One of my English grammar exam paper . My special thanks to Michael for the correcting , and to those who gave me their email address , thanks ! 2014年四月 一、Choose the best answer from the choices given and blacken the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. C1. How many ______ are there in the word “monotonous”? A. o B. oes C. o’s D. os A2. Do you think there’s any possibility of arriving at the gym by ______ bus and still having the time to play ______ basketball together? A./; / B. a; the C. the; / D./; the D3. Today, Mary learned in ______ school how to behave well at ______ table. A. the; / B./; / C. the; the D./; the C4. Listen, Diana. I don’t care if you ______ the bus this morning. But you ______ late for too many times. You’re fired. A. have missed; came B. would miss; have come C. missed; have come D. are missing; came B5. It so happened that Mary’s car ______when Jack went to borrow it. A. repaired B. was being repaired C. was repaired D. had repaired A6. The president thought it essential that the university ______ general education as a foundation for students’ future development. A. stresses B. stress C. stressed D. would stress A7. ______ it not for water, this world would be a lifeless place. A. Were B. If C. Was D. Had D8. You ______ driven 70 miles an hour. Now tell me what we shall do with this speeding ticket? A. needn’t have B. couldn’t have C. mustn’t have D. shouldn’t have C9. He admitted ______ in love with the girl, but felt too shy to even meet her. A. to fall B. fell C. falling D. fallen C10. Did you see a middle-aged man with a scar on his face ______ the street just now? A. crossed B. cross C. crossing D. has crossed D11. Monica is not ______ chess player as we expected her to be. A. so a successful B. as a successful C. such successful a D. so successful a D12. Walk two blocks and turn right. You can see a ______ shop. A. little gift nice B. little nice gift C. nice gift little D. nice little gift A13. Don’t worry. Your secret is safe ______ me. A. with B. for C. to D. of C14. The spaceship ______ astronauts landed on the moon surface is one of the most expensive items. A. that B. which C. in which D. through which A15. People across the world love to visit Paris, a city ______ one can appreciate wonderful works of art and fashions. A. where B. to which C. for which D. of which C16. A person of integrity must be kind, public-spirited, and, ______, honest. A. namely B. all in all C. above all D. for example B17. The merchandise on display in the shop window ______ not for sale. A./ B. is C. are D. being B18. Every man and woman, rich or poor, ______ access to public facilities such as education, health care, public transportation and police service. A. has B. have C. having D. are having D19. Neither the Greens nor their neighbor ______ up with the frequent visits by the salesman. They even think about calling the police next time he comes. A. has put B. puts C. putting D. have put B20. The average wage-earner devotes a small percentage of his earnings to keeping ______ of achieving some magic change in his life. A. alive dream the B. alive the dream C. the alive dream D. dream the alive 二、Section A：Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in the group． 21. am, was, were, would have stopped, stopped, will stop I ___was_____ in a hurry that day, otherwise I __would have stopped______ to talk to you for a minute. 22. touch, touches, touching, attaches, attached, attaching It is __touching______ to see how a cat or dog __attaches______ itself to a family. 23. compels, compelled, is compelled, to do, doing, is doing A man can not be happy if he __is compelled______ by society to do what he does not enjoy __doing____. 24. whom, whom each, each of whom, somewhat, something, some I can see three different types of composers in musical history, _each of whom_______ creates music in a __somewhat______ different fashion. 25. Which, What, That, is, was, were ____what____ I need most at this moment ___is_____ a shower. 26. have, has, had, slip, to slip, slipping Time __has______ a way of ____slipping____ through your fingers like quicksand. 27. mother, mother’s, mothers ’, know, have known, will know If you put yourself in your _mother’s_______ position, you ____will know____ why she was so worried. 28. realized released, relieved commit, committed committing Once ____released____ from prison, he is likely to engage himself in the same business and ___commit_____ the same crime. Section B: Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. Make changes or add something where necessary. 29. All people need three __certainties______ (certain) to feel healthy and positive about life. 30. Go out of your house and choose a subject matter ___to photograph_____ (photograph), and that can range from a still life to a moving object. 31. From my point of view, I _don’t think______ (not think) Tom is the sort of boy to change his mind easily. 32. When Mr. Brown died at 90, two rooms of his house __were______ (be) full of nibbled, yellowing newspapers. 33. An important issue is whether doctors are justified in ____telling____ (tell) these white lies to benefit the patients. ?34. Look! The light of his office is still on. The manager must __have been______ (be) in his office now. 35. Most schools in England take football seriously --- much ___more seriously_____ (serious) than nearly all other European schools. 36. My mother __went______ (go) to the post office before she went to the supermarket to do her shopping. 37. In yesterday’s TV news, the president _didn’t specify_______ (not specify) the date for his visit to France. 38. Soon after that, labor markets became very tight and money wages rose ___rapidly_____ (rapid). 39. When I returned home last evening, he had already fallen asleep. He must __have taken______ (take) sleeping pills. 40. —Has he finished white-washing the fence? —I ___don’t think_____ (not think)so because I saw him working at it two minutes ago. 41. Our apartment is too big. Let’s rent a __smaller______ (small) one to save some money. 42. The post office is a __stone’s______ (stone) throw away from the supermarket. 43. Steve is widely ___acclaimed_for___ (acclaim) his outstanding contributions to the music world. 44. The world population is ____exploding____ (explode) at an incredible rate. We should do something to help reduce it. 45. Let’s have dinner together on New Year’s Eve, _shall _______ (we)? 46. She had done the work before you arrived, _hadn’t _______(she) ? 47. The project ___which_____ (which) they have been working for two years is a total failure. 48. Do you know the longest river in the world? Yes, it’s ______the Nile__ (Nile). 三、Correct one error in each of the following sentences. 49. Tom stayed in the hospital for three weeks after he was injured in the accident. Tom stayed in hospital for three weeks after he was injured in the accident. 50. If only my wife stops her constant complaining. If only my wife would stop her constant complaining. 51. Because of terrible air pollution, this city is no longer a good place to be lived in. Because of terrible air pollution, this city is no longer a good place to live. ?52. Technically speaking, identity cards may be counterfeited. Technically speaking, identity cards can be counterfeited. 53. Such a good chance should never be let it slip. You should grasp it. Such a good chance should never let it slip, you should grasp it. ?54. The student is interested and capable of the work his teacher has asked him to do. The student is interested and capable of doing the work that his teacher has asked him to do. ?55. I think he is honest because he told the police all what he knew. I think he is honest, because he has told the police all what he knew. 56. Yao Ming is very tall, that I will never be. Yao Ming is very tall, which I will never be. 57. Hardly did she return to her office when the phone started to ring. Hardly had she returned to her office when the phone started to ring/ phone rang. 58. Obviously speaking, he is not capable of dealing with the complaints from the customers. Obviously, he is not capable of dealing with complaints from the customers. 59. Every drop of tears, every moan out of pain and every cry for help were like knife cutting deep into my heart. Every drop of tears, every moan out of pain and every cry for help was like a knife cutting deep into my heart 60. —Do you think Susan will pass the math exam which is to be held next week? —Probably won’t. —Do you think Susan will pass the math exam which is to be held next week? —Probably she will fail. 四、Rewrite the following sentences as required. 61. Reinforcing the negation in the following sentence: There can be no doubt about it. There’s no any doubt about it. There can definitely be no doubt about it. 62. Adding a suitable tag to the following statement: Few of them realized it was a hoax. Few of them realized it was a hoax, did they? 63. Using a non-finite verb form in the following sentence: The chairman threatened that he would resign if his policies were not adopted. The chairman threatened to resign if his policies were not adopted. 64. Combining the two sentences by using a subordinate clause: They told me that she stole the money. It turned out to be true. They told me that she stole the money which turned out to be true. 65. Combining the two sentences by using a relative clause: This is the article. They were quoting from the article. This is the article from which they were quoting. 66. Using a disjunct in the following sentence: It is quite obvious that he does not want to go with us. Obviously, he does not want to go with us. 67. Using an adjunct in the following sentence: From an artistic point of view, the film was a great success. Speaking from an artistic point of view, the film was a great success. 68. Using passive voice in the following sentence: Didn’t they tell you to be here by eight o’clock? Have you been told to be here by eight o’clock? 69. Using extraposition in the following sentence: ?She considers that I didn’t consult her quite outrageous. I didn’t consult her quite outrageous, she considered. 70. Using a cleft sentence: President Kennedy’s 1961 White House Conference on Aging first focused the nation’s attention on the concerns of old people. Whit house conference on aging held in 1961 by President Kennedy, firstly focused the nation’s attention on the concerns of old people. 71. Using inversion in the following sentence: I only realized what trouble he was in when I heard his voice trembling. It was not until I heard his voice trembling, I realized what trouble he was in. 72. Combining the two sentences by using a cohesive device: Oklahoma became a state in 1907. New .Mexico became a state in 1912. Oklahoma became a state in 1907 and New .Mexico became a state in 1912. 五.Answer the following questions. 73. What kinds of determiners are mutually exclusive and what are not mutually exclusive? Give one example for each. when a noun phrase contains all three subclasses of determiners, their normal order is : predeterminer + central determiner + postdeterminer(s) In same noun phrase uses two predeterminers or two central determiners are mutually exclusive. Eg : all both boys / every my friend’s Postdeterminers can be overlapped in the same noun, they aren’t mutually exclusive. Eg. He has been writing a novel in the last few months 74. What is the difference between the infinitive marker to and the preposition to? Give one example for each. The infinitive marker “to” is formed by symbol “to” plus original verbs. Eg. I stopped to watch movies. To give the service is our duty. I have to visit my sister. The preposition “to” is often placed before noun/noun phrases or pronoun to indentify the relationships with other words. Eg. Do you agree to this proposal? I'm going to the supermarket .