易错题 (四)

1.We have_______on TV for an accountant but we haven't had any

  replies yet.                                   

  A.announced     B.informed     C.advertised     D.advised          (C)

2.Mr Green________to know more than he really does.

  A.makes   B.comes   C.appears   D.shows                            (C)

3.The visit to the factory________memories of my childhook,because

  I lived in a small factory like this when I was a child.          

  A.came to    B.called up    C.called to    D.reminded              (B)

4.Take_________much you want and_________you want to.

  A.however,however    B.whenever,however

  C.however,whatever   D.however,whoever                             (C)

5.--It's six o'clock and your father is still at the office.

  --I know, who else would_________he does?

  A.be as hard-working as   B.be working harder than

  C.do harder work than     D.work as hard as                        (D)

6.His music teacher________the violin for at least an hour a day.

  A.suggested him to play    B.encouraged him playing

  C.had him to play          D.demanded that he play                 (D)

7.--Who would you rather_________the room?    --Jack, of course.

  A.have clean  B.have cleaned  C.get clean  D.get cleaned           (A)

8.--I'm afraid that she is angry with you.

  --I don't think it________.I'll reach her understanding.

    A.true     B.matters     C.possible     D.practical              (B)

9.She received a telegram________"Father sick."

  A.said     B.written     C.reading     D.writing                   (D)

10.I think you can have this novel_________I finish reading it.

   A.because    B.unless    C.so that    D.the moment                (D)

11.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)

12.It seems that his health is________.

   A.as poor,if not poorer than, his sister

   B.as poor as, if not poorer than, his sister's

   C.poor as his sister if not poorer

   D.poor, if not poorer than his sister's                           (B)

13.--It_________every day so far this month.

   --What terrible weather!

   A.rained   B.is raining   C.rains   D.has rained                  (D)

14.Retell the story________it is,please.

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

15.By 1992, for example, Australia had________than it had people.

   A.fifteen times more of sheep  B.fifteen times sheep more

   C.fifteen more times of sheep  D.fifteen times  more sheep        (D)

16.We finally_______an agreement after a lot of_______discussion.

   A.arrived at, heating  B.reached, heated

   C.got, heating         D.went, heated                             (B)

17.He hardly________say anything more,since you know_______about it.

   A.need, both  B.need to, both  C.need, all  D.need to, all        (C)

18.--Mrs Brown will come to visit our school tomorrow,you know?

   --Tomorrow? I________she________today.

   A.think, comes             B.think, will come 

   C.thought,is coming        D.thought, was coming                  (D)

19.--What can we do________this letter?

   --Please put it________she can easily find it.

   A.for, where  B.with, where  C.for, in which  D.with, that        (B)

20._______has eyes can see________great achievements we have made 

   since 1978.

   A.Who, how   B.Who, what   C.Whoever, how  D.whoever, what        (D)

21.My brother bought me a lot of books he_______useful to me.

   A.regarded  .hoped them  C.considered  D.thoutght them            (C)

22.--Mike is looked down upon.

   --So he is. He is thought of as the_______important person there.

   A.least   B.less   C.more   D.most                                (A)

23.--Kate returned home yesterday.    --Really? Where________?

   A.has she been  B.had she gone  C.has she gone  D. had she been   (D)

24._________you can succeed in mastering a foreign language_________

   how hard you will work at it.

   A.That, lies in              B. Whether, depends on

   C.Whether, is decided by     D. If, is connected with             (B)

25.It was until last year that he__________.

   A.left his home town for a new stat

   B.came to realize the impotance of learni g English

   C.worked as an English teacher at a middle school

   D.set out to build a new house of his own                         (C)

26.I don't think he could have done such a stupid thing last night,

   _________?

   A.do I   B. could he   C.didn't he   D. did he                    (D)

27.She_______have missed the first bus, or she_______be here so early.   A.needn't, shouldn't     B.shouldn't, mayn't

   C.couldn't, can't        D.mustn't, wouldn't                      (C)

28.Jack London was__________writer.

   A.an American famous progressive  B.a progressive American famous

   C.a famous American progressive   D.a famous progressive American (D)

29._________about her illness and still worked very hard.

   A.She knows little        B.Little did she know

   C.Little does she know    D.She didn't know something             (B)

30.Waking up at dawn, she found_______.

   A.her still sitting at the desk  B.that she sitting at the desk

   C.herself still sitting at the desk

   D.herself was still sitting at the desk                           (C)

31.--When did he leave the classroom?

   --He left_________you turned back to write on the blackboard.

   A.the time   B. until   C. the moment   D. before                 (C)

32.Mr Wang is_________to our English evening.

   A.more than to come please     B.more pleased to come than

   C.more than pleased to come    D.more pleased than to come        (C)

33.During the year the president turned his attention to________

   agriculture.

   A.improving  B.improvement  C.improve  D.improved                 (A)

34.The prize will be 85,000,________must be spent in future studies.

   A.part of it  B.part of which  C.half of it  D.half of them       (B)

35.Only when he failed a second time_________what the problem was.

   A.he just realized  B.he could realize

   C.did he realize    D.had he realized                             (C)

36.Nobody, not even my parents, knows___________.

   A.how hard work I do at English B.how hard work of I do at English

   C.how hard I work at English  D.I work how hard at English        (C)

37.I wish I________how to skate, but I really_______how to do it.

   A.had known, don't know    B.knew, didn't know

   C.know, don't know         D.knew, don't know                     (D)

38.--Why do you stop me, sir?

   --You are driving________fast for safety.

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

39.Beethoven________a very poor life, but he_________us a lot of

   excellent music.

   A.led, has left        B.led, had left

   C.leads, has left      D.was leading, had left                    (A)

40.--What is John like?     --He________.

   A. isn't very well    B. isn't very handsome

   C. doesn't like tea   D. likes to play football.                  (B)

41.--Why did you go to the wrong office, Mr Smith?

   --Well, I forgot which room I was________to go to.

   A.should   B.supposed   C. ought   D. considered                  (B)

42.He didn't agree________in his lake the other day.

   A.her to fish  B.her fishing  C.to her to fish  D.to her fishing  (D)

43.I'll give the dictionary to_________needs it.

   A.whoever  B.whomever  C.no matter who  D.those who               (A)

44.An order has been placed_________pencils.

   A.for thirty dozen   B.for thirty dozens

   C.with dozens of     D.with several dozens of                     (A)

45.Whether it will do us harm remains________.

   A.seen  B. seeing  C. being seen  D. to be seen                   (D)

46._______boy goes swimming in summer, but few can swim across it.

   A. A good many  B.Some  C.Many a  D. A certain                    (C)

47.________that he found it difficult to stop at the red light.

   A.So fast he was driving    B.So fast he drove

   C.So fast was he driving    D.So fast drove he                    (C)

48.One of my good friends is_________young man and________man

   you'll like to work with.

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

49.China is about_______the U.S. but its population is five times

   ________than that of the U.S..

   A.the size of, larger    B.as large as, more

   C.the same size as, much more  D.the same area as, larger         (A)

50.My wife doesn't care if a little dog smells_________, but she

   really doesn't want him to smell_________.

   A.bad, bad  B.well, well  C.badly, bad  D.well, badly             (C)

51.--Do you think the thief entered through the back door?

   --No, if he had, I don't believe________the window.

   A.he would have broken   B. he broke

   C.he had broken          D. he has broken                         (A)

52.Is June the time of_______for the wheat harvest in your country?

   A. a year   B. year   C. day   D. a day                           (B)

53.Don't have the clock________. Your father is sleeping.

   A. rings   B. rang   C. ring   D. ringing                         (D)

54.Don't stand__________.

   A. in the way  B. on the way   C.in a way   D. by the way         (A)

55.I'm sure he will become an excellent doctor__________.

   A.at last   B. finally   C. in the end   D. late                  (C)

56.I didn't like Tom________,but I found it easy to get on with him.

   A.at first   B.for the first time   C.first   D.first of all      (A)

57.--Where are you going this Sunday?

   --_________Would you please say that again more slowly?

   A. I'm sorry.  B.Excuse me.  C.I don't know.  D.Pardon?           (D)

58.American English has changed_________the centuries.

   A.through   B. in   C. over   D. at                               (C)

59.I came_________a friend of mine in the street yesterday.

   A. up to   B. cross   C. down   D. across                         (D)

60.Each of the boys enjoyed________at Tom's birthday party.

   A.themselves   B.him   C.himself   D. ourselves                   (C)

61.Everyone will go to the cinema_________Anni, for she is ill.

   A.beside   B.besides   C.expect for   D. except                   (D)

62.We found the river dangerous_________.

   A.swimming   B. to swim in   C. for swimming in   D. to swim      (B)

63.He said that he watched TV every__________day.

   A.another   B. three   C. the second   D. other                   (D)

64.He watched me________of the car, ________the road and________

   into the flower.

   A.get out, cross, disappear   B.getting, crossing, disappearing

   C.getting, cross, disappearing D.get, crossing, disappear         (A)

65.--How many comrades from the team entered the contest?

   --_________but one.

   A.All    B.Some    C. Many    D. Any                              (A)

66.What do you usually feed your cat________?

   A. with   B. at   C. to   D.of                                    (A)

67.The empty boat was________away by the tide.

   A.put   B.washed   C.gone   D. cut                                (B)

68.More vegetables and fruit will be supplied_______the cities

   this year.

   A.in   B.with   C. by   D.to                                      (D)

69.Please do this chemistry experiment_________.

   A.by the following     B.as follows

   C.as the following     D.like follows                             (B)

70.What shall we do if he doesn't come,_______he is too late for the

   party?

   A. or if   B. but if   C. and if   D. even if                     (A)

71.I was driving on the road_________the heavy rain.

   A.at the time when B.in time of C.in the time of D.at the time of (D)

72.--Let's order some meat?

   --Wouldn't you________have some fish instead?

   A.better   B. rather   C. like   D. think                         (B)

73.I asked him to________me a few minutes so that we could talk

   over the matter.

   A. spend   B. save   C. share   D. spare                          (D)

74.--__________the population of China?

   --It has a population of more than one thousand million but 80%

   of it__________peasants.

   A.What is,is  B.What are,are  C.What is,are  C.How many is,are    (C)

75.Please_________the lid of the jar. Let me fill some water in it.

   A.covers   B. discover   C.take   D.uncover                       (D)

76.That's_________a story for you not to read it.

   A.very good   B.how good   C.too good   D.so good                 (C)

77.This kind of plant grows best________it is warm and rainy.

   A.where   B.there   C.in places that   D.in which                 (A)

78.The coat I bought yesterday is a bit small. Will you________it

   back and change it ________a larger one?

   A.take,for    B.get,to    C.take,into     D.get,for               (D)

79.His uncle has a lot of friends____________.

   A.in and out of abroad   B.at home and out of abroad

   C.at home and abroad     D.at home and at abroad                  (C)

80.Quite a lot of people watch TV only to________time.

   A.waste   B.spend   C.kill   D.pass                               (C)

81.Only________the students passed the physics exam.

   A.few   B. a few of   C. a few    D. many of                      (B)

82.Which is wrong?

   A.Not until the rain stopped did I leave there.

   B.It was not until the rain stopped that I left.

   C.Until the rain stopped I left.

   D.I stayed there until the rain stopped.                          (C)

83.You must have left your key_______in the office_______on the bus.

   A.both,and  B.neither,nor  C.either,or  D.not only,but also       (C)

84.--_______?       --He's our Chinese teacher.

   A.What does that man like    B. How's the man

   C.What's that man            D. Who's the man                     (C)

85.He gave up smoking__________the doctor's advice.

   A.with   B. on   C. over   D. for                                 (B)

86.I will have the letter________right away.

   A.writing     B.written     C.put     D.passed                    (B)

87.Who would you rather________there with you,Han Meimei or Li Ping?

   A.have went     B.have gone     C.go     D.went                   (D)

88.I got impatient waiting for my new novel to________.

   A.work out   B.get out   C.come out   D.set out                   (C)

89.John________on the desk the note he had written,and then________

   down for a while.

   A.laid;lay    B.lay;laid   C.lay;lay   D.laid;laid                (A)

90.Robin has two brothers.But_______of them have ever been to Beijing.

   A.neither    B.both     C.none     D.no one                       (C)

91.--Why didn't you go to see the film?

   --________the whole story,I decided not to see it.

   A.Being told  B.Having told  C.Telling  D.Having been told        (D)

92.Look!You have a bad cough.you should________the doctor's advice

   and________up smoking.

   A.listen to;give B.have heard;given C.take;give D.have taken;given(D)

93.Two thirds of the population here________.

   A.comes from south        B.come from south

   C.comes from the south    D.come from the south                   (D)

94.On National Day there will be________TV broadcast.

   A.a live     B.a living     C.an alive     D.lively               (A)

95.My name is Robert,_______most of my friends call me Bob for short.

   A.then     B.instead     C.otherwise     D.yet                    (D)

96._________she was chosen captain made us happy.

   A.What     B.Who     C.That     D.Whether                         (C)

97.Don't put off till tomorrow________you can do today.

   A.what     B.that     C.if    D.which                             (A)

98.It was morning__________we arrived there.

   A.that     B.when     C.before     D.since                        (B)

99.It________his brothers that you saw that day.

   A. is     B.must be     C.must have been     D.are                (C)

100.________a boy of ten,he started working to support himself.

    A.Being    B.When still    C.Because of    D.While               (B)