易错题   (二十一)

 

 1.What we heard is unbelievable,______it is______.

   A.and yet;true  B.but yet;untrue C.yet but;true D.yet and;untrue (A)

 2.--Tomorrow is a holiday.Why are you doing your homework?

   --I am doing these exercises now so that I won't have_____on Sunday.

   A.it            B.them           C.for          D.to             (D)

 3.Qnly in this way_____progress in your English.    (高考84.No.16)

   A.you B.can you mabe C.you be able to make D.will you able to make(B)

 4.--Will he fail in the exam?         --_______.

   A.Not hope so B.Let's hope not C.Let's hope not to D.Don't hope so(B)

 5.--Aren't you the team leaber?         --No,and______.

   A.nor I do   B.nor do I  C.I don't want to be  D.so I don't want (C)

 6.--I fell down from the tree.I think my left leg is broken.

   --Oh,I______.

    A.hope not to   B.hope not       C.hope not so  D.do not hope    (B)

 7.--The patient feels better.   

   --I know______.

   A.he feels      B.he does        C.he does so   D.he does it     (B)

 8.--Do you need a new dictionary to use in your English study?

   --No,______.

   A.I have some to do it           B.there are some already

   C.I think I have some that will do D.I'm having some dictionaries(C)

 9.______it rain tomorrow,I would stay at home.

   A.Would         B.Should         C.If           D.When           (B)

10.______,he never seems able to the work beautifully.

   A.Try as does he B.Try as he does C.As try he does D.As he tries (B)

11.I've not been exactly successful_______.

   A.so far        B.so long        C.by far       D.for long       (A)

12.She has finished her task,there was_______nothing to do.

   A.there         B.therefore      C.so           D.still          (B)

13.It was simply for the reason_______I wouldn't tell him the truth.

   A.which         B.that           C.so           D.why            (B)

14.There were so many things and they were all beautiful,______?

   A.were there    B.weren't there  C.weren't they D.were they      (C)

15.Little wonder______up their hands in dismay(惊慌).

   A.some have thrown               B.have some thrown

   C.thrown some have               D.have thrown some              (A)

16.Mary has_______a difficult question to me.

   A.asked         B.made up        C.set          D.put            (D)

17.______I don't work on Sundays.

   A.Always        B.Usually        C.Sometimes    D.Seldom         (C)

18.--I'm sorry to______you to so much trouble.

   --That's all right.

   A.add           B.take           C.put          D.give           (C)

19.He is ill and he has______in bed for two days already.

   A.layed         B.lied           C.laid         D.lain           (D)

20.--Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

   --Yes.They have better players,so I______.

   A.hope          B.prefer         C.expect       D.want           (C)

21.Popular music is liked by many people,but it is not to everyone's___.

   A.manners       B.share          C.smell        D.taste          (D)

22._____an answer to my letter within a few days.

   A.wait          B.hope           C.expect       D.look forward   (C)

23.When they arrived at the crossroads,they went the wrong______.

   A.path          B.way            C.street       D.direction      (B)

24.The boss has______all the demands of the workers.

   A.met           B.permitted      C.replied      D.gave           (A)

25.The huard______the old man to pass after he showed him the pass.

   A.promised      B.agreed         C.let          D.permitted      (D)

26.I wanted to go there by plane but I hadn't enough money to pay

   for the______.

   A.journey       B.travel         C.voyage       D.fly            (A)

27.At the moment we can't_______who'll be chosen our monitor.

   A.know          B.read           C.speak        D.tell           (D)

28.--Where does Mr.Black come from?

   --I'm not sure,but his English______Australia.

   A.suggests      B.listens        C.sounds       D.hears          (A)

29.After years of hard work,Mother is______as pretty as she used to be.

   A.any more      B.no more        C.no longer    D.any longer     (C)

30.Peter caught two______fish last Sunday when he swam in the lake.

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

31.--Mav I move your bag a little and take this seat?

   --______.

   A.I don't mind  B.It doesn't matter C.Yes,do it please D.Go ahead(D)

32. We've missed the last bus.I'm afraid we have no______but to taxi.

   A.way           B.choice         C.possibility  D.selection      (B)

33.Here's my card.Let's keep in_______.

   A.touch         B.relation       C.connection   D.friendship     (A)

34.______friends Betty had made there were all invited to her birthday

   party.

   A.Few of        B.Few            C.The few      D.A few          (C)

35.My parents always let me have my own_______of living.

   A.way           B.method         C.manner       D.fashion        (A)

36.The show was______because only a few people came to it.

   A.failures      B.failed         C.a failure    D.failure        (C)

37.Mother has bought her daughter a new______.

   A.clothes       B.clothing       C.dress        D.trousers       (C)

38.Yesterday they called at_______.

   A.my uncle                       B.a friend of my uncle's

   C.my uncle's                     D.Mary's teachers               (C)

39.No______he was taken ill,considering that he had been overworking

   for years.

   A.wonder        B.idea           C.matter       D.hope           (A)

40.Every citizen should have a (an)_______of right and wrong.

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

41.The room was so quiet that I could hear the______of my heart.

   A.beat          B.strike         C.sound        D.knock          (A)

42._______to have a talk with those humorous persons!

   A.What a fun it is B.How funny C.It's such a fun D.What fun it is(D)

43.The doctor did not tell me how many______I should pay for pulling

   out the tooth.

   A.money         B.yuans          C.dollars      D.pays           (C)

44.I want to find a shop which sells_______only.

   A.men's shoes   B.men shoes   C.man's shoes  D.the shoes of men  (A)

45.______,written by Darwin,was published in 1685.

   A.The Origin of Species          B.Origin of Species

   C.The Species Origin             D.Species Origin                (A)

46.Teachers should not have______in class,but most of them do.

   A.favorites     B.interest       C.characters   D.difficulty     (A)

47.______brightly coloured pills can be mistaken for sweets and they

   should be kept under______lock and key.

   A.The;the       B.The;/          C./; the       D./; /           (D)

48.His hometown is on______East Sea and his father is at______sea.

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

49.______China is______old country with______long history.

   A./; an; a      B.The; an; a     C./; an; /     D./; the; a      (A)

50.You wouldn't have caught such______bad cold if you hadn't been

   caught in_______rain.

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

51.There is______bus stop over there.You can take______No.10 bus

   going down______Second Street.

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

52.He walked on______tiptoe so as not to disturb______other readers

   in ______readingroom.

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

53.______plane my friend took flew_______west.

   A.A; the        B.A; a           C.The; the      D.The; /        (D)

54.Sun Daolin played______leading part"_______Family".

   A.a; /          B./; /           C.the; The      D.the; A        (C)

55._______volunteer workers devote______time and care to______service

   of wthers.

   A.The; /; /     B./; /; the      C./; the; the   D.The; /; a     (B)

56.That's not our house. It belongs to_______.

   A.the Turners'  B.the Turners    C.the Turner's  D.Turners       (B)

57.We couldn't eat eat in a restaurant because_______of us had______

   money on us.

   A.all; no       B.any;no         C.none; any     D.no one; any   (C)

58.It worried her a bit_______her hair was turning grey.

   A.while         B.that           C.it            D.for           (B)

59.--What was the party like?

   --Wonderful.It's years_______I enjoyed myself so much.

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

60.______no need for us to discuss the problem again since it has

   already been settled.

   A.Tt has        B.There has      C.It is         D.There is      (D)

61.The Summer Palace is larger than_______park in Beijing.

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

62.I did much worse than you in the exam.I made______mistakes than you.

   A.many more     B.much more      C.fewer         D.less          (A)

63.Let's get through the work quickly.______seems to be little time

   left now.

   A.It            B.That           C.There         D.We            (C)

64.It was ten o'clock______we got home last night.

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

65.--Is Professor Lee very sick?

   --I'm afraid______.He's in hospital.

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

66.Don't worry.That's the_______of my anxieties.

   A.most          B.none           C.little        D.least         (D)

67.--Are there any English storybooks for us students in the library?

   --There are only a few,______.

   A.if any        B.if some        C.if many       D.if none       (A)

68.--Does her father let_____go all by_______?

   --No,that's an idea of______.

   A.her; herelf; herself           B.herself; herself; hers

   C.her; hers; hersekf             D.her,herself; hres             (D)

69.We all write______,even when there's not much to say.

   A.now and then  B.by and by      C.step by step  D.nore or less  (A)

70.--Shall I tell Ann how to improve her spoken English?

   --Yes,but______of suggestions may discourage her.

   A.a list too long                B.a too long list

   C.too long a list                D.a list of too long            (C)

71.It's a______difficult question,so it's_______impossible for me to

   answer it.

   A.to; quite     B.so; fairly     C.rather; quite D.very; rather  (C)

72.Tom couldn't work the problem out because he wasn't______clever.

   A.much          B.that           C.a little      D.as            (B)

73.When I entered his bedroom,he was_______awake.

   A.wide          B.widely         C.very          D.wholely        (A)

74.--Which do you find______to lean,Japanese or English?    --English.

   A.easy          B.easier         C.more easily   D.it much easier(B)

75.Mr Smith is______respected by his students.

   A.quite         B.rather         C.much          D.very          (C)

76.--Mrs William is always beautifully dressed.

   --She wears _______ nice clothes.

   A.so            B.so much        C.such a        D.such          (D)

77.She is ______ when she is working.

   A.the happiest  B.happiest       C.more happy    D.a few happy   (B)

78.the medicine is ______ sugar and water.

   A.mostly        B.most           C.almost        D.main          (A)

79.Ann_____me her phone number but I'm afraid I_______it.

   A.gave; have lost                B.has given; have lost

   C.gives; lost                    D.had given; lost               (A)

80.Hurry up! By the time we get there,the party______.

   A.had started                    B.will have started

   C.has started                    D.must have started             (B)

81.Mary has just left for Beijing,but I didn't know she______until

   yesterday evening.

   A.will leave    B.was leaving    C.had left      D.has left      (B)

82.They_____already_____when we got there,so we at once______them.

   A.had; worked; join in           B.were; working; join in

   C.had; worked; joined in         D.were; working; joined in      (D)

83.By the time he was ten, Edison_____experiments in chemistry.

   A.had been done B.had already done C.had done D.was already doing(D)

84.By the time I left the school,I______English for ten years.

   A.had taught    B.taught     C.have taught   D.had been taught   (A)

85.--The house looks terrible.

   --Yes,it is.I was told that it was at least 20 years since it_____.

   A.painted       B.was painted  C.had painted  D.had been painted (D)

86.Tom_____to paint the fence but he got his friends to do it for him.

   A.supposed      B.was supposing  C.had supposed   D.was supposed (D)

87.The young man______his back,______in thought.

   A.lying by; deeply               B.laid on;deeply

   C.lay on; deep                   D.laid on;deep                  (C)

88.--Haven't you graduated from college?

   --Yes,I______at college for four years.

   A.have studied  B.studied C. had  studied   D.had been studying  (B)

89.--I'm leaving now.                    --Make sure_____the door.

   A.you will lock B.you lock       C.locking    D.for you to lock  (B)

90.We_____at the house as we______of buying it.

   A.looked; were thinking          B.looked; had thought

   C.were looking; thought          D.were looking; were thinking   (D)

91.Tom_____football with other boys when he should have been doing his

   homework.That's why his mother scolded him.

   A.was playing   B.played  C.had been playing  D.must have played (B)

92.Robert is said___abroad,but I don't know what country he studied in.

   A.to have studied                 B.to study

   C.to be studying                  D.to have been studying        (A)

93.I've worked with children before, so I know what_____in my new job.

   A.expected      B.to expect       C.to be expecting D.expects    (B)

94.A computer does only what thinking people______.

   A.have it do    B.have it done  C.have done it  D.having it done (A)

95.The explosion sent us_____in all directions.

   A.run           B.running       C.to run        D.ran            (B)

96.well,you mentioned ______ in hospital last year.

   A.to be         B.being         C.having been   D.to have been   (C)

97.There's nothing that depresses me more than _____ up with a  hangover   on a wet Monday.

   A.woke          B.waking        C.to wake       D.wake           (B)

98.Justice must not only be done;it must be seen______.

   A.to be done    B.being done    C.done          D.be done        (A)

99.When he was a boy, he used to go there and watch ______.

   A.the repair bikes                B.bikes repaired

   C.bikes being repaired           D.repairing bikes               (C)

100.______ good,the food sold out soon.

   A.Being tasted  B.Tasting   C.Tasted    D.Having been tasted     (B)