英语语法练习题

一、单项填空

1. 难度：简单

Ms Nancy didn't mind at all ______ to the ceremony.

A．being not invited	B．not being invited
C．not inviting	D．not to be invited

2. 难度：简单

We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.

A．/; the

B．/; /

C．the; /

D．the; the

3. 难度：简单

I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____?

A．didn't I

B．didn't you

C．hadn't you

D．will you

4. 难度：简单

Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.

A．mustn't

B．shouldn't

C．can't

D．needn't

5. 难度：简单

The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new

theory.

A．to be based on	B．to base on
C．which to base on	D．on which to base

6. 难度：简单

________evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated.

A．If being

B．It is

C．There is

D．There being

7. 难度：简单

Professor Wang , _______ for his informative lectures,   was warmly received by his

students.

A．knowing

B．known

C．to be known

D．having known

8. 难度：简单

In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York.. 　　

A．to stay

B．stayed

C．stay

D．having stayed

9. 难度：简单

You ____ him so closely;   you should have kept your distance.

A．shouldn't follow	B．mustn't follow
C．couldn't have been following	D．shouldn't have been following

10. 难度：简单

There has been a great increase in retail sales , ____﹖　　

A．does there	B．isn't there
C．hasn't there	D．isn't it

11. 难度：简单

It is the news　　　 most parents of the hope that there is a safe and socially approved

road to a kind of life they themselves have not had, but their children can.

A．that deprive	B．that it deprives
C．that deprives	D．when it deprives

12. 难度：简单

We hadn't met for 20 years, but I recognized her_____ I saw her.

A．the moment	B．for the moment
C．the moment when	D．at the moment when

13. 难度：简单

Everyone hopes that we can do something to make things better, so we can't help ______

under the stress.

A．but working

B．but to work

C．work

D．but work

14. 难度：简单

. We all think that _____ no need to make laws to prevent the young from getting married

during their college life.

A．it is

B．there has

C．it has

D．there is

15. 难度：简单

Postage ______, the necklace will cost you at least 650 yuan.

A．including

B．included

C．include

D．to be included

16. 难度：简单

With his eyes ______ on the family album, he thought of the fun he had when he lived with

his parents.

A．fixing

B．fixed

C．to be fixed

D．being fixed

17. 难度：简单

George applied for the position three times ______ he finally got it.

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．after

18. 难度：简单

This robot is supposed to save a lot of labor, but it remains a problem if it ______.

A．is

B．saves

C．does

D．has

19. 难度：简单

He doesn't know what to say, for it is the first time that he ______ with a girl.

A．went out

B．goes out

C．has gone out

D．had gone out

20. 难度：简单

_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his

sister from time to time.

A．Leaving to wonder	B．Having left to wonder
C．Left wondering	D．Left to wonder

21. 难度：简单

During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old

castles _____ in the sixteenth century.

A．to be built	B．being built
C．having been built	D．built

22. 难度：简单

When do you think ______ start the new attack?

A．they will

B．will they

C．they can

D．can they