2006年联考英语语法结构与词汇练习题
1. all the arrangements should be completed _______your departure.
a) committed to b) prior to c) superior to d) contrary to
2. of the two t-shirts, i chose _______.
a) the less expensive c) the least expensive
b) the one least expensive d) the least expensive of them
3. beethoven is my favorite musician. i regard him as _______ other musicians.
a) superior to b) more superior to c) more superior that d) superior than
4. if i hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you _______ now.
a) wouldn’t be smiling c) won’t smile
b) couldn’t have smiled d) didn’t smile
5. _____for you laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.
a) had it not been b) it were not c) weren’t it d) had not it been
6. you don’t have to be in such a hurry. i would rather you _____on business first.
a) would go b) will go c) went d) have gone
7. it is high time that such practices ________.
a) are ended b) be ended c) were ended d) must be ended
8. i’d rather you _______ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
a) don’t b) wouldn’t c) didn’t d) shouldn’t
9. it’s already 5 o’clock now. don’t you think it’s about time _______?
a) we are going home b) we go home c) we went home d) we can go home
10. the manager would rather his daughter _______ in the same Office.
a) had not worked b) not to work c) does not work d) did not work
11. i’d rather you _____ those important documents with you.
a) don’t take b) didn’t take c) won’t take d) not take
12. it’s necessary that _____ the dictionary immediately.
a) he will return b) he returned c) he return d) he has to return
13. we desire that the tour leader _____us immediately of any change in plans.
a) inform b) informs c) informed d) has informed
14. it is politely requested by the hotel management that radios _____ after 11 o’clock at night.
a) were not played b) not to play c) not be played d) did not play
15. _______right now, she would get there on SUNday.
a) would she leave b) if she leaves c) were she to leave d) if she had left
16. _____before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
a) had they arrived b) would they arrive c) were they arriving d) were they to arrive
17. it is vital that enough money _____ to fund the project.
a) be collected b) must be collected c) is collected d) can be collected
18. if only the committee _____the regulation and put them into effect as soon as possible.
a) approve b) will approve c) can approve d) would approve
19. we are all for your proposal that the discussion _______.
a) be put off b) was put off c) should put off d) is to put off
20. as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, i have directed that all measures _______ for our defense.
a) had been taken b) be taken c) would be taken d) to be taken
21. it is essential that these application forms ______ back as early as possible.
a) must be sent b) will be sent c) are sent d) be sent
22. the suggestion that the mayor _______ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
a) would present b) present c) presents d) ought to present
23. many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _______ to investigate the incident.
a) were set up b) was set up c) be set up d) set up
24. things might have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep the baby.
a) has been insisting b) had insisted c) would insist d) insisted
25. while crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they _______ by wild animals.
a) be attacked b) attacked c) must be attacked d) would be attacked
26. he said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he ______ by then.
a) would have arrived b) must have arrived c) should arrive d) would arrive
27. _______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
a) but for b) except for c) in spite of d) BECause of
28. i wish _______ to stockholm when i was in sweden. i hear it’s a beautiful city.
a) i went b) i had gone c) i have gone d) having gone
29. my father did not go to new york; the doctor suggested that he _____ there.
a) not to go b) hadn’t gone c) not go d) wouldn’t go
30. one of the requirements for a fire is that the material _____ to its burning temperature.
a) is heated b) will be heated c) be heated d) would be heated
31. we have been told that under no circumstances _______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.
a) may we use b) we may use c) we could use d) did we use
32. “not until science became prominent _____ be abolished”, some people argue.
a) slavery came to c) had slavery come to
b) slavery did not come to d) that slavery came to
33. _______ when she started complaining.
a) not until he arrived c) no sooner had he arrived
b) hardly had he arrived d) scarcely did he arrive
34. no longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; _____ is this more true than in europe.
a) hardly b) little c) seldom d) nowhere
35. so confused _______ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.
a) since he became b) would he become c) that he became d) did he become
36. john reGREtted _____to the meeting last week.
a) not going b) not to go c) not have been going d) not to be going
37. my wife said in her letter that she would appreciate _____ from you sometime.
a) to have heard b) to hear c) having heard d) hearing
38. i would appreciate _____it a secret.
a) you to keep b) your keeping c) that you keep d) that you will keep
39. mark often attempts to escape _____whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
a) having been fined b) to have been fined c) being fined d) to be fined
40. if i had remembered _____the window, the thief would not have got in.
a) to close b) closing c) to have closed d) having closed
