaied

   C.it repaired         D. to repair it                             (A)

25.The news that he referred ________us disappointed.

   A.to make   B.to made  C. to making  D. to have made              (B)

26.I have no one_______me, for I can deal with it all by myself.

   A. help  B. to help  C. helped  D. to have helped                 (A)

27.Is it true________the rain stops,it will be as hot  as  in  the

   summer here?

   A.when    B. that when    C. whenever    D. that                  (B)

28.The young lady spoke so fast that I understood_______of her speech.

   A. a little   B. little   C. a bit   D. lot                       (B)

29.--I can see the problem. But you see, I hope to win and________.

   --Well put. ________.

   A. so do I,  So shall I      B. so I shall,   So shall I

   C. so I shall,   So do I     D.so do I,   So I do                 (C)

30.--Excuse me, Madame. Is this plane________take off soon?

   --Oh, yes. In five minutes.

   A. about to   B. starting to   C. beginning to   D. to            (D)

31.Xiamen is________most beautiful coastal city and  I  believe

   I  will come for______second visit.

   A.the, a    B.a, a    C. the, the   D.a, the                      (B)

32.__________was the  center  of  our  planetary  system  was

   difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.

   A.It was the sun and not the earth        

   B.Being the wun and not the earth

   C.That the sun and not the earth

   D.The sun and not the earth                                       (C)

33.If you've got time for tea, I'll______it for you in a minute.

   A. make   B. boil   C. serve  D. give                             (A)

34.I didn't quite follow you.  What  was_____you  just  said  about

   the place?

   A. where   B. which   C. that   D. how                            (C)

35.What can we see  in______black  space  if  we're  in______

   spaceship,looking out into______space?

   A./,a,/   B.the,a,/   C.the,/,/   D./,a,the                       (B)

36.The teacher wants______student to succeed.However,______student  

will find his or her own pesonal road to success.

   A. every, every  B. each,each  C.every,each  D.each, every        (C)

37.--If you don't like the red coat, take the blue one.

   --OK, but do you have________size in blue? This one's a bit

     tight for me.

   A. a big   B. a bigger   C. the big   D. the bigger               (B)

38.--Do you think we'll have bad weather?

   --_________.

   A.I don't hope            B.I don't hope so 

   C.I'm afraid not          D.I hope not                            (D)

39.I can't help______housework at home because I am busy______for

   the college entrance examination.

   A.doing, preparing   B.to do, preparing

   C.done, to prepare   D.with doing, to prepar  e                   (B)

40.--It was very hot yesterday.

   --So________, and so________today.  

   A. it was, it is    B. was it, it is

   C. it was, is it    D. was it, is it                              (C)

41.The bomb could be______by the slightest touch.

   A. set out  B. set up  C. set about  D. set off                   (D)

42.As your spoken English gets better,_______your written English.

   A.so does  B.so will  C. such  does  D. such will                 (B)

43.How do you find________to work with him?

   A.this   B.that  C.it  D. yourself                                (C)

44.This is______chance to be lost.

   A.too good  B.too a good  C.too good a  D. a too good             (C)

45.He is good at English, ________we all know.

   A.that   B.as   C.whom   D.what                                   (B)

46.You are the only person_______I've ever met_______could do it.

   A.who, /  B./, whom  C.whom, /  D./, who                          (D)

47.The way_______he looks at problems is wrong.

   A.where   B.as  C.what  D./                                       (D)

48.Many people went there________gold.

   A.search for   B.search of  C.in search of  D.on search of        (C)

49.That evening she_________writing the report.

   A.set out  B.set off  C.set up  D.set about                       (D)

50.It was the training that he had as a young man_________made him

   such a good egineer.

   A.that   B.has   C.what  D.later                                  (A)

51.He told me that he wouldn't go to the party_________invited.

   A.unless was  B.until  C.without  D.if not                        (D)

52.Mary found_________.

   A.Chinese hard to learn    B.Chinese difficult to be learned

   C.it difficulty to learn Chinese

   D.herself difficult to learn Chinese                              (A)

53.He had such good books_________all the children liked to read.

   A.that   B. as   C. which   D. whose                              (B)

54.The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech easy_______.

   A.to understand  B.understand  C. understanding D.understood      (A)

55._________,your composition is full of mistakes.

   A.Writing carelessly          B.Written carelessly

   C.Having written carelessly   D.Being written carelessly          (B)

56.I don't think physics__________.

   A.easy to be learned    B.easily to learn

   C.easy to learn         D.easily to be learned                    (C)

57.She went to______many parties that she has little time for housework.  

A.very  B.too   C. such   D.so                                    (D)

58.China is larger than__________country in Africa.

   A.any   B.any other   C. other   D. others                        (A)

59.Can you imagine________a pilot?

   A. her to become  B.her become  C.her becoming  D.her became      (C)

60.Dark glasses are sometimes worn to_______eyes from strong sunlight.

   A.prevent   C. care   C. defend   D protect                       (D)

61.We hope that all will go as________.

   A.to be planed  B.having  planned  C.planned  D.being planned     (C)

62.His house is on a lonely island and it is hard_________.

   A.to be found  B. to go  C. to reach  D.to arrive                 (C)

63.The squirrel was lucky that it just missed__________.

   A.catching  B.to catch  C.being caught  D.caught                  (C) 

64.The election_________a great victory for their party.

   A.resulted for  B. resulted on  D. led for  D. resulted in        (D)

65.________of you comes in first will receive a prize.

   A.No matter which  B.Whichever  C.Whatever  D.Whomever            (B)

66.However much_________, it will be worth it.

   A. does the watch cost    B. costs the watch

   C. the watch will cost    D. the watch costs                      (D)

67.I would rather go to the movie alone than______Bob to come with me.

   A. get   B. have   C. ask   D. keep                               (C)

68.I don't think she had a good time there, _______?

   A. do I   B. doesn't she   C. did she   D. didn't she             (C)

69.When I went in,I found her_______to a young man of about twenty.

   A. to talk   B. talked   C. talking   D. talk                     (C)

70.I lost everything_________my watch while living in that hotel.

   A. besides   B. except   C.and   D. with                          (B)

71.This kind of food doesn't agree_________the old.

   A.to   B. on   C. about   D. with                                 (D)

72.--Who are those with the banner?

   --A group_______itself the League for Peace.

   A.called   B.calls   C.calling   D. is called                     (C)

73.The thief turned pale the moment_________he saw the police.

   A.when   B./   C.for which   D. during                            (B)

74,It________Mike and Rose that were absent from school yesterday.

   A. were   B. was   C. has been   D. must be                       (B)

75.The question is________the film is worth seeing.

   A.if   B.what   C.whether   D. how                                (C)

78.--Good morning. Can I help you?

   --I'd like to have this package________,Madam.

   A.be weighed  B.to be weighed  C.to weigh  D.weighed              (D)

79.He is willing to be sent________he is badly needed.

   A.which  B.in which  C.the place which  D.where                   (D)

80.His parents moved to the south last year, _________him alone 

   in the north till he finished middle school.

   A.keeping  B.leaving  C.making  D.letting                         (B)

81.--Mary's going to get married to Bob.

   --Yes,_________I heard.

   A.such   B. so  C. this  D. that                                  (B)

82.It was__________that thousands of people want to watch it.

   A.such a wonderful game      B.a too wonderful game

   C.so a wonderful game        D.a very wonderful game              (A)

83.It is_________to travel by air than by water.

   A.much more excited     B.a lot more exciting

   C.much exciting         D.a lot more excited                      (B)

84.Anyway it's you who_______the right to decide.

   A.have   B.has   B.is   D.are                                     (A)

85.She is used to_________like that

   A.being spoken to B.speak  C.being spoken  D.speaking to          (A)

86.Work  starts  every day at 7a.m.  and  goes  on  until late 

 afternoon________a break at midday.

   A.by     B.with     C.for     D.after                             (B)

87.Believe it or not,he came________.

   A.drunk home last night    B.home last night drunk

   C.home drunk last night    D.last night home drunk                (C)

88.--When did the concert_______?

   --Oh,two days ago.

   A.happen    B.take place    C.hold    D.start                     (B)

89.I like John and Mary.They're very nice________.

   A.men     B.women     C.people     D.persons                      (C)

90.I'm going to Shanghai next week.Have you anything__________ to

   your parents?

   A.to buy  B.to be bought  C.to take  D.to be taken                (D)

91.They didn't want to come with us at fiest,but then we________

   persuade them.

   A.would  B.could  C.had to  D.were able to                        (D)

92.Who did the teacher have_______an  article  for  the  wall

   newspaper just now?

   A.written    B.writing    C.write    D.to write                   (C)

93.He lived in London for 3 months,during_______time he learned some

   English.

   A.this     B.which     C.that     D.same                          (B)

94.The boy________his time between work and play.

   A.spent     B.wasted     C.separated     D.divided                (D)

95.He did not like his father's trade,but had a(n)_______for the sea.

   A.love     B.feeling     C.idea     D.knowledge                   (A)

96.Be sure to buy________books for children.

   A.other such  B.other so  C.such other  D.so other                (A)

97.The mother felt very weak,_______she carried the  baby  in  her 

   arms all the way to the hospital.

   A.however    B.still    C.yet    D.so                             (C)

98.I noticed the fish________what was paid for it.

   A.worth   B.worthy of    C.worthy   D.worth to be                 (A)

99.The farmer sold the vegetables at half price_______allow them    

   to go bad.                                                        

   A.more than   B.better than   C.rather than   D.other than        (C)

100.Don't stand that far.Why not come_________?

    A.closer    B.more closely    C.closely   D.across               (A)