一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 

Choose the best answer from the choices given and put the letter A, B, C or D in the brackets. 

1. That definition leaves ______ for disagreement. ( ) 

A. much room 

B. a small room 

C. many rooms 

D. a big room

2. My train is going to arrive at Shanghai at about eight o'clock tonight. The plane I'd like to take from there ______ by then. ( ) 

A. would leave 

B. will have left 

C. has left 

D. had left

3. The young man who has applied for the post ______ in the general manager's office.( ) 

A. is interviewing 

B. is being interviewed 

C. to be interviewed 

D. had been interviewed

4. It is essential that all the exam papers ______ back before the end of the term. ( ) 

A. must be sent 

B. are sent 

C. will be sent 

D. be sent

5. ______ for my illness, I would have got the job in the Disneyland. ( ) 

A. Not being 

B. Without being 

C. Had it not been 

D. Not having been

6. The car ahead of me suddenly stopped by the roadside. I think it ______ out of gas.( ) 

A. may run 

B. may have run 

C. must run 

D. should have run

7. The teacher won't mind ______ the term paper. ( ) 

A. us to delay handing in 

B. our delaying handing in 

C. our delaying to hand in 

D. us delay to hand in

8. All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to have a dinner party to celebrate.( ) 

A. have been finished 

B. had been finished 

C. having been finished 

D. were finished.

9. What he has done is ______ what I have done. ( ) 

A. superior to 

B. more superior to 

C. superior than 

D. more superior than

10. Mary earns ______ as Jane does, but she spends less money on cosmetics than Jane.( ) 

A. twice so much 

B. twice as much 

C. as much twice 

D. so much twice

11. We' 11 discuss a ______ issue before we move on to the problem of our major concern. ( ) 

A. less 

B. more 

C. lesser 

D. most

12. He was very disappointed ______ the salary the company offered him. ( ) 

A. with 

B. to 

C. for 

D. on

13. The course usually attracts 30 students each term, ______ about two-thirds are girls.( ) 

A. among whom 

B. for whom 

C. among them 

D. for them

14. I have never seen a TV program ______ the man cannot find a parking space at the very first try.( ) 

A. where 

B. which 

C. when 

D. there

15. Everyone believes that the day will come ______ people all over the world live a rich and happy life. ( ) 

A. when 

B. where 

C. which 

D. why

16. The novelist and poet ______ best writer of the year. ( ) 

A. have been awarded 

B. have awarded 

C. has awarded 

D. has been awarded

17. Ten minutes ______ an hour when I'm depressed. ( ) 

A. seems 

B. seem 

C. seemed 

D. is seeming

18. ______ Paul brings the money for our lunch, we'll go right to the cafeteria. ( ) 

A. As far as 

B. As soon as 

C. As good as 

D. As much as

19. The captain, together with the crew, ______ determined not to abandon the ship until all the passengers were aboard the lifeboats. ( ) 

A. is 

B. are 

C. were 

D. was

20. I saw ______ girls at the cinema. ( ) 

A. the both 

B. many a 

C. both the 

D. a many

二、填空题 (本大题共 28小题，共36分 ) 

Section A: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the group. （共8小题，每小题2分，共16分） 

21. isn't, hasn't been, haven't been, is, are, was 

The present government, which ______ in power long, ______ trying to control inflation. It isn't having much success. 

22. a, a, the, the, some, such 

Getting ______ unions and ______ bosses to agree isn't easy. 

23. is now believing, is now believed, has now believed, taught, teaching, being taught 

It ______ that foreign languages are most easily ______ to young children. 

24. am, were, has been, will be, shall be, should be 

I ______ anxious that nobody ______ hurt. 

25. if once, until, releases, releasing, released 

______ ______ from prison, he is likely to engage himself in the same business and commit the same crime. 

26. which, what, when, seen, I've ever seen, which I've ever seen 

It's the only building ______ ______ is made entirely of glass. 

27. believed, was believed, were believed, are, was, were 

What ______ to be aliens from outer space ______ actually several sheep going astray. 

28. both, either, neither, whatever, whichever, however 

You can keep one of the photos, ______ of them— ______ you like.

Section B: Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. Make changes or add something where necessary. (共 20小题,每小题1分，共 20 分 ) 

29. Let's talk to the manager, ______ (we)? 

30. How long ______ (speech) you made this afternoon! 

31. There has been an increasing number of ______ (man) teachers in primary schools in the last few years. 

32. All ______ (town) were celebrating the victory that night. 

33. We're having dinner at my ______ (aunt) tonight. 

34. If only they ______ (stop) this constant complaining. 

35. The vase ______ (sit) dangerously over the edge of the balcony. 

36. We ______ (call) on you yesterday, but we had visitors ourselves. 

37. She took a taxi to the station so that she ______ (not miss) the train. 

38. This ______ (cure) your cough if you had taken it. 

39. Several people reported ______ (hear) her cry for help. 

40. When are you going to have the car ______ (repair)? 

41. ______ (dangerous) it is, the more I like it. 

42. He is ______ (of a fool) than his predecessor. 

43. A lot of people volunteered to donate their blood ______ (of sympathy). 

44. With luck, you might cover your costs, but don't ______ (count) it. 

45. The woman ______ (whom) we talked has just given birth to quintuplets successfully. 

46. What he did and when he did it ______ (be) the only things I want to know. 

47. My car is too small. Let's rent a ______ (big). 

48. － Will they change it? 

－ Yes. I ______ (imagine).

三、改错题(本大题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分) 

Correct one error in each of the following sentences. 

49. The new reservoir is the two-thirds size of the old one in area. 

50. The friend of mine will visit me tomorrow. 

51. I have been seeing the movie three times, and now I want to see it again. 

52. I propose that a woman member of the committee appoint for the chair. 

53. The truth of course is that you must have to pay a professional to do it for you. 

54. Yesterday John went to see a house in a view to buying it. 

55. Because the leader couldn't attend the meeting, so it was canceled. 

56. The old lady must feel the cold a great deal because she doesn't go out in the winter. 

57. When used with care, transitional words can enhance writing, however, too many of them will soon weary your reader. 

58. Young though he was, did he manage to make a living on his own. 

59. In order that the child to recover fully, an operation must be done. 

60. The cup was broken by someone, but I don't know who.

四、改写句子(本大题共12小题，每小题2分，共24分) 

Rewrite the following sentences as required. 

61. Using an intensifier: 

I have not known him tell a lie. 

62. Using a question tag: 

Bob rarely got drunk. 

63. Using a proper modal auxiliary: 

Perhaps he was working for Simons. 

64. Using a non-finite form: 

I am sure it'll do you good if you admit that you made the mistake. 

65. Using a relative clause: 

He said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true. 

66. Using an adjunct: 

My wife was using the vacuum cleaner. I was trying to listen to a broadcast play. 

67. Using an adjunct: 

His mother waited up. He came home. 

68. Using a pseudo-deft sentence: 

The students are going to write theses. 

69. Using passive voice: 

We must put an end to this state of things as soon as possible. 

70. Using extraposition: 

Meeting you in London that day was pleasant. 

71. Using inversion: 

Come and teach in our school. You won't find such fine pupils anywhere else. 

72. Using an appropriate cohesive device: 

Check out the weather at your destination. If you do not check out the weather at your destination, things can be very embarrassing.

五、简答题(本大题共2小题，每小题4分，共8分) 

Answer the following questions. 

73. Why do most modern English grammarians adopt a two-tense system? 

74. Why does co-reference between pronouns often cause our hesitation in the course of speaking and writing?