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发表于 17-3-2016 21:07:19|来自:新加坡
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从卡输小四英语中家长提问的题, 选了一些找的觉得还有点难得题。
1. "Either of the twins___in this room just now. I'm sure of it," Sarah said.
1) is
2) was
3) are
4) were
Ans: 2
2. Neither of the boys____in the room when the bell rang.
1)is 2) was 3) are 4)were.
Ans: 2
3. The family______ devastated when they heard the tragic news about the car crash.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) were
ans: C
4. It is known that the staff in this department store ________ good service as they are very patient with their customers.
(1) provide
(2) provides
(3) provided
(4) is providing
Ans: 1
See http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/staff_1
In British English, "staff" can be singular or plural, depending on the context.
IMHO, In this case, since the subject was referred to as "they" in the same sentence, plural verb should be used
5. None of the students ____ full marks
1) gets
2) get
Ans: 1
6. They refuse to work _____ the company meets their terms and condition
(1)Although (2) for (3) because (4) unless
Ans: 1.
"Unless" is conditional and it makes the most sense here given the present tense of the sentence.
"Although" is possible too, as mentioned by slmkhoo. However, the sentence would be...
They refused to work although/even though the company met their terms and conditions.
The sentence would be have to be in the past tense.
They will refuse to work unless the company meets their terms and conditions
7. Jamie is ___ in the toilet or canteen.
1) both
2) each
3) either
4) neither
Ans: 3
8. Ben drove the blue car to the library last night.
Ans: The blue car ___________________________.
9. Daniel, my brother, is more intelligent than _________.
(1) me (2) her (3) mine (4) I
Ans: 4
10. Tommy _____________in that cottage before, but now he is staying somewhere else.
(1) had stayed
(2) has stayed
Ans: 2
11. You cannot take a bus to the village. You cannot drive a car there either.
____________________ neither _________ nor __________________.
12. Harry does not like going to school because he has __ friends there.
1) few
2) little
3) many
4) much
Ans: 1
13. Jessi has so _____ luggage because she has packed not only all her clothing but also several musical instruments.
1) few
2) little
3) many
4) much
Ans: 4
Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.
accommodation, advice, baggage, bread, equipment, furniture, garbage, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, pasta, progress, research
travel, work
14. Much of what the witness says ______ not to be believed.
1. is
2. are
3. was
4. Were
Ans: 1
15. Grandfather shared wistfully with Tom, "Gone __________ the days when meals cost less than a dollar."
1) is
2) are
3) was
4) were
Ans: 2
16. Anyone who _________ the newspaper will know about the robbery yesterday.
(1) read (2) has read (3) reading (4) had been reading
Ans: 2
17. Susan had seen a burglar ____into that house a week ago.
1)break
2)broke
Ans: 1
18. Pauline ____ her time to this duty and so ____ I.
1) committed … do 2) will commit ...shall 3) commits … does
4) shall commit.. shall
Ans: 2
19. That old house was _____ to make way for the new one.
1) Pulled off 2) torn off 3) pulled down 4) torn away
Ans: 3
20. What is eating _____ you ?
1) in 2) at 3) off 4) against
Ans: 2
It sounds like a humorously intentional misuse of the phrase "eating at;" ordinarily when something is eating at you, it means that there is an unresolved situation, and that you are unhappy leaving it unresolved and are distracted and annoyed by it. Your use of the phrase to refer to a pet directing the noise of its consumption in your direction is incongruously literal, and therefore funny.
21. The __________, wealthy old man helped needy children to attend school.
1) bashful
2) benevolent
3) biased
4) boisterous
Ans: 2
22. Suddenly Jamie shouted(1)"Look! There's a shark coming towards us! paddle the boat quickly!"
(1).
(a) comma
(b) full stop
(c) exclamation mark
(d) colon
Ans: a
23. The coach told the athlete that the ____ he trained the ____ he could run.
(1) more.....faster
(2) more....fastest
(3) most...fastest
(4) most...faster
Ans: 1
24. "Tom is the new boy in class. He is from England."
"Tom, who _______________________"
25. There_______ some books and a pen.
1) is
2) are
Ans: 2
26. I always drop things and that is why my friends call me ______ fingers.
(1) clumsy
(2) oily
(3) butter
(4) jelly
Ans: 3
27. Lying on the grass, we could see the clouds floating (above/in front of) us.
28. Our house is (in/on/by) Whampoa Road.
29. If you search (through/along/on/across) the beach, you will find some interesting shells.
30. The man has been loitering (outside/by) the school gate since this morning.
31. Jenny walked-----the door.
1)over
2)into
3)onto
4)through
Ans: 4)
32. The campers have not had a good rest ____ they pitched the tents
A) after
B) before
C) since
D) when
Ans: B)
33. Mother was very upset with Tom's dad behaviour, ____ he did not apologise to her.
A) as
B) yet
C) though
D) because
Ans: B, yet is used as a connector to express contrast
34. Neither my sister nor I ______ going to Ravhel's birthday party.
1 )am
2) are
3)was
4) were
Ans: 1)
35. John, together with his parents ,_____ at the concert last night.
1) is
2) are
3) was
4) were
Ans: 3
36. It is raining. The tennis match cannot continue.
______________________until________________.
37. Benson sees his father only once a month. He wishes his father __________ in Singapore instead of Hong Kong.
(1) work (2) works (3) worked (4) working
Ans: 3
38. She walked further _________ to get a closer look.
(1) under (2) over (3) down (4) above
Ans: 3
39. Rozita _______ the recipe book online as soon as its launch was made official by the publisher.
1. ordered
2. had ordered
Ans: 2
40. That is my sister walking (to/from/towards/beside) us.
41. During today's Science lesson, Miss Lee told us that hot air ______ when heated. Choice (a) rises or (b) will rise Ans: a)
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